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Title: Non VW seats for a Caddy
Post by: ilikevwdiesel on February 12, 2010, 02:28:10 am: Has anyone been able to install non VW seats in a Caddy? Good mk 1 seats are hard to find, some guy on CL here was advertising a rabbit convertible with Mercury Contour seats. Anyone know of any cars that have seats that will go into my Caddy without welding/mods?
Title: Re: Non VW seats for a Caddy
Post by: 1outof5 on February 12, 2010, 05:14:46 am: most (but no all, happened to me so I know ;D) Recaros will fit if you buy a Recaro seatbase for a golf mk1

and I imagine that unless it comes from a vw all other seats will need some kind of base modification
Title: Re: Non VW seats for a Caddy
Post by: GEE-BEE on February 12, 2010, 07:13:25 am: GET A SET OF G60 CORRADO SEATS, I GOT THE BRAKES COMPLETE AND THE SEATS ON VORTEX FOR 400.00
BEST SEAT OUT THERE..

G.B.
Title: Re: Non VW seats for a Caddy
Post by: rs899 on February 12, 2010, 08:16:07 am: I have a comfy pair of Renault Fuego (R-17 was it?) seats in mine...but I don't expect you will run across any of them...
Title: Re: Non VW seats for a Caddy
Post by: catlin_cava on February 12, 2010, 03:15:23 pm: G force racing seats with the VW seat bracket
Title: Re: Non VW seats for a Caddy
Post by: Rabbit on Roids on February 15, 2010, 09:28:07 am: recaros x2..

most comfortable seat you can buy.
Title: Re: Non VW seats for a Caddy
Post by: dennis on February 17, 2010, 10:31:27 am: Quote from: Rabbit on Roids on February 15, 2010, 09:28:07 am
recaros x2..

most comfortable seat you can buy.
Not if your kinda wide
Title: Re: Non VW seats for a Caddy
Post by: Rabbit on Roids on February 18, 2010, 07:52:03 am: Quote from: dennis on February 17, 2010, 10:31:27 am
Quote from: Rabbit on Roids on February 15, 2010, 09:28:07 am
recaros x2..

most comfortable seat you can buy.
Not if your kinda wide

im 6'7", and definitely wider than a normal person, and i have no problem. i can see that if you were bigger, the bolsters would be bothersome.
Title: Re: Non VW seats for a Caddy
Post by: dennis on February 20, 2010, 05:43:37 am: 6-7 Wow does the seat go back that far? If you ever get a Caddy I know a guy that will stretch it. You need to kill a 2 door rabbit to do it though.
Title: Re: Non VW seats for a Caddy
Post by: Rabbit on Roids on February 20, 2010, 08:12:30 am: Quote from: dennis on February 20, 2010, 05:43:37 am
6-7 Wow does the seat go back that far? If you ever get a Caddy I know a guy that will stretch it. You need to kill a 2 door rabbit to do it though.

already had the idea, thats the only way i will own a caddy. my grandpa has one, and i have driven it one time, long enough to figure out that theres no way i fit in a stock caddy. i was either thinking of a long 2 door caddy, or a crew bus 4 door caddy. either one would be cool. along with some 4x4.

but yes, the seat in a 2 door rabbit/golf goes back far enough for me to have plenty of head/leg room, but the back seat on my side is useless, i do not move my seat forward for anyone.
Title: Re: Non VW seats for a Caddy
Post by: catlin_cava on February 20, 2010, 11:06:12 am: I love my recaros and I have the matching rear seats also. I put them in because my parents hate them and won't get in my car ::)
Title: Re: Non VW seats for a Caddy
Post by: macka on February 22, 2010, 05:41:47 pm: I'm looking at a set of NOS SAAB seats. Apparently they are a good fit too, anybody have any input?
Title: Re: Non VW seats for a Caddy
Post by: Rabbit on Roids on February 22, 2010, 07:51:30 pm: Quote from: macka on February 22, 2010, 05:41:47 pm
I'm looking at a set of NOS SAAB seats. Apparently they are a good fit too, anybody have any input?

toyota pickup seats fit very well. took me about 20 minutes to build brackets to mount them.