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(Message started by: Daniel on Jun 16^th, 2012, 8:20pm)

Title: Reccaro Seats Anyone got any?
Post by Daniel on Jun 16^th, 2012, 8:20pm

Hi all
Has anyone on here got any reccaro seats in their scorpio? Just wondered how rare they are. How hard would it be to find a full set for sale and fit into my 24v? Not looking yet as i aint got the cash but just an idea ive had for somtime in the future. Ant photos would be nice because ive never seen a set properly only in the brouchures!!
Dan ;D

Title: Re: Reccaro Seats Anyone got any?
Post by Baz on Jun 17^th, 2012, 9:56am

Daniel...

The recaros are an aquired taste to be honest; if you are on the larger size they can be very uncomfortable. They are also not as hard wearing as the leather seats as the side bolsters get rubbed everytime you get in and out of the car so after more than a decade of inning and outing, most available now will already be damaged!!

They also do not have heater functions and only very limited electrical movement and would be no good in a very late car with side airbags as they weren't available with that feature so the airbag warning light would be constantly illuminated and thus be an MOT failure!

Personally I could never understand why anyone would want what in effect are racing seats in a big motorway cruiser.... they are OK in Escort rally cars, but not a Scorpio!!

Title: Re: Reccaro Seats Anyone got any?
Post by Baz on Jun 17^th, 2012, 10:01am

There was this discussion back in 2010 about them

http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=admin4;action=display;num=1256485887

or if you have £580 to spare....

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C194539

Title: Re: Reccaro Seats Anyone got any?
Post by a900one on Jun 17^th, 2012, 4:51pm

I would want a car bolted to them for that ;D ;D ;D.

Title: Re: Reccaro Seats Anyone got any?
Post by Daniel on Jun 17^th, 2012, 7:44pm

'the airbag warning light would be constantly illuminated and thus be an MOT failure!'
Baz never thought of that mate good reason not to have them i suppose ;D
Thanks
Dan ;D

Title: Re: Reccaro Seats Anyone got any?
Post by rich1 on Jun 17^th, 2012, 8:57pm

Most uncomfortable seat in the world if you ask me. Why anyone would want to swap seats that are second only to range Rover seats in a scorpio must be mad or 12 :-) . But that's only my opinion.

Title: Re: Reccaro Seats Anyone got any?
Post by Scorpio_Mike on Jun 17^th, 2012, 10:07pm

I had Recaro's in a Mk2 Granada estate - factory fitted, very comfortable even after 230k miles.
Only wish I'd kept 'em :(

Title: Re: Reccaro Seats Anyone got any?
Post by Simmo on Jun 18^th, 2012, 7:52am

on 06/17/12 at 22:07:10, Scorpio_Mike wrote:

I had Recaro's in a Mk2 Granada estate - factory fitted, very comfortable even after 230k miles.
Only wish I'd kept 'em :(

Perhaps you did Mike....maybe they're in 'The Shed'.? ;D ;D

Title: Re: Reccaro Seats Anyone got any?
Post by Scorpio_Mike on Jun 18^th, 2012, 9:25am

on 06/18/12 at 07:52:49, Simmo wrote:

Perhaps you did Mike....maybe they're in 'The Shed'.? ;D ;D

Nope, they went with the car...the buyer said he wanted to restore it but sadly I think it ended up going round a track :(

Title: Re: Reccaro Seats Anyone got any?
Post by Matt on Jun 18^th, 2012, 9:39pm

Ive got a set of the recaro's, in the loft lol, i find them comfy but they do wedge you in, and as Baz said there are not a lot of them and the ones about are very tatty

Title: Re: Reccaro Seats Anyone got any?
Post by Daniel on Jun 20^th, 2012, 6:44pm

:o in the loft :o :D
The idea of the airbag light being on puts me off to be honest but would like to have some one day.
Dan ;D

Title: Re: Reccaro Seats Anyone got any?
Post by davescorpio on Aug 18^th, 2012, 4:17pm

I sell the seats for £300 a set incl the door cards.