wtf is up with Bride seats nowadays??

[MikeRWK]

i read this somewheres else llloonnggg ago. I was gonna buy the knock offs but said **** it and kept the stockers.

[Daryl @ RightDrive]

Actually that post sounds familiar so I searched GTRC and lo and behold what comes up?

None of you would have read this since it was posted in the private Moderators Forum (thats where all the excitement is boys)

Good info for you Daryl.

Very interesting post, thanks for that JZ.
I was aware that Tees is the parent company of Bride. I didn't know that they bought out the original Bride company at some point. Regardless of who is actually making the seats, Bride Japan is Bride Japan, the real deal. There are a lot of other fakes out there that are not Bride Japan.
Tees is also located in the Nagoya area, not far from where I am located as well, thats interesting as well, perhaps they kept the same building as before.

Here is a list of links showing the differences between real Bride seats, and fake ones. The pictures on the left of each PDF is the copy seat, the right is the real Bride Japan seat. Be careful guys!

http://www.bride-jp.com/info_copy_m.html

P.S. I tried to find info online in Japanese about Linear seats, but nothing came up, does anyone have a url for them?

[tamiya_s2000]

Actually that post sounds familiar so I searched GTRC and lo and behold what comes up?



None of you would have read this since it was posted in the private Moderators Forum (thats where all the excitement is boys)

Good info for you Daryl.

wow that story is so touching.. i wonder if my "genuine" bride is "genuine" now..
its prolly taiwan made... nth wrong w/ that, i jus feel ripped off

[Neal]

I love the Bride Euro IIs we sold Neil, I often stroked them while they were waiting for shipping. I'll probably put them in my car someday.

So thats what those marks are :P LMAO hahahah


as for Bride seats yeah someone registered the name outside and now they are "authentic"

as for Canada if you want to ensure yours are authentic the main importer for canada that all retails in canada must buy from is invision autosports in Alberta, they are also the national distributor for Volks as well as other jdm brands like JIC magic, so you can ask invision if they are an authorize dealer to confirm if they are authentic.

for the States its Tee-s USA, they are the official distributor of bride down there but yeah Tees = bride same seats, they are connected/linked to the japanese outfit...

[NismoS-tune]

coz nismo seats r too baller

I'd buy the nismos if they were as good or better as Recaro or bride and weren't MORE expensive...

[Chris_RB]

I love the Bride Euro IIs we sold Neil, I often stroked them while they were waiting for shipping. I'll probably put them in my car someday.

Is the stroking free, or does that cost extra?

[chokonen888]

Very interesting post, thanks for that JZ.
I was aware that Tees is the parent company of Bride. I didn't know that they bought out the original Bride company at some point. Regardless of who is actually making the seats, Bride Japan is Bride Japan, the real deal. There are a lot of other fakes out there that are not Bride Japan.
Tees is also located in the Nagoya area, not far from where I am located as well, thats interesting as well, perhaps they kept the same building as before.

Here is a list of links showing the differences between real Bride seats, and fake ones. The pictures on the left of each PDF is the copy seat, the right is the real Bride Japan seat. Be careful guys!

P.S. I tried to find info online in Japanese about Linear seats, but nothing came up, does anyone have a url for them?

Tee's = From what I've been told, they were able to obtain the name from the original factory in court because they registered the BRIDE trademark in the US. (see: bride-racing.com) From what I heard, Tee's now makes their seats in both Japan and Taiwan. Now that Tee's holds the rights to the BRIDE brand, if it doesn't come from Japan or Tee's, I wouldn't touch it.

The factory that made the original BRIDE seats will have a new lineup with new branding. LINEAR for Japan, and VICE for everything outside Japan. Things are underway but no products have been officially released yet.

[love_boost]

i <3 GTR seats and would be happy with a set.
brides are to much money for my pocket book

[Daryl @ RightDrive]

Either way, no matter who is actually making Brides, they are still sweet seats.
To Chris RB, we provide stroking at no extra cost. As always it is included in our service.

[caliber676]

It might seem like a lot but I spent $1600 on my Vios3 low max and a rail and its worth every penny in my mind.

[Daryl @ RightDrive]

I'm really wanting to get a set, but it's hard to slip that one past the wife

[PopolZ]

I'm really wanting to get a set, but it's hard to slip that one past the wife

you could get a "sample" from a supplier

[Daryl @ RightDrive]

^^ good suggestion!

[caliber676]

Do it Daryl! Seriously, you will not feel like you wasted any money. I honesty want one for a office chair, but that would be rather expensive lol.

The only downside is when you bring your car somewhere, people always ask to sit in it... I never say "no you cant" but I always cringe at the thought of a rip or stain lol.

[caliber676]

Also, I got a question. Why is it that everyone with an aftermarket seat, may it be from a Civic up to Pro-cars, use recaro or Sparco? Is there a reason why they rarely use Bride?