MkII GTi Recaros in an E30

[Nicademus]

I'll trade you my soul for those seats, how about it?

[kronus]

WOW, yours look burly as hell. Bolsters look healthier than mine :D

Congrats on the find.

[EvoStevo]

^whoa

[M42Technik]

EDIT: One had a bent frame, the other had busted cables, and they could use new shocks. Still have to swap out the seatbelt catchers too. <3 these seats!!

[M42Technik]

As far as I know, they take only two shocks per seat - there is no height adjustment.

The shocks seem to be the same as sport seat shocks.

That is true, it just happens that there were two part numbers for each shock...don't know the differences between the two...those are pricey! I wonder if you can find them cheaper elsewhere...

www.capitalseating.co.uk got my seal of approval, those guys worked fast and I got my seat foam in record time!

[kronus]

As far as I know, they take only two shocks per seat - there is no height adjustment.

The shocks seem to be the same as sport seat shocks.

[M42Technik]

Hey Dan, do your seat shocks work?

Barely. They lift the seats (as they should) but only if the seats are reclined just a small amount.

Here are the PN's for the shocks:

Gas pressurized spring backrest adjuster: 14,20 € - 52 10 1 916 596
Gas pressurized spring backrest adjuster: 23,10 € - 52 10 1 965 632
Gas pressurized spring vert.seat adjust: 12,60 € - 52 10 1 916 601
Gas pressurized spring vert.seat adjust: 23,70 € - 52 10 1 965 645

Not sure why there are two for each...

I got to driving in them, its quite a different seating position! Pictures to come very soon!

[kronus]

Hey Dan, do your seat shocks work?

[der affe]

911-521-817.00

seat back release handle. that is a VW part number BTW

[der affe]

yep. the VW recaros.
let me run out to my car and see if there is a part number on it

[M42Technik]

IIRC mine were $8 at the dealer.
if you talk nice to them, you should be able to get them to find the number and order it. remember that is really old stuff to them, expect to get when you ask them to order them

You have part numbers? I'm hoping you're speaking about the Recaros and not sport seats.

EDIT:

Handle outer left 52 10 1 924 801
Handle outer right: 52 10 1 924 802
Handle: 52 10 1 883 321
Cover: 52 10 1 883 322

[der affe]

IIRC mine were $8 at the dealer.
if you talk nice to them, you should be able to get them to find the number and order it. remember that is really old stuff to them, expect to get when you ask them to order them

[M42Technik]

Got mine in today...amazing!!

But I am missing the reclining levers for my passenger seat and the stock E30 ones don't work obviously.

Anyone know where I can get a set of them?

[der affe]

pm sent

[tecks2k]

Any interest in making another set of those brackets. I happen to have a 92' GTi as well that has the oem recaros. So i've been thinking about putting them in my e30 forever. If you have any interest, just pm and let me know.