R56 Recaro Sport Seats now available in US??!!
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Recaro Sport Seats now available in US??!!
Just decided to play around with the configurator on MINI's site and saw that the Recaro Sport Seats are now available. Has anyone ordered these? I'm now thinking maybe I should trade in my MCS and look to upgrade to a JCW with some amazing new seats.
Ok, random rant over. Just excited and needed to vent somewhere that I can say that I want to buy a new car without my wife wanting to kick me out of the house.
Ok, random rant over. Just excited and needed to vent somewhere that I can say that I want to buy a new car without my wife wanting to kick me out of the house.
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I don't know why some have said they are ugly. They are a tremendous upgrade over the Lounge Leather seats.
Probably no one has sat in these seats yet as they don't go into production until March. However there are several pictures from Mini's site that I have uploaded to this post..
Supposedly the seats are much better supported, include heat, and have powered adjustments. So they will be the first powered seats that Mini will ever have in a vehicle. Much nicer than the rinky-dink manual system in Minis right now.
Probably no one has sat in these seats yet as they don't go into production until March. However there are several pictures from Mini's site that I have uploaded to this post..
Supposedly the seats are much better supported, include heat, and have powered adjustments. So they will be the first powered seats that Mini will ever have in a vehicle. Much nicer than the rinky-dink manual system in Minis right now.
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I don't know why some have said they are ugly. They are a tremendous upgrade over the Lounge Leather seats.
Probably no one has sat in these seats yet as they don't go into production until March. However there are several pictures from Mini's site that I have uploaded to this post..
Supposedly the seats are much better supported, include heat, and have powered adjustments. So they will be the first powered seats that Mini will ever have in a vehicle. Much nicer than the rinky-dink manual system in Minis right now.
Probably no one has sat in these seats yet as they don't go into production until March. However there are several pictures from Mini's site that I have uploaded to this post..
Supposedly the seats are much better supported, include heat, and have powered adjustments. So they will be the first powered seats that Mini will ever have in a vehicle. Much nicer than the rinky-dink manual system in Minis right now.
This is what people wanted. Something that actually looked like a seat and not a gigantic turd.
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It's funny how people see things differently. I think the seat picture that Porthos posted looks awful and I really like the looks of the recaro seats in the Roadster as I posted previously.
Plus anything has to provide better support than the standard seats. They are too short and don't have enough bolstering to be effective as seats. Supposedly the Recaros are much better made, better leather and have a lot more bolstering.
Plus they look so damn good in a Mini Roadster.
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I can agree the regular seats are not sporty nor do they offer great support but I can tell you that the new Recaros are not any better. What bothers me in the new ones is from the side bolsters up. It looks like a person and just does not fit what I think of when I think of sporty seats.
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I've had authentic Recaro seats that weren't factory installed options in many of my vehicles over the years. I've also sat in some of the latest factory optioned Recaros offer over the years at Auto shows, Cadillac, Ford, Subaru, EVO's, WRX etc. I can't say I've ever sat in one that I didn't feel supported or uncomfortable.
I'm with the majority here and the UK JCW Recaro seats are waaaay better looking than the ones on the configurator. I'd probably pay the extra $2700 option for the UK Works Recaros but not for the US versions.
I'm with the majority here and the UK JCW Recaro seats are waaaay better looking than the ones on the configurator. I'd probably pay the extra $2700 option for the UK Works Recaros but not for the US versions.
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I thought that was the issue, but I've never looked into it because I've never seriously considered dropping thousands on seats.
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It certainly is given the cost of ordering the now-available ones or getting the others shipped from the UK and figuring out how to make those work in a US car.
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JCW cost:
http://www.minigenuineparts.co.uk/mi...0.446.774.html
That is $1597
Regular Recaro Sporster CS:
http://www.motorsportseats.com/recaro/sportster.html
$1589
In one case it was a $100 cheaper.
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We added the Euro GP Recaro seats over a year ago and really love them. It was arouind $500 to have them shipped from the UK. Our Mini is an R52 and it was a simple swap. Since these seats came from the UK they do not have a sensor on the passenger side, therefore the airbag light will stay on, but the airbags are still active even though the light is on.