 Mystery seats, Can anyone ID these? |
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| lapuwali |
 Sep 11 2004, 05:18 PM
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Not another one!  Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743   |
Came with the car. Fit the backpad decently, as can be seen. No markings on them I can find. I have both seats, but am replacing them with stock seats.
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| lapuwali |
Sep 11 2004, 05:19 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743 |
Nother angle
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| Andyrew |
Sep 11 2004, 05:30 PM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,377 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California 
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Looks simular to recaro seats.... Maybe just custom?
Are they on 914 sliders? or how is it mounted? Im guessing your asking this to sell them eh? How much? |
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| Aaron Cox |
Sep 11 2004, 05:33 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
i'd be interested (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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| seanery |
Sep 11 2004, 05:38 PM
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waiting to rebuild whitey! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,854 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None |
kinda look like what was in my old GTI
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| lapuwali |
Sep 11 2004, 05:49 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743 |
Looks to me like someone welded on a crossbracket and drilled them so they'd bolt to 914 sliders. The bottom pad is thick enough that you sit about at the same level as you do in the stock seats with the stock cushion in place, which is too high for my taste. They're heavier than the stockers, too (haven't weighed them, just the grunt test).
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| matt_o_70 |
Sep 11 2004, 07:39 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 33 Joined: 6-July 04 From: rochester NY Member No.: 2,312 |
look to me like the factory VW recaro style seats that were in my 86 GTI and similar seats in my early eighty's sciroccos
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| McMark |
Sep 11 2004, 07:44 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
Looks like modified stock to me. That headrest is awfully familiar.
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| lapuwali |
Sep 11 2004, 08:46 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743 |
Definitely not modified stock. The headrest is a separate piece, and there's no "pan". Open-tube-frame construction, like most seats. Sounds like there's some interest, so I'll try to take some better pics, and will put them on the on the classifieds.
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| nein14 |
 Sep 12 2004, 07:22 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 839 Joined: 6-February 03 From: USA Member No.: 262 |
If the seats are still avalible Iam interested PM me.
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| mack914 |
Sep 12 2004, 11:30 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 387 Joined: 5-July 04 From: Toledo, Oh Member No.: 2,306 |
Seat looks pretty good in the car.
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| lapuwali |
Sep 12 2004, 12:19 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743 |
Solved the mystery. I pulled the passenger seat, and it had a label on the bottom, unlike the driver's side. Ironically, these are British seats (only two German cars but half-dozen Brit cars in my past). Skats Paddy Hopkirk Carrera Recliners. No idea if that outfit is still in business. Paddy Hopkirk is still alive, and still lending his name to various products. For those who've never heard of him, Paddy was a sports car and rally driver, active primarily in the 60s. He drove quite a few BMC cars to victory, including a famous win in a Mini in the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally. In any case, there's a clue if anyone wants to try to find a pair of aftermarket seats for the 914 that really do fit just about perfectly, and look "period" (probably ARE period).
I'm posting these in the Classifieds Section, so go there for more pics and my guess at a price. |
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