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S3 leather seats

Post by RacingTeatray » Wed Oct 01, 2003 1:09 pm

Can anyone please post a pic of standard S3 leather seats? [img]images/graemlins/thumbs.gif[/img]

Were the leather seats always recaro as standard or was that an option?

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Re: S3 leather seats

Post by bjacks » Wed Oct 01, 2003 1:17 pm

I'm sure Riz has 6000 better ones but here is mine from the side to be going on with.

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Post by Mo_S3 » Wed Oct 01, 2003 3:00 pm

Leather and Recaro's were always standard in the S3's.

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Post by Riz_RS4 » Wed Oct 01, 2003 6:47 pm

Already discussed Here

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Re: S3 leather seats

Post by RacingTeatray » Thu Oct 02, 2003 4:10 pm

Cheers but was hoping for a pic to show the design of the seats. Neither photo showed the backrest/headrest.

Wanted to see if they look particularly different from normal A3 leather seats.
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Post by bjacks » Thu Oct 02, 2003 5:01 pm

What do you want to know about the differences mate? I've had both.

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Post by Riz_RS4 » Thu Oct 02, 2003 7:36 pm

Here is a picture from a angle.

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[img]images/rsul/26441-racaro.jpg[/img]
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Re: S3 leather seats

Post by Mo_S3 » Thu Oct 02, 2003 11:18 pm

Riz, i c u have got the old mans arm rest in ur car !! So its true then eh.. u do drive like Miss Daisy ! Probably explains why u havent kerbed any of ur alloys yet !! [img]images/graemlins/<beep>_you.gif[/img]

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Post by Riz_RS4 » Thu Oct 02, 2003 11:21 pm

Ermmmmmm [img]images/graemlins/sekret.gif[/img] no comment.
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Re: S3 leather seats

Post by RacingTeatray » Fri Oct 03, 2003 9:52 am

I have the opportunity to buy a black leather S3 interior for my A3 Quattro for £450 and wanted to see what one looked like.

Is quite different from the A3 seats in design.
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Re: S3 leather seats

Post by bjacks » Fri Oct 03, 2003 10:04 am

That is a good price really. Remember that you may not have the power to hook up to the Recaros to move them about (which will be a headache). The seats are pretty good in the A3 anyway but the Recaros are the business [img]images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] The leather is softer than the A3's which is nice, but for me I get a lot hotter in my S3 because the leather tends to stick to me more, if you see where I'm coming from.
I take it that the sub frames are the same, or come with the seats? Do you also get the door cards?

Good luck eitherway,

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Post by Paul-RS » Fri Oct 03, 2003 12:19 pm

that is a good price. I was told the Recaros for the fronts are £1500 quid each new.

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Post by sitas3 » Fri Oct 03, 2003 12:21 pm

that is a good price. I was told the Recaros for the fronts are £1500 quid each new.

I agree with Paul - that is a v. good price. Won't ask where that came from then!!

Do the electrics need some consideration?
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Re: S3 leather seats

Post by RacingTeatray » Fri Oct 03, 2003 3:42 pm

Yes I thought about that too and in the end decided I couldn't be arsed right now so let it go.

Decided more hassle than worth given the standard seats are pretty nice anyway and heavily bolstered.

Better things to do with £450 anyway.

But cheers for the help people. [img]images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]
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