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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: kace on 22 February 2004, 17:02

Title: Rear Headrest
Post by: kace on 22 February 2004, 17:02

Has anybody done a rear headrest conversion on their mk3 yet?  I have a '95 2.0 8V with none as standard and am interested in seeing if its possible?

Title: Re:Rear Headrest
Post by: Scott on 22 February 2004, 17:13

I have often thought how good it would be to have rear headrests in my Gti. my bloody dad had them in his Mk3 GL Tdi !!!
Short of whipping the back seats out of a dead VR6 or GL with the same fabric pattern (rare), I cannot think of an easy way to do this as the innner frame of the seats is different.
Would be interested to hear if there is a way.....

Title: Re:Rear Headrest
Post by: Overseer on 22 February 2004, 19:50

ohhh 8vs dont have them then?

my 16v does.. but its leather.. do they all?

Title: Re:Rear Headrest
Post by: vwnut.ant on 22 February 2004, 20:33

my 1996 gti clour concpet dosent have them either, but i really want some too...

ive seen that mj interiors does the fitting kits etc , and he can trim / fit them too ...mite be best to leave it to someone who knows there stuff???

Title: Re:Rear Headrest
Post by: kace on 22 February 2004, 20:39

not a bad price either - 150 notes fully fitted.  However, im in the south west and this chap is up near Bradford by the looks of it.  I'd definatly go for it if it was closer.   :-\

Title: Re:Rear Headrest
Post by: MK316V on 22 February 2004, 21:38

Yeah Ive done it my mk3, just bought the brakets and plates from the my local dealer which cost about ?30, I then took the rear bench out. Got the material off (Just clips off) then fitted the plates. put everything back together and and the carefully with a sharp knife cut a hole where the holes in the padding are and put the brakets in. I then waited until someone on ebay was selling either some Golf GL or vr6 interior came up for sale. luckly a full black GL interior came up and he couldnt sell it so I e-mailed him and asked if I could buy just the rear headrests, he agreed and sent them me for ?20. Im just after some black material for one of the headrests (already had some black material for the other) now to match the GTI interior. very easy to fit any questions just ask....

Title: Re:Rear Headrest
Post by: kace on 22 February 2004, 21:42

got any pics of how it now looks?

Title: Re:Rear Headrest
Post by: MK316V on 22 February 2004, 21:45

no I haven't, I can take some tomorrow if you want.

Title: Re:Rear Headrest
Post by: kace on 22 February 2004, 21:48

cheers, that'd be great.

Just like to see how it looks from the rear of the car - i.e.  as though I was driving behind you.

Title: Re:Rear Headrest
Post by: MK316V on 22 February 2004, 21:50

ok will do. it does look better and for about ?50 and a couple of hours fitting them it was well worth it.

Title: Re:Rear Headrest
Post by: MK316V on 23 February 2004, 09:54

(http://www.acalladine.freeserve.co.uk/PDR_0204a.jpg)
(http://www.acalladine.freeserve.co.uk/PDR_0205a.jpg)
(http://www.acalladine.freeserve.co.uk/PDR_0206a.jpg)

A few pics taken this morning. As you can see I'm in need of some matching black material for one of the headrests. So if anyone has got a black gti headrest cover drop me an e-mail  ;)

Title: Re:Rear Headrest
Post by: kace on 23 February 2004, 09:57

thats the look im looking for    ;)

Title: Re:Rear Headrest
Post by: MK316V on 23 February 2004, 10:36

If you want to know the part numbers for the brakets and stuff let me know and I will get them off ETKA for you.