MkII GTi Recaros in an E30

[Jand3rson]

they aren't that hard to make yourself.
you are a DIY guy. all you need to go to an upholstery supply store, buy high density foam and piece/glue it in where it is crushed or gone. then cut it down to match the rest of the bolster with an electric knife and a box cutter (the kind that have the long blade that you break off as it gets dull)

I'm definitely considering doing this. How hard can it be?

[alpinaclone]

The foam in mine is decent. It is more the dis assembly and reassembly I am concerned with. It is prolly not a big deal though, I have messed with worse. I am thinking about taking a crack at the upholstery, which for me, is uncharted waters.

[der affe]

they aren't that hard to make yourself.
you are a DIY guy. all you need to go to an upholstery supply store, buy high density foam and piece/glue it in where it is crushed or gone. then cut it down to match the rest of the bolster with an electric knife and a box cutter (the kind that have the long blade that you break off as it gets dull)

do it yourself and spend the extra $$ on X mas for the kids, family man

or

more stuff for the car

[Jand3rson]

Did either of you guys get these monsters rebuilt yet? Mine is going to need some surgery and I could use the mental reinforcement.

I still have to wait until I have some spend-able income to buy the replacement bolsters I need.

[der affe]

you're in tucson aren't you?
it really isn't that hard to fix them. how bad are they?

[alpinaclone]

if you have trophys, and need to replace the seat back "horse shoe" padding. i have one i will let go at a good price.
NOS from VW

Me?? I have an SE I think....

[der affe]

if you have trophys, and need to replace the seat back "horse shoe" padding. i have one i will let go at a good price.
NOS from VW

[alpinaclone]

Did either of you guys get these monsters rebuilt yet? Mine is going to need some surgery and I could use the mental reinforcement.

[lowlightbw]

BE a german and relieve yourself on someone's chest

[Jand3rson]

^that is def not a RECARO^ ;)

But if CAME from a Recaro.

So I drank it, and now I feel all nice and German inside.

Although, feeling all German inside feels strangely a lot like it does when I have to shit really bad...

[lowlightbw]

^that is def not a RECARO^ ;)

[Jand3rson]

Small update to this, I got the carpet shampooer out today and did both of the seats, man they look great! Here's the water tank after I got done...

[T3rd Ferguson]

Aww man, now look what you've made me do Josh...



These are NOT the seats i just bought, but identical, mint condition Jetta Helios Recaro's that came from europe a few years back. Mint condition and a killer price.

They're going into my rabbit though... DIRECT FIT!

[alpinweib30]

this is a huge thread about some seats. i just got my first bimmer and im comming from a vw GLi with the recaro trophy's :pimp: that got totaled but i kept it so im gonna put the trophys in the bimmer.

[der affe]

the EASY way to mount them if you use Porsche seat rails and weld them to factory BMW seat rails.



you can keep the stock seat belt mounting points and the Porsche slider rails fit snugly in between the BMW rails. they are welded on the inside and outside. the metal will tear before the welds will break, there is a total of 16 welds per seat



i DO need to button weld in the front seat mounting hole on the BMW sliders though