One more time with feeling – Recaro seats swap

[tdskip]

Hi folks – I’ve been a bit distracted with some other stuff but I hope everybody has had a good and safe summer.

 

From looking through the archives it appears that I can take the seat rails from my stock seats and swap them over to E 21 Recaros  and then simply refit, but I wanted to check to make sure that I am thinking about this the right way.

 

Thanks!

 

Edited August 14, 2021 by tdskip
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[jerryasi]

Not so sure about the "right way" but I purchased adapters Aardvark, I see them at Blunttech also. 

[tech71]

19 minutes ago, tdskip said:

From looking through the archives it appears that I can take the seat rails from my stock seats and swap them over to E 21 Recaros  and then simply refit, but I wanted to check to make sure that I am thinking about this the right way.

Pretty sure a flat plate adapter is required, either purchased or fabricated.

https://www.blunttech.com/shop/1482btkt

Edited August 14, 2021 by tech71

[Lorin]

I’ve done it twice as described in the first post , E21 sliders with E21 recaros. No adapters (since they didn’t exist then) or big mods that I can remember but it has been a few years since I did it. 

 

 
 

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Edited August 15, 2021 by Lorin

[02Les]

1 hour ago, tdskip said:

Hi folks – I’ve been a bit distracted with some other stuff but I hope everybody has had a good and safe summer.

 

From looking through the archives it appears that I can take the seat rails from my stock seats and swap them over to E 21 Recaros  and then simply refit, but I wanted to check to make sure that I am thinking about this the right way.

 

Thanks!

 

 

If your E21 Recaros still has the E21 rail attached underneath, then yes.

 

[halboyles]

1 hour ago, 02Les said:

If your E21 Recaros still has the E21 rail attached underneath, then yes.

+1.  This is what they look like.  If you need a set let me know as we are now making them.

[Vicleonardo1]

Be sure to check the adapter kits, height can be an issue. Aardvarc adapters can raise the seat while the ones made by Massive do not. 

I am 5'6'' and the Aardvarcs were perfect for me.  

[tdskip]

Good morning and thank you for all the responses, really appreciate people sharing their experience and considerations. The seats are picked up were in an Alfa so the original brackets may well have gone missing, let me take a look at what I’ve got and get some photos posted.

 

Thanks and hope good weekend for everyone so far.

[tdskip]

Good morning, hope the weekend wrapped up well for everyone. Here’s what I’ve got now, these look very homebrew and I’m assuming will need to come off.

 

Will give our friends at Aardvark a call, I am  overdue to purchase something from them after their very gracious time on the phone with me.

[esty]

set them on your seat rail frames to see if they align if so, you're good to go

 

Edited August 16, 2021 by esty

[tech71]

1 hour ago, esty said:

set them on your seat rail frames to see if they align if so, you're good to go

Try that for sure.

Even if the holes dont line up you may be able to drill new holes to fit. 

Add a few spacers as required.

[tdskip]

Thanks, Did a test fitting yesterday and I’m not too far off, I just need to make a couple adapters and I should be good to go

 

Thank you for the suggestions.

[Blitzen]

Anybody make risers/spacers I have e21 Recaro's  in my Touring and at 5'8 I feel like I'm sitting on the floor.

[tdskip]

On 8/17/2021 at 7:46 AM, Blitzen said:

Anybody make risers/spacers I have e21 Recaro's  in my Touring and at 5'8 I feel like I'm sitting on the floor.

Couldn’t you just use some aluminum blocks drilled and longer bolts? I’ve done that a number of cars and it makes it easy to get the height exactly what you want.

[Blitzen]

That will probably be the solution just figured maybe there was a set of seat risers that were available guess I'm getting lazy in my old age.