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  • s2driveruk
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    • Jul 2003
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    #1

    rs2 seats question

    anyone know which other cars have the rs2/coupe recaros fitted? The ones in some fords look very similar but i'm not sure...anyone shed any light???

    I'm working on something potentially quite special which could result in a group buy if the right bits fall into place :mischeif:

    Cheers
    David
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    1992 3b S2 Coupe
  • Skull
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    • Mar 2004
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    #2
    yeah, ford escort xr3i had them. they just miss the plastic trim at the sides. i hope i can get them from the stealah.

    here are mine from year 87

    Audi Quattro WR

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    • Acidburn
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      • Jun 2007
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      #3
      The seats in the picture are actually escort rs turbo recaro's early type 89 ones, the type 90 came with a different trim.

      Series one turbo's also had them along with some capri's and I think the rs1600i fiesta rs1800 had them as well.The cossie's all came with them so did some sporty rovers and vauxhalls if you can call them that.

      I had some fitted in my coupe quattro by modifying the bases will upload some pictures in a mo.

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      • Acidburn
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        • Jun 2007
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        #4




        Had both front seats re-trimmed, plus rears and the gear gaitor for £210 ish IIRC. Good work as well as I sold them on ebay for more than that when I sold the car on and put the original leather back in. Its very easy to get a set of recaro's into a audi as long as you don't mind a couple of hours easy work.

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        • Skull
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          #5
          Originally posted by Acidburn
          The seats in the picture are actually escort rs turbo recaro's early type 89 ones, the type 90 came with a different trim.
          well, im not into ford, but i took them from a car that looked exactly like this:

          Audi Quattro WR

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          • Acidburn
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            • Jun 2007
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            #6
            Ok yeah going by that picture they have been put in there by the owner (or I think was on the options list) along with the bonnet. Nice seats tho, I loved my recaro's especially trimmed in alacantra in the centers lovely to sit on.

            I only know about fords as i've had a few in between having audi's.

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            • TEKNOPUG
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              • Mar 2007
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              #7
              Keep your eyes out for Recaro Speed's - really comfy and they look the part too.
              1990 Peugeot 205 1.9 Turbo 192bhp - 190lbs/ft
              1996 Vauxhall Omega 3.0V6 Ex-Plod - cop motor, cop shocks, cop brakes, cop LSD. Cheap, tatty and comically sideways!

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              • Acidburn
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                #8
                Never heard of them, have you got a picture by any chance?

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                • s2driveruk
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                  • Jul 2003
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                  #9
                  excellent, just what i was hoping for....

                  Just waiting ona couple of things and I'll hopefully have some news then
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                  • TEKNOPUG
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                    • Mar 2007
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Acidburn
                    Never heard of them, have you got a picture by any chance?
                    I guess that they are maybe more like reclining bucket seast perhaps than usual road seats (you can run them with harnesses). They are extremely comfy though and hold you really well. They have bigger lower and side bolsters than the RS Turbo ones. I had them in my Pug for a while. The good thing about these seats is that they have been made for many years so it's quite possible to find second hand ones at cheap prices. I bought both of mine in a 6 month period via ebay. I had to get one retrimmed but I still ended up selling the pair for more than my total outlay. A mate has an E36 M3 Schnitzer with full leather interior and it has these seast fitted as standard.

                    Here are some that I just found on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2x-RECARO-Spee...QQcmdZViewItem

                    You can of course go to the RECARO website and buy them new (incidentally, if you have a browse through their site you will see that the S3/S4/RS4's are standard Recaro models and not specially designed for the cars) at a huge price!




                    RS2 stylee

                    1990 Peugeot 205 1.9 Turbo 192bhp - 190lbs/ft
                    1996 Vauxhall Omega 3.0V6 Ex-Plod - cop motor, cop shocks, cop brakes, cop LSD. Cheap, tatty and comically sideways!

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                    • Acidburn
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                      #11
                      For some reason my pc chose this exact moment to not let me see the pictures, I will check them out tommorow got a good idea what you mean by them. For cheap recaro's you still can't beat the ford ones as I normally pick up just front seats to be re-trimmed (most are in v good condition anyways) for around the £40-50 mark off flea-bay if you don't mind travelling.

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                      • TEKNOPUG
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                        • Mar 2007
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                        #12
                        The Rover ones (820 Vitesse I think) are a good, if rare find. Half if not full leather and generally in better knick than Ford ones (due to the type of people who buy Rovers...).

                        Mk1 Astra GTE's also came with lovely Recaros - no doubt trashed by now though.
                        1990 Peugeot 205 1.9 Turbo 192bhp - 190lbs/ft
                        1996 Vauxhall Omega 3.0V6 Ex-Plod - cop motor, cop shocks, cop brakes, cop LSD. Cheap, tatty and comically sideways!

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                        • BRY
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                          #13
                          RS1600is don't have recaros
                          They have something very similar but not the same.
                          Mine have black leather outers and original inners like the RS2, but, mine were done before the RS2 was released.
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                          • Acidburn
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                            #14
                            Originally posted by BRY
                            RS1600is don't have recaros
                            They have something very similar but not the same.
                            Mine have black leather outers and original inners like the RS2, but, mine were done before the RS2 was released.
                            The Mk3 rs1600i has fishnet recaro's which are like hen's teeth.

                            when you say your seats have black leather outers and original inners are you talking about in your audi or ford?

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                            • s2driveruk
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                              • Jul 2003
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                              #15
                              Originally posted by TEKNOPUG
                              The Rover ones (820 Vitesse I think) are a good, if rare find. Half if not full leather and generally in better knick than Ford ones (due to the type of people who buy Rovers...).

                              Mk1 Astra GTE's also came with lovely Recaros - no doubt trashed by now though.

                              Yep and the original Calalier SRI used to have the same recaros as the astra GTE and mantas too
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