[V8] Re: Seats for the V8, tips

[David Head]

For those interested, S6 seats fit the 92 V8 perfectly. All connectors 
fit correctly also. The 92 cars have a plastic block tie wrapped in 
place to prevent the seat from going back too far. These have to be 
removed from each side track in order to access the bolts. There are 
also cute trim pieces which cover the feet in front. If you source new 
seats from a 92 up car make sure you get those too if you plan on 
putting later seats into a 91 or earlier car. Remember - S6 seats have 
the solid headrest - S4 seats headrests are open like the earlier cars.
The ecru looks nice. We've decided not to recolor at this time - the 
difference to brown is not unattractive. Plus, if the wife decides later 
to drive the lago/grey car due to the softer suspension, the ecru will 
look good against the grey interior.
The 92 up cars use a trim cap which covers the screw for the trim piece 
in back on the inside. You can carefully pry this out to access the 
screw. On my 90 V8 its a plastic plug in place of the screw - use a 
small socket from underneath to compress the 'locking' feet, then pry 
carefully.

So if your V8 seats are trashed, even if you can't afford the premium 
prices the 'S' seats go for, you could always spring for A6 seats which 
are nice and a dime a dozen...

Currently I know of 2 'S' sets in the east for sale (force5auto.com, 
tan, ecru), one set in Colorado, one in northern California (both in the 
marketplace, and black, as I recall).

Maybe Audi has better seats, but I haven't sat in them yet...

Dave
92 V8 ragusa green/tan/ecru sport seats
90 V8 tornado red/black sport seats
90 V8 lago/grey 'the hanger queen' - due for resurrection when the 
temperature comes up a bit...