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Re: Anyone got the Shell backed Recaros?
« Reply #30 on: November 26, 2010, 03:59:36 pm »
To be honest, I don't think £1800 is  that OTT, They were a very dear extra on new cars and are fairly rare already, decent condition too.

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Re: Anyone got the Shell backed Recaros?
« Reply #31 on: November 26, 2010, 04:12:26 pm »
To be honest, I don't think £1800 is  that OTT, They were a very dear extra on new cars and are fairly rare already, decent condition too.

not too long ago these could be had for £1000 but due to the scene tax these have shot up but would never change my ed30 seats for them  :smiley:

Mods yes but way too many to stick in this little box

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Re: Anyone got the Shell backed Recaros?
« Reply #32 on: November 26, 2010, 04:14:43 pm »
£1800 is a bit too dear most I would pay is £1500-£1600, never seen a set go for £1000 though  :surprised:

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Re: Anyone got the Shell backed Recaros?
« Reply #33 on: November 26, 2010, 08:27:01 pm »
The thing is if you want these seats, you can buy them use them for a couple of years and sell them for very near what you paid. So basically you can have the seats for 2 or 3 years and pay in total no more £ 200.  If you have the cash to spare, your going to get f*ck all interest in the bank.

And everyone has an opinion on there worth, but the market decides, they are fookin great and rare, that bumps the price up. Just like the ED 30.  :innocent:

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Re: Anyone got the Shell backed Recaros?
« Reply #34 on: November 26, 2010, 09:07:01 pm »

£1800 is a bit too dear most I would pay is £1500-£1600, never seen a set go for £1000 though  :surprised:


....IIRC I bought my cloth ones (R32 cloth) for £1,100 and paid a pro uphosterer £240 to change cloth to Interlagos (material cost £90).

I think the cloth versions were about £2,500 as oem factory until VW stopped the option in 2007(?).


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Re: Anyone got the Shell backed Recaros?
« Reply #35 on: November 27, 2010, 04:12:39 pm »
Robin, dont know the story, its what Paul K had done...  :happy2:

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Re: Anyone got the Shell backed Recaros?
« Reply #36 on: November 27, 2010, 06:30:41 pm »

Robin, dont know the story, its what Paul K had done...  :happy2:


....Cheers  :happy2:. I was just curious how it was done: Embroidered stitchwork? Acrylic paint? What exactly is written?


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Re: Anyone got the Shell backed Recaros?
« Reply #37 on: November 27, 2010, 06:43:10 pm »
its stitched, not painted. ill take a close up pic for u if you like

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Re: Anyone got the Shell backed Recaros?
« Reply #38 on: November 27, 2010, 07:26:30 pm »
what about the audi a8 recaros from a while back? would love a set of these

http://ukpassats.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=20312&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

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Re: Anyone got the Shell backed Recaros?
« Reply #39 on: November 27, 2010, 08:12:25 pm »

£1800 is a bit too dear most I would pay is £1500-£1600, never seen a set go for £1000 though  :surprised:


....IIRC I bought my cloth ones (R32 cloth) for £1,100 and paid a pro uphosterer £240 to change cloth to Interlagos (material cost £90).

I think the cloth versions were about £2,500 as oem factory until VW stopped the option in 2007(?).
Recaro cost from factory
October 2005 price list: £945 for cloth recaros. £2345 for leather heated recaros

July 2007 price list £925 for the leather ones for the GTI (GTI had leather standard then so it says) £2395 for the R32 but included rear side airbags.
« Last Edit: November 27, 2010, 08:14:08 pm by Snoopy »
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Re: Anyone got the Shell backed Recaros?
« Reply #40 on: November 27, 2010, 08:34:32 pm »
what about the audi a8 recaros from a while back? would love a set of these

http://ukpassats.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=20312&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

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They are awesome but I think are even rarer than the mk5 recaros  :sad1:

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Re: Anyone got the Shell backed Recaros?
« Reply #41 on: November 27, 2010, 11:07:57 pm »
Has Rubbertoe said I tried looking for the A8 Recaro(nothing to do with Audi by the way) and they are even rarer than rocking horse stools.

Darren :happy2: