Seats

[antix_v2]

What options do I have? I want some better seats in the front - something a little sportier... I miss my FTO for that...

Plus, what's the sort of cost to make them all match (i.e. the back seats etc).

Cheers 8-)

[bad_cab]

go to MJ INTERIORS in shipley west yorks (they collect and deliver) they do a top job alot of the golf show cars that you see have mj trims 8-) cost £1600 for 2x recaro's ,and rest trimmed in leather and alacantara (thats what i was told) dont think thats a bad price for a top job :-/

[Blue_Smoothie]

speak with shozzer - they got 2 bugs fully leathered now :)

oh and TT seats dont fit straight in altho A3 seats do apparently, but they are all ****e :D

[bad_cab]

:-? why are a3 seats ****e ? seen S3 recaro's in black leather with blue alacantara centres 8-) would look nice in your bug smoothie ;)

[antix_v2]

go to MJ INTERIORS in shipley west yorks (they collect and deliver) they do a top job alot of the golf show cars that you see have mj trims *8-) cost £1600 for 2x recaro's ,and rest trimmed in leather and alacantara (thats what i was told) dont think thats a bad price for a top job *:-/

Bit expensive for me. I want to add a bit more comfort and coolness - but it won't add value to the car long term so I can't justify that kind of money..... Bugger..... :'(

[Blue_Smoothie]

:-? why are a3 seats ****e ? seen S3 recaro's in black leather with blue alacantara centres *8-) would look nice in your bug smoothie *;)

oooH havent seen S3 seats on the flea :)

[Blue_Smoothie]

cobra seats are pretty cute - and u can take em out and put the stockies back if/when u sell :)

[bad_cab]

:o dont you get Performance VW ? company sells parts in mag all the time from ,TT's,S3,and golfs,go get a copy it's tops. :)

[Jono]

S3 seats, A3 (old shape) sport seats, mkiv golf recaro seats, mkiv golf sport seats (squarer bolsters), seat leon cupra seats.......

my seat.......

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y116/jonboy72/Picture095.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y116/jonboy72/Picture097.jpg

J

[antix_v2]

What about air-bags and such? And how much for a reasonable set of seats would you say (used as above etc..)????

[Blue_Smoothie]

airbags........disconnect battery for 10mins, the under the seats, unclip the wires :)

[Jono]

my recaro seat was plug and play, as smoothie says, disconnect the battery for 1o mins or so and then take your old seat out and disconnect airbag cable and then put new seat in

my seat was about £850 new, still got the original recaro receipt somewhere, i just got lucky on e-bay!

i would say you best bet would be to buy a mkiv golf 3 door recaro interior, should cost about 350-450, then sell the rear seat because it won't fit to get some money back

it will be a straight fit, the only slight issue will be the airbag connectors, vws before late 2000 had different connector plugs to newer vws so try and get seats for the same age of your car (i.e. 2000 or before or 2001 plus), but if not putting new plugs on the airbag wire on the seat is not a big job :)

J

[Blue_Smoothie]

i am still looking for the right seats - hadnt thought seat cupra = like u said - what year squire (my bug is 03) :)

[Jono]

you could go for mkiv golf anniversary recaro seats but they are rarer and more expensive and r32 mkiv golf seats....even more rare and expensive!

J

[porschetrimr]

and mine

audi a3 sport/mk4 goof gti recaros currently in the process of being retrimmed

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/porschetrimr/a3sport.jpg

[bad_cab]

8-) R32 seat from the new golf look the nuts,would love them :)

[Blue_Smoothie]

time to find a crashed r32 ;)

[antix_v2]

Or buy an R32, crash it and have the seats :o

[Jono]

what about these smoothie? right colour, right airbag connectors and fit straight in? and have nice bit of support?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MK4-Golf-Bora-Recaro-lookalike-seats-fit-GTI-TDI-V5-V6_W0QQitemZ290004014032QQihZ019QQcategoryZ9889QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

J

[Jono]

or these recaros, again right colour, get the fitting kit from recaro and as part of the kit you can get a little adaptor that plugs into the end of your airbag cables iiunder your seats to stop the airbag warning light coming on

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Pair-of-Recaro-Seats_W0QQitemZ170004575551QQihZ007QQcategoryZ30172QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

J

[Blue_Smoothie]

what about these smoothie? right colour, right airbag connectors and fit straight in? and have nice bit of support?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MK4-Golf-Bora-Recaro-lookalike-seats-fit-GTI-TDI-V5-V6_W0QQitemZ290004014032QQihZ019QQcategoryZ9889QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

J

didnt know mk3 fitted straight in :)

[Blue_Smoothie]

or these recaros, again right colour, get the fitting kit from recaro and as part of the kit you can get a little adaptor that plugs into the end of your airbag cables iiunder your seats to stop the airbag warning light coming on

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Pair-of-Recaro-Seats_W0QQitemZ170004575551QQihZ007QQcategoryZ30172QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

J

i like these :)

[Jono]

mk3? they are mark 4 golf seats but for a 3 door :P

[antix_v2]

what about these smoothie? right colour, right airbag connectors and fit straight in? and have nice bit of support?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MK4-Golf-Bora-Recaro-lookalike-seats-fit-GTI-TDI-V5-V6_W0QQitemZ290004014032QQihZ019QQcategoryZ9889QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

J


Anyone know how much it would cost to get something like this trimmed to match the rest of my car?

[porschetrimr]

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Anyone know how much it would cost to get something like this trimmed to match the rest of my car?[/quote]


in what material??? leather *or cloth,i can do them for you ,but not til later on this year after show season finishes or until i finish daves 1.8t bug :o
pm me with what u want and ill give you some prices

dan

[Jono]

what about these smoothie? right colour, right airbag connectors and fit straight in? and have nice bit of support?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MK4-Golf-Bora-Recaro-lookalike-seats-fit-GTI-TDI-V5-V6_W0QQitemZ290004014032QQihZ019QQcategoryZ9889QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

J


Anyone know how much it would cost to get something like this trimmed to match the rest of my car?


be a good choice of seats as they are the same as the sport seat option that you can get on newer bugs

J

[antix_v2]

Can anyone just confirm - Golf Mk4 GTI seats bolt straight in as is. Just conect up tyhe air bag wire of we go? The 3 door version ahs the same tilt function as my bug seats??? ANy other that will do this - I want minimal hassle and no loss of practicality etc...

Cheers

[Jono]

Can anyone just confirm - Golf Mk4 GTI seats bolt straight in as is. Just conect up tyhe air bag wire of we go? The 3 door version ahs the same tilt function as my bug seats??? ANy other that will do this - I want minimal hassle and no loss of practicality etc...

Cheers


golf mkiv will fit straight in, will take all of 10 mins per seat, what year is your bug? if it is earlier than a y reg it will almost definately have the early type airbag connectors, diiferent from the y reg ish and later new type connectors. but its not a big job to change connectors over

J

[antix_v2]

It's a 51 reg 2001.

[Jono]

thats perfect then, mine is a Y reg 2001 and has the newer plugs :) if you need any info on fitting seats then pm me on here

J

[antix_v2]

Awesome cheers! Just gotta find me some seats (cheap ones ;))

[bad_cab]

:-? so from what your saying about seats from mk4 golfs fitting nb's am i wright in thinking that R32 golf seats will fit in my 05 cab ? if so i must find a set :)

[Jono]

:-? so from what your saying about seats from mk4 golfs fitting nb's am i wright in thinking that R32 golf seats will fit in my 05 cab ? if so i must find a set :)


you are right in thinking that :)

[Blue_Smoothie]

u knows it ;)

http://www.fx3media.com/personal/beetle/sny/sny19.jpg
http://www.fx3media.com/personal/beetle/sny/sny18.jpg
http://www.fx3media.com/personal/beetle/sny/sny14.jpg
http://www.fx3media.com/personal/beetle/sny/sny5.jpg

[Jono]

my fav modded new beetle :)

J

[Blue_Smoothie]

my fav modded new beetle :)

J

its just so close to perfection in every single conceivable way :)

[Jono]

my fav modded new beetle :)

J

its just so close to perfection in every single conceivable way :)


exactly, nothing i would change and can't see where i could improve it :)

[Blue_Smoothie]

completely agree with u - its the benchmark - so not over the top yet so over the top but not if that makes sense ;)

[Jono]

completely agree with u - its the benchmark - so not over the top yet so over the top but not if that makes sense ;)


yup someone not into bugs/cars could glance at it and think nice car but nowt special, but if you are into bugs....wow!

[Blue_Smoothie]

u know where his original post was ?

u know, the larger post ?
was it on the old forum?

[Jono]

u know where his original post was ?

u know, the larger post ?
was it on the old forum?


the larger post is on the old newbeetle.org forum and he has a new 'mini' one on the new .org forum

J

[bad_cab]

:P love them seats (R32) and that bug only thing i would change are the rims as they dont do it for me, porker splits would finish it right off 8-) how much do ya think a pair of them seats would be new ? or used? :)

[Blue_Smoothie]

:P love them seats (R32) and that bug only thing i would change are the rims as they dont do it for me, porker splits would finish it right off *8-) how much do ya think a pair of them seats would be new ? or used? :)

depends who u speak to ;)