Save the money, I would never be bothered, they look amazing as they are. The money would not be buying you anything, buy curry and beer with it instead. :drinking:
probably option one for me out of your choices
or option 3 :signLOL:, which is sides done in leather with interlagos middles
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.
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).
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!
Is that any help or just 5 A.M typed twaddle? :confused:
probably option one for me out of your choices
or option 3 :signLOL:, which is sides done in leather with interlagos middles
....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.
I dont understand why the R section would have to remain Robin in option 2 are they just going to sow the interlagos straight over the cover that's there now :chicken:
I went to MJ interiors last summer to ask about getting the GTI in mine done in red stitching and it turned out very expensive due to the way it had to be done, seats stripped and the GTI section replaced with a pre stitched piece.
But what i am trying to say is surely the have to take those covers off to sow in the interlagos, and if so then its not going to be any harder to replace the R area.
I think you have to get rid of the R your's is a GTI and one that gets showed off all over the place.. Save and replace is my thought's
And remember life is not a rehearsal :evilgrin:
YEH Sorry but you did ask what would you do :signLOL:,
How about getting your trimmer to restich the seats as they are with some highlighting Red stitching? Would look fantastic, not all over, perhaps just pick out the seam around the outside?
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YEH Sorry but you did ask what would you do :signLOL:,
....Absolutely! :happy2: - I hope you didn't think my reply was in any way dismissing your suggestions. All feedback is most welcome and helps my decision greatly.
This is a great forum :grouphug:
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!
....Feck Off!!! :grin: Funny you should say that, Hurdy has given me an idea about some interior trim but I'll post separately about that.
....You'll get to see them on Saturday if you come. And I might even let you sit in them.
....They damned well ought to be! And should be standard on the 'R20T'!
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I think they will look fantastic as they are, and would leave well alone. Genuine Interlagos Cloth is avialable, but at around £90 a metre makes the retrim prohibitive IMO.
I think if anything just leave alone, and rejoice in the seats, when you are sat in them, you won't see the cloth.
They will look fantastic Robin, and will make the drive physically more pleasurable.
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Hi Robin,
Why not retrim the whole car by your local guy. You can then choose any combination of (interlagos type) fabric or leather and it will be totally matching and bespoke. It might look odd if you can’t match the new Recaro front seats to the rest of the car.
Will be more expensive, but would be so much more integrated.
:happy2: :happy2: Hotrod
Robin,
I really think that the 'R' looks great on the seats, 'R' does not necessarily mean its not a 'GTI'
Remember the R-GTI concept, for me the 'R' logo would represent a more special one off version of any of the VW product line.. Be it GTI or whatever.. Its like BMW and M.. You have the official models, M3, M5 etc.. But also the M-Sport etc..
If you really want to go with the Interlagos then I would say just get the sections made up and replaced in the covers that are currently on the seats..
The alternative would be to have the matching rears and not bother with the Interlagos..
If they had a BMW Performance logo on them then I get your point, but with a VW 'R' logo I think it ties in and makes perfect sense..
Jonny :smiley:
The lass test seating them said they were well nice (so good mod for pulling in the girls eh RR lol)
What does your SWMBO think of them??
if your keep the Rs your get your tag initials on the headrests R R :happy2:
im a bit of a purist though so OEM would be the way for me, either with a retrim as per OEM or the proper covers, if i couldn't afford the trim i would sell the wife :jumping:
My young SWMBO likes them and is long legged enough to get in and out easily. She sat in them for the first time this morning - I got asked to taxi her and a couple of her friends about half-an-hour's drive away. Bit of a separate story here, so I'll post a new thread later in Random - It involves discussions of anal sex! And it wasn't me who brought up the subject!!
You know what I'm going to say Robin.......OPTION 1 is the ONLY option to go for. :happy2: :evilgrin: :drinking:
I like the Recaro's with the trim they have, but you are a little like me when it comes to the mods....If it isn't exactly the way you want it, then it will annoy the hell out of you more and more as time passes.. :smiley:
Alternatively source some old seats and reuse the interlagos cloth from them, could be expensive.
If you do track some down give me a shout as I am after some too.
the cloth itself.
option 1 is the only way to go mate , proper GTI with proper interlagos fabric to match the rears and then carbonskin the backs , i said this first in this thread , spend the money and get it how you want it mate it could end up costing more in the long run cause i m pretty sure you wont be happy with it any way but right , do it , lifes too short :happy2:sorry to be blunt robin but you know i m right !! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
option 1 is the only way to go mate , proper GTI with proper interlagos fabric to match the rears and then carbonskin the backs , i said this first in this thread , spend the money and get it how you want it mate it could end up costing more in the long run cause i m pretty sure you wont be happy with it any way but right , do it , lifes too short :happy2:
The longer I have this car, the less I want to sell her.
sorry to be blunt robin but you know i m right !! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
The longer I have this car, the less I want to sell her.
Why do you have to sell her? :sad:
I don't think the .:R logo looks too bad TBH.
I appreciate you're a fan of the Interlargos cloth, but I love the fabric on the R's so I would have stored the original interior and bought the cloth rear bench off Jonny, and pocketed the £400+
My view is you have spent so much money getting the car to were you want it why compromise now?
I am really looking forward to your review of them compared to the standard seats. :happy2:
Save the money, I would never be bothered, they look amazing as they are. The money would not be buying you anything, buy curry and beer with it instead. :drinking:
....Thanks for the quick response :happy2:
Are you saying save my money and don't even get Interlagos cloth, or just go for option 2?
Btw I don't drink beer (or any alcohol anymore) but I know what you mean. The money would go on my VWR engine mount or V-Power.
I would say option £0 keep them how they are, nice seats.
Are you thinking that anything other than option 1 (brand new GTI Interlagos covers from VW) is a compromise? - I'm not seeing my other options as a compromise but just as alternative treatments.The way i was thinking was if you had to ask this question by starting a thread then there is maybe a small nagging doubt in your head somewere that maybe saying just that.
Are you thinking that anything other than option 1 (brand new GTI Interlagos covers from VW) is a compromise? - I'm not seeing my other options as a compromise but just as alternative treatments.
The way i was thinking was if you had to ask this question by starting a thread then there is maybe a small nagging doubt in your head somewere that maybe saying just that.