Recaro Seat fitted

rstoughy · 02-04-2012, 12:38 PM

Well decided to bite the bullet and go down the Bucket Seat route for the car.
2 reasons, 1- I hardly use it anymore on the road and 2- it should preserve the original from wear and tear from my lardy ar$e.

After looking around at what was available and speaking to a few folks i decided on the Recaro Profi SPA. (its snug thats for sure)

Looked into VAG mounts and what was available as an alternative so until i lay my hands on some i have fab'd up a set to get the seat in the car.

Hopefully some folk can get use out of this as a DIY guide if you are happy to have the steel frame rather than the VAC mounts.

Heres some pics,

The chosen seat

Blank sheet to work with Yes i need new sill plates

Mock up a mount based on dimensions of original subframe

Make up some angles for the slider to mount to

Weld the frame up and trial fit

Give it a lick of black paint and bolt it in

Few grommets to finish it off

And all ready for next weekend

northernjim · 02-04-2012, 01:51 PM

tidy job Paul

did you do the welding too? being a csl owner I would guess no, but knowing you have owned old fords I would say yes!

rstoughy · 02-04-2012, 01:54 PM

Hahaha yes Jim all done by my fair hands, plenty practice in years gone by

need4speed · 02-04-2012, 05:24 PM

Nice welds mate

! Better than my Birdshit efforts!

**CraigMillwardCroft** · 02-04-2012, 05:44 PM

Nice job where did you get the seat belt fixing for the drivers side

rstoughy · 02-04-2012, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CraigMillwardCroft

Nice job where did you get the seat belt fixing for the drivers side

The fixing actually come out of an old RS Evo.
Bolts to the car using the original fixing bolt so done the job perfectly here.

**shimmy** · 02-04-2012, 06:23 PM

mattCSLnut · 02-04-2012, 06:45 PM

Neat DIY job Paul

shane@mbtech · 02-04-2012, 07:48 PM

Great job Paul

My only concern would be that the seat looks very high. Might just be the pics though

**CraigMillwardCroft** · 02-04-2012, 07:52 PM

How do you get three bungs to fill four holes

02-04-2012, 12:38 PM	#1
rstoughy S6, Sport On, Traction Off Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 1,948 Casino cash: $25408	Recaro Seat fitted Well decided to bite the bullet and go down the Bucket Seat route for the car. 2 reasons, 1- I hardly use it anymore on the road and 2- it should preserve the original from wear and tear from my lardy ar$e. After looking around at what was available and speaking to a few folks i decided on the Recaro Profi SPA. (its snug thats for sure) Looked into VAG mounts and what was available as an alternative so until i lay my hands on some i have fab'd up a set to get the seat in the car. Hopefully some folk can get use out of this as a DIY guide if you are happy to have the steel frame rather than the VAC mounts. Heres some pics, The chosen seat Blank sheet to work with Yes i need new sill plates Mock up a mount based on dimensions of original subframe Make up some angles for the slider to mount to Weld the frame up and trial fit Give it a lick of black paint and bolt it in Few grommets to finish it off And all ready for next weekend __________________ Paul. Ooooft!!! 16yrs in the CSL and still loving it "shine on you crazy diamond" Last edited by rstoughy; 02-04-2012 at 01:55 PM.

02-04-2012, 01:51 PM	#2
northernjim Driving it like I nicked it Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: lancashire Posts: 2,082 Casino cash: $20572	tidy job Paul did you do the welding too? being a csl owner I would guess no, but knowing you have owned old fords I would say yes! __________________

02-04-2012, 01:54 PM	#3
rstoughy S6, Sport On, Traction Off Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 1,948 Casino cash: $25408	Hahaha yes Jim all done by my fair hands, plenty practice in years gone by __________________ Paul. Ooooft!!! 16yrs in the CSL and still loving it "shine on you crazy diamond"

02-04-2012, 06:23 PM	#7
shimmy CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Uk Posts: 14,646 Casino cash: $43909	__________________ .

02-04-2012, 06:45 PM	#8
mattCSLnut CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Cambridge Posts: 6,460 Casino cash: $27763	Neat DIY job Paul __________________ UK CSL No.020 ... after 7 years of ownership I've now SOLD it !!!

02-04-2012, 05:24 PM	#4
need4speed S5, Sport Off, DSC M-track Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Dubai Posts: 569 Casino cash: $11168	Nice welds mate ! Better than my Birdshit efforts!

02-04-2012, 05:44 PM	#5
CraigMillwardCroft CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Marlow Posts: 3,973 Casino cash: $18153	Nice job where did you get the seat belt fixing for the drivers side

02-04-2012, 07:48 PM	#9
shane@mbtech CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: warrington Posts: 5,419 Casino cash: $19783	Great job Paul My only concern would be that the seat looks very high. Might just be the pics though

02-04-2012, 07:52 PM	#10
CraigMillwardCroft CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Marlow Posts: 3,973 Casino cash: $18153	How do you get three bungs to fill four holes