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Old 09-22-2011 | 12:19 PM
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Old 09-22-2011 | 12:27 PM
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Look at the price. That's a pretty darn good indicator.

Also, the black buckle.
The sloppy looking ends.
Number of stitches.


Avoid them.
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Oh, and he's also selling 2 other products that are known to be copied a lot.
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lol@ 99 bucks for takata's...
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Report him to eBay. This is potentially unsafe and could get someone hurt/killed.
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will do thanks guys
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Originally Posted by Hexxus
Report him to eBay. This is potentially unsafe and could get someone hurt/killed.
Its clearly defined here in the description:

Up for sale is a brand Takata Style 4 Point Seat Belt/Safety Harness
I see where your coming from, but camonnnn...anyone can spot these from a mile away as fakes...not to mention the price is a dead give away
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+1 these are fake as can be. real takatas are like over $400 for one pair. i'm amazed at how much positive feedback this seller got.
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Originally Posted by BoomerZ33
+1 these are fake as can be. real takatas are like over $400 for one pair. i'm amazed at how much positive feedback this seller got.
+1. 4 things not to skimp on. seats,harnesses,rails and tires. look for the horror stories about knockoff seats and rails.
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Originally Posted by Hexxus
This is potentially unsafe and could get someone hurt/killed.
What will get someone hurt/killed is using a harness without a cage.
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obviously i know NOW that these are fake...i unfortunately ordered them

i will attempt to return them but if i cant

how bad are they really?

id rather not hear your remarks that im stupid for buying them obviously i didnt do my research but this is my situation now

any advice
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I wouldn't trust them. They'll look the part, but probably not hold you down like the real ones would. my $.02
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try to cancel before they ship. if not he can technically refuse refund because it IS in the description that it is tekata STYLE belt.
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what makes it more suspicious is it shipped like ASAP

so i cant cancel ship

and thanks for pointing out the "style"

but everything else written the seller makes it sound (obviously) like takata

from the title and everything i guess he could make a small case but thats almost bull if you ask me ....yea i was a sucker but still
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also since i already have this thread

what are some good cheap ( i know you get what you buy ) harnesses that are good?

i see some sparco harnesses for 125 etc. and some for 200 plus that are the same 4 point

whats the diff btw this
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...Y23GRVM73VPKRV

and something like these
http://www.racinglab.com/sparco-harn...2-bolt-on.html


http://www.google.com/products/catal...wBA#ps-sellers

and are all of them bolt in? what does it bolt to?

thanks guy!
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a harness bar.
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Please go to my YouTube video for all your info needs

Search: fake Takata harness.

Thank you
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Originally Posted by zcarver18
also since i already have this thread

what are some good cheap ( i know you get what you buy ) harnesses that are good?

i see some sparco harnesses for 125 etc. and some for 200 plus that are the same 4 point

whats the diff btw this
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...Y23GRVM73VPKRV

and something like these
http://www.racinglab.com/sparco-harn...2-bolt-on.html


http://www.google.com/products/catal...wBA#ps-sellers

and are all of them bolt in? what does it bolt to?

thanks guy!
Someone just advised you a couple posts ago to not skimp on a harness and here you go again looking for a "good cheap" one but supossedly you know you get what you pay for.... Stick with oem seat belts till you can afford proper harness and harness bar otherwise you could potentially shatter you spine from a mear fender bender.
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well what i ment by cheap was i understand takata (real) harnesses are near 450 give or take obviously sparco is a good brand to but their belts are 250* maybe

could i tell a 250* dollar difference

and i have a sparco harness bar on the way so thats taken care off

all i need is a good suggestion for harnesses that wont brake the bank like takatas would


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