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old type recaro seats

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 7:13 am
by saxophonias
i was thinking of getting a pair of recaros but the dc/ek9 ones as they don't fit me.They are too hard and short for my likings. So how would you consider something mediocre like this?
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They come from vw or fords mainly, and you can find them very cheap on ebay

Re: old type recaro seats

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 10:00 am
by Dodo Bizar
I have this kind of Recaro's in my EJ9 for years now. I got the grey alcantara's from a Lancia Delta HPE. Yes they are heavy (28kg driver's seat, 25kg passenger's seat). But they look stunning (except for the fact I am wearing mine out nowadays) and sit perfectly.

Yesterday I was driving my EJ1 with the Recaro's bucket seats which are ok to drive for a while, but then I entered my EJ9 with those Lancia Recaro's and it did wonders for my back. Put it differently, I would probably kill the person stealing those seats from me :mrgreen: .

Once drove two Switzerland in one day (~800 km) and despite the firm suspension I had not a single back problem.

Re: old type recaro seats

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 3:45 pm
by saxophonias
could you upoload a picture? Man they are way too heavy :o The ep3 ones must be around 15-18kg each

Re: old type recaro seats

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 4:25 pm
by Dodo Bizar
Color actually matches better than original seats in my opinion.

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Re: old type recaro seats

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 4:56 pm
by saxophonias
looking good! They look like ek9 ones apart from the upper point

Re: old type recaro seats

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 12:28 am
by saxophonias
Joris what parts did you use from the ej9 seats? Do they sit taller than the stock ones?

Re: old type recaro seats

Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 8:35 am
by saxophonias
some questions.
Do they sit higher?
What did you do with the safety belts?
Do their folding buttons fit there?
and finally...
Are they wider than the tight ek9 recaros?
:D

Re: old type recaro seats

Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 4:33 pm
by Firebass
recaro seats oem rails ;)
http://i39.tinypic.com/2dj8kfa.jpg

Re: old type recaro seats

Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:29 pm
by saxophonias
Nice! But these are Recaro style seats not real recaros. However they are looking good! ;) Are you satisfied with them?Do they sit higher? Cost?

Re: old type recaro seats

Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 7:59 pm
by Firebass
nah these are recaros the owner just wanted to make them leather and dressed them ofc they look nice and they are in the oem rails :P the height is good i love them purchased them for 300e from a close friend !!!