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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 12:42 PM
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Are EVO RECARO seats true RECARO?

I dont own an EVO but I am interested in putting stock EVO RECARO seats in my car. Seems like a cheaper alternative than buy new RECARO SPORT seats. I can obviously tell the different btwn the SPORT and EVO but do the differences end there?

Basically RECARO SPORTs are made in a RECARO fty but are EVO RECAROs made in a MITSUBISHI Plant and they just have a license to use the name and design???
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 12:46 PM
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Wow.
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 12:53 PM
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Wow.
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 05:45 PM
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Let me guess...you spoke to the guys at Wedge Engineering and they said the OEM Seats are not true Recaros?

http://recaro.com/index.php?id=2613&region=3&L=2

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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 05:48 PM
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They are true Recaro seats. Go to the Recaro website.
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 06:53 PM
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Is this a serious question?
Just drive with a sawed off high char made for babies.
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 08:05 PM
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Originally Posted by o2sys
I dont own an EVO but I am interested in putting stock EVO RECARO seats in my car. Seems like a cheaper alternative than buy new RECARO SPORT seats. I can obviously tell the different btwn the SPORT and EVO but do the differences end there?

Basically RECARO SPORTs are made in a RECARO fty but are EVO RECAROs made in a MITSUBISHI Plant and they just have a license to use the name and design???
hahah

na Mitsu may have spent $2.37 on the paint and $6.77 on the interior, but they did spend the real money to put proper seats in.

They are real Recaros, and very decent seats for a factory piece!
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 09:20 PM
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the evo's recaro are oem real recaro and even more expensive than the aftermarket genuine recaro's.
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 09:54 AM
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i dont understand why some people are offended by the question. Cuz i dont own an evo???

LOL, i spoke to WEDGE, he said nothing about EVO RECARO being fake FYI. I just read somewhere and wondered myself thats all.
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 09:55 AM
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Also i never said anything about it being fake.
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by o2sys
i dont understand why some people are offended by the question. Cuz i dont own an evo???

LOL, i spoke to WEDGE, he said nothing about EVO RECARO being fake FYI. I just read somewhere and wondered myself thats all.

don't worry dude you're cool. peeps was just razzin u
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 12:31 PM
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man sucks to be a newb in new forums...
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 12:38 PM
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hahah...1 of my buddies with a gsx went to the stealership for the hell of it to see what the evo IX recaros cost and they wanted $5k per front seat and $2k for the back!!! According to the stealership our cars have $12k in Recaro seats in them!
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by o2sys
Also i never said anything about it being fake.
If it's not real, then what else is it? Knock off? Faux?
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by o2sys
man sucks to be a newb in new forums...

lol tell me about it. I've been playing with Evos for years, and I have a Masters Degree in Mechanical Eng from U of Michigan Ann Arbor, I even do engine performance and calibration all day long at my job...

yet I am a noob lol
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