Recaros.don't have airbags, like.the standard seats, so you need to add a resistor across the airbag connector or you'll get the airbag light on. More info at the link below;

http://www.r32oc.com/topic/39327-mk5-airbag-resistors-recaro-seats/

As you say, Recaros don't have adjustable lumbar support.

As far as I'm aware the connections for the heating is the same.

 

Ok cheers not sure if I really get how to do the bits with the wires in that tutorial but would someone be able to have a go for me for a small fee? Pick my wingbacks up on Wednesday and I can't wait!!

 

I badly want to exhange my front standards for recaros!

Did you purchase them from ebay? I'm hoping to do the same when I finally buy mine, and was wondering if someone could fit them. Please let me know how you get on.

 

I badly want to exhange my front standards for recaros! Did you purchase them from ebay? I'm hoping to do the same when I finally buy mine, and was wondering if someone could fit them. Please let me know how you get on.

Nah they're really hard to come by I was the same really wanted some been looking for months and then I decided to take my quest to get them further and started looking on autotrader for 32s with the wingbacks in and decided to send a few emails and texts to the sellers and after all the declines I finally got a positive reply off someone who was willing to do a deal with me.
You can find them also on german eBay but are ridiculously expensive!

 

This thought had crossed my mind, so may give this a go! Cheers

 

Glad u got hold of some ryan I got mine last week well happy with them, r32 Ryan got to test them the other day.

 

Glad u got hold of some ryan I got mine last week well happy with them, r32 Ryan got to test them the other day.

Yes zee! Inspired me even more to further my search for them.
Bare with for photos of my new wingbacks maybe tomoz!

 

This thought had crossed my mind, so may give this a go! Cheers

All you can do is try what you gna lose right?

 

True! Just curious, did you offer them a 1k plus your seats?

Recaros are the only thing my car is missing, once I have them I'll be a happy man!

 

True! Just curious, did you offer them a 1k plus your seats? Recaros are the only thing my car is missing, once I have them I'll be a happy man!

Ye and the rest mate! Surprising how much a difference it makes mate literally feels like a new car completes the r32!!

 

Happy man!

 

Sweet! Looking good mate! Make a big difference, and I personally find them comfortable.

 

I REALLY want these seats too.... Which car are they from, mk5.? Or are the RS4's...?? I keep looking for some on eBay but at nearly £2k just for the fronts I can't really justify it right now. I will keep looking though.

 

Both

Rs4 have inflating side bolsters so command a premium

 

I REALLY want these seats too.... Which car are they from, mk5.? Or are the RS4's...?? I keep looking for some on eBay but at nearly £2k just for the fronts I can't really justify it right now. I will keep looking though.

Off a mk5 32 mate cant really see in the pic but do have the R badge on them and they are the bollocks! But I believe this seats in the RS4s are exactly the same apart from R badge and RS4 badge on them? They get hot a lot quicker than the normal seats too! As I said earlier have a crack at getting hold of people on autotrader pistonheads etc?

 

Can you still buy these new from Recaro?

 

Can you still buy these new from Recaro?

Wouldn't have a clue mate but if you could you would end up spending silly money on them, I see them on german eBay for like 3 bags!

 

Is that the only difference..?? I thought perhaps the RS4's were electrically adjustable or something.? dde01 They were an option on the mk5 R32 though weren't they... So I'm guessing they're not that common..??

Option on the Mk6 R as well , as far as I know you cannot spec them on the Mk7 R though.

 

Wouldn't have a clue mate but if you could you would end up spending silly money on them, I see them on german eBay for like 3 bags!

Yeah they are crazy cash!

 

The wing backs are dear because they are an expensive option and desirable. The rs4 ones are just better! Unsure if you could get the inflating side bolsters to work in a retro for though Mk5 ones you could pick up for 1500. Judging by the cars that go up for sale it must be around 1 in 4 that have wing backs Fabric wing backs are super rare

£3,500 optional extra from new I believe? Your more than likely gonna have to give up your old seats aswel as around 1500!
Worth it tho actually transforms the car! I would probably say a lot rarer than 1 in 4 actually

 

Could be rarer than 1 in 4 it was just an educated assumption from the for sale section

 

P.s don't think you get heated option on the cloth wingbacks tho? Super rare tho look decent aswel! Can't imagine how dear they will be?

 

Could be rarer than 1 in 4 it was just an educated assumption from the for sale section

Still don't understand why they wasn't a standard feature on all mk 5s!!

 

Something that's always surprised me, especially as the Mk4's went from the optional leather recaros of the GTI to the gorgeous Konig's. ????

 

You really think vw will miss out on 3.5k? If they know anything it's how to make money

That's very true but the mark 4 was standard with recaro buckets! Should have followed suit but obv got greedy!?

 

What people forget when they quote the option price for the Leather Recaros is that the leather option for the standard seats was around £1,600 so if you take that into account the actual cost to upgrade to Recaros was less than £1k, as was reflected in the £950 option cost for cloth Recaros.

 

Can anybody help with swap r32 wingbacks to a mk7 r ? Airbag is not the problem the heat cables can i put them directly to the cable of the car self?