My timing sucks. I was watching ebay for a long time and nothing suitable came up, so I bought new ones, and in the last few weeks there have been a number of possible winners.
Oh well, it's only money 🥲
bnicho ·
Hmm, I love those Recaros, but they are a bit of overkill on an otherwise stock bug.
Besides, they are a bit over my budget. I'm looking more at spending $150-300 on a pair of seats. 😊
The back of my stock drivers seat has broken, and the passenger tilt forward has quit. Besides, they are uncomfortable and I slide across them on every corner. So I figure it's time to upgrade, but I don't want the change to be too obvious.
But I dunno, maybe I'm too fussy!
Cheers,
Brett
bnicho ·
This is an example of what I'd consider ideal. But not this pair, as one appears to be broken! 😠
The twist at the top is obvious in every photo, despite the blurry pics!
Aka5000 ·
hey Bizarre i just bought a pair of recaros like yours, was it a pain to modify the seat rails?
alex
Bizarre ·
Not that hard
You just make up a square with two threaded rods and some cross pieces
These get welded to the original frames.
Mine are 3 point seats and a bit harder - but I did start with some Audi Recaro bases I picked up
I bent up some flat bar and bolted that to the seats.
These have 3 holes each end to get some angle in the seat
I will try and find my better pictures
Bizarre ·
Ok - here was a work in progress
Bizarre ·
Ignore the side tab
That was to hold a different seat in place
1303Steve ·
Hi
I fitted Honda Prelude seats to my sons bug, you can get them from wreckers for about $200 a pair, they are very comfortable.
Steve
bnicho ·
Bizzare,
How do you find the height of the seats mounted like that? It seems the base cushion will be quite a bit lower than the stock seats. Or was that deliberate?
Thanks,
Joel ·
Depending on how tall you are abit lower works out better.
With a stock steering wheel its not trying to cut the circulation off to your legs and with a smaller sports wheel its not covering the speedo as badly.
Mine sit abit lower than stock seats which I'm happy with and I found the seats In Bizarres bug are at the perfect height as well.
Comfy as too
bnicho ·
I'm 5' 11" and I find the stock seat height is about right when driving . My head is nowhwere near the headlining.
But yes, the proximity of the steering wheel to seat does annoy me getting in and out. So an inch or two lower would be fine I guess.
I've bodgied up my current seat for now until I sort something out.
Bizarre ·
3 point bases are higher than normal 2 rail
The Recaros are lower (flatter) than any seat I have found
There is a Scat base you can buy for the 3 points that get them 1/2" lower.
Steve has them in the 1303RS L bug
bnicho ·
My car is two point unfortunately. I prefer the design of the three-point. But you work with what you have.
Does anyone make decent rails for the two point type?
Cheers,
Brett.
barls ·
ive got silva ones on a set of two rail and im 5’ 10"
here are the excel ones the old man had done previously