Recaro seats

1. coleman258 Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 Eastbourne Posts: 2474 Astra van daily Black Saxo VTR 16v'd kent PT51

   #1 11th May 2011, 10:32

   A mate or mine is selling some mint mk5 a RD 2000 seats for 50 quid.
   
   Just wondered what sort if work is involved in fitting them?
2. Oli_K Established Member Joined: Oct 2007 leeds/ponte carlo/rawdon Posts: 2354 vt?

   #2 11th May 2011, 10:51

   custom subframes i would imagine
3. coleman258 Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 Eastbourne Posts: 2474 Astra van daily Black Saxo VTR 16v'd kent PT51

   #3 11th May 2011, 13:12

   Woops I ment RS. And I have imo subframes I wonder if it would work if I put a sheet of metal on them and bolt them to that?.
4. dan_dan_the_saxo_man Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2009 England Posts: 574 1998 saxo 1.1 sx 2001 saxo vtr

   #4 11th May 2011, 16:23

   well, i bought mine with saxo subframe fitted already, found this out because i had to put more missing bolts in it which made it creak...i think the guy just drilled holes in what was already there to match the saxo sub frame.
5. MiniGibbo Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Apr 2007 Bournemouth Posts: 15289 '04 VW Transporter.

   #5 11th May 2011, 17:39

   Mint seats for £50...... seems optimistic..
6. dan_dan_the_saxo_man Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2009 England Posts: 574 1998 saxo 1.1 sx 2001 saxo vtr

   #6 11th May 2011, 18:05

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by MiniGibbo Mint seats for £50...... seems optimistic..

   hmm maybe, but idk what recaros go for...i got leather bucket seats with bench and door cards for 120...so if its front seats only and not leather...maybe :/
7. coleman258 Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 Eastbourne Posts: 2474 Astra van daily Black Saxo VTR 16v'd kent PT51

   #7 11th May 2011, 18:24

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by MiniGibbo Mint seats for £50...... seems optimistic..

   They are he's just bought an RS 2000 and he has cosworth recaros to go in instead.
8. evovtr L-plater Joined: May 2011 Posts: 51

   #8 11th May 2011, 22:54

   i thought about sticking in evo 5 seats .can you just change the rails over or more to it than that
9. MiniGibbo Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Apr 2007 Bournemouth Posts: 15289 '04 VW Transporter.

   #9 11th May 2011, 23:17

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by evovtr i thought about sticking in evo 5 seats .can you just change the rails over or more to it than that

   You can get rails off te self that'll do the job or modify your own.
   
   I've got evo four recaro's in mine.