Shamrockez Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 Ebay has lots of seats. Try the for sale forum at www.newbeetle.org.uk and I've heard that the Lemon's seats do come off and you can machine wash them. Or wash them with some washing machine liquid and a sponge (not as daft as it sounds - it does work!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulkbear Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 VW's you can buy replacement seat covers and changing them is not a hard job (around 2 labour a seat for a dealer to do it) so it you wanted to buy black seat covers just buy the covers you want (around £40 for a seat base cover) and try recovering them yourself if you are mechanically minded or if you are flush get a dealer to fit them. Front seats Seat base cover = £40 Seat back cover = £50 Labour x3 = £180 Total = £210 x2 Rear seats Full seat base cover = £70 Full seat back cover = £75 Labour x2 = £120 Grand Total = Around £475 for all the seats changed black. [ QUOTE ] Dude - if you hate Beetles so much - why are you reading the forum? [/ QUOTE ] Work on VW'S as a job and i like to help the members of TSN with there VW problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wobby Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 We are allowed to read (and comment) on anything we want. IMO, anyone that has had the original beetle is being very naughty buying one of these new beetles. They have less character and are only a beetle in (some of their) shape and name. What made the beetle a beetle is not present on the new ones. Only my opinion, and the wheels look very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrockez Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 Have my New bug for a week and I bet you change your mind. It's got more character than my old 2 put together, and a lot of the same quirks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wobby Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 Yeah, you could be right. I will PM you my address and you can post me it Not the much in comfort on the old beetle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugboy Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 Thank you Mulkbear, thats a great idea! I was thinking about taking a brand new beetle for a test drive and swapping the seats?! They might notice though!! As for what you said about changing beetle headlights - my mechanic wont do ANYTHING to my car since he tried to change mine! (I wasn't going to admit that though!) Lucy... have you got Black seats? I could borrow your car for the weekend!! Bugboy x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugboy Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 [ QUOTE ] We are allowed to read (and comment) on anything we want. [/ QUOTE ] I was only joking around with Mulkbear - no offence meant to anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulkbear Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 No offence taken, what you could do is get some R32 seats and modify the seat bases, fit them and fit rear leather rear seat cover. At work we had a car come in with this done to it and it look the dogs, it also has the Golf 18" BBS chrome look wheels that were fitted to the Anniversary Golf GTI’s. But I still hate to work on them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugboy Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 Yes, yes, you hate them I get it! Hee hee! I was thinking of bucket seats as the standard seats don't really hold me in place but cant justify spending too much money on it as it must only be worth about 5K now? Hmm... my friend has an R32. I guess any golf seat would pretty much fit with some tweeking... Full of good ideas arent you! (except buying a Ford!!) Okay, I accept it's a good one so I'll shut up!! Anyone tried blacking out their own car windows? I need some advice... Bugboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrockez Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 naa I have cream seats... pig to keep clean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 [ QUOTE ] IMO, anyone that has had the original beetle is being very naughty buying one of these new beetles. They have less character and are only a beetle in (some of their) shape and name. [/ QUOTE ] Having had 11 original bugs in every conceivable flavour (and with a much modified 1970 1500 still in the garage under wraps), Type 2s, 3s and one Type 4, I have to agree the new bugs have less character than the old ones, but that's because I got used breaking down too much and smelling of, well, old car whenever I got out of the bloody things, so the new ones have at least one plus point I bought a LHD New Bug in '99 when they first came over here and it was a great car - based on the 115 bhp engine which was the same as the Mk3 Golf GTI of the time and it handled better and went a bit better than Mrs Mook's Mk3 GTI of the day. Got rid of the Bug once the novelty had worn off after a couple of years. Would I have another one? Probably not, unless it was an RSI... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shao_khan Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 How much would a set of R32 seats Cost? WOuld they fit a passat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 Too much! I last saw a complete set with door cards on eBay for £1200 The runners are the same on the Golf and Passat, but you'll probably have to do some tweaking, as per Mulkbear's post above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulkbear Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 The seat bases would fit (no modification need) but i don't know if the seat air bags would talk to the Air bag control unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shao_khan Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 £1200 - thats silly money - they only cost £1k from Konig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 People pay silly money for just about anything on eBay though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugboy Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 Okay Lucy, Your car is safe for now.. .. still got my eye on those Wolfsberg bages of yours!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrockez Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 lol, that Bug's tucked up safely in my garage And come on - get yourself on www.newbeetle.org.uk !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugboy Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 Sorry "Badges" I meant! Umm.. Garage... Anyone got a crowbar I can borrow?! Okay - I will register this evening! Bugboy x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shao_khan Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 [ QUOTE ] And come on - get yourself on [/ QUOTE ] Oi - A link to Newbeetle forum was posted earlier in the thread by me - blatent advertising of another forum is a breach of the T&Cs so please play nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrockez Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 Soz Chris, won't happen again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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