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MK999
31-05-11, 11:17 PM
Almost identical to Ford Recaro stuff, but the tilt levers are halfway down the seat, not at the top? slight differences in the material/trim but they have almost definitely been retrimmed in leather.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/MK999/31052011422.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/MK999/31052011421.jpg

Be useful to know as I'm short a tilt lever.

Apologies for poor pictures, it's dark out. lol
davidfox280585
31-05-11, 11:30 PM
alfa possibly
MK999
31-05-11, 11:35 PM
Any clues on which? Only one with similar seats so far is a Milano and it's 4 door, so no tilt.
Novasport
31-05-11, 11:48 PM
Manta, Astra Mk1 or Early Cav Mk2 SR retrimmed
MK999
01-06-11, 12:01 AM
Manta, Astra Mk1 or Early Cav Mk2 SR retrimmed

Spot on :thumb: Same seats also seem to come in E21 BMW's, slightly different adjustment knob on the side though:

In fact just stumbled across this:
http://2002parts.com/html/recaro_front_seats.html

Right at the bottom, full leather retrims from aardvarc racing for a bmw, smooth bolsters and perforated centres, which are exactly what mine are, and they seem to have been quite a popular company too.

Glad I didn't fork out $1700 for them though lol
L14MNP
01-06-11, 12:28 AM
^ I already told you this! lol The guy that I collected them from said the same too. :p
MK999
01-06-11, 12:29 AM
^ I already told you this! lol The guy that I collected them from said the same too. :p

You told me mk2 astra GTE? Which didn't match...

edit: In fact I'm pretty sure it was "Mk2 astra gte, or something" so you obviously weren't awake at the time :p
L14MNP
01-06-11, 12:35 AM
lol Not like you to be wrong! ;) Maybe I said mk2. I meant mk1. My mate had the same seats in his Nova years ago, in the original material.
MK999
01-06-11, 12:37 AM
lol Not like you to be wrong! ;) Maybe I said mk2. I meant mk1. My mate had the same seats in his Nova years ago, in the original material.

Fair enough, fairly sure you said Mk2 but you might have said astra GTE and I've thought mk2. Not the $1700 BMW retrim then? :( lol
L14MNP
01-06-11, 12:43 AM
Not the $1700 BMW retrim then? :( lol

Don't think they breed plastic cows in Germania. lol
MK999
01-06-11, 12:27 PM
It's not plastic, genuine leather :p