[A4] Spark Control on 1.8T

Tue Apr 11 16:01:52 EDT 2006

Removal of the seat cushion will yeild recaro tags allover the non 
seen parts of the seat. I think that most of the seats that I've had 
the pleasure of dismantling were mfged by recaro. These however are 
not the same as the aftermarket variety of recaros, although they look 
similar. Only the real sporty seats are badged as recaro, such as the 
RS6 ones. I guess the name give Audi or VW the opportunity to charge 
more moeny for something the customer was already getting.

----- Original Message -----
From: Doug Johnson <ur-quattro at msn.com>
Date: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 2:54 pm
Subject: Re: [A4] Spark Control on 1.8T
To: 'Larry Velez' <larry at sinu.com>
Cc: a4 at audifans.com

> I'm sure Recaro is the manufacturer.
> I'd guess they manufacture most of Audi's seats, no? 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry Velez [mailto:larry at sinu.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 12:42 PM
> To: Brian J White; Doug Johnson; Brandon Rogers; Rocky Mullin
> Cc: a4 at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: [A4] Spark Control on 1.8T
> 
> 
> 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 
> 2001A4 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 
> seriescars?
> > >
> > > 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
> > >
> > >  http://www.mnftiu.cc/mnftiu.cc/images/war.008.gif
> > >
> http://www.secularhumanism.org/index.php?
section=library&page=britt_23_2
> > >
> > >
> > >
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