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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: White Rabbit on July 12, 2009, 10:04:04 am

Title: Part Number for Optional Recaro Sports Seats Gti/R32
Post by: White Rabbit on July 12, 2009, 10:04:04 am

Hey Guys,  :smiley:

Looking at purchasing a set of the optional Recaro sport seats for my MK5 the ones that come in the MK5 R32's.  I know they are going to be expensive down at the local Stealer but does anyone happen to have the part number for them?  Much appreciated

Title: Re: Part Number for Optional Recaro Sports Seats Gti/R32
Post by: Jules86 on July 12, 2009, 10:38:33 am

£1200 each last time someone looked  :surprised:

Title: Re: Part Number for Optional Recaro Sports Seats Gti/R32
Post by: SteveP on July 12, 2009, 10:48:17 am

There isn't a single part number for the seat as the same parts are shared across the GTI & R32 for both the cloth and leather versions.

Here's the ETKA diagram and parts list for the Recaro seats  :happy2:

[pdf]http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/downloads/partslist.pdf[/pdf]

[pdf]http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/downloads/picturerecaro.pdf[/pdf]

Title: Re: Part Number for Optional Recaro Sports Seats Gti/R32
Post by: White Rabbit on July 12, 2009, 11:48:06 am

Thanks for that Steve,

So i'm guessing the seats don't complete then?  :surprised:

Title: Re: Part Number for Optional Recaro Sports Seats Gti/R32
Post by: VC on July 12, 2009, 01:41:49 pm

nope you have to buy each seat as an assembly (a bag full of bits and a frame)

easy to fight on ebay with the long queue of others, they pop up every month or so for around £1200 for just the fronts

Title: Re: Part Number for Optional Recaro Sports Seats Gti/R32
Post by: White Rabbit on July 12, 2009, 06:12:53 pm

Thanks for that VC if you happen to find a set let me know much apprecited.  Have forgot to send you my pics loving your new signature might have to have same if that's cool.  When's the store opening?  :happy2:

Title: Re: Part Number for Optional Recaro Sports Seats Gti/R32
Post by: VC on July 12, 2009, 07:14:32 pm

Quote from: White Rabbit on July 12, 2009, 06:12:53 pm

Thanks for that VC if you happen to find a set let me know much apprecited.  Have forgot to send you my pics loving your new signature might have to have same if that's cool.  When's the store opening?  :happy2:

i have daily ebay search updates! hasnt been a set for while, last ones went for £1250, ones before that £1100. there's currently a set of standard seats (non big bucket) and full interior leather for £750

stores coming soon, just waiting on the building work now to move everything into and then its off and rocking  :wink:

Title: Re: Part Number for Optional Recaro Sports Seats Gti/R32
Post by: J5BWS on July 13, 2009, 08:29:01 am

My dealer quoted £3800 for all the parts involved with 2 seats with interlagos trim...

Title: Re: Part Number for Optional Recaro Sports Seats Gti/R32
Post by: VC on July 13, 2009, 11:26:53 am

always going to be cheaper to fight on ebay for a set

Title: Re: Part Number for Optional Recaro Sports Seats Gti/R32
Post by: Deako on July 15, 2009, 12:54:24 pm

Would love these seats for mine too.  :sad1:

Title: Re: Part Number for Optional Recaro Sports Seats Gti/R32
Post by: Hurdy on July 15, 2009, 04:27:06 pm

Love the Recaro seats, but I'll be going for a single bucket seat for race days and then sticking the ED30 seats back in when I'm done. 37.5kg is the weight for the stock seats, but I think the Recaro's are slightly lighter (but not a lot!)

1 Recaro bucket seat = 10kg. So that would be 65kg instant diet for track meets/Pod runs :evilgrin: