How hard would it be to put a Recaro seat in a 2IS?
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How hard would it be to put a Recaro seat in a 2IS?
I was wondering how hard and how much it would cost to put a recaro racing seat in our 2IS. I am looking for either a race type seat or even a power recaro seat like the ones that come standard in a Audi S4 (my previous S4 had them and they were 100x better than the lexus' seats).
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Originally Posted by tonyxcom
for the amount of money that it would take to fit 2 power Recaro seats in the IS, I would rather get my wife a boob job.
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Originally Posted by uschardcor
yea...please don't do this.
out of everything in your signature maybe 4 items should be listed.
out of everything in your signature maybe 4 items should be listed.
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Originally Posted by tonyxcom
for the amount of money that it would take to fit 2 power Recaro seats in the IS, I would rather get my wife a boob job.
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I love the seats in the IS. However, they are probably close to 100 lbs so putting in some recaros or sparcos would save a lot of weight.
Regardless the issues I see:
1. seat rails. If the 2is is using new seat rails, it'll take a while for the manufacturers to fab new rails. If you have them custom made, then you're adding a lot more $.
2. electrical concerns: I don't know if there are any airbags in the seat itself but if there are, you will have to find a way to trick the system or you will probably have to put up with an error code.
Regardless the issues I see:
1. seat rails. If the 2is is using new seat rails, it'll take a while for the manufacturers to fab new rails. If you have them custom made, then you're adding a lot more $.
2. electrical concerns: I don't know if there are any airbags in the seat itself but if there are, you will have to find a way to trick the system or you will probably have to put up with an error code.
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Recaro's are awesome seats, so assuming you could find a model that fit it would be fairly easy swap but remember you would be giving up your side airbags in the exchange. Also I don't know how a missing side airbag would effect the balance of the IS's safety equipment, the integration of the systems is pretty elaborate these days.
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Originally Posted by uschardcor
yea...please don't do this.
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Well like I said, I loved my Audi S4 seats. I sell cars for a living and have sat in many many cars and nothing is more comfortable and sporty at the same time than those recaros.
Recaros are nice but I may just go with a bride, sparco, to save some money and reduce the overall weight. I am probably going with a straight manual seat, I dont have to have a power seat it would be nice if it were though.
Recaros are nice but I may just go with a bride, sparco, to save some money and reduce the overall weight. I am probably going with a straight manual seat, I dont have to have a power seat it would be nice if it were though.
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Originally Posted by tonyxcom
for the amount of money that it would take to fit 2 power Recaro seats in the IS, I would rather get my wife a boob job.
if anything, you could always get those jdm recaro baby seats... assuming you have a kid or maybe in the future.