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Title: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: Nino on 15 April 2013, 12:44
Hey guys, im thinking about giving my car a lovely set of Leather Recaros. (Blame GTI_James)  :grin:
Not going to be for a few months yet as I have other things to pay for namely being my respray, wheel refurb & holidays.

But I Have so far seen them in black, cream, and grey my car is reflex silver and I wanted to know what colours did these seats come in? also Pictures would be lovely guys so i can get an idea of how they look.

I did see someone had theres redone in a wine red and I must say I was taken back by them.

Also How much of a pain isit to wire in the heated loom?  :undecided:
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: Dalo Harkin on 15 April 2013, 12:52
I did see someone had theres redone in a wine red and I must say I was taken back by them.

I would have been taken back too  :sick:
Don't get me wrong a white car, convertible will just about pull this look off, anything else would look grim
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: Nino on 15 April 2013, 13:00
I did see someone had theres redone in a wine red and I must say I was taken back by them.

I would have been taken back too  :sick:
Don't get me wrong a white car, convertible will just about pull this look off, anything else would look grim

This is what I ment, I think it looks nice :)

(http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae212/afooby/seats/DSC_2451.jpg)
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: GTi_James on 15 April 2013, 13:05
that looks spot on with a black interior mate, and dont blame, i only give nudges in the direction you want to be nudged in  :evil:
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: Nino on 15 April 2013, 13:05
 :kiss:
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: Ashmond on 15 April 2013, 13:18
I got my cream ones for £200 for the whole lot (heated) so I couldnt really say no....got the arm rest top from china ebay, the handrake cream cover from a forum member for free (thank you), cream gear gaiter from a beetle and the handles from a scappy. I should do the door cards but cant be bothered just ordered up some black mats with cream piping with should bring it together even more. Better then the 1.4 seats I had at any rate!

(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s105/AshmondJ/FC86BD3D-7171-4514-B947-D859E2E7DB6A-142-000000067A2403DA_zpsf9c219d6.jpg) (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/AshmondJ/media/FC86BD3D-7171-4514-B947-D859E2E7DB6A-142-000000067A2403DA_zpsf9c219d6.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: Ashmond on 15 April 2013, 13:26
p.s: The loom is a piece of p!ss, just plug, run though middle to the switches, plug in, costs like £45 from Kufatec I think for the loom, I need to buy some, would be interested in a group buy if theres a few people on it?
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: damien010685 on 15 April 2013, 14:32
In silver I would only have black mate unless I retrimned in which they would be red
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: Ashmond on 15 April 2013, 16:19
yeah silver and cream does look a bit washed tbf  :undecided:
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: AD1.8T on 15 April 2013, 17:22
I saw some odd recaros on ukmkivs earlier but cant find them now the half leather with a stripped cloth ???
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: AD1.8T on 15 April 2013, 17:24
Tell a lie just found it .... http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/t/511931.aspx
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: Ashmond on 15 April 2013, 17:27
They are normally electric too the A3 ones but they just look like a early 90's set of curtains or bed spread i always think
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: asboGTI on 15 April 2013, 19:20
i think they look  :sick:  but why not look at other leathers like s3 leather rs4 leathers porchse tombstones yeah some of them are bit more expensive but there rare in a mk4 so if you pull them off right they look the BOOM
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: Nino on 15 April 2013, 21:42
Nice replys not liking the half and half if I'm honest  :sick:
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: barrym381 on 15 April 2013, 21:48
black leather in my old 4mo  :smiley:
(http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc419/barrym381/PHOTO046.jpg) (http://s1210.photobucket.com/user/barrym381/media/PHOTO046.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: Wayne on 15 April 2013, 21:52
Against a silver car, black or red would get my choice.

White or cream needs a dark colour to offset it.
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: Nino on 15 April 2013, 21:53
Nice Barry :)

What colours do they come in from factory?
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: Nino on 15 April 2013, 21:53
And Wayne, so far I'm maybe thinking black or red lol
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: barrym381 on 15 April 2013, 21:54
black an cream im sure  :smiley: but you could be lucky find a set like this

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=248799.0
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: Wayne on 15 April 2013, 21:58
black an cream im sure  :smiley:

Yep, I think they were the only 2 options, steve pd had cream in his old mk4.
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: Nino on 15 April 2013, 22:04
black an cream im sure  :smiley: but you could be lucky find a set like this

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=248799.0

Nice seats given me an idea lol black with red inserts  :nerd:
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: Wazzzer on 17 April 2013, 19:55
grey was a factory option too

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/mk4-golf-leather-interior-Recaro-Grey-Heated-/160988427693?ViewItem=&item=160988427693&nma=true&si=pbiw9Q0td6%252BQiuy9N0NsmJyrbRY%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Red leather in a sliver car... (I know it's a Lupo)

(http://forums.clublupo.co.uk/uploads/garage_images/image_url-5868-1304524634.jpg)
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: damien010685 on 17 April 2013, 19:59
Red Ftw but will cost a pretty penny Via MJ interiors But other than that cant go wrong with black recaros i love mine
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: benny.banks on 17 April 2013, 20:15
cant you just buy the covers?
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: Nino on 17 April 2013, 21:48
God that red is sexy and it would fit my theme  :smug:
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: damien010685 on 17 April 2013, 22:16
God that red is sexy and it would fit my theme  :smug:

£1200 and its ures  :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: benny.banks on 17 April 2013, 22:25
£1200 :shocked: :shocked:
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: damien010685 on 17 April 2013, 22:38
http://www.mjinteriors.com/prices.php
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: benny.banks on 17 April 2013, 22:49
http://www.mjinteriors.com/prices.php

they do look very nice. personally though i would not spend £1200+ on a retrim thats mental.
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: damien010685 on 17 April 2013, 22:52
If the recaros i got was not mint i would of but not going to do it whilst there in good nick... Maybe 1 day if there fecked!
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: GTi_James on 18 April 2013, 08:45
these came in grey! winter 2001 options  :grin:
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: Daleg on 18 April 2013, 10:40
I had some white S3 recaros in my old 1.4, I reckon they look better than the recaros that came in the golf as standard, and are still just as comfortable, they were electric as well. Still have em but haven't swapped them over into my gti.

(http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o648/Daleg1/image_zps89ab26f2.jpg)
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: Ashmond on 18 April 2013, 10:50
S3 leathers sell cheap too! I do like them but theres something about a mint set of recaroes  :cool:
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: GTi_James on 18 April 2013, 11:08
the leather ones that came in the mk4 look to me to be an early concept of the R32 bucket seats, if you look at the overall design there are a few echos in relation to this
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: Ashmond on 18 April 2013, 11:14
the leather ones that came in the mk4 look to me to be an early concept of the R32 bucket seats, if you look at the overall design there are a few echos in relation to this

They are made by two different companies Recaro (Gti) and Konig (R32)
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: GTi_James on 18 April 2013, 12:04
yet if you take out all the bumps from the recaro and have the headrest sit just right it looks to similar shape of the R32's as i said thats what i think they look like and are a bit similar, chance of design maybe?  :undecided:
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: damien010685 on 18 April 2013, 12:32
I had some white S3 recaros in my old 1.4, I reckon they look better than the recaros that came in the golf as standard, and are still just as comfortable, they were electric as well. Still have em but haven't swapped them over into my gti.

(http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o648/Daleg1/image_zps89ab26f2.jpg)

No way mate the mk4 recaros IMO looks miles better than those s3 recaros!! Just my opinion like but the s3 recaros look awfull!!
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: barrym381 on 18 April 2013, 13:26
I had some white S3 recaros in my old 1.4, I reckon they look better than the recaros that came in the golf as standard, and are still just as comfortable, they were electric as well. Still have em but haven't swapped them over into my gti.

(http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o648/Daleg1/image_zps89ab26f2.jpg)

No way mate the mk4 recaros IMO looks miles better than those s3 recaros!! Just my opinion like but the s3 recaros look awfull!!
not in black they dont  :wink:
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: Ashmond on 18 April 2013, 13:49
The black ones do look serious I got to admit

(http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/1/2151/21/5375010004_large.jpg)

VS.

(http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/5539/p3110030xm8.jpg)

I actually think the mk4 ones look slicker
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: barrym381 on 18 April 2013, 13:55
The black ones do look serious I got to admit

(http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/1/2151/21/5375010004_large.jpg)

VS.

(http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/5539/p3110030xm8.jpg)

I actually think the mk4 ones look slicker
think the s3 1s are a bit better for comfort but its been a while since i got rid of the mk4 with leather  :smiley:
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: Daleg on 18 April 2013, 14:44
Actually looking at that ^ the leather Mk4 recaros do look better, maybe it's because I have the cloth recaros in mine, I've always preffered the white/cream recaros, I reckon it goes well with the rest of the standard interior, black leather is too subtle for me haha :tongue: the bolsters on the mk4 recaros are a bit better actually because they're closer together so hold you in a but better :smiley:

Trying to sell my S3 seats actually because I fancy some heated recaros :wink: there's a set of the colour concepts for sale at the min which look pretty sweet!
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: GTi_James on 18 April 2013, 15:02
mk4 ones defo  :cool:
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: Dave_IOW on 18 April 2013, 17:51
I've got a set of cream, heated, leather Recaros if anyone's interested?

Do need a clean, got all door cards and most of the centre console.

PM me if your seriously interested and want pictures?

PS Wez, this isn't a FS post  :laugh:
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: AD1.8T on 18 April 2013, 18:18
Mk4 recaros are by far the superior seat from the mk4 platform there not as supportive as the konigs but there alot comfier !
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: Wazzzer on 18 April 2013, 18:22
hmmm

I don't mind the S3 Recaros, Audis leather always seems to smell better too lol
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: barrym381 on 18 April 2013, 18:50
hmmm

I don't mind the S3 Recaros, Audis leather always seems to smell better too lol
as said i think the s3 1s are a bit better than the mk4 after having both  :smiley:
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: Nino on 18 April 2013, 21:17
I much prefer the Mk4 recaros but I supose its all on prefrence :)
as for the cream for sale are they 3dr or 5dr im sure I could get the colour died lol
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: Wazzzer on 18 April 2013, 21:53
they are 3 door
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: Nino on 18 April 2013, 22:04
hmmmmmm  :cool:
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: GTi_James on 18 April 2013, 22:11
hmmmmmm  :cool:

DOOOOO ITTTT!!!! your arse in winter will love you forever more lol
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: asboGTI on 18 April 2013, 23:00
Just a quick idea Nino get your rid of the code and running properly before looking at the seats dude there never anything nice about a car that looks the nuts but runs like s***
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: Dave_IOW on 18 April 2013, 23:35
3door as Wes mentioned, £300 would get you the seats, door cards and any other bits of beige trim I have  :smiley:

No rips, tears, bolster wear  :cool:
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: GTi_James on 18 April 2013, 23:49
3door as Wes mentioned, £300 would get you the seats, door cards and any other bits of beige trim I have  :smiley:

No rips, tears, bolster wear  :cool:

 :shocked:
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: Dave_IOW on 18 April 2013, 23:58
3door as Wes mentioned, £300 would get you the seats, door cards and any other bits of beige trim I have  :smiley:

No rips, tears, bolster wear  :cool:

 :shocked:

Broke my mk4 over a year ago and I'm sick of them being in my front room now, great for playing Forza in but really just want them gone! :grin:
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: Ashmond on 19 April 2013, 10:37
3door as Wes mentioned, £300 would get you the seats, door cards and any other bits of beige trim I have  :smiley:

No rips, tears, bolster wear  :cool:

Get some pictures up that is a bargain
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: Dave_IOW on 19 April 2013, 19:17
Just made a FS thread as didn't want to turn this into a sale advert here.

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=252534.0
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: Wazzzer on 19 April 2013, 19:22
Too late
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: Dave_IOW on 19 April 2013, 19:27
 :kiss:
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: Wazzzer on 19 April 2013, 19:36
No more talk of selling stuff :wink:
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: Dave_IOW on 19 April 2013, 19:38
Right you are Sir :wink: :grin:
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: Nino on 19 April 2013, 20:48
Lol you lot are funny :)
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: markymarkg on 28 April 2013, 12:27
Whats a good tip for cleaning Recaro leathers??
Title: Re: Questions about Recaro leather interiors (show your setups please)
Post by: damien010685 on 28 April 2013, 13:07
Leather cleaner and then leather balm the autoglyn stuff works a treat on mine