bigryrs

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Easy peasy to do!! ive always wanted to do one so here goes

RichieST

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Nice, i've got one in my study made out of a brand new st200 leather recaro

Lambchop

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Cool, i had one similar before. Only thing was that the seat was too high and even with my long legs they still dangled a little bit and gave me sore legs behind my thighs.

How high is yours?

I have 2 leather recaros in my garage and want to make bases. Might make some wooden frame though.

Lambchop

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where did you get the seat and how much?

Smit

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I've had a recaro chair for my PC for about 5years

RichieST

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I got it from fordpartsuk, their warehouse is near where I live, I was over there a while back and I was looking at it, it was all still wrapped in the ford packaging, paid Ł40 for it, I have no idea where they got it from, but they had loads of them they were trying to shift.

Should have bought the lot and flogged them, Ł40 has to be bargain of the centuary!

Lee Ivatt

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I build one about 6 years ago, using a spare S1 rst seat.

supprisingly.................not that comfortable

bigryrs

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I just use this one for in my garage eating my dinner lol i couldnt be bothered sitting on the floor or old oil drums lol so that is the seats job!!
Il make one for my house at a later date out of a saph leather recaro

bigryrs

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My one is height adjustable it has all the mod cons lol

bigryrs

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40 quid WTF that is a bargain mate

Lambchop

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wtf i'd have bought loads! is it black or red? not sure what colours you get but mate has red.


mine was too but on lowest setting it was still too high

Lee Ivatt

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Same problem I had with mine!

I need to find a tilt base rather than just up and down!

bigryrs

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mine tilts back as well!! my mate sat on it the other day and near shit himself when it leant back lol

Ginge !

i keep getting tempted to build a sofa with the rear seats like on topgear but never got round to it

s1cab

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wow!!what's it like to spin around on?

Cossy Mike

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How do you actually make these then?

Do you have to weld a base or something?

Rich_bloor

my farther in law has a recaro from a rover on a office frame in his unit. looks gr8 !

i want to have 4 recaro's around the dining room table, but me mrs wont let me

Lambchop

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I had a bit of wood bolted to the base using the runner bolts and then screwed the desk chair base to the wood.

bigryrs

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it spins fast lol

bigryrs

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so easy just remove the original runners from the seat and get a base plate of steel which is then welded to the base of the seat at 4 corners!! the remove the bottom of a computer chair and weld it to the steel plate job done

RS Grant

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Its from an ST200 mate, they only came with very dark grey leather... its the ST220 that comes with different colours.

Ł40 for an ST200 seat is brilliant, I'd buy one as a replacement to my standard one and use the current one as a seat. Do they have a website to browse Rich??


Cheers,
Grant

Lambchop

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good point it's an st220

they do...and no there arent any seats there

RichieST

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Its black. There was a tiny mark in the leather on the side bolster, almost looks like the surface had been just caught with a stanley blade, about half an inch long, bit of permanent marker and its invisible!

But yeah, billy bargain

I'll get some pics later when i can be fooked to go upstairs, been out sweating my bollocks off in the garden today so i'm fooked now!

Glenn_

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I wish i had a garage to put a chair in.

RichieST

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The saloon st200s are black/blue leather

RichieST

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www.fordpartsuk.com

but there isnt anything on their website, i was over there at the time and happened to stumble across them in the corner!

Ridgey

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I have the leather version in my garage.

jonnyrsturbo

sweeeeeeeeeet, i have a spare sparco bucket seat!

mmmmmmmmmmm i just might

RichieST

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Here's the pics of mine!







And yes the airbags are still fitted!

sm

here's my rs16i computer chair made with a swivel base some mdf and 4 bolts

had it for over 4 years now

Benni

I wan't your seat Rich!! How hard are these to make? Do you think my Brother could make one if he's a qualified panel beater? Don't want a bodge, LOL.

Benni.

BRIGSPORT

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Mine is similar to the rs1600i seat above, but uses a rover 820 turbo recaro. Just used a sheet of wood and some self drilling screws. 5 minutes of a job.

madsi

looks very good,we were thinking of doing the same to a couple in the shed

Robs Frst

Love that st200 seat

Cossy Mike

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That looks like one of my efforts!!

Looks F**ked and well used

Must try and make one of these

1.9 xr2 on 40's

many moons ago i had this 1

only bolted at the front so when you lent forward it tipped so you get out easier
vey comfi but then got another single so sold em as a mint pair, maybe ill dig about in the spare room, theres 3 prs of minter recaros in there somewhere

sm

the seat was near mint apart for some very small weld burns but has had lots of use over the years, didnt really care what it looked like just wanted a comfy seat

tosh

stuff the seats lads, any of you still got the driver seat frame brackets or have you all launched them

CRAIG HAYTER

i really want one away to check ebay for a recaro now