Rear Recaro's?

[ggoodwin]

Does anybody know if there is any difference in the rest of the interior with a Mk2 Recaro interior other than the front seats?  I've got a standard ultraviolet interior and I was wondering if the rear bench was the same on the ultraviolet Recaro interior or if it was also Recaro specific.

Thanks for any info.

Graham

[X4MGS]

Nope Rears are a standard item - other than 60/40 split or with/out headrests

[ggoodwin]

Thanks for that.  It was gradually dawning on me that this might be the case.  I sold my previous Golf with a pristine ultraviolet electric Recaro interior (incl. rear headrests) and have regretted it ever since.  My current one has the same interior but with the standard front seats and I'd like to go back to the Recaro's at some point if I can find any decent examples.  At least this means I would only really need the front seats although I appreciate they would probably come as a package.

Thanks again  .

Graham

[X4MGS]

Surf round Ebay.de for some...

I bought my ED1 from Germany and they are superb....

Don't know if they call 'em UV's but have a look for Golf II recaro,,,,

[ggoodwin]

That's worth knowing, thanks . Wish I'd done German at school now but, fortunately one of my kids did!

Graham

[dubber36]

There are plenty of free online translation sites.

As for finding mint seats, you are better off accepting that they are going to be few and far between. It's may be better to find a set of Recaros for the right money and spend a bit more on getting them re trimmed. This may mean buying another set just for the material, but at least the finished items will be spot on.

I've just bought a set of so called mint 60/40 with headrests rainbow rears. To be fair they weren't too bad, but were dirty, had the plastic hinge covers missing and screw holes in the backs. I bought another seat from a GL that had all the bits on that I needed, stripped the covers off the GTI ones to wash them, then rebuilt them to make a complete mint set.

To me, doing this is all part of the fun.

[ggoodwin]

Ah yes, I know all about the 'fun' factor  .  My current seats are a set of Recaro's I got from a Mk3 which I refurbished and modified to fit the Mk2.  They are great seats and it is nice having the split seat in the back but as I've got the full UV interior excluding the front seats then it would be nice to get it back into 'Mk2 mode'.

Speaking of the material, does anyone know if the plain grey material of the standard UV seats are a match for the grey of the UV Recaro's and could be used as donor material for a bolster repair?

Thanks for all the help.

Graham

[rubjonny]

yeah its the same fabric, trouble is having enough of it to do all the different parts of the seats. luckily the later seats are fabric on the back too iirc, unlike the earlier ones which are vinyl.  if you keep eye on ebay.de sometimes you get bits of fabric for sell, passenger side fabrics would be minty fresh and perfect for you

[ggoodwin]

That's good news!  Fortunately, I have a perfect set of front and rear standard UV seats sitting in my loft  . So if I can track down the front electric UV Recaro's then I don't have to worry too much about carrying out repairs to them.

Graham

[Adam]

How much are a set of electric Recaros worth?