Haha mADmAN,
I went through the same situation before. I have a budget less than RM1.8k, its either a pair of half cut Recaros or Bride replicas because they cost the same on market. After weeks asking reviews and comments from people, have a try at all Bride seats, I ditch the plan to get the Bride Replica and opt for a pair of Recaros. The reason being is that replica tend to break or snap at the mounting/back frame! imagine if one were doing a drift or touge run!
Anyway, I bought pair of SR3 black Recaros (from Honda DC2 Integra), about RM1,600.00 (without seat railing) for my previous car and love every minute on it. It was a bit awkward at first with the seat positioning is much lower than your original stock but after awhile you'll get used to it.
The comfort level is way higher than my original seat and perhaps, better than the Low Max replicas. The biggest win for me was the fact that even my wife fell in love with the Recaros as well!
TS, if you ask me, get the Recaros. Even if its old & worn, there's always option to re-wrap it (H-Performance shop offers rewrap of seat If Im not wrong). The railing, if you use different from Honda, might cost you around RM300-RM400 for a pair. I did my custom railing from SSCUS. Kena RM350. Oh another plus side from having the gorgeous Recaros on your car is that the seat is still have a high resale value.
My advice, take your time in scouting and looking for it. Google for pics & info so you wont be cheated in the future.
Good luck!