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Dont mean to speak foul of Meridian, they are a great bunch of guys that do great work. But they are not cheap for some things, and that includes seats.

Ditto Revolution Racegear, thats about the last place i would buy a seat.

Velo Milanos are not bad but i think you will be happier going GP90, GPT etc.

Now where to buy, if you are happy to go second hand then you just need to know where to shop. LOL like brakes i am the seat king when it comes to hunting down cool seats cheaply :D

But if you are buying new then i suggest you try Grant Mundy Racing Products (GMP Racing) or on line at Racer Industries who often have good sales on seats. Both sell Velo. Or try Speedzone at Ballarat, they dont do Velo but are a good bunch of guys who generally do good gear at good prices, certainly better then some other Speedzone chains.

I'm embarrassed to say that yes I do a bit. Black FTW! I could also go something that was black with grey trim or black with red or blue trim depending on how much is there.

Of course price is the ultimate factor, if the difference between red and black is $100 or something then I might just have to take the red etc

Dont worry too much about ADRs, provided it complies with FIA etc then you know the quality is there. It may be an ADR seat but the second you put a rail on it and install it then its still illegal until you have it engineered ;( as the rail is not ADR

Have you had any luck finding a crazy deal?

I had a GP90 lined up for very good dollars but a local buyer came and paid cash and picked it up over the weekend while I was still getting freight quotes :)

keep an eye out on Ebay as well. see some bargains pop up there every now and then.

I picked up a Sparco PRO2000 seat w/ 3-point clip in harness for under $300 :D I can't speak for other brands, but the Sparco has a replaceable seat cover. So buy one 2nd hand in whatever colour, then replace the cover with your colour of choice! :D

have a look here.

Yeah have been checking there as well.

A PRO2000 for under $300 is crazy, aren't they like 1200-1400 new?

Shit, that's an awesome price even if it is ugly as sin :D

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Hmm how tight is too tight.

I was offered a brand new Bride low max for $500 today, guy who bought it didn't realise the sizing and it's a snug fit for me. I do feel some pressure on the ball of the bone at the top of the thigh (on the sides) but i dunno if that's good or not. Is there a rule of thumb for how tight is right?

It's brand new and very cheap =\ Offered mates rates as it's through a friend of a friend.

Looks like this

http://www.more-japan.com/files/d_621.jpg

I'm not sure exactly what model it is but I'm wondering if it's a replica. I'm looking at the bride website now.

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The seller reckons he paid $1200 odd for it but it's too small for him. I will go check it out again this morning now that I know what I'm looking for replica wise.

MY query is more about how to tell if they are too tight. I know it should be snug but I can't seem to find any rule of thumb for how tight is tight enough or too tight.

I had to wiggle a little bit to fit into this one but once i stretched my legs out into the driving position it was a bit better but I still felt notable pressure on the upper leg bone beneath the hips.

I went back and took some pics (attached)

Then compared that with the "how to tell a fake" images on the bride website.

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

click on COPY商品にご注意下さい third from the top on the left

The seat is a VIOS3 from what I can compare.

It's got the same silver back as the genuine on in the pics also. The seat is a little dusty as it's been stored at a panel shop, I'm filthy from going there lol

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I dunno... I'm not 100% on this.

In person the colours of the seat (the shoulder protection bolsters) and the cushions are much darker and looks like the bride PDF's (blame flash for that)

The tag looks good but there's no sticker above the harness hole on the seat itself. He said it cost him around $1200 bucks but that it was too small for him so he just bought a bigger seat.

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