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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: DfsGTI on 08 September 2012, 21:14

Title: Mk4 recaros
Post by: DfsGTI on 08 September 2012, 21:14
Whats involved in putting front and back mk4 recaros in my mk3?
Title: Re: Mk4 recaros
Post by: murraymint on 08 September 2012, 21:28
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=215624.0  :cool:
Title: Re: Mk4 recaros
Post by: DfsGTI on 08 September 2012, 21:31
A just noticed that bud. Never looked hard enough
Title: Re: Mk4 recaros
Post by: murraymint on 08 September 2012, 21:41
 :grin:. It isn't too hard to do, I have mk4 seats in my mk3
Title: Re: Mk4 recaros
Post by: DfsGTI on 08 September 2012, 21:46
Yea was thinkin of takin my anni ones out n swappin over to mk4 recaros
Title: Re: Mk4 recaros
Post by: murraymint on 08 September 2012, 21:52
I'm undesided on buying mk4 recaros or mk3 anni seats for my new gti. Is a tough one.
Title: Re: Mk4 recaros
Post by: DfsGTI on 08 September 2012, 22:02
Anni's are good seats. Ave got the headrests in the rears aswell. Look good
Title: Re: Mk4 recaros
Post by: murraymint on 08 September 2012, 22:15
Anni's are good seats. Ave got the headrests in the rears aswell. Look good

Nice  :cool: it's just hard to find a good set that hasn't got a sh!te load of scene tax on them
Title: Re: Mk4 recaros
Post by: DfsGTI on 08 September 2012, 22:37
Yea thats the problem. Was goin to stick wae the anni to keep it original but thinkin of a change
Title: Re: Mk4 recaros
Post by: Ess_Three on 09 September 2012, 05:54
Anni's are good seats. Ave got the headrests in the rears aswell. Look good

Me too.
And half leather:
(http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z72/Ess_Three/Golf%20GTI%2016v%20Anniversary/RecaroInteriorNo12.jpg)

And Mk4 heated Recaros in the front:
(http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z72/Ess_Three/Golf%20GTI%2016v%20Anniversary/RecaroInteriorNo03.jpg)
Title: Re: Mk4 recaros
Post by: Mr GTD on 09 September 2012, 09:07
 ^^^^ first time I've seen those Anni seats....they look great Ess :cool:
Title: Re: Mk4 recaros
Post by: thai-wronghorse on 09 September 2012, 12:39
Custom made shiznit from proper mk3 anni material on mk4 bases, flash b@stard.
Title: Re: Mk4 recaros
Post by: Foreveryoungaus16v on 09 September 2012, 18:05
Lol, they look a hell of a lot better then standard ones.  Am not a fan of the anni seats but they are very nice, classy :wink:
Title: Re: Mk4 recaros
Post by: DfsGTI on 09 September 2012, 20:57
If u dinny mind me askin wats the price for gettin summit like that done?
Title: Re: Mk4 recaros
Post by: murraymint on 09 September 2012, 22:08
They are nice seats. Bet the anni matrial is hard to get hold of now
Title: Re: Mk4 recaros
Post by: thai-wronghorse on 09 September 2012, 22:18
Bordering impossible I'm guessing.
Title: Re: Mk4 recaros
Post by: tweed on 09 September 2012, 23:13
You need a set a anni seats to murder and some leather mk4 recaros.


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Post by: F17BAD on 09 September 2012, 23:16
annie material looks like my sick from last night  :grin:
Title: Re: Mk4 recaros
Post by: murraymint on 09 September 2012, 23:18
annie material looks like my sick from last night  :grin:

Not a fan then?  :grin:
Title: Re: Mk4 recaros
Post by: F17BAD on 09 September 2012, 23:22
i think ess three's seats are awesome for his car

but as a whole, i hate the annie trim, they are not even recaros
Title: Re: Mk4 recaros
Post by: AcidicDavey on 10 September 2012, 00:56
Those annie half leathers look like they cost more than all 3 of my cars  :grin:
Title: Re: Mk4 recaros
Post by: Ess_Three on 10 September 2012, 05:47
Bordering impossible I'm guessing.

I believe so.
It was hard to get in 2001/2002 when I had the interior done.
I couldn't get the bare cloth, so I had to buy 2 front seat backrest and 2 front seat base seat covers to get the material...and then we found out the Mk4 Recaros are wider than the Mk3 cloth, so I had to buy another 2 front seat base covers to get the correct width of cloth.

It took some time to get, back then.

Title: Re: Mk4 recaros
Post by: Ess_Three on 10 September 2012, 05:52
You need a set a anni seats to murder and some leather mk4 recaros.

They weren't Mk4 leather Recaros!
They were nearly new red/black cloth, heated, side airbag seats bought from MJ Interiors, that were trimmed by MJ in Anni cloth/leather.
He re-covered the front seats in new Anni cloth/leather, unstitched the Anni cloth on the rears, half covered the rear seats in leather and used the original cloth, fitted the rear headrests and modified the front runners to fit a Mk3.

The wiring is a mix of a Corrado VR6 heated seat loom (relays now live under the rear seat), a Mk3 heated seat switch and Mk4 seat elements, with the pins swapped to make it all work.
Title: Re: Mk4 recaros
Post by: Ess_Three on 10 September 2012, 05:56
If u dinny mind me askin wats the price for gettin summit like that done?

Jeez...it was 10 years ago...

I think I paid £1000 for the Mk4 Recaros
Another £400-500 for all the new Anni seat covers.
MJ Interiors was approx £1700 for all their work IIRC (including supplying/fitting the rear head rests)
The Corrado VR6 loom was robbed from the Corrado I was breaking...a new switch from VW and a few hours labour for a VW Tech mate to get the heating elements all working.

To be honest...I'd rather not add it all up.
It was a long time ago...  :evil: