MkII GTi Recaros in an E30

[der affe]

if either of you need the seat back "bolster" (side supports/"horse shoe") that i didn't end up using. NOS and the last one in the country (from VW). i'll make you a good deal on it.

be aware that there a 2 different thigh bolsters for the VW seats. the black vinyl with gray inserts (know as "early" style) have taller/thicker bolsters. the all gray velour (like yours josh) are shorter and skinnier. the bolsters will fit on either frame, but will fill out the upholstery differently.

[Jand3rson]

I've already justified it, now I just need to find $70 for foam. :D

[M42Technik]

Same. Thanks for doing the legwork, Dan.

Now I just have to justify $70 on a piece of foam. :-P

[Gobig_us]

Nice work Josh. Those brackets turned out really nice.

[Jand3rson]

There you go. I'll be getting mine soon.

Same. Thanks for doing the legwork, Dan.

[M42Technik]

Many thanks for your response. Delivery of the bolster foams to the US is
roughly 5-10 working days, but it is dependant on whether it is held in customs.
Usually it is delivered quickly with no problems. We have had very few
occasions where it has taken slightly longer to pass through customs.

There you go. I'll be getting mine soon.

[M42Technik]

Okay Josh, I'm asking them how long it will take to ship and then I'll pick them up. I'll keep you posted.

[der affe]

^ did you check with VW?
i ordered replacement outer bolsters for both of my seats a while ago and they were around $70 each and $120 for the seat back (i bought the last one of those in the US, so they are NLA)

[Jand3rson]

I'm not going to bother with HMS then, they're probably not going to tell me anything different. So that works out to about $70 shipped for that bolster? I imagine shipping won't be too much more for 2 bolsters, I need one for the outer of each seat, so probably around $125? That's still not too bad.

I talked to a few guys on Vortex that ordered parts for their Recaros from that site, and said they were good to deal with, and they got them pretty fast.

[M42Technik]

Josh I called HMS Motorsports and they said they don't have replacement bolsters for older Recaros, from what he said. I didn't have a name or person I should have talked to, you may have more luck than me.

The people from that other website reached me and my (one) replacement bolster with shipping from UK is £35. They have a Paypal account as well to make it easier.

If you don't have any luck with HMS then let me know and I'll go ahead and order from these guys.

[kronus]

There is this:

They were an option that not many people used, exact same style seats as Josh's with BMW part numbers and E30 sliders and all. It also has a mount for a fire extinguisher which I'm hoping to find. Pretty rare, and came in all types of leather / cloth patterns.

And Josh we are nerds.

Cool beans. I knew my seats weren't E21 Recaros...

[M42Technik]

So THAT's what they are. Any more info about these would be awesome, if you have it.

There is this:



They were an option that not many people used, exact same style seats as Josh's with BMW part numbers and E30 sliders and all. It also has a mount for a fire extinguisher which I'm hoping to find. Pretty rare, and came in all types of leather / cloth patterns.

And Josh we are nerds.

[Jand3rson]

Dan, I just noticed your 3 boxed LOTR DVD's, flanked on each side by the bookends that came with them. Mine are the same way. lawl.

[kronus]

OEM E30 Recaro option seats

So THAT's what they are. Any more info about these would be awesome, if you have it.

[Jand3rson]

Very nice Josh! They look like they sit a bit high but I guess you will have to see once you can sit in/drive in them. Looks awesome!

They're not high at all. I tested it out when it was in, and even though the seat cushion was sinking down, I could still tell that they would sit a bit lower than sports.