will 944 seats work in a Mk3 Vento

Once my parts issue gets sorted out hopefully this week, my next project is to upgrade the front seats for cruising 1hr plus one way to work and back.

So I want the most comfortable seats on the planet.....the Porsche 944 small bolster seats, not the high side racing seats which don't work so well for a 6'4 200lb feller like me.


Scirocco guys have been doing it, and Mk2 guys have done it, corado guys can swap it, so why not the Vento/Jetta Mk3 crowd?


Anyone know the particulars to this swap?


I'm basically getting a mint set for free from a friend complete with power and wiring harness and relays.
Thinking of swapping the steering wheel if I can get away with it while I'm at it and replacing the ignition switch.


Is this a bolt to the old seat frame type of swap, or is it more of a cut and paste with a welder type swap?
Others have had luck with drilling 4 holes, using grade 8 or 12 hardware and supporting with a 2X4 under the 944 seat rails for proper seat height.


I don't know about how well that would work in a Mk3 though.


Ideas?


So far google search, and several other VW sites worth of searching has failed me to find an exact recipe for success.


If there is not a DIY out there somewhere, then if not and it is able to be pulled off I will post one up. If it fails, then I will report back with my abject failure if it doesn't work and I will just settle in to converting them into bar stools like my friend did and I will post up a DIY for that as well.....http://www.vwvortex.com/vwbb/cool.gif(he is running a 12V power inverter and rocking full power on his bar stools:beerchug:
When next I get back stateside I will post up some pics.


-Bill

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Originally Posted by Billfrombyron

Once my parts issue gets sorted out hopefully this week, my next project is to upgrade the front seats for cruising 1hr plus one way to work and back.

So I want the most comfortable seats on the planet.....the Porsche 944 small bolster seats, not the high side racing seats which don't work so well for a 6'4 200lb feller like me.


Scirocco guys have been doing it, and Mk2 guys have done it, corado guys can swap it, so why not the Vento/Jetta Mk3 crowd?


Anyone know the particulars to this swap?


I'm basically getting a mint set for free from a friend complete with power and wiring harness and relays.
Thinking of swapping the steering wheel if I can get away with it while I'm at it and replacing the ignition switch.


Is this a bolt to the old seat frame type of swap, or is it more of a cut and paste with a welder type swap?
Others have had luck with drilling 4 holes, using grade 8 or 12 hardware and supporting with a 2X4 under the 944 seat rails for proper seat height.


I don't know about how well that would work in a Mk3 though.


Ideas?


So far google search, and several other VW sites worth of searching has failed me to find an exact recipe for success.


If there is not a DIY out there somewhere, then if not and it is able to be pulled off I will post one up. If it fails, then I will report back with my abject failure if it doesn't work and I will just settle in to converting them into bar stools like my friend did and I will post up a DIY for that as well.....http://www.vwvortex.com/vwbb/cool.gif(he is running a 12V power inverter and rocking full power on his bar stools:beerchug:
When next I get back stateside I will post up some pics.


-Bill

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found these fitted to a mk 3 golf in der netherlands
regards sticky have web address if interested

The answer is yes, and its amazingly easy to do acording to 2 people I have now talked to.

Order up a set of Recaro seat mounts and bolt in.

Simple. Hope this will help someone else in their quest as it has helped me in mine.

Once I get the engine sorted I will slap em in and take some pics.


-Bill