Thoughts on these e21 Recaros

[2002#3]

"Damn, they feel good!" beats "Well, they're kinda shiny, they smell too fresh, and ain't really period..." any day.  I think they quite nicely compliment and groove with your car's interior.  Take the car on a 1,000-mile trip; at the end, you'll likely not have any second thoughts.

 

A concours judge once told me, "Once you change anything in/or/about a car...it ain't original anymore."  Therefore, virtually all of our cars are not original.

 

Larry

[TobyB]

You know what they're missing?

 

Buttprints from a couple good weekends of driving.

 

They'll scuff in nicely.

 

And put me in line after Scoob if they don't grow on you.

 

t

 

[jrkoupe]

they look great...period perfect?....no...but they look great

 

id go for a blk spoked momo tho

[jrhone]

Looks good. But I'm biased. I have those seats in my car. 

[Dudeland]

Looks great. I have a pair that need to be re-done. I am considering trading them for some work. I have a set of the originals that were recovered and rebuilt, that are taking up space. Not sure what to do.  I am kinda hooped because I have the same fjord blue, but a tan interior. It is my understanding that that colour never came with a tan interior. 

 

M

[02fanatic]

You can't go wrong with E21 Recaros in an '02.  I have two '02's with them and wouldn't trade them for anything!  Nice job upholstering too.  Only thing I noticed is the extension leg support is not like original covering....it should be solid not perforated....at least that's what I remember.  Love the Momo steering wheel...exactly like the one I lost in our house fire in '08 that was off my '73tii (should have kept it on the car...I put an original '02 Euro "bus" wheel on there)...I really miss that wheel!

[Dug Nichols]

I think they look awesome. I like the inner with different material than the bolsters/seat back edges going for the match in the rear. I'm biased as I have same seats in tan in my car. It took me a while to get used to them at first too!

[Conserv]

7 hours ago, Dudeland said:

....It is my understanding that that colour never came with a tan interior. 

 

 

Certainly, late in the '02 production run -- I'm guessing it was 1975 and 1976 -- I saw Fjord cars, occasionally, with factory tan interiors.  But navy blue was the norm.

 

You don't mention what year your car is.

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

[yeewiz]

they look just fine to me.  there's nothing to nit pick here

[nbcbird]

I am confused.  Original vinyl was basketweave but your front seats look like "perforated" vinyl.  Can't tell whether or not your rear seats match the front, but I have no problems with perforated--as long as they both matched.  And the leg extensions should indeed match the center sections (not smooth).

Edited May 13, 2017 by nbcbird