Recaros fitted in full fat (with Recaro subframes)

[Red Cup]

Fitted these a month back but realised I never posted pics except for the odd one here and there. Seats bought aftermarket from http://www.capitalseating.co.uk/

I'm using the Recaro subframes rather than the Renault ones used in the Trophy and option 182. According to initial research, the Recaro frames are 10mm lower than the Renault ones, but I want to check for myself before I confirm this.

 

[RussZS]

They look awesome - which model are they? The Sportline?

What was the total cost including frames?

Is the colour of the Alcantara identical?

Cheers

Russ

 

[Paul C]

gorgeous!!

 

[blue nose]

look sweet mate i like em

 

[Gweebs]

Lookin sweet.

Were they hard to fit?? Has it thrown up any lights on the dash??

 

[cli0 172]

very yummy m8 ..... but yea what did all that set u back ??

 

[Fletcher]

Very nice.

 

[dannyboy172]

Impressive mate, they look really nice!

 

[Rich]

Very nice, I really want to do this to mine.

Match looks better in the sun, for both the Alcantara and Leather.

 

[greer182]

ill be putting photos of mine up, sometime over the weekend, i got them without the harness guides.

 

[Phill1978]

stunning, the ultimate luxury possible in a MKII clio, all the 182 gadgets, the leather in the rear of the full fat + alcantara side inserts, and recaro fronts. sweeet.

only thing you need is to replace that crappy cheap plastic handbrake end cover with a nice aluminium one imo.

 

[b3nje]

like a mini orgasm!

 

[patty]

legend!

 

[ukaskew]

That looks stunning, matches the rest of the interior really well. Although I wouldn't have it any other way my Cup looks positively cheap compared to that!

 

[Djw John]

Im likin them!

 

[kully]

nice 1 fella ..........

 

[Nafoff]

very very nice....one thing i love about the mark 2 clios is they don't look as cheap as the mark 1's inside..

 

[Red Cup]

The colour isn't identical but it's not far off. No lights because I fitted airbag resistors. You can take a trip to Renault and get them to switch the side airbags off. I didn't fancy trying to explain why I wanted them to do it so I just bought the kit.

2 x Sport Trendline with belt guides, Ambla-Leather black / Dinamica Suede black. £545.00 each
2 x Recaro universal resistor kit for side airbag replacement £20.00 each
1 x Mounting frame - Renault Clio ‘98-05, left hand side £114.00
1 x Mounting frame - Renault Clio ‘98-05, right hand side £114.00

Total: £1358.00

Ouch.

Fortunately I did some work for a mate so got the subframes in return for that, plus I gave Capital Seating some free advertising (on my site, not on here) so got a handsome discount on the seats. Worked out just under a grand for me.

I could recoup some of the cost by selling the orignal seats, but I'm going to hang on to those for when I sell the car.

 

[matty w]

what did you think to the recaro subframes and the leavers,i fitted them in my 172 about a month ago and thought the kit was very poor,i got my airbag light turned off by my mate at renault,also the kit is cheaper from demon-tweeks for anyone else interested

 

[Thomss]

Looks fantastic! Lovely.

 

[makavelli]

looks good

 

[avance70]

looks like it worths every penny

 

[MattT]

Lush!
£1400 well spent :approve:

 

[Pistol Pete]

Nice work there mate, looks good, enjoy ya comfy new ass gear.
Wish they left the decent rear seats in the trophy

I try not look at em, hence the tinted windows.

 

[RobertCL]

they are lovely

 

[recaro182]

Looks awsome mate. Just wondering, do those subframes sit lower than the trophy subframes and if so, by how much?

 

[Dubai182]

Lovely jubley....really sets the car off,how does the driving position compare to standard?

 

[Norris_309]

That looks spot on mate.. i'm just a tad jealous!!

 

[GarethM]

looking very nice

 

[Djw Dave]

They are stunning!!! Well done mate.

 

[Dave S2K]

Very comfy! Nice

 

[stoddie]

excellent mate.

looks fab!

 

[Adam]

looks awesome matey..
so want some for mine

 

[Rufstuf]

That looks very nice. They should've went into all the full-fats imo.

 

[Red Cup]

The difference in driving position is very noticeable. According to my measurements it's at least 30mm lower but it feels like more.

I had someone measure the Trophy subframes and the Trophy ones came out as 10mm higher. I want to confirm this by getting my can next to one to be sure before I explicitly state it as so.

 

[Ali]

Beautiful

 

[new_world_disorder]

mmm. dayum. theyre ace. to much for me . lol.

 

[JD]

looks like a good colour match for non OE stuff

great mate, nice one

jamie

 

[DebV6]

Gorgeous! Looks so much nicer, I'm jealous!

 

[Mike-bham]

Tremendous!
If I could afford it, i'd have a set too