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Hi all,

Does anyone around Sydney (preferably Menai/Sutherland) have a genuine Bride recliner in their car that I could check out in the next day or two.

I'm looking at buying a set from someone but he wasnt 100% certain whether they are real or not. I have the seats at the moment so I can do a side by side comparison.

The 2 seats are a Gias Sport (looks 99% apart from a bit of a lean in the Bride writing - not sure if just movement from wear) and a Gias 2 Sport (suspect this one is fake due to stitch quality, foam and the tag).

I plan on going to Garage88 in the next day or two to compare with what they have, but figured it'd be good to ask people here first.

I'll post some pics when I get a chance.

Cheers

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The pics show:

Cushions side by side with Gias 2 (left) and Gias 1 (right)

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Cushion on the Gias 2, kinda balloons when pushed down from the side. Like the backing has come free from the foam

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Tag on the Gias 2

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Tag on the Gias 1

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The side of the adjuster for each has these very fine (almost invisible) holes with caps. Not sure if meant to be there or not considering its not the standard 3 'bolts' usually seen on fakes

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Lastly is the sort of angle on the writing of Bride on the Gias 1 (the Gias 2 seems pretty level). Not sure if this is just movement from age and wear. Disregard the colour as its due to the camera

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The pics show:

The side of the adjuster for each has these very fine (almost invisible) holes with caps. Not sure if meant to be there or not considering its not the standard 3 'bolts' usually seen on fakes

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Top fake, bottom real. any serial numbers on each?

some of the fakes are almost indistinguisable to a genuine apart from build quality it should be solid ie if you try to bend the shoulder bolster on a fake you will hear a slight fiberglass cracking sound

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So I took them to Garage 88 the other day and after one of the guys checked it out, everything seemed legitimate.

Comparing what I have to the Gias 2 Sport they have instore, the weight, flex (or lack of) and fabric quality all match up.

I've got an old just jap copy at home and the difference is obvious, but as you said Aggroman these days some are near perfect copies.

Outta curiousity what makes you say the top pic was fake?

Also got some serial numbers which seemed right G1 0608049244, G2 0709125658

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