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Dom 
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 Topic: Front seat optionsPosted: 25 May 10 at 13:01 |
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The front seats in my T3 are in dia need of a retrim to repair a rip and match the rear. As it would prob be cheaper to get a pair of seats, what options do I have? I see alot of people are putting Saab seats in, but why? I understand the runners on most seats will have to be modded. Looking for a seat with flat bottom bolsters. |
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johnb
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Posted: 25 May 10 at 14:26 |
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Saab 900/9000 seats (with runners) will bolt flat to the floor. Not sure about Saab 93.
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Posted: 25 May 10 at 17:31 |
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Because they're the comfiest car seats in the world. |
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jason k
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Posted: 25 May 10 at 17:47 |
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bollocks. fit some recaros (THE comfiest seats in the world, fact , no arguing ,so there!!)
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Posted: 25 May 10 at 17:49 |
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Nah - those are for chavs, aren't they?
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Posted: 25 May 10 at 17:51 |
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Posted: 25 May 10 at 17:55 |
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And then stick a fat exhaust on the back and some neons underneath. Sorted!
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caron666
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Posted: 25 May 10 at 18:18 |
Got leather saabs in mine dom, not alot of bother to modify and very comfy almost as comfy as Recaros I reckon. |
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Posted: 25 May 10 at 18:25 |
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not alot of bother to modify [/QUOTE] So, what exactly do you have to do to modify them? I''m pretty lucky as my local scrappy is probably the cheapest in the UK! He'll only charge me a fiver or tenner max for a pair of seats! |
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johnb
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Posted: 25 May 10 at 18:31 |
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Paid £60 for a good pair of Saab 9000 leather seats. Money very ell spent.
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caron666
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Posted: 25 May 10 at 19:15 |
not alot of bother to modify [/QUOTE] So, what exactly do you have to do to modify them? I''m pretty lucky as my local scrappy is probably the cheapest in the UK! He'll only charge me a fiver or tenner max for a pair of seats! [/QUOTE] Follow these instructions: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/georgina_shaun/T3_website/fitting.html |
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Posted: 26 May 10 at 11:05 |
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Cheers Caron, quality!!
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Posted: 26 May 10 at 11:54 |
Fit recaros, very comfy, a great fit, van looks "correct" and you can even fit the OEM T3 Headrests for that Original look which in my opinion is the best, Saab seats are too "space age" for a T3, they stand out too much, although i am sure they are comfortable. |
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More time spent under it than in it....
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Posted: 26 May 10 at 15:22 |
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I have some capri recaros but I replacing with the original vw seats with armrests. |
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A fool and his money are easily parted! Especially when the fool owns a T3
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Posted: 26 May 10 at 23:05 |
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Good look with yer back then... i put my original seats in .......a box !
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More time spent under it than in it....
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Posted: 27 May 10 at 08:12 |
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these are the recaros from my old california.
proper comfy.
 with arm rests too
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Posted: 27 May 10 at 08:47 |
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S/hand seat costs seem to vary a lot from supplier to supplier.Been trawling e bay a lot lately looking for some. All the good ones are miles away ,and therefore not viable financially!
Depends how much work you want to do,I s'pose any seat base can be modded to fit ,providing the basic size criteria fits in the van.
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Posted: 27 May 10 at 18:20 |
I didnt think they too bad.
Do T4 seats fit in?
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Posted: 27 May 10 at 19:09 |
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anybody used mk5 golf type seats? i have some from a touran im going to fit, there a bit wider than saab seats but seems like they might do the trick, flat bases as well, once i know they fit i will be looking out for some heated eos seats or passat even,
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Posted: 27 May 10 at 19:53 |
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I've just fitted a MkIV Golf GTI drivers recaro in my panel van, a lot of cutting and grinding but using the original metal T3 base and welding it looks trick
Just got to cut the golf GTI recaro rear down to make a two seater for the passengers.
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