monzablau16v 0 Posted August 27, 2011 (edited) Hi guys, I have a chance to buy some Recaro "Specialist" seats, see pics below (sorry they are schitty iphone cam pics): Apparently they came from a Porsche but I cannot be 100% certain (unless one of the numbers on the bottom label is a Porsche part number?) Obviously the mounting is totally incorrect to fit a Corrado, but I noted that the mounting bolts (6 in total, three on each side) that hold the current seat mounts to the actual seat are 16" / 41cm apart. Its a fairly shallow mount as well... The actual seats are in near enough mint condition with no creases or bolster wear. So the question is: 1) Are they worth it? 2) Would you buy them if you had the chance? 3) rough cost to get them them into a Corrado? I found a place in the US that does conversion brackets for seats. Will give them a bell on Monday to see what prices they come out with. As my current interior is standard leather, id be looking to get these recovered in black leather + maybe a touch of perforated alcantara to match some other bits (although it does seem a shame to ruin perfectly good Recaros!) Decisions decisions! cheers Edited August 27, 2011 by monzablau16v Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KADVR6 0 Posted August 27, 2011 at the end of the day the question is do you think they are worth it?? personally i say yes they are, and would look good in a corrado. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aide 0 Posted August 27, 2011 get them bought and fitted, they'll look well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monzablau16v 0 Posted August 27, 2011 Yeah i am a bit torn to tell you the truth as they kinda just "came up" out of the blue when I was searching for other Recaro seats. What got me started was that i was hell bent on finding some original Corrado Recaros in leather (yes i know they are rarer than the teeth of a very rare thing on a night with a blue moon)... If i buy these seats then they HAVE to be retrimmed which is easily going to set me back about £800, so looking at >£1000 in total once i factor in the cost of the seats and the subframes. I could just have my original leathers redone and save myself the hassel OR i could wait forever looking for a set of leather Corrado Recaros to miraculously appear. I guess i was just looking to get some ideas from people who have fitted aftermarket Recaro's to a Corrado on how difficult it is and how much it costs to get the right sumframes made up.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon green 4 Posted August 27, 2011 Is this where your thinking of getting your subframes ? http://originalgermanfolks.com/corrado.htm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monzablau16v 0 Posted August 27, 2011 Is this where your thinking of getting your subframes ? http://originalgermanfolks.com/corrado.htm yeah i saw that site as well, but the place i was going to get a price from is http://www.wedgeengineering.net/OurServices/tabid/5446/Default.aspx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aide 0 Posted August 27, 2011 i'd say £800 is too much for a retrim, i'm paying £100 for a half trim of two recaro's! and find someone's who's handy with a grinder and a welder for the subframes :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yandards 0 Posted August 28, 2011 Look very similar to the original Recaros as fitted when they left the factory with that option and the colours tie in nicely with some of the interior trim options so I would say it is worth while fitting them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monzablau16v 0 Posted August 28, 2011 you think it would be hard getting them to look like this? Apart from the backrest side bolsters being a different shape, the other stitching on the base and backrest could be replicated right? (picture of other seat taken from a chap on ED38 who had his interior redone by andy at snappy gaiters) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Portent 0 Posted August 28, 2011 Yes the stitching could be replicated. If you're going to retrim then you may be able to get the proper bolsters from Recaro so you end up with exact replicas. Also is this of any use for a subframe? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/recaro-sparco-vw-volkswagen-CORRADO-GTI-seat-bases-/120703997705?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item1c1a84d709 One last thing - yours won't be heated but you can get aftermarket heating kits. It might be worth adding one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon green 4 Posted August 28, 2011 Here`s a write up for after market heating kits, they work really well Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
