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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: tech1889 on 03 February 2011, 16:36

Title: mk5 gti seats
Post by: tech1889 on 03 February 2011, 16:36
been looking at the mk2 more recently and thinking further along the project...

theres been a few sets of mk5 golf GTI interior seats come up on the bay and here and i tihnk they are comfortable as feck and look the nuts...

I no the front subframes would need tampering with but would the bench have any chance of fitting or would it need butchering to pieces ?? Also could heated seats be made to fit with a bit of splicing of wiring looms ??

Thanks

Dan
Title: Re: mk5 gti seats
Post by: the_stink on 03 February 2011, 17:03
no idea, but ive seen a few with mkV seats and they look the nuts  :cool:
Title: Re: mk5 gti seats
Post by: dubber36 on 03 February 2011, 17:15
There was one in VW Driver mag a couple of months ago.

He had no rear seats though, but had a rear deck trimmed in original off the roll front seat fabric. I dare say you could have your rear bench trimmed to match.
Title: Re: mk5 gti seats
Post by: the_stink on 03 February 2011, 17:17
There was one in VW Driver mag a couple of months ago.

He had no rear seats though, but had a rear deck trimmed in original off the roll front seat fabric. I dare say you could have your rear bench trimmed to match.

and a further suggestion could be a raddo bench in that material
Title: Re: mk5 gti seats
Post by: tech1889 on 03 February 2011, 17:20
Is the raddo one more buckety ?? as i like the buckety rear seats of the mk5 gti seats..

I wouldnt mind getting/borrowing a rear bench and seeing how far they are out.. Thing is are you going to get a good colour match if you use off the roll fabrics for the rear bench ??

Cheers guys..
Title: Re: mk5 gti seats
Post by: the_stink on 03 February 2011, 17:36
Is the raddo one more buckety ?? as i like the buckety rear seats of the mk5 gti seats..

I wouldnt mind getting/borrowing a rear bench and seeing how far they are out.. Thing is are you going to get a good colour match if you use off the roll fabrics for the rear bench ??

Cheers guys..

(http://www.xmission.com/~hoggel/Swap/Interior/Corrado_Rear.jpg)

they look so much better really want a set for my mkii, and think they would look grat in the mkV material
Title: Re: mk5 gti seats
Post by: the_stink on 03 February 2011, 17:41
over on edition a set of MKV tartan fronts jsut went for £480!!
Title: Re: mk5 gti seats
Post by: tech1889 on 03 February 2011, 17:46
yer theres a set of front and rears in classifieds for £400 odd..

Quite like a raddo rear but i have to source just a rear set.. and then source material and pay someone to cover them or i might have a go at it..

So say £300-400 for the mkV seats then 150-200 to get raddo covered and then its just the price of a raddo rear bench how much you recon ??

Title: Re: mk5 gti seats
Post by: the_stink on 03 February 2011, 17:48
not sure dude havent really seen any just been looking  :grin:

prob i got as all my interior is in cream leather will be a a pain if i did find a bench and fitted it lol
Title: Re: mk5 gti seats
Post by: tech1889 on 03 February 2011, 17:55
hmm will hunt nearer the time.. will keep my eyes peeled for some mkV fronts.. might get a result and get some heated ones you never know lol
Title: Re: mk5 gti seats
Post by: The Mighty Elvi on 03 February 2011, 17:56
Ask one of the MK5 members to measure the width of their back seat.

Title: Re: mk5 gti seats
Post by: tech1889 on 03 February 2011, 17:58
Its not just the width though is it bud its probably the shape and everything lol... and we all know mk5 owners are sensitive !
Title: Re: mk5 gti seats
Post by: jamrock on 03 February 2011, 18:07
mk5 fronts and corrado rear will be off the chain!!! :cool:
Title: Re: mk5 gti seats
Post by: tech1889 on 03 February 2011, 18:29
its a plan then.. or maybe mkVI seats  :laugh:
Title: Re: mk5 gti seats
Post by: dan_apps on 05 February 2011, 20:14
MKV seats do fit as does the rear bench, seen them on a mk2 before BUT yes it needs butchering on the rear and the fronts will need new subframes set alot lower than normal ones as the seats are quite big. lovely sets though very comfy and the heated are even better. to do a good job you would have to do the door cards in interlagos material too.
Title: Re: mk5 gti seats
Post by: the_stink on 06 February 2011, 10:41
MKV seats do fit as does the rear bench, seen them on a mk2 before BUT yes it needs butchering on the rear and the fronts will need new subframes set alot lower than normal ones as the seats are quite big. lovely sets though very comfy and the heated are even better. to do a good job you would have to do the door cards in interlagos material too.

that would look sick!  :cool:
Title: Re: mk5 gti seats
Post by: tech1889 on 06 February 2011, 15:16
Well i have AlanD from on here measuring up his rear seats for me and taking some snaps.. also the fronts dont bother me as fabricating a new subframe shouldnt be to hard.. and yer will have to get doorcards done but i will chuck them to a proper interior trimmer..  how hard will it be sourcing interlagos fabric though ??
Title: Re: mk5 gti seats
Post by: The Mighty Elvi on 06 February 2011, 17:32
http://forums.clublupo.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=48773

Title: Re: mk5 gti seats
Post by: tech1889 on 06 February 2011, 17:40
£90 a metre well thats defo not cheap stuff  :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
Title: Re: mk5 gti seats
Post by: tech1889 on 06 February 2011, 17:42
Oh an thanks elvi  :cool:
Title: Re: mk5 gti seats
Post by: emery1990 on 06 February 2011, 20:21
Surely if you researched you may find some for cheaper.

I just tried having a quick look for a distributor lol
Title: Re: mk5 gti seats
Post by: tech1889 on 06 February 2011, 20:30
did you find a distributor ??

yer definitely if i look around i probably would find it a bit cheaper but like that guy in the thread says its much thicker than fashion fabric so its made to last which is what you pay for..
Title: Re: mk5 gti seats
Post by: emery1990 on 06 February 2011, 20:37
Nah just had a very quick look, would  be good to get a lot of it to sell on as it seems very popular. I want it to make my leathers half leather.

My brothers friends dad works in dfs so don't know if he could get some.
Title: Re: mk5 gti seats
Post by: tech1889 on 06 February 2011, 20:45
worth enquiring only thing is we need the producers name for it not the name vw give it if that makes sense ??
Title: Re: mk5 gti seats
Post by: Cory on 06 February 2011, 21:29
there as a red rallye in golf+ a few months ago with mk5 seats. id definitely go that way with mine if i had the money
Title: Re: mk5 gti seats
Post by: tech1889 on 06 February 2011, 21:43
Cory everything can be done on a budget just requires patience.. if i keep my eye out i will probably get some mk5 or mk6 seats at a cheap price.. i hope  :grin:
Title: Re: mk5 gti seats
Post by: Cory on 07 February 2011, 13:46
nice!  :cool:
Title: Re: mk5 gti seats
Post by: dan_apps on 07 February 2011, 22:15
u wont find them seats under 450 bud, the whole job in all will cost u nearer a grand maybe more! speak to Joe... on here he is a trimmer and will price alot of it up for you.
Title: Re: mk5 gti seats
Post by: tech1889 on 08 February 2011, 16:25
If you dont search you dont know.. a few mk5 guys have uprated gti seats to R32 ones and want to offload the seats to make a bit of money back on the R32's they bought so we will see.. Yer i will talk to Joe.. he has advised me on a few bits before..
Title: Re: mk5 gti seats
Post by: dan_apps on 08 February 2011, 18:15
doesnt mean they want to give them away bud just cos they upgraded to r32 ones! :grin:
Title: Re: mk5 gti seats
Post by: tech1889 on 08 February 2011, 18:19
too me £400-450 for a mk5 full seated interior is not expensive as some are not even that old.. 4-5 years compared the the mk2's 20 year old interior.. better looking.. more comfortable..  and if in the end it costs more it costs more not a lot you can do about that its all about pushing the envelope lol

Bargains are too be had a guy in the mk4 section won a set of 25th anniversary alloys on ebay last night for £120 full set these are currently going for £400+ so im optimistic  :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: mk5 gti seats
Post by: dan_apps on 08 February 2011, 18:44
best of luck chap!
im still a mk2 recaros fan as they go with the era of car. blue ed1 sets gets me going every time!

what have you done to ur mk2 so far? is there a thread on here about it? must have missed it if there is  :undecided:
Title: Re: mk5 gti seats
Post by: tech1889 on 08 February 2011, 19:21
Nothing as of yet to be honest bud pulled it off the road a few weeks ago and I've got an abf I'm about to rebuild then the fun shall start.. Going to respray the bay probably in cream and do a pretty much full restoration.. There's a build thread started but just getting ideas at the moment..
Title: Re: mk5 gti seats
Post by: The Mighty Elvi on 14 February 2011, 15:18
You seen these:

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=179033.0

Title: Re: mk5 gti seats
Post by: tech1889 on 14 February 2011, 16:14
Yer saw them the guy hasn't replied to anyone  :smiley:
Title: Re: mk5 gti seats
Post by: ...joe on 14 February 2011, 21:15
You can get the mk5 interlagos cloth from me, but last time I bought some the suppliers were getting close to the end of their stock and said they probably wouldn't bother getting anymore in. It's cheaper than £90 a meter though!

I just did a Bora in it:

http://studioincar.wordpress.com/2011/01/30/oem-modifying-the-best-way/

The mk5 seats are very nice, but seem to suffer from bolster wear very quickly, the foams are really bad! They use a completely different subframe but I never really looked at any close enough to see how they'd take to modification into a mk2 or similar.
Title: Re: mk5 gti seats
Post by: tech1889 on 14 February 2011, 22:39
Anythings possible as you know Joe.. Im sure if i get some seats me and you could make them fit somehow !! I will be in touch in the near future for some bits that need doing  :wink: