[geeks] question about audi and jetta seats

[Joshua D Boyd]

On Mon, Jul 22, 2002 at 06:05:02PM -0500, Mike Hebel wrote:

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> As for doing it - I've seen many people do it on differing vehicles. 
> Usually that replace bench seats on older vehicles with buckets.  I 
> considered using a pair of Ricaro buckets from a Golf in my '81 Dodge 
> 024 before I killed it.  If the bolts don't line up you'll have to weld 
> though.
> 
> You "might" be able to get a body shop to answer your questions too but 
> it depends on how well you know the people there

I don't know anyone who works for a body shop.  I asked my mechanic,
but he just said, that one of his costomers bought a set of 98 jetta
seats to put in an 85 golf, and he never heard how it actually went.
 
> One more thing:  Measure the total height of the seat for comparison 
> with your old one.  One of my friends put a larger seat in a much 
> smaller car and was surprised to find that he couldn't put the seat all 
> the way vertical because it touched the ceiling! ;-)

Well, I shouldn't have any trouble with that since I'm trying to stick
to something from VW, but I'll keep it in mind.  A bigger problem is
going to be making sure the seat sits low enough for ME to still fit
in the car.

-- 
Joshua D. Boyd