MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: diesel junior on October 17, 2011, 11:27:58 am
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Hola amigos y greetings from sunny Spain. Great car the Gti but i just cant get comfortable in it and would appreciate some advice. At present i have the tartan seats and am thinking of changing them as my back doesnt agree with them sadly and if things dont improve i may well have to sell the car. First up tho a visit to the scrappy may be in order as i could try and fit the leather ones or maybe 'simpler' seats from a lower model mark V. Stupid question but they would fit wouldnt they? The runners underneath would be the same? I see mark iv seats on e bay and they are generally much cheaper but they wouldnt fit would they? One other thing, my car is LHD, if i were to locate some in a UK scrappy would they fit ok. Sorry if this is a daft question.....OK any advice much appreciated....
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Seems silly. But have you tried adjusting the lumbar support?
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Seems silly. But have you tried adjusting the lumbar support?
makes a hell of a difference! I got a bad back but never from sitting in the golf :smiley:
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you can fit the other MK5 seats in yours without modding.
MK4 and other seats would need the runners welded/sawn to fit.
Also if you bought some seats from the UK there would be no issue with fitting them either as far as I can imagine. :happy2:
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Hi folks thanks for the replies, yes i did try the lumbar support but to no avail. Anyway, the cavalry has arrived in the form of a Sportline interior from a scrapyard in Valencia so tomorrow will be the big day once i get my mitts on one of those XZN spline drives, i think its a 10mm IIRC. One quick thing, how long do i need after disconnecting the battery before i can get to work without airbag pyrotechnics? An hour long enough? Regards from sunny Spain..... :happy2:
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If you are only taking seats out then you should not have to disconnect the battery. really only for driver/passenger airbags.
Although this is not required either.