[s-cars] Manual seat parts for C4

[Taka Mizutani]

I would check the measurements, but I'm pretty sure the floorpan the seat
rails
are the same between the A6 and the S6.

Taka


On 8/17/06, Robert Rossato <bob.rossato_af at cox.net> wrote:
>
> Having seen the factory Recaro seats apart and mentally comparing them
> to the Recaro race seat I have, the base cushion height is the same.
> So, if you can sit in the stock seat with a helmet, then you should fit
> fine with the recaro race bucket on the OEM seat base.
>
> The 100/A6 seat base might be an option but I wasn't sure if it might
> mount differently than the ones for the Recaros.  Haven't seen the
> standard seats apart.
>
> Bob
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> > [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Taka Mizutani
> > Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 7:38 AM
> > To: Robert Rossato
> > Cc: RCaro900SS at aol.com; s-car-list at audifans.com
> > Subject: Re: [s-cars] Manual seat parts for C4
> >
> >
> > Bob-
> > One consideration is total seat height. You can often reuse
> > the OEM seat
> > base with some steel adapter brackets and sturdy (read very
> > high-grade)
> > bolts, but since most of those fixed bucket seats are
> > designed to use side
> > mounts and thus mounted very low, I think you might end up
> > with a very tall
> > seat.
> >
> > If you can use the OEM seat base w/o any height issues, then
> > getting the
> > power seat base from a 100 or A6 would be a much cheaper
> > proposition than a
> > S-car base.
> >
> > Taka
>
>