What would you do? (Recaro question)....

[RedRobin]

sorry to be blunt robin but you know i m right !!

....No problem, Ian - You're a Northern Fat Baastud and call a spade a spade! I was born in Leeds and so that makes me one too.

[candy turbo]

yes but i am right am i not ?  do it the right way , you ve done everything else using the best parts/services around dont skimp now will look the dogs nuts when its done

[matt a]

I appreciate you're a fan of the Interlargos cloth, but I love the fabric on the R's so I would have stored the original interior and bought the cloth rear bench off Jonny, and pocketed the £400+

[RedRobin]

The longer I have this car, the less I want to sell her.

Why do you have to sell her? 

....No.

I should have made it more clear - I was meaning that I love this car more and more in spite of age and mileage.

I don't think the .:R logo looks too bad TBH.

....Thanks for doing that. .:R logo looks and is totally fine as discussed earlier. Perhaps not to an absolute purist but that's not me.

[RedRobin]

I appreciate you're a fan of the Interlargos cloth, but I love the fabric on the R's so I would have stored the original interior and bought the cloth rear bench off Jonny, and pocketed the £400+

....I still can buy the cloth rear seats from Jonny [much appreciated, mate ].

My oem fronts are already sold and in the modded Mk5 Caddy van and he's well pleased I was told today. Ooh, I need to share the story about the T5 he's kitting out for a hot lesbian couple (separate thread later). I'll get pics in due course. I don't have enough storage space at home anyway.

The R32 fabric is really nice, I agree. My daughter Sky and her mates prefer the Interlagos - Girlies prefer patterns. I taxi'd them today and asked. The look on Anna's face when I said "I want to ask you something - You can't see it now because you're sat on it, but......" was priceless, we were all in hysterics.

We seem to be going around in circles a bit now - I'll be able to make my final decision next week after I've spoken to the upholsterer and also know if I can get the right Interlagos fabric or not.

[Snoopy]

My view is you have spent so much money getting the car to were you want it why compromise now?

I am really looking forward to your review of them compared to the standard seats.

[RedRobin]

My view is you have spent so much money getting the car to were you want it why compromise now?

....Because I've spent so much money that I've got none left? - No, that's not the case I'm extremely fortunate to say.

Are you thinking that anything other than option 1 (brand new GTI Interlagos covers from VW) is a compromise? - I'm not seeing my other options as a compromise but just as alternative treatments.

I am really looking forward to your review of them compared to the standard seats.

....Thanks, buddy - I'll do my best and it's currently half-written and rather more to share than I anticipated.

[MongyUk]

Save the money, I would never be bothered, they look amazing as they are. The money would not be buying you anything, buy curry and beer with it instead.

....Thanks for the quick response

Are you saying save my money and don't even get Interlagos cloth, or just go for option 2?

Btw I don't drink beer (or any alcohol anymore) but I know what you mean. The money would go on my VWR engine mount or V-Power.

I would say option £0 keep them how they are, nice seats.

[RedRobin]

I would say option £0 keep them how they are, nice seats.

....Sorry but having a mixed seating upholstery interior is not an option I would be at all happy with long term. It's only ok now while I sort out what to do. 

[Snoopy]

Are you thinking that anything other than option 1 (brand new GTI Interlagos covers from VW) is a compromise? - I'm not seeing my other options as a compromise but just as alternative treatments.

The way i was thinking was if you had to ask this question by starting a thread then there is maybe a small nagging doubt in your head somewere that maybe saying just that.

[RedRobin]

Are you thinking that anything other than option 1 (brand new GTI Interlagos covers from VW) is a compromise? - I'm not seeing my other options as a compromise but just as alternative treatments.

The way i was thinking was if you had to ask this question by starting a thread then there is maybe a small nagging doubt in your head somewere that maybe saying just that.

....Hmm, I think that you may be right about me having a small nagging doubt at first, but what this thread has done is inform me of other opinions about the .:R logo on a GTI and also inspire some alternative options.



EDIT: I just wanted to add that since first posting this thread, the .:R is definitely not a niggle and in fact I am going to check the possibility of embroidering it in red.