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Bucket Seats
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:44 pm
by stumpyrs4
Can I ask why Recaro Pole Positions seem to be the replacement seat of choice, as opposed to say Sparco, Momo, or similar?
Appreciate you are buying 'Recaro quality', but surely Sparco etc can't be bad either?
Presumably the other flavours fit Audi's...?
RE: Bucket Seats
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 1:39 pm
by david7m
Brand loyalty
Dave
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 1:58 pm
by GDS968
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 2:35 pm
by Nige_RS4
I think because they were a factory option - take a peek in the GmbH brochure.
Sparco's seem to be the seat of choice for chav'd up Corsas!
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 2:41 pm
by stumpyrs4
Found this at lunchtime, which is why I asked the question about PP's...
Appreciate brand loyalty, and they are quality anyway, but they're more than double some other 'apparently' equally quality seats.
presumably you can get brackets for them for the RS4 too, so why not?!
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 2:44 pm
by stumpyrs4
Wouldn't call this fella a chav (has Sparco's):
http://audisrs.com/about8077.html
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 2:46 pm
by stumpyrs4
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 3:37 pm
by david7m
Seen the size of those black brake calipers?
Dave
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 3:51 pm
by Nige_RS4
I would!
Can't understand why someone would do this to something like an audi unless it's being stripped down for a track day / race car.
The cloth (instead of factory leather) and big bold sparco lettering in white detract from the quality of these cars IMHO.
I appreciate it's only a seat and you can always put the originals back in, but for everyday use ... I'm not so sure.
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 4:52 pm
by stumpyrs4
Appreciate the stenciling /embroidery isn't particularly tasteful...
What if they were re-covered in leather as has been done with Pole Positions? Would that change your mind?
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 10:27 pm
by nosaJ
Each to his own I suppose.I've got the Recaro P.P's(Nige's old car!).I like the fact they were a factory option.They look great and 'right' in the car.Also they are the comfiest seats I have ever sat in over long journeys.
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 1:50 pm
by jc..
the cloth on the sparco is horrible! reminds me of nylon tights!
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 8:33 pm
by grizz
I've got Sparco pro 2000 in the rs4..
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 9:41 pm
by stumpyrs4
Grizz, call the PO-lice...
Someone's stolen the interior of your car, but kindly left a blue egg crate for you to sit on!!
Can't believe they stole the carpet too...
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 9:42 pm
by stumpyrs4
Are you taking this down to CC?
What's it's Specs?