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Cupra R Recaro Interior Vs Normal
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These were my Mk1V Golf seats
If they are different then I'm wrong
I'd rather spend about £700 on a set of those than the £500 suggested here for a set of LCR recaros. I'd love to swap my seats for recaros, but I wouldn't pay £500 for the privelege
Sorry for sounding dumb here, but curious to know, does the rear Recaro's clasifiy the car as a 4 seater? There looks to be only 2 seatbelts in the back 
Middle section looks a bit uncomfy for someone to be seated, but then someone could squeeze in to that space.
Middle section looks a bit uncomfy for someone to be seated, but then someone could squeeze in to that space.
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There is a lap belt for the central bench so the car is 'still' a five seater. You're right though it would be a tight squeeze for someone to sit in the middle.
How often do you have five people in the car though?
How often do you have five people in the car though?
I have RECAROs in mine and yep like you all said they are pretty good, the back support is fantastic......looking at the leather ones though, wish I had them!!!
By the way, RECAROS look cool and are great for driving but if you're planning to have a chick in your car........it's very uncomfortable... believe me!
By the way, RECAROS look cool and are great for driving but if you're planning to have a chick in your car........it's very uncomfortable...
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These were my Mk1V Golf seats
If they are different then I'm wrong
If I had the money I'd get these fitted into my cupra. Mate of mine has these in his 4motion and they're fantastic
Anyone know of any dealers that are selling the front recaros at a reasonable price yet. As they don't go in the mk2 leon you'd think they would be marking them down a bit by now. I asked Jennings in middlesbrough and they are still quoting £600 a piece.![[:@]](/forums/styles/seatcupra/oldforumsmileys/furious.gif "Furious [:@]")
You're assuming there's a big stock pile of these things. There wont be.
Yep they look the same shape and design
V.nice they are
To me those seats were great to look at but I didn't rate them at all
That said I did like the fact they were heated which in winter I thought was very nice.......also great fun in the middle of summer setting the wife's seat to '5' max temp and waiting for her to notice
Why on earth didn't Seat give the leather recaros as an option?? I mean 2200 for upgrading the seats to things that look SLIGHTLY different. It's a fecking disgrace.
Personally I'd obviously prefer the full LCR recaro option put even at £500 it's not a big enough difference for me.
I'm guessing having the leather options would of further closed the gap between the R32/S3 type...But still, the leathers look awesome. I had a peek inside a new R32 the other day too. Interior was really nicely finished with a fat sat nav, and chunky leather seats
Personally I'd obviously prefer the full LCR recaro option put even at £500 it's not a big enough difference for me.
I'm guessing having the leather options would of further closed the gap between the R32/S3 type...But still, the leathers look awesome. I had a peek inside a new R32 the other day too. Interior was really nicely finished with a fat sat nav, and chunky leather seats
Why on earth didn't Seat give the leather recaros as an option?? I mean 2200 for upgrading the seats to things that look SLIGHTLY different. It's a fecking disgrace.
They didn;t £2,200 was VW cost for the Mk1V Golf leather Recaro's
Personally I'd obviously prefer the full LCR recaro option put even at £500 it's not a big enough difference for me..
The LCR Cloth recaro's were more like -
210LCR including rear Recaro's was £1,200 ish
225LCR front only it was circa £750 ish IIRC
I'm guessing having the leather options would of further closed the gap between the R32/S3 type...But still, the leathers look awesome. I had a peek inside a new R32 the other day too. Interior was really nicely finished with a fat sat nav, and chunky leather seats ..
I bet the seats were £2k and the Satnav was £2.5k on a base car of £26k+
Way beyond Leon Money
Sorry for sounding dumb here, but curious to know, does the rear Recaro's clasifiy the car as a 4 seater? There looks to be only 2 seatbelts in the back
Middle section looks a bit uncomfy for someone to be seated, but then someone could squeeze in to that space.
Yes, it becomes a 4 seater.
From page 4 in the "Cupra R" owner's manual appendix:
'Warning! When the vehicle has the front Recaro seats installed, a cushion of only two seats is installed in the rear and the vehicle will only be approved for 4 seats'
Ruddmeister's Recaro prices look spot on
The October 2002 price list shows the Recaro seat option on the 210 model was £1200.
The front only Recaro option on the 225 model was around £750.
However, these were "factory fitted" options, which are a lot cheaper than "dealer accessories".
For example, if you choose a factory upgrade from 16" alloys to 17" alloys, it would cost around £400. However, if you went to the parts department and asked for a set of 17" alloys, you'd pay around £300 each, with centre caps, & tyres being an additional cost on top of that!
If you think the LCR Recaro's are rare - try finding some Seat Sport front Recaro's (grey with Seat Sport logo) - they were around £600 each! (And apart from the colour & logo, they're the same as the LCR front Recaro's)
The October 2002 price list shows the Recaro seat option on the 210 model was £1200.
The front only Recaro option on the 225 model was around £750.
However, these were "factory fitted" options, which are a lot cheaper than "dealer accessories".
For example, if you choose a factory upgrade from 16" alloys to 17" alloys, it would cost around £400. However, if you went to the parts department and asked for a set of 17" alloys, you'd pay around £300 each, with centre caps, & tyres being an additional cost on top of that!
If you think the LCR Recaro's are rare - try finding some Seat Sport front Recaro's (grey with Seat Sport logo) - they were around £600 each! (And apart from the colour & logo, they're the same as the LCR front Recaro's)
This whole issue pissed me off when i bought my LCR.
I asked for the recaro pack when ordering it and was told that was to be done.
But when the car arrived it only had standard ones on but i hadn't seen the recaro ones at the time so i didn't realise, any way later on saw the recaro ones and thought i'd been ripped off so checked the invoice but the they were not on the invoice so i hadn't paid for them when i questioned this they said there was nothing i could do and would have to pay full price for them (which was more than i had originally been quoted for them)
I asked for the recaro pack when ordering it and was told that was to be done.
But when the car arrived it only had standard ones on but i hadn't seen the recaro ones at the time so i didn't realise, any way later on saw the recaro ones and thought i'd been ripped off so checked the invoice but the they were not on the invoice so i hadn't paid for them when i questioned this they said there was nothing i could do and would have to pay full price for them (which was more than i had originally been quoted for them)
Your interior would look a bit mismatched, 2 leathers in the front, and cloth in the back
Only way i would do it, if it was a whole interior change
£500 is a good investment, you spend all your time sitting in the seat so they need to be comftorable, and they are not a wasted investment like say an exhaust/remap is, as when you come to sell the car, there will always be someone there to bite your arm off for a swap, meaning you really get the recaros for nothing
When i bought my LCR the dealer said i could onlyt have the Recaro as a Leather option which would have been £1000, but i don't like driving in Leather seats so i only have the standard ones
Your interior would look a bit mismatched, 2 leathers in the front, and cloth in the back
Only way i would do it, if it was a whole interior change
£500 is a good investment, you spend all your time sitting in the seat so they need to be comftorable, and they are not a wasted investment like say an exhaust/remap is, as when you come to sell the car, there will always be someone there to bite your arm off for a swap, meaning you really get the recaros for nothing
But for £700 you could buy a set of Mk4 Golf leather recaros front and back.The rear seats from a golf fit in a Leon too so it wouldn't be a mismatch
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