leather upgrade seats

[Dom Sweeten]

I know there has been a couple of posts about changing the seats recently.
I am looking to upgrage my standard 225 R seats to leather.
Problem being i would like to get a narrower seat due to the standard ones being too wide for me so a re-trim is out.
Can people confirm which seats will fit and with what work involved?
Mk4 Golf
Bora
Audi A3 / S3

Is the fact I have airbags an issue for insurance thus meaning I need a set with airbags?
I've seen leather recaros from a MK4 golf - do i need to modify my subframes to make them fit?

 

[Reg]

Christ, how small are you? I think the seats in the LCR are pretty narrow already (the back anyway), certainly wouldn't want them any smaller - I'm not huge.

You might be better off getting your standard seats re-trimmed and have the foam adjusted at the same time - get exactly whats best for you then.

 

[karlosR]

send a PM to unclefester. he has not long put a set of golf chairs into his leon oil-burner. i think he only had to faff about with new connectors to wire up the airbags.

 

[UncleFester]

Correct - other than that a straight swap.

The Golf Recaros sit a little higher in the car than the standard seats as well as being more comfortable due to the extra padding on the seats. There is also a lot more lateral support yet the seats seem more comfortable than the ones in the LCR I sat in.

 

[Dom Sweeten]

Christ, how small are you? I think the seats in the LCR are pretty narrow already (the back anyway), certainly wouldn't want them any smaller - I'm not huge.

You might be better off getting your standard seats re-trimmed and have the foam adjusted at the same time - get exactly whats best for you then.

hehe, not that small. I was just thinking the extra side/lumbar support from a set of S3/S4/Mk4 Golf seats may be equal to the price of a re-trim.
There is a full set of Mk4 Golf leather recaros on ebay at the moment which looks cool.
Item number: 160069572524
I don't have the cash for these at the moment so would be a good buy for someone who has, if they could get them for sub 1k.

Would aftermarket seats void the insurance then? Corbeau / Konig etc...
I know you would have to sort the airbag sensor out - difficult?

 

[Dom Sweeten]

anyone know any good re-trim places in Cheltenham/Gloucester?

 

[UncleFester]

Airbag is easy enough to sort out. Seat plug will either be a 3 pin or 4 pin but there are only 3 wires actually used and the colours don't change on the Seat side.

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=103219&highlight=Golf+recaro+seats+Leon

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showpost.php?p=1150803&postcount=39

There you go

 

[TllEWL]

Would aftermarket seats void the insurance then? Corbeau / Konig etc...
I know you would have to sort the airbag sensor out - difficult?

Depends on the insurance...


...but the airbag sensor is easily fooled with a 5ohm resistor. Cut the plugs off your seats and solder the resistor across .... brown and blue I think and plug it back in (battery off whenever the seats are unplugged or you'll get a fault light that need VagCom to reset)

I'll go check mine in a bit and confirm the colours.

 

[willbatch]

I'll do you a full set of standard leather for £575.00, its out of a 54 plate cupra.