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Recaro SPG Real or Fake?

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Old 04-22-2018, 02:49 AM
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I'm looking to buy a Recaro SPG seat, the seller said its original, he bought the set 2nd from Germany. But base on the picture I know this seat has been rewrapped, which I'm ok with.
I have pictures of the stickers, which I find it questionable.

There is a green round sticker that says "Kontrolle 2" which seems to be a QC sticker? Yet there is also a Recaro Japan sticker. I thought seats from Germany would not have these Japan stickers, or even if the seat was from Japan, it would not have the green QC sticker?

Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
Old 04-22-2018, 05:20 AM
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I've seen one fake SPG. The big recaro stitching looked wrong compared to legit recaros. It was less in focus (if that makes sense). Unfortunately I didn't pay attention to the stickers but I don't believe they were all there

Edit. The recaro stitching in your picture looks correct to me
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Have pictures of the grey shoulder areas? That is the easiest way to tell if they are fake.
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I did happen to find some seats with the green "kontrolle 2" QC sticker and japan recaro stickers. It seems to be legit, just not the fabric since it doesn't have the non-slip parts around the shoulder area.
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