corrado seats (was:RE: Steering wheel q's)

[scirocco_88_16v@hotmail.com (Brian Wagner)]

Quite the opposite, in the 87 I gained a minimum of 1.5" of head room when I 
installed them. If you can find them get them.

Brian


>From: EUROROC II <flaatr@yahoo.com>
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: corrado seats (was:RE: Steering wheel q's)
>Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2002 21:37:25 -0700
>
>Correct me if I'm wrong but don't Corrado seats sit slightly higher than
>the Scirocco seats? I'm not tall but I don't think I can live with any less
>headroom.
>
>-Raffi
>
>
>At 01:49 PM 4/14/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>>Not close at all
>>The latches are 1" each side from fitting
>>The base of the back is 2" off on each side
>>The corrado rear seat bottom has the pokey part, where
>>the scirocco has it on the car
>>The seat bottom is too narrow
>>The center armrest requires a plate with mounting
>>holes
>>The seats are a 60/40 split, and would require the
>>welding of new mounts.
>>The metal where the seat sits in a S is not concave
>>enough to allow flush mounting.
>>
>>I have seen it done though.
>>
>>Mark~ who has a C rear seat sitting in his garage
>>collecting dust.
>>
>>--- Neal Tovsen <nealtovsen@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> > Definitely not plug-n-play, but maybe close.
>> > Corrados
>> > have a center armrest in the rear...
>> >
>> > Neal
>> > --- Jeff Toomasson <jtoomasson@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> > > Through the few threads I've seen about installing
>> > > Corrado seats over the
>> > > 16v seats, no one seems to address whether the
>> > back
>> > > seats are plug-n-play as
>> > > well...anyone know?
>> > >
>> > > TIA, JT
>> > > ----- Original Message -----
>> > > From: "Brian Wagner" <scirocco_88_16v@hotmail.com>
>> > > To: <cory.langford@icbc.com>;
>> > > <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>> > > Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 12:45 PM
>> > > Subject: Re: corrado seats (was:RE: Steering wheel
>> > > q's)
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > >
>> > > > Yes the corrado seats are heads and tails above
>> > > the stock 16v seats.
>> > > >
>> > > > Brian
>> > > >
>> > > > >From: Cory Langford <cory.langford@icbc.com>
>> > > > >To: scirocco <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>> > > > >Subject: corrado seats (was:RE: Steering wheel
>> > > q's)
>> > > > >Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 10:51:55 -0700
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > >I have always wondered about the actual
>> > > differences between the 16V
>> > > > >seats and the Corrado seats.  They look
>> > similar,
>> > > but are the Corrado's
>> > > > >that much better? They seem to be quit pricey
>> > up
>> > > here.  I was wondering
>> > > > >if it was worth replacing a set of the leather
>> > > recaro style rocco seats
>> > > > >with a set of leather Corrado seats?
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > >--
>> > > > >Cory Langford
>> > > > >'86 Oettinger turbo project
>> > > > >'82 beater (winter driver)
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > >-----Original Message-----
>> > > > >From: Night Shadow
>> > > > >Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 10:42 AM
>> > > > >To: Calimus
>> > > > >Cc: Scirocco ML
>> > > > >Subject: Re: Steering wheel q's
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > >Two solutions...
>> > > > >
>> > > > >Find a smaller cheap aftermarket wheel like you
>> > > are thinking
>> > > > >
>> > > > >Or, Get a set of Corrado seats...they work
>> > quite
>> > > nicely in Mk2s and are
>> > > > >alot lower.
>> > > > >
>> > > > >Eric
>> > > > >
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