A4 seat options

[Lee Levitt]

Kent writes:
> I picked up a set of A4 sport seats, front and rear, locally for a good
> price. Fabric, not leather, but my butt won't care once it settles in.
> Besides, isn't leather hotter in summer and colder in winter?
>
> Installation will have to wait until next weekend when I get back home
> to NH. The test sit has me looking forward to that first ride with the new seat(s).
>    

Kent,

I replaced the manual cloth sport seats in my '01 A4 1.8t with a set of 
B5 S4 leather power seats. There was some minor fabrication that had to 
be done (removing the front mounting point for each seat), but it was 
pretty straightforward.

I found the cloth sport seats to be rather hard and uncomfortable, 
particularly as compared to the leather seats. There just doesn't seem 
to be much give in the cushions. And I don't carry extra personal 
padding, so I felt it. :)

The leather is hotter in the summer, but strangely, also warmer in the 
winter. The cloth seats are cold, and remain that way. The leather warms 
up quickly (separate from the seat heaters).

You should be able to find B5 S4 seats available pretty cheaply...I 
think I paid $300 for the front seats (heated, powered, leather). 
Everything, electronically, was plug and play, including the side 
airbags. Microsoft could learn a lesson here. :)

Just my .02.

Lee