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Are these the right Recaros?
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2016 9:55 am
by e21Keith
I have a pair of leather Recaros in my garage, they may have come from an e24, not sure? The label on the side says:
Recaro Kirkenheim/T
Sitztype: idealsitz LS(81)
KBA 90 024
Will these be OK in a 1981 e21?
Re: Are these the right Recaros?
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 12:52 pm
by e21Keith
looking on the interweb I see most are LS (77)s where as mine are LS (81. Not sure what the difference is though?
Any ideas?
Re: Are these the right Recaros?
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2016 10:03 pm
by Mihajlo
it might be a model year?
Re: Are these the right Recaros?
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2016 7:44 am
by Jeroen
Perhaps both were used, any pics?
Re: Are these the right Recaros?
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2016 5:50 pm
by e21Keith
They look exactly the same to me but maybe the 77/81 is the width or length?
They are on e24 mountings and I'm not sure if there is an issue with e24s having wider seats for example?
So maybe my question is: do e24 Recaros fit an e21?
Re: Are these the right Recaros?
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2016 7:44 am
by madridcab
I am no expert, but I thought the seat itself would be interchangeable, even some ford, opel, etc. seats from that era would work, but you would need E21 bases. You should be able to sell your E24 bases, another option would be to hack your E24 bases, to make them fit..
Re: Are these the right Recaros?
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2016 7:50 am
by Jeroen
That's what I've heard as well, that the seats are the same
Re: Are these the right Recaros?
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2016 5:25 pm
by e21Keith
Thanks for all the replies.
I asked Recaro and they don't hold any information at all!
i have the correct e21 mounts so am going to fit them and see what happens, I'm sure someone somewhere will want the e24 mounts?
Re: Are these the right Recaros?
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 12:03 am
by madridcab
I might want them..