For me the difference between real seats and reps is quality control. Sure, a rep might be just as good as what it's repping 8 times out of 10. But in my opinion, the real thing is more likely to be reliably high quality 10 times out of 10. For something like seats which are a big component of the internal safety of the car, that quality control is important to me. To each their own of course, I have nothing against reps. I just don't want to pretend that there isn't *any* difference between them, other than the price.
That is definitely a huge part of it but far from the only difference especially with seats. With say a shift knob , a strut brace, a dashboard cover, maybe even a seat cover this is true for the most part but with a seat? Workmanship , countless hours and years of R&D, materials chosen, quality of components, attention to detail , method of assembly, stringent testing to pass safety standards then last but not least you have quality control, inspections making sure stitching being perfect, logos perfectly centered , packaging etc etc etc. I’ve seen real ones with years of abuse and still structurally sound, really good looking fake ones fading , discoloring , material separating etc after months. Not to mention the feel. You could close your eyes, Touch and sit in a real one and a a fake one, even a visibly good fake one and be able to know which is which In short order. As far as safety? we’d have to see them in a test to see the difference but I’d be willing to put my life savings on it that not only that it won’t be close but the real one will “lap” the fake one in safety and crash testing. Much more than just quality control. One who never ever seen a Bride seat in person may possibly not know if handled a fake one but if encountered a real Bride (even without handling a fake one) would even know that there’s no way it’s fake. This is why the real one costs at least 2 to 5x more.
I just got the exact same ones for my s13 hatchback from MidnightJPN, probably gonna put them in this weekend. Been watching all the Bride RU-vid videos I could. lol
Always thought they were real regardless. If I remember correctly, it was a brother owned company, but they split up. So ones are Taiwan made and others are Japan.
It's funny cause people say, buy FIA approved seats but those seats expire 5 years after being made anyways. It's pointless. If it's not stock don't rock lol just wanted to say that cause it rhymes
Sorry to hear that. My friend was driving a Miata when he was hit by a drunk driver. Car was completely mangled and his fake bride seat saved his life. These seats are essentially made of the same materials as real ones. I don’t believe it’s a matter of structural quality. But I could be wrong, who knows.
Some of these comments are super aggressive, whether you have fake or real seats the safety argument is pointless because every seat is made differently so if you get a real seat that was badly made its just as safe/unsafe as a fake seat that was made really well. So even tho some people are blaming the seats they had for their injuries, some people were saved by the same seat. It’s all preference at the end of the day. Love your videos btw! 💜
Actually, they do make real Brides in blue, and they make them in a couple different models of Brides. Bride Zeta 3 came in blue and some of the reclinable seats came in blue as well.
@@VanessaStiles33 hmm must be older ones. I know as of now and the past 2 years or so they have not. :) just please be safe. It's not worth the savings if you die
