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Offline V4thc

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Can mk5 5 door seats be adapted to fit in a 3 door ?
« on: February 03, 2016, 03:21:17 am »
I was wondering if i bought some vw mk5 r32 seats for a 5 door if i could adapt there mechanism with my old 3 door seats so that they would slide back amd forth off the lever on the side ?

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Re: Can mk5 5 door seats be adapted to fit in a 3 door ?
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2016, 05:25:46 pm »
You would have to swap all the soft furnishings over to the relevant frame, which is no easy task!


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Re: Can mk5 5 door seats be adapted to fit in a 3 door ?
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2016, 05:33:17 pm »
If you don't have a problem with chucking passengers in the back then yes you can as the five door front seats only recline manually.