Golf VR6

[YellowDieselGolf]

Not sure where you'd source the R seats from. The Mk4's are rare enough as it is. Dare say you'll be paying through the nose for them if you find a set... Leave the steering wheel. Money could be spent better else where.

The R32 seats aren't recaro's, they're made by Konig and I disagree about the wheel. It's much better than the standard MK4 3 spoke.

[Manaz]

The R32 seats aren't recaro's, they're made by Konig and I disagree about the wheel. It's much better than the standard MK4 3 spoke.

I agree with you on the wheel. It's a hell of a lot meatier than the standard 3-spoke, it also has some nice shape to it (as an example - scallops on the outside of the rim for just below your hands when you hold it at the correct 9-3 position), both of which combine to make it a much nicer wheel to hold.

You can pick up a good condition 2nd hand R32 wheel for ~$500, or pay about $800 for a newie landed from overseas.

[2000MN]

The R32 seats aren't recaro's, they're made by Konig and I disagree about the wheel. It's much better than the standard MK4 3 spoke.

Never said they were Recaro's

[platzie]

Oh what, i could have sworn they were recaros haha. And yeah id definitely be getting the R wheel. Maybe the seats in the long run.

[83_SUS]

R32 was only sold here new in 2004 although it was available elsewhere in previous years. This car is 2001 & has been for sale for ages as mentioned before, like a couple of years I think! I believe it was imported from NZ - have a search through the Mk 4 section, it's been discussed plenty of times so you should be able to find some more info on it.



On that basis, they may not even recognise it since it wasn't an AU model.

belive it was a direct import from the UK when the owner moved over here from there

[TazzyVR6]

I agree with you on the wheel. It's a hell of a lot meatier than the standard 3-spoke, it also has some nice shape to it (as an example - scallops on the outside of the rim for just below your hands when you hold it at the correct 9-3 position), both of which combine to make it a much nicer wheel to hold.

No...MUST..RESIST...

Surely shannons would insure it, give them a call.

[duggan_nugget]

Does anyone know if that VR6 is still for sale? It's still on carsales, and I like the look of it

[YellowDieselGolf]

Never said they were Recaro's

I was replying to platzie.

R32 seats seem to go for about $1800 a set. They're nice, much more supportive than the standard Bora V6 4Motion ones, and have a slit in them to mount a harness should you get into track work at any stage. The price is a killer though.

They what?

[JustCruisn]

What car is that a pic of ? Looks to have rear doors. And what's the deal with the sash seat belt in the middle ?

[Manaz]

I was replying to platzie.



They what?

http://yellowdieselgolf.com/data/ima...seats-rear.jpg

The Mk4 R32 in the Targa Tasmania "Showroom" class that I was servicing for definitely had slits in its front seats for harnesses. Maybe they were added after the fact? They certainly looked good enough to be OEM though!

[YellowDieselGolf]

What car is that a pic of ? Looks to have rear doors. And what's the deal with the sash seat belt in the middle ?

It's my GTI. My set is from one of the VW factory R32 race cars. Aside from the other race cars, they're the only set I've seen with two rear head rests. I'm not sure which country they're from.

The Mk4 R32 in the Targa Tasmania "Showroom" class that I was servicing for definitely had slits in its front seats for harnesses. Maybe they were added after the fact? They certainly looked good enough to be OEM though!

Konig sells these seats as K5000's and they can be ordered with harness slits.

I think Al spoke with Konig and they sent him a few parts to modify his R32 seats, but they were found to be incompatible as the VW seats don't have the internal bracing?
Can't remember the exact details as it's been a few years, but it'd be on the VWvortex R32 forums.

Anyway, the point of this story is that VW R32 Konigs don't have harness slits.

[geoff_gti]

belive it was a direct import from the UK when the owner moved over here from there

Ah yes, right you are
I was getting confused with that import Bora (badged as a Jetta) which someone posted recently.

[graeme86]

I have a complete set of genuine R32 seats (front & rear) available.

PM if you are interested.