Recaro Seat fitted

rstoughy · 02-04-2012, 12:38 PM

Well decided to bite the bullet and go down the Bucket Seat route for the car.
2 reasons, 1- I hardly use it anymore on the road and 2- it should preserve the original from wear and tear from my lardy ar$e.

After looking around at what was available and speaking to a few folks i decided on the Recaro Profi SPA. (its snug thats for sure)

Looked into VAG mounts and what was available as an alternative so until i lay my hands on some i have fab'd up a set to get the seat in the car.

Hopefully some folk can get use out of this as a DIY guide if you are happy to have the steel frame rather than the VAC mounts.

Heres some pics,

The chosen seat

Blank sheet to work with Yes i need new sill plates

Mock up a mount based on dimensions of original subframe

Make up some angles for the slider to mount to

Weld the frame up and trial fit

Give it a lick of black paint and bolt it in

Few grommets to finish it off

And all ready for next weekend

02-04-2012, 12:38 PM	#1
rstoughy S6, Sport On, Traction Off Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 1,948 Casino cash: $25408	Recaro Seat fitted Well decided to bite the bullet and go down the Bucket Seat route for the car. 2 reasons, 1- I hardly use it anymore on the road and 2- it should preserve the original from wear and tear from my lardy ar$e. After looking around at what was available and speaking to a few folks i decided on the Recaro Profi SPA. (its snug thats for sure) Looked into VAG mounts and what was available as an alternative so until i lay my hands on some i have fab'd up a set to get the seat in the car. Hopefully some folk can get use out of this as a DIY guide if you are happy to have the steel frame rather than the VAC mounts. Heres some pics, The chosen seat Blank sheet to work with Yes i need new sill plates Mock up a mount based on dimensions of original subframe Make up some angles for the slider to mount to Weld the frame up and trial fit Give it a lick of black paint and bolt it in Few grommets to finish it off And all ready for next weekend __________________ Paul. Ooooft!!! 16yrs in the CSL and still loving it "shine on you crazy diamond" Last edited by rstoughy; 02-04-2012 at 01:55 PM.