Interior/Exterior Are the Recaro seats really worth it?
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Are the Recaro seats really worth it?
Hey guys, loving my MCS except the crappy seats (those are my seats)
I live in Israel and it is extremely difficult to import the Recaro seats (will probably cost around 20K, the car itself worth around 80K)
I found someone with the JCW Recaro seats in great condition which is willing to trade with me for my seats for 5K (around 6-7% of the car value)
I wonder if it worth it.
If it does, how easy it is to replace the seats?
I really hate my seats to the point Im thinking about replacing the car because of them
Those are the seats im talking about
I live in Israel and it is extremely difficult to import the Recaro seats (will probably cost around 20K, the car itself worth around 80K)
I found someone with the JCW Recaro seats in great condition which is willing to trade with me for my seats for 5K (around 6-7% of the car value)
I wonder if it worth it.
If it does, how easy it is to replace the seats?
I really hate my seats to the point Im thinking about replacing the car because of them
Those are the seats im talking about
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The Recaros are going to give you much better support when cornering hard. Many feel that there is a trade-off between long-distance comfort and support. Another concern is that some feel that they aren't a great fit for larger people. I put some non-Recaro seats out of an early 2014 S into my R56 and they're a great compromise - long distance comfort and good support for autocrossing.
If you intend to keep the car for awhile, changing seats might be a good decision.
If you intend to keep the car for awhile, changing seats might be a good decision.
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Those ones above are the US style recaros ( but used in other areas in the world), The Euro factory recaros (aftermarket no JCW logo) are the ones most people want. Have you tried them? Should be a bunch over there,
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