Help authenticating Bride seats
07-15-2012, 04:29 PM
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Help authenticating Bride seats
Hey guys. A while ago I bought a pair of Bride ViosIII seats. From what I had found searching, Im fairly confident they are authentic Japanese Bride seats. I want to drop them off at a local upholstery shop and have them leather wrapped. This will be fairly expensive, and I want to be 100% sure they are authentic brides and Im not throwing money away wrapping knockoff seats. I know theres a few guys on here that are pretty good with this stuff, so Id just appreciate a few other sets of eyes to verify authenticity. Thanks!
07-15-2012, 05:57 PM
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07-16-2012, 08:26 PM
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the way the fabric sits on the seat makes it look fake to me. it's pretty loose and has wrinkles in some areas. Very unusual for a real bride seat.
Also, it looks like it's a mixture of a VIOS III sport (black FRP) with a regular VIOS III (has shoulder non-slip fabric).
Regular VIOS III should be silver glitter back with the shoulder non slip fabric and split leg cushion while VIOS III sport should be black FRP with NO non-slip fabric.
Just noticed the label says it's supped to be a regular VIOS III. (non sport). so it should have a glitter back and split leg cushion. Looks fake to me!!! sorry for the bad news. Hopefully you didn't overpay by that much...
http://www.nengun.com/bride/vios-iii-sport
http://www.nengun.com/bride/vios-iii-frp
Also, it looks like it's a mixture of a VIOS III sport (black FRP) with a regular VIOS III (has shoulder non-slip fabric).
Regular VIOS III should be silver glitter back with the shoulder non slip fabric and split leg cushion while VIOS III sport should be black FRP with NO non-slip fabric.
Just noticed the label says it's supped to be a regular VIOS III. (non sport). so it should have a glitter back and split leg cushion. Looks fake to me!!! sorry for the bad news. Hopefully you didn't overpay by that much...
http://www.nengun.com/bride/vios-iii-sport
The Bride Vios III Sport is a simpler fixed back seat with a lower price but maintaing the high quality that can be expected by Bride seats.
High strength FRP shell in special Black finish
Compared to the Vios III, the Vios III sport features no shoulder non-slip and a single non-split front cushion
Available only in Black Fabric
Seat Back protector recommended for vehicles with rear seats
LF rails recommended, F Series rails can also be used for vehicles where LF rails are not available
Made in Japan
More information available from the Bride Japan website under Additional Details
High strength FRP shell in special Black finish
Compared to the Vios III, the Vios III sport features no shoulder non-slip and a single non-split front cushion
Available only in Black Fabric
Seat Back protector recommended for vehicles with rear seats
LF rails recommended, F Series rails can also be used for vehicles where LF rails are not available
Made in Japan
More information available from the Bride Japan website under Additional Details
http://www.nengun.com/bride/vios-iii-frp
The Bride Vios III fixed back seat with FRP shell has been designed for reasonable price without sacrificing comfort, support or durability in high performance conditions.
High strength FRP shell finished in silver metallic as pictured
Split front cushion for improved leg comfort and support
Buckskin non-slip shoulder support
Available in 5 colours including the famous Bride logo gradation
Seat Back protector recommended for vehicles with rear seats
LF rails recommended, F Series rails can also be used for vehicles where LF rails are not available
Note, the photos feature the FRP shell
Made in Japan
Please see Links below for Bride Japan website for further information
High strength FRP shell finished in silver metallic as pictured
Split front cushion for improved leg comfort and support
Buckskin non-slip shoulder support
Available in 5 colours including the famous Bride logo gradation
Seat Back protector recommended for vehicles with rear seats
LF rails recommended, F Series rails can also be used for vehicles where LF rails are not available
Note, the photos feature the FRP shell
Made in Japan
Please see Links below for Bride Japan website for further information
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