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Offline Ess_Three

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GTI seat height
« on: 22 June 2010, 14:36 »
Anyone know if the front seat height is the same on cars with the storage drawers fitted, to those without?

I ask because my other half has a Mk5 Golf Sport, with the sports seats...and although her car sits higher than mine, her seats sit noticably lower than my Mk6 GTI seats.
Her Mk5 does not have storage drawers under the front seats...mine does...and her seats must be a good 25-30mm lower than mine.

So, do Mk5 seats just sit lower than Mk6 seats...or do the storage drawers force the seats to sit higher?
Anyone know?

If the drawers force the seats to sit higher...they are coming out and I'm going to mount the seats lower!

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Offline Snoopy

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Re: GTI seat height
« Reply #1 on: 22 June 2010, 18:20 »
I don't think they do looking at them.
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Re: GTI seat height
« Reply #2 on: 22 June 2010, 18:52 »
I had a mk5 before this, granted it was an S but the seats definitely went lower in the 5 and I don't have the storage pack.
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Offline p3asa

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Re: GTI seat height
« Reply #3 on: 22 June 2010, 22:39 »
You can retro fit the drawers with the exact same components on the Mk6 so doubt the seats without drawers from factory would be any lower.
You know the seats can be raised / lowered with the handle? Could it be that?
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Offline Ess_Three

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Re: GTI seat height
« Reply #4 on: 22 June 2010, 23:37 »
You can retro fit the drawers with the exact same components on the Mk6 so doubt the seats without drawers from factory would be any lower.

Hmm...

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You know the seats can be raised / lowered with the handle? Could it be that?

Oh yes, they are both (Mk5 and Mk6) at their lowest position.

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Offline JJH

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Re: GTI seat height
« Reply #5 on: 23 June 2010, 00:25 »
knowing how much seats cost to develop and test, the chances they make a different spec seat is highly unlikey.
As the italians say 'forget about it'.
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