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Offline STEALTH K3

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My seat is on the P*&%$
« on: 30 April 2007, 16:30 »
My drivers seat sits at a angle on close investgation there is a fracture to fix it I was wondering if the Escort/Fiesta RS Turbo Recaros are the same and what I could do is swap the upholstry over, as it would be a nightmare to find the exact trim again. Are there any other AVWG seats that are the same as the Sportline Recaros frame wise.










 



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Re: My seat is on the P*&%$
« Reply #1 on: 30 April 2007, 16:33 »
i know someone with cossie recaro's in a mk1. so yeh it can be done. dont know if theres much involved though. i'll ask n let u know.

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Re: My seat is on the P*&%$
« Reply #2 on: 30 April 2007, 16:56 »
i know someone with cossie recaro's in a mk1. so yeh it can be done. dont know if theres much involved though. i'll ask n let u know.

I would still want to keep the trim the same its the frame that I need if you could look into it for me still. 

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Re: My seat is on the P*&%$
« Reply #3 on: 30 April 2007, 16:58 »
ah. no probs will do.

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Re: My seat is on the P*&%$
« Reply #4 on: 30 April 2007, 18:36 »
will it not weld ?

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Re: My seat is on the P*&%$
« Reply #5 on: 30 April 2007, 18:42 »
will it not weld ?

It will remain cock-eyed then

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Re: My seat is on the P*&%$
« Reply #6 on: 30 April 2007, 18:44 »
ahhh , just thought it was broken and needed welding back where it was , my bad

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Re: My seat is on the P*&%$
« Reply #7 on: 07 May 2007, 18:32 »
I think you will find that the mk2 recaro seats or even a mk2 16v rainbow are the same set-up as your seats. Welding won't help, it will give way again, I've seen this happen too many times...

do a search for mk2 16v seats for sale and get picture of the bottom of the seats from seller to confirm set-up and then buy the worst seat possible with a great frame and swop them over...
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Re: My seat is on the P*&%$
« Reply #8 on: 07 May 2007, 18:39 »
I think you will find that the mk2 recaro seats or even a mk2 16v rainbow are the same set-up as your seats. Welding won't help, it will give way again, I've seen this happen too many times...

do a search for mk2 16v seats for sale and get picture of the bottom of the seats from seller to confirm set-up and then buy the worst seat possible with a great frame and swop them over...

Will I get away with just swapping the runners over or will I need to swap the whole upholstry over if I need to do this there could be a problem  because there are 2 latches on the seat that you use to let the rear passenger in and I have not seen any of these for sale I hope I can get away with just the runners..

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Re: My seat is on the P*&%$
« Reply #9 on: 07 May 2007, 18:47 »
if you take pictures of the bottom of the seat I will confirm if you can get away with this or not... I am sure you can get away with taking the bottom frame off without having to affect the seat levers and cables..

I would ask some of the mk2 boys (Joe.. or Lewy) as well as I know a few on here have taken seats apart and know mk2 seats better than I (sportlines had mk2 seats installed in them, compared to other cabs had mk1's)
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