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What would you do? (Recaro question)....
182_blue:
probably option one for me out of your choices
or option 3 :signLOL:, which is sides done in leather with interlagos middles
RedRobin:
--- Quote from: 182_blue on April 10, 2009, 07:03:13 am ---probably option one for me out of your choices
or option 3 :signLOL:, which is sides done in leather with interlagos middles
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....Option 1 is certainly the ideal and the choice of the purist :happy2:
Option 3 is a non-starter as it's not only more expensive but also the leather sides won't match the cloth sides of the back seats. Then changing the sides of the back seats to leather would add even more cost.
chungster:
i would leave it alone and spend the money on more carbon bits and bobs!!!!
seats look lovely.
hope they're gonna be on the options list on the Mk6!
RedRobin:
--- Quote from: BeezerDiesel on April 10, 2009, 05:04:31 am ---
Option 2 I think, but is there no way you can use the interlagos from your GTI's existing seats sewn into the Recaros? Then wait for a set of second hand or new old stock standard GTI covers to become available for your old seats which I assume will be kept in storage.
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....That's an excellent idea except that I've now sold my oem seats to a modded Mk5 Caddy van and I had no room to store them anyway without first selling my oem exhaust, bonnet, and set of Monza 17's with tyres etc to make room. That money goes towards my upholstery conversion.
--- Quote from: BeezerDiesel on April 10, 2009, 05:04:31 am ---
You would then easily recoup much of the cost when eventually selling the GTI in future by taking the Recaros out and selling them seperately to the car (putting the originals back in obviously).
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....True but I have no intention of putting my car back to standard when selling - Too many mods! Plus I think that a real enthusiast would like my car as modded.
--- Quote from: BeezerDiesel on April 10, 2009, 05:04:31 am ---
This method would save you time and money right now and the R logos are just fine as they are. The R is just Volkswagen racing's badge so pretty appropriate considering the modifications to your car and who did some of them! The R is also likely to appear next in a Golf with a 2.0 engine which will probably have inferior performance to your car too!
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....Yes I have an ongoing 'relationship'/friendship with VWR and they are also an affiliate of BIALI Motorsport. I don't have a big problem with the .:R logo but a purist might. But you see plenty of alloys on VeeDubs which have other brand centre caps etc.
Whereas I wouldn't like to claim that my modded GTI would be more powerful or faster than the 'R20T' to come, I doubt if its expected ACC suspension and electronically brained diff will be as good as my VWR suspension and Quaife diff etc. It may have 4WD but will be heavier etc as a result. But that's another subject.
--- Quote from: BeezerDiesel on April 10, 2009, 05:04:31 am ---
Is that any help or just 5 A.M typed twaddle? :confused:
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....No, very helpful and interesting ideas/contribution for which I'm grateful :happy2:
WhiteGTI:
Option 1 for me. I think that saving the money and waiting a little bit longer to make it perfect will pay off! You've spent so much time, money and effort in customising your car exactly how you want it, and I think that if you kept the 'R', then it would always be a little niggle in your head whenever you saw it...........
But any of your options (including keeping them as they are) look fine.
I guess what I mean is... that it seems to me that expense has never been spared on your car, so why do it now. Not that it makes it right to spend what is admittedly quite a lot of money, but i hope you understand the jiist of what I'm saying lol! :grin: :grin:
Just my opinion!
See you tomorrow Red! :happy2:
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