any success with non VW seats installed?

[TylerDurden]

and when hot... i hate leather.. only owned 1 with and never again...

All my Audis had leather... hard in the winter, burning in the summer. Seems kinda pointless if they need to covered with sheepskin.

[mystery3]

I love leather, it's vinyl that's hot as hell in the summer, and it doesn't get cold enough here to worry about ones seats being cold.

[JBG3]

You guys are pretty wild with your modifications.
My buttocks are pretty insensitive, but my wife seems to find fault in the Mk2 seats.
How about some pictures of your seating?

I have zero lumbar in either seat anymore.  The lower seat part is good, but right where I need lower back support, its basically like a sheet of fabric with zilch inside.  Its still bad even with a pillow and one of those lumbar screen mesh things jammed in there.  

Passenger seat is the same.  basically, me installing new seats would also make a world of difference to the GF as well.  If she was comfortable, she might overlook the other faults of the vehicle, so for me, as with every interior improvement with this car, its a relationship aid.  

these are the types of seats id like to jam in the car.  super comfortable 240DL wagon seats, wide, ample, excellent adjustable lumbar, cloth, ect.  Im not racing my car, im driving it long distances, and something like this would be great
Unfortunately, I installed these particular seats in a volvo several years ago.  They were out of an 84 sedan.  The newer seats are just as comfortable IMO, but these are pretty simple.  No armrests, no wiring, they are wider, but id be able to get them really close without the armrests and they would probably fit.  it would be nearly benchlike. 

[TylerDurden]

My sis loved the seats in her 240. (The rest of the car cost us a fortune in repair.)


If you consider later VW... 89 Jetta vs. 03 Jetta:



03 has lumbar, seat-tilt, back-tilt.

[wolf_walker]

Those 240 seats are really excellent for comfort, but you'd never know it sitting in the drivers seat of 90% of them, they are mostly worn out by now.
Luckily the lumbar repair kit is cheap, the lower springs are too, and the foam while not cheap, is available, and they are easy to skin.
I never knew what a good driving car a 240 was till I finally fixed the seat in one.
There's a dude on turbobricks with repro seat foam now too.

[8v-of-fury]

I have 91 Golf seats in my 84 Jetta. Very comfortable.

Mk4 seats are extreme comfort, if your already customizing.. why not !

[R.O.R-2.0]

I have 91 Golf seats in my 84 Jetta. Very comfortable.

Mk4 seats are extreme comfort, if your already customizing.. why not !

mexican mk2 seats are the DEVIL..

[8v-of-fury]

I have 91 Golf seats in my 84 Jetta. Very comfortable.

Mk4 seats are extreme comfort, if your already customizing.. why not !

mexican mk2 seats are the DEVIL..

All 7 mk1/mk2's I've owned have been German built. 3 mk1, 4 mk2. 6 Jetta, 1 Golf.

The 5 mk3's I've owned were all Hecho en Mehico.. but did not have crappy seats?

[wolf_walker]

I had some A3 GTI seats on a stand in my living room as a couch for a few years, they were a bit firm but seemed like decent seats.  One was in an A2 Jetta I had for parts at some point.
Goofy pattern/color but otherwise a nice seat if you like firm.