Good front seats for mk1

[Damo88]

Hi guys, just got my hands on a 2door gls the other week, coilovers going on soon and im used to driving great handling cars, but one thing ive noticed is that the original seats are...crap. my cornering speeds throw me out onto the passengers so i decided i need to get some good front seats. i was originally thinking the front sporty seats you find in mk4 "sports" and gti, they hold well, are very comfortable and releltivly cheap BUT i forgot they are only in 4 door models in oz so the don't fold forward :/ i was thinking maybe mk5 gti seats but im guessing they are gonna be pricey. does anyone have any ideas or has done a successful conversion? i want to try and avoid autotechnica bucket seats from repco, a pair for $299 sound nice but they are crap. any advice would be much appreciated

[Jarred]

a simple basic upgrade would be a late mk 1 or mk 2 recaro, then probably something from a VR6, but that'll start being costly. All these will 'fit' reasonably easy (either straight in, or with minor modifications) if you start going mk 4/5, you'll have to start with custom seat rails etc, and for all the effort you may as well have just gone a proper bucket.

So yea, mk 1 or 2 recaro's are quick and easy, and should be reasonably cheap.

[GRN_VAGN]

I got some Nissan 2 door seats (guessing a late model sivlia)
And they are very comfy, but custom brackets where made to fit them

Mate had Mk3 seats with minor mods to fit

[MiKe1_golf]

how common are mk2 recaros though? i'm guessing they'd be as rare as.. rocking horse ****
i'd like some diferent seats too. i sit way to high. and with coilover i almost hit my head on the roof over some bumps

[Damo88]

thanks guys, will go on the hunt, how hard is it to replace/customise rails?

[Jarred]

depends how handy you are with a welder.

might technically be illegal if you're modifying the rails without getting an eng cert.

Golf loon should be able to help out with some different seats.

btw, what colour is your new mk 1?

[Golf Houso]

I wouldn't bother with the VR6 seats, the bolsters are nearly always knackered. I'd find a set of MK2 GTI seats and get the bolsters re-done more agressively and new material laid over.

[Damo88]

ahk, yellow, it was on ebay the other week for less that 12 hours til i snapped it up

[Jarred]

nice one, didn't even see it! post up some pics!

[Damo88]

will do

[Damo88]

does anyone know if the old ibiza gti seats fit snug?

[Peter Jones]

MK3 , SEAT and Audi seats of the same era can be modded fairly easily to fit into a MK1.

Pete

[Damo88]

on another note, im thinking of sticking on 16" Borbet A replicas (can't afford the real deal) but i can't find a decent pic on the net of what they look like on a mk1, anyone seen anything?

[straight_fresh]

its a mkII but should give a bit of an idea, hope it helps http://www.tunershop.com/xt/popup_ga...p?content=133#

ps- $258us a wheel for 16x7.5, $288us for 16x9... i just sent them an e-mail regarding shipping costs but i dont think it would end up costing more than 2g all up, that said i have no idea what your budget is though haha