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Drifter Z

04-21-2009, 11:39 PM

Hey guys. I think some of guys already know it but I will just post it. I just checked Bride Japan home page and found they posted how to check fake bride seat (gias,vios3,digo,cuga)

1) go to www.bride-jp.com
2) check top page left side "news" then click "copy商品にご注意ください"（click copy product). There are some PDF files with pics. You can see pics of fake and authentic bride seat. They explain detail of difference.

Also, they said if you are not sure your seat is fake or not, they can investegate for you (You need to contact them and send your seat pics)!

I hope it will help you guys! ;)
Thanks.

lflkajfj12123

04-21-2009, 11:47 PM

thanks bro

HungryHank

04-22-2009, 12:28 AM

I just look for

stitching
tags
logos

wgJoY

04-22-2009, 12:39 AM

oh wow. Some good information, thanks.

Om1kron

04-22-2009, 02:20 AM

Hey guys. I think some of guys already know it but I will just post it. I just checked Bride Japan home page and found they posted how to check fake bride seat (gias,vios3,digo,cuga)

1) go to www.bride-jp.com (http://www.bride-jp.com)
2) check top page left side "news" then click "copy商品にご注意ください"（click copy product). There are some PDF files with pics. You can see pics of fake and authentic bride seat. They explain detail of difference.

Also, they said if you are not sure your seat is fake or not, they can investegate for you (You need to contact them and send your seat pics)!

I hope it will help you guys! ;)
Thanks.

If it's made in Taiwan, it's a bride seat, it just didn't come with a receipt from tee's. And that's what you get for outsourcing labor, BOOM!

ayuaddict

04-22-2009, 02:22 AM

If it's made in Taiwan, it's a bride seat, it just didn't come with a receipt from tee's. And that's what you get for outsourcing labor, BOOM!

as in, its the same thing as the real deal?

because i know bride is a registered trademark in taiwan, just not the same company who registered the name in japan.

Venice

04-22-2009, 07:06 AM

Its also a reg. trade mark in Canada .So who's realy selling the fakes then..

TeamFRAT

04-22-2009, 07:31 AM

Technically no one is selling fakes....

zenki.life

04-22-2009, 11:28 AM

blah. dont by fake shit...period!

LongGrain

04-22-2009, 11:33 AM

Technically no one is selling fakes....

this is true. almost all of the "fake" brides are the real shit. just not from bride.

Bushido

04-22-2009, 11:46 AM

i heard the story goes:

bride slacked on updating the trademark, so one of the higherups in the company split and took the name with him. he started producing the seats in taiwan to the same specifications as the japanese made seats and started selling them for less.

meanwhile bride japan got fucked over legally with the name issuew, and now must label the seats "bride japan".

right?

94_240sx

04-22-2009, 11:52 AM

Direct link to the page.

products (http://www.bride-jp.com/info_copy_m.html)

zenki.life

04-22-2009, 11:58 AM

Direct link to the page.

products (http://www.bride-jp.com/info_copy_m.html)

...to bad only like 1% of 1% of users on here could actually read that. so until i get a translator its meaningless.

zaquanh

04-22-2009, 12:03 PM

I just look for

stitching
tags
logos

nope cant do that , most have the correct logo and stitching now

check the 3 button things on the bottom of the seat where u change the position of the seat back

ayuaddict

04-22-2009, 01:24 PM

hey if thats the case and i am getting a seat of similar quality, then fuck it.

i mean, a seat really comes down to three things: the rigidity of the shell, the quality of the cloth/padding and the design.

Om1kron

04-22-2009, 02:25 PM

If you want FIA seats call bride, if you aint racing formula D that shit doesn't matter, you're just impressing the fanbois.

Besides I don't like their seats anyway. But yeah they got fucked they were having their seats manufactured in taiwan, let the trademark thing slip and the factory has all the molds and yada ya.

got fucked in court, and now they gotta change their name while the other company still sells the same shit they're pumping out. If anything is fake it's their newer seats like zeta 3 L's or the cuga's or whatever they're callled.

Rapier46

04-22-2009, 05:31 PM

I cant read japanese so noen of that makes any fucking sense to me. all i see is number with lines pointing at shit.

3AM

04-22-2009, 07:21 PM

left image is fake (with background)
right image is genuine

JDMbyBlood

01-11-2010, 03:29 PM

Is there any other way to tell if its a replica? I picked up a pair of Bride Gais seats over the weekend on a trade. Whether they're replicas or not, the seats look to be VERY well made. The Bride tags state "Made in Japan." Here are a few pics of the makings on the seats.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o150/JDMbyBlood/BrideA.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o150/JDMbyBlood/BrideB.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o150/JDMbyBlood/BrideC.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o150/JDMbyBlood/BrideD.jpg

ILoveMyRHS13

01-11-2010, 03:33 PM

JDMbyBlood

01-11-2010, 03:39 PM

"IF" the seats are real, I got a great deal on them, :) but I'm still not 100% convinced the seats are authentic. ;)

ILoveMyRHS13

01-11-2010, 03:43 PM

You have EVERY sign of an authentic Bride, yet you don't believe it? Enjoy the deal you got. I just got a good deal on a Bride today as well. I'm on cloud 9 ATM.

Also, is the fabric part held on by clips underneath like so?
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/2446/viosiii.jpg

An authentic Bride will have all of these, a fake one will have NONE of these.

JDMbyBlood

01-11-2010, 03:45 PM

If I can only find a good deal on a pair of brackets. Any ideas where one might get a pair without paying $400.00?

ILoveMyRHS13

01-11-2010, 03:47 PM

If I can only find a good deal on a pair of brackets. Any ideas where one might get a pair without paying $400.00?
Buddy Club rails are about $140 each. Much better than paying $200+ per rail for Bride rails.

kalypso123

01-11-2010, 03:49 PM

that sucks about the copyright thing...

they should create a new name for their company and label it

'formerly known as Bride' ... now all the counterfitters have to start over.

JDMbyBlood

01-11-2010, 03:54 PM

Buddy Club rails are about $140 each. Much better than paying $200+ per rail for Bride rails.

Thanks, I'll have to check into them.

Brian

01-11-2010, 03:58 PM

http://cornerbalance.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/fakegias-2.jpg
http://cornerbalance.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/fakegias-1.jpg
http://www.transonicracinginnovations.com/myIS/Bride.jpg

kalypso123

01-11-2010, 04:06 PM

bh are you sponsored by clear corners?

Brian

01-11-2010, 04:07 PM

I'm not sponsored by anybody.
I'd love to be sponsored by BAUER, though.

Touge Noob S13

01-11-2010, 04:23 PM

I miss Mike Clearcorners :(.

ericcastro

01-11-2010, 05:08 PM

Technically no one is selling fakes....

blah. dont by fake shit...period!

Sooooo, Can i just pay for the Label??

SlideWell

01-12-2010, 12:12 AM

i cant imagine actually knowing a person that buys knock offs and tells people their what they were knocked off of as a genuine product. gotta be embarassing tho when people pick it out. despite where its made, its just been the way of times, im still confident ill get a good product even if its not made in japan like it used to be because, generally, companies have specific guidelines and standards for their products that must be met regardless. when i can afford some GIAS, ill still buy BRIDE. on a side note, i run Federal 595's, great bang for buck tires, those are made in taiwan too. hm.

NeedCAforS13

01-12-2010, 11:15 AM

Those are real.

It's funny that this thread would pop back up the day I bought my Bride.

How to tell:
NAPAC Certification sticker (shown above)
"Made In Japan" on the little tag (shown above)
And the seat model stocker (shown above)

Yours are fake too (like I said in the other thread). You can choose to believe me or not. I don't really care.

You understand that the Chinese are VERY good at replicating shit right? Have you seen the Sciphone C6? Google it. The fake Brides come with the same stickers and tags and model numbers that real Brides do now. I ordered a set off eBay and compared them to a real Bride and OTHER than the velvet-ish upper bolster material the seats were exactly the same. And even that difference was very subtle...

JDMbyBlood's seats were replicas. Sorry to knock you off cloud 9... :cry:

JVD

01-12-2010, 11:26 AM

Ya, I mean... how hard would it be for the Chinese copy cats to just put those simple tags and shit on the seats?

If they can replicate the whole seat almost exactly... why couldn't they add a couple stickers/tags?

I'm not saying yours are fakes... but you know what they say...

"if it sounds too good to be true..."

Hanz41

04-01-2012, 10:17 PM

what does the real fabric on the red Zeta's feel like? i got a "cheap red Zeta and its nice, stitching is solid, made in japan tag, but the fabric is kinda meh. when i ordered it off egay, i was assuming/hoping that it would be like that silky smooth kinda fabric, but it feels like a thin, clothy kinda shit.. idgaf i paid 225 for it

leung

04-01-2012, 10:26 PM

It should be clothy and not silky smooth. Pics would be easier to tell.

Hanz41

04-01-2012, 10:29 PM

It should be clothy and not silky smooth. Pics would be easier to tell.

hmm interesting... and my car is at touge factory getting deghetto'd and tuned but i should be getting it back like tomorrow hopefully and ill take a real close up

Hanz41

04-01-2012, 10:31 PM

actually i remember i had this pic..

http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/ae59/DC5Hanz/aab8361a.jpg

Hanz41

04-01-2012, 10:32 PM

and heres it before i dropped my car off at TF

http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/ae59/DC5Hanz/f07cab5c.jpg

S-Nation S13

04-01-2012, 10:37 PM

Damn it's so hard ..I remember tein had a problem with janky s-tech springs..why fake it to make it..I know why..bc were all fucking broke lol..it's like knock - off rims, knock - off purses..damn cancer..

leung

04-01-2012, 10:41 PM

Pretty sure thats fake. 99% of brides on ebay are fake.

Hanz41

04-01-2012, 10:47 PM

Pretty sure thats fake. 99% of brides on ebay are fake.

ya i believe so as well.. im just mainly curious what if feels like to sit in a legit zeta, then sit in my zeta.. like structural integrity and fabric between the 2

leung

04-01-2012, 11:13 PM

Not sure on the structural integrity on the fake ones, but the fakes def way tighter and more snug in a bad way than the real ones.

kiriyama

05-01-2012, 02:15 AM

I was trying to sell my seat and now everyone is saying its fake. Always seemed legit to me though...

yellowxhoodie

05-01-2012, 09:32 AM

http://zilvia.net/f/sale-items/450560-bride-low-max-seat-w-sparco-rail-700-obo.html

Your seat is definitely fake. Those sell for $300 brand new on ebay

kiriyama

05-01-2012, 05:17 PM

Well that sucks. Lol

Kevin920415

05-13-2012, 04:05 PM

I need help. these bride zeta 2s have navy blue back are these real?

photo (3) | Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/7191615098/in/photostream)

Steinkrunk

05-13-2012, 05:41 PM

I can't tell you 100% yea that it's real but I'm positive that looks exactly like my old bride, which was a legit one. Everything is exactly the same, sticker location and placement, colors, even the spring thingy.

I would say yes, that is a legit bride.

Matej

10-12-2012, 10:34 PM

Purchased this today for 100$.
Is the back cover an authentic Bride piece, or did they never make such a thing?
Also, is it possible to buy the missing plastic harness eyelet anywhere?
http://matejblahut.com/gallery3/var/albums/hobby/zeta.jpg

ms!3

10-12-2012, 11:02 PM

Back piece should be authentic, I've seen a few on yahoojp.

http://s12.postimage.org/z44d2fy0d/20120517194610768x1024.jpg

ILoveJDM

10-12-2012, 11:59 PM

back piece is authentic you can find them for sale on their website. but that is probably for the newer low max;s i dont think they made them years back.

leung

10-13-2012, 01:22 AM

Damn nice pickup!!!

Fairlady1990

10-30-2015, 01:30 PM

STR8 H8N

10-30-2015, 01:38 PM

Gingersmurf

10-30-2015, 01:40 PM

Hey guys! Need your expertise asap... thinking of purchasing these seats, but guy seems a bit shady when I question him about authenticity.

Can anyone help me figure out if these are reproduction seats?
http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/bnc/pts/5279584141.html

If that's the same guy i've dealt with in that area (John Williams) hes a sketchy dude, lots of stories of him ripping kids off. If its him, stay away.

Fairlady1990

10-30-2015, 02:22 PM

Malik

10-30-2015, 02:28 PM

its a shame this company gets knocked off so damn much.

Gingersmurf

10-30-2015, 03:39 PM

The seats are in mint condition... and they would look great in my car, but the guy gave me a bad vibe by wanting to rush the sale - so I backed off to do some research. I don't know the guys name, but he is located in Burnaby.

If anyone can tell me exactly what to look for in these Bride Euro II seats so I know if they are just reproductions bought off of ebay.

Just be careful. Should similar, he is very rushed and very pushy with sales, not to mention hes a dick in person If you're texting him the last four digits are 3447 [don't want to get in trouble for posting the whole number]

mhubeny180sx

10-30-2015, 05:13 PM

The seats are in mint condition... and they would look great in my car, but the guy gave me a bad vibe by wanting to rush the sale - so I backed off to do some research. I don't know the guys name, but he is located in Burnaby.

If anyone can tell me exactly what to look for in these Bride Euro II seats so I know if they are just reproductions bought off of ebay.

ask him for receipts, also on the newer seats, upon purchase, there is a tag on the side unique to the seat with a bar code thingy.

Fairlady1990

11-04-2015, 03:49 PM

Thanks guys for all your help... I'm thinking I'm going to pass on the seats since the seller can't produce any documentation stating they came with his car.

Seems like too much money since its proving hard to determine if they are reproductions.

If anyone can provide exactly what a true bride seat has that is missing from a fake... I'm still all ears