Reminded me of thisT_C_D wrote:Killer seats!
Killer boots man!!
Awesome! Those are Recaro "Rallye" model circa ~1978 or so. I bought one of these for my Capri in the late 70's. I later bought an LS in matching color and moved the Rallye seat to the passenger side.wkohler wrote:Yeah, kinda like the current one.
The seats are pretty cool. They're a bucket, but recline and tilt. Very strange. I have no idea what model they are.
Recaros are your only option, it appears. The seats that started the thread are unobtanium, I'm sure.unt0uchable wrote:Too.Much.Nostalgia.
Man I want some recaros. Ha. This thread winz.
I have a strange feeling that upholstery work in the upper mid west region isn't as inexpensive as it is down near Tijuana To be honest, I'd be ok with my current seats being recovered and refoamed. Someday...ldsbeaker wrote:Recaros are your only option, it appears. The seats that started the thread are unobtanium, I'm sure.unt0uchable wrote:Too.Much.Nostalgia.
Man I want some recaros. Ha. This thread winz.
Re: Recaros, I bought a couple "rebuild" quality sets (one 6er, one e21) years ago and forgot about them.
Then I got the 1600. It's white over blue, but the stock seats just sat too high and lacked support. So I grabbed a set of recaros out, got some adapters and just ignored the fact that they were black. Finally, a guy at work recommended John's Upholstery here in town. Said he had a good product, etc. So, I took the car over and he looked at the seats. $275 to recover both in whatever vinyl I wanted. I picked this WICKED dark blue (to match the door cards) with great texture and lighter shading (like wear) in the texture. I couldn't shake his hand on it fast enough. That was two months ago. I never really set a completion date, but he has been taking his time and doing it right. He's even welded some of the bolster bars back into position. Apparently, he did some research on the seats and had to mention how hard they are to get now. I mentioned that I have another set, I just have to pick a color and get another quote... I HIGHLY doubt he's gonna do $275 again...
Moral of the story? Get some, dude.
pictures please!ldsbeaker wrote: Re: Recaros, I bought a couple "rebuild" quality sets (one 6er, one e21) years ago and forgot about them.
Then I got the 1600. It's white over blue, but the stock seats just sat too high and lacked support. So I grabbed a set of recaros out, got some adapters and just ignored the fact that they were black. Finally, a guy at work recommended John's Upholstery here in town. Said he had a good product, etc. So, I took the car over and he looked at the seats. $275 to recover both in whatever vinyl I wanted. I picked this WICKED dark blue (to match the door cards) with great texture and lighter shading (like wear) in the texture. I couldn't shake his hand on it fast enough. That was two months ago. I never really set a completion date, but he has been taking his time and doing it right. He's even welded some of the bolster bars back into position. Apparently, he did some research on the seats and had to mention how hard they are to get now. I mentioned that I have another set, I just have to pick a color and get another quote... I HIGHLY doubt he's gonna do $275 again...
Interesting that this BaT tii lives in Texas and has two Recaro Rallye seats!wkohler wrote:I don't have the seats anymore. Like I said, they were sold to fund the shipping for the B7 Turbo. They went to a guy with an '02 in Texas and last I heard, he loves them, so I'm very happy about that.
I sold them to Jason. He had sent me a couple photos of the car back when he bought them. It's cool they've stayed with the car all this time. Thanks for noticing that!CSBM5 wrote:Interesting that this BaT tii lives in Texas and has two Recaro Rallye seats!wkohler wrote:I don't have the seats anymore. Like I said, they were sold to fund the shipping for the B7 Turbo. They went to a guy with an '02 in Texas and last I heard, he loves them, so I'm very happy about that.
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