Re: Recaro interior......and questions.

[Richard Pizzulo <pez18@zebra.net>]

Gary, I have the Jetta Recaros in my Scirocco as well.  They will slide right
in, but the first thing I noticed is that they sit way too high.  You can  not
switch out with the bases from your old seats.  I viewed every route possible,
but saw no way other than cutting and welding.  I was able to get them about an
inch lower in the back by pulling out the stoppers on the worm gear and
powering them down well past that point to where I started to bend the metal.
They are really sweet looking and have nice side to side thigh support, but I
think that the factory Scirocco seats are built better.

What I did about the collapsing foam is switch out the lower half right side to
left side and vice versa.  If you just unbolt the back rests and switch you
will have your controls in the right spots.  The collapsed area will be on the
inside of the passenger seat, and not so noticeable.  Doesn't fix the problem,
but makes the driver seat better.

If you figure up something on those seats for making them sit lower I would
love to hear it.

-=Rick
84' 8V Wolfs
Mobile, AL

Gary Huff wrote:

> List,
>     Scored a complete Recaro interior out of an 88 GLi for 75$ yesterday.
> The drivers side seat needs a new foam insert on the outside, and it has a
> few small cracks and rips going up it. The passenger side seat is perfect
> except for needing a foam insert in the outside also. Has anyone ever had a
> set of these re-upholstered? If so, where did you have them done? I would
> like to get them both back to perfect shape. Another question I assume the
> seats just bolt onto the original mk2 frames? Can I use the nice power
> adjust frames and wire them in? :) About the backseat, has anyone
> succesfully put the matching rear seat in? It looks like it could be
> done..... I'd like to have an interior that matches. Thanks,
>                                                 Gary Huff
>
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