[A4] Spark Control on 1.8T

[Rocky Mullin]

	i think they might be.

At 3:42 PM -0400 4/11/06, Larry Velez wrote:
>
>Those sport seats look a lot like the Recaros on my 91 VW GTI 16V.   Are
>they actually rebadged Recaros?
>
>Larry
>99.5 A4 1.8T
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: a4-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:a4-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf
>Of Brian J White
>Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 12:57 PM
>To: Doug Johnson; 'Brandon Rogers'; 'Rocky Mullin'
>Cc: a4 at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: [A4] Spark Control on 1.8T
>
>Script has nothing to do with it...it's the shape of the seats.
>
>The sport seats have large thigh bolsters and slightly larger side
>bolsters, neither of which the standard seats have.
>
>Pictures tell a thousand words.  Here are cloth sport seats from a 2001
>A4 1.8T
>
>http://www.127th.com/audi/pics/01-05-13sportseats003.html
>
>http://www.127th.com/audi/pics/01-05-13sportseats002.html
>
>http://www.127th.com/audi/pics/01-05-13sportseats001.html
>
>
>There are leather non-sport seats for comparison...also from a 2000 or
>2001.
>
>http://www.vision.caltech.edu/koller/eBay/Moving_Sale/Audi_A4/A4_Front_S
>eats_Right.JPG
>
>
>
>At 08:38 2006-04-11, Doug Johnson wrote:
>>Back on the mother-list, the 'quattro' cloth had been described as
>>being a jacquard cloth.  It's a somewhat coarse weave; maybe a bit
>>'grainy,' with threads being very evident in the cloth.
>>
>>Is that what the Jacquard Satin's like on your (your wife's) '98?
>>
>>I guess my real question is whether the 'quattro' script cloth
>>indicates the seats are sport seats, or whether they used the 'quattro'
>
>>cloth on the non-sport seats, too.
>>
>>Thanks for everyone's patience.
>>
>>Doug
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Brandon Rogers [mailto:brogers at terrix.com]
>>Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 8:54 AM
>>To: Doug Johnson; 'Rocky Mullin'
>>Cc: a4 at audifans.com
>>Subject: Re: [A4] Spark Control on 1.8T
>>
>>I've seen cloth (like the quatrro script material) like on the old 80s,
>
>>90s, on A4s not sure what it s called.  There is also Jacquard Satin, I
>
>>believe it's called, which I have on my [now my wife's] '98 w/ sport
>seats.
>>
>>Brandon
>>'98 A4
>>'01 S4
>>'84 urq 20V
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Doug Johnson" <ur-quattro at msn.com>
>>To: "'Rocky Mullin'" <caliban at sharon.net>
>>Cc: <a4 at audifans.com>
>>Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 7:31 AM
>>Subject: Re: [A4] Spark Control on 1.8T
>>
>>
>>  > Rocky,
>>  >
>>  > I'm a fan of cloth!  Did the !4 Sport seats come in any fabric other
>
>>  > that the 'quattro' jacquard cloth, like in the 4000 and 80/90 series
>cars?
>>  >
>>  > Thanks,
>>  >
>>  > Doug
>>  >
>>  > -----Original Message-----
>>  > From: Rocky Mullin [mailto:caliban at sharon.net]
>>  > Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 9:32 PM
>>  > To: Brian J White; Doug Johnson
>>  > Cc: a4 at audifans.com
>>  > Subject: Re: [A4] Spark Control on 1.8T
>>  >
>>  > At 8:06 PM -0700 4/10/06, Brian J White wrote:
>>  >>
>>  >>Sport seats only came in cloth on the 1.8T.....cloth or leather on
>>  >>the 2.8.   Leatherette was the standard seat in the 1.8T.  However,
>I
>>  >>found that they were very supportive and made from wonderful
>>  >>material (another thing Rocky and I differ on.  He likes aged
>>  >>leather look..)
>>  >
>>  > i was pretty pleased with how cloth turned out for me in my 1.8.
>>  > definitely grippy and those old sport seats are AWESOME.  i like
>>  > leather in the new cars but as far as aged looks go, i don't plan to
>
>>  > own any audi out of warranty, to it's moot :)  i did like the aged
>>  > look on my leather quattro seats.  and god, that smell, that
>>  > wonderful old smell, like an old porsche.
>>  >
>>  >
>>  > --
>>  >  Rocky Mullin
>>  >
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