Nice comment - Autoweek

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> VAG definately used genuine Recaro seats in some cars.  My '91 Jetta GLI
> has seats with Recaro stamped in big red letters across the middle and
> recaro tags on the bottom of the seat.  I think the seats were the LE or LX
> model at the time, but the Recaro tent at the last detroit auto show had
> seats almost identical to these still available.  The rear seat doesn't
> have such markings, but is definately different than most jetta rear seats.
>  I don't think the rears are Recaro made, though.  FWIW, I've never, ever
> sat in better seats than the front ones in my jetta.  Good god.  And after
> 180K miles they're as firm and tear-free as they were when it was new.

Back in the mid-1980s I was involved with Recaro's adaptation of its
IT systems to meet the demands of VW's 'just in time' inventory
management systems.  At that time, Recaro supplied the vast majority
if not all of the seats used in all VWs, Audis, and many other German
cars.  The 'own brand' operation was a tiny fraction of their output.

Things may have changed, but I doubt it.  Recaro may have been lower
profile than Bosch, but their stuff went into just as many cars.

Ur-quattro seats are Recaro - anyone who has stripped the seatback
covers should have seen the stickers.

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