R32 seats into GTI

[2000MN]

They aren't the correct headrests. You're right, they should be leather ..

[Stan]

have them recovered to match

[eri_12]

thanks 2000mn thought mine did look a bit strange! Yeah stan I wondered that myself...might be easier than trying to source some proper ones.

[danwatto]

Seats look great! I am happy to swap cars with you now. Ha ha. Make sure you walk up the road and get some good leather cleaner/ leather care. It will make them softer and last longer. I use meguiars wipes. Easy to use and no mess!

[eri_12]

Haha! Yeah I got onto them with some Meguiars leather conditioner before I put them in...

[danwatto]

Good job. Got lo look after the old cows. Ha ha

[danwatto]

Hold the phone, what are your old seats like? Would they fit in a mk3 4 door? Only want the front ones and are they for sale?

[dylan8]

seats look right at home other then those head rests, bit weird it came with them.

Hold the phone, what are your old seats like? Would they fit in a mk3 4 door? Only want the front ones and are they for sale?

need to weld in mk4 rails or change the base to a mk4 setup.
so can be done, but not bolt in.

[2000MN]

thanks 2000mn thought mine did look a bit strange! Yeah stan I wondered that myself...might be easier than trying to source some proper ones.

Get onto R32OC or vwvortex in them Mk4 R32 classifieds... Quite often there are full cars being parted out etc. Might be your best bet?

Don't even waste your time with local VW, last time I priced one up, it was like 4-500 from memory LOL

[eri_12]

dan I will pm you re the seats...not sure if they are for sale or not...havent thought that far ahead!

there are a few r32s on vortex atm but they are either keeping the seats or they have already sold...i will keep my eye out

[golfgti101]

Nice one, Seats look great!

[curtis715]

dan I will pm you re the seats...not sure if they are for sale or not...havent thought that far ahead!

there are a few r32s on vortex atm but they are either keeping the seats or they have already sold...i will keep my eye out

What about using leather headrests out of a bora? Not 100% sure they'd fit but they look like they would. Be heaps easier to find.

[Stan]

What about using leather headrests out of a bora? Not 100% sure they'd fit but they look like they would. Be heaps easier to find.

Good idea. Arn't the bora ones open and the R32 ones solid? Doesn't matter, would still look ok

[eri_12]

What about using leather headrests out of a bora? Not 100% sure they'd fit but they look like they would. Be heaps easier to find.

Great idea I should pinch the ones out of my Mum's bora and replace them with the cloth ones...!!! The bora ones are open ones (in the one she owns) but are leather...I will see what they look like.

[geoff_gti]

Nice one mate, would love a set of R seats as well! Another mate over here has recently put a set into his Bora Yeah the rear headrests from the R32 are taller than the GTI cloth set so that might be reason they got swapped. I never realised that R32 had been written off after they hit the barrier.