[s-cars] Manual seat parts for C4

[Robert Rossato]

Hold the phone here.  There should/might be a simpler way.  

If the Pole Position is set up the same way as an old Recaro racing
bucket I have, it is flat bottomed and mounts to whatever bracket it
uses via 4 bolts coming up through the bracket.  The factory Recaro
seats in our cars mount the exact same way to the power adjustment
bracketry from what I've seen.  So, you should be able to just unbolt
the factory seat and bolt in the racing seat, assuming the bolt pattern
is the same, which I would think it would be.  You'll have to disconnect
the harness leading to the rear back rest motor and the heated seats,
and you may have to modify the side trim piece that holds the switches
but that's about it.  Maybe you can find a cheap worn drivers seat that
you can gut for the mounting base so you can always put your stock seat
back in if need be

Just a thought.

Bob

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> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Manual seat parts for C4
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> 
> Taka,
>  
> I am trying to fit a Recaro Pole Position seat on the 
> driver's side with a  
> slider because both my daughter and I use the car at the 
> track. Recaro in  
> Germany sent a slider that bolts in, however, it is for a 
> manual seat. It uses  
> the center rail on the manual seat C4s, and all of the lever 
> hardware. If you  
> check the ETKA you will see that all the C4 cars from 1992 to 
> 1997 had a choice 
>  of seats. The only difference was the bracket that mounted 
> to the floor to  
> accommodate the center rail attachment for the manual seat. 
> When I looked at 
> my  car, even the carpet is pre-cut for the center rail 
> attachment. When I 
> pulled  the carpet up from the driver's side the current 
> bracket is bolted down. I 
>  didn't look on the inside of the driver's yet, but I would 
> doubt they would 
> weld  it on there.
>  
> This is why I am trying to find a junk yard in Canada. I know 
> that no  manual 
> seat C4s came to the USA. I am hoping that Audi shipped some 
> to  Canada. If 
> this does not work I will try Great Britain.
>  
> I have also been in touch with Wedge Engineering in CA about 
> a bracket.  They 
> don't have one for the C4. They would need a car to build 
> one. The only  
> problem here, is that the height of the seat might force my 
> head into the roof.  
> You would have the base, then the slider, then the seat 
> brackets, and then the  
> seat.
>  
> Regards,
>  
> Robert
>  
>  
>  
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