Recaro

[tazor]

Has anyone added power and or heating and cooling to the Recaro?

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[WD Pro]

I'm not 100% sure, but I think the Recaro's in the euro's have more powered movement than those supplied in the US.

If so, that should give you a route for the first 'factory' upgrades.

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[tazor]

I'm wondering without taking it apart if the bottom seat frame assembly is interchangeable with the power seat set up

 

[DB83]

Maybe different in 2018+ models but mine is a 2017 recaro euro and there is no power anything. Wasn't even an option.

 

[WD Pro]

Maybe different in 2018+ models but mine is a 2017 recaro euro and there is no power anything. Wasn't even an option.

Yeah something must have changed then but I don’t know the exact year.

I’m a U.K. 2020 and the only thing not powered is the tilt function for the seat back.

Powered functions for both seats are :

• Base forward / backward.
• Base up / down.
• Base (behind knees) up / down - kind of makes the base a bit more like a scoop.

In addition for the drivers side only there is electric lumbar support.

I guess the last option may help a lot of the criticisms I hear of the Recaro’s being to tight. If you push it forward it moves your back position forward a little so it has the effect of loosening the grip applied by the bolsters. I like it back and as it goes in you feel the pressure from the bolsters more as you sink deeper into the seat.

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[luc]

Pictures of the seats?
You could believe that you have Recaro but have premium?

 

[WD Pro]

No premium for the U.K. you either get Recaro’s or you don’t.

You loose the heating and cooling function.

They charge you £1600 for them (or £1400 with one of the other custom packs).

I looked and I am surprised that I don’t have a picture of that area on mine, but I found this when I tried them at the dealer :

If you zoom in the front oblong button does all the base controls and the round button does the lumbar.

That picture answers one of the questions above too - that was the first 2018 that my dealer got in

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[tazor]

I just need to know if the stock sport seat and the Recaro share the same size belly pan. if they are close I can make it work. And yes they are different part numbers but that could be because all the Recaro components have a different part designation.

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