The Official Mk6 Golf Seat Thread

[REXman]

Stock GOLF R Recaro Seats

Where would you find the Recaro seats that come as an option, in the aftermarket? Price?

[Corey_R]

At "Pick-and-Pay Less" after one has been written off?

[halojump]

Not see the VW Recaro's in real life. These RECARO look similar to the pictures.

I am thinking that they'd be pretty costly.

[Buller_Scott]

is this to put in your M3? or did you end up going with the MY11 subaru works? granted, the recaros wont come in as handy in the WRX as they would in even a GTI as... well, the GTI is a faster car when both are tuned, but at least they'll look nice....

[Corey_R]

Not see the VW Recaro's in real life. These RECARO look similar to the pictures.

I am thinking that they'd be pretty costly.

Actually... I'm pretty sure that this model is actually much closer... but it's still not going to match without some retailoring.

[Tux]

Sorry to be off topic a bit BUT I'm sure one of the reviews I read on the current GTI stated that it had ' Recaro' seats. Excuse my ignorance but are the GTI seats made or designed by Recaro?

[hooba]

I think you're referring to the WHEELS magazine test, in which they used a 3 door R with the optional Recaro seats (sans side airbags).

[Mr_Bob]

The international Recaro site lists them.
RECARO: VW Golf VI R

I'm not sure if it's legal to retrofit, as the non-recaros are fitted with side airbags, and the Recaros don't have them
I could be wrong though, it may also depend on you local transport authority rules.

[Corey_R]

I'd find it hard to understand how it would be illegal to put these seats due to "removal of airbag" if Volkswagen are allowed to do it.
We've seen that link plenty of times before, but they are all seats you can't order from Recaro...

[REXman]

Yeah I have already emailed Recaro and they wont sell them to public.

Cmon like serioulsy just gimme the seats damn it.

[slipshot]

You could check around for other Recaro's - much will depend on whether you want Recaro branding. If you want the Recaro brand, then you can look at lots of choices. Although, and this is true, Recaro do license their name to others for use on non-Recaro seats but allow them to put the Recaro name on it. For example, the Recaro seats in the XR5 are not made by Recaro at all, but by one of Ford's seat manufactures. Cheeky but I guess if you can get away with it...

[REXman]

Thats downright ugly!! I mean I know someone with an XR5 and they are pretty happy that they own "Recaro's".

Surely that not fair trading..

[Maverick]

Yeah I have already emailed Recaro and they wont sell them to public.

Cmon like serioulsy just gimme the seats damn it.

Recaro sell them to Volkswagen, Volkswagen is their customer.

Why not buy them from Volkswagen spare parts, if you really want them just pay the price.

[robby_jai]

not even close.
the closest recaro to the oem jobbies are the Recaro Sportster.

These are light a buggery, expensive as buggery, comfy as buggery and in my honest opinion looks less out there than the VW OEM seats.. and oh yeh they are used in a lot of OEM manufacturers such as lotus evora, Ford Focus RS, Renaults... etc etc etc

Not see the VW Recaro's in real life. These RECARO look similar to the pictures.

I am thinking that they'd be pretty costly.

[robby_jai]

been down this path before.. the only way VW will sell them to you via spare parts is to LITERALLY buy them as parts PIECE by PIECE and rebuild the seats yourself. that comes up to a grand total of 7k for the seats.

quite frankly VW were just being ridiculous.

i run recaro sportsters in mine and i like how they look and it looks very factory oem

Recaro sell them to Volkswagen, Volkswagen is their customer.

Why not buy them from Volkswagen spare parts, if you really want them just pay the price.