This weekend a few bits happened, finally took receipt of my RS4 spoiler, having held it up to the car unsure if i actually want to fit it might change my mind once painted if i can find someone local to do it for me. If anyone knows a decent reasonable priced spray shop either in herts or near Diss please let me know, i also have no idea what it would cost so any indication would also be appreciated many thanks.
This weekend i removed all the original cream seats, which although cool and some people thought i was mad they were not what i wanted, so had to go.
I spotted a set of Black B5 facelift Leather Recaro's on Ebay which failed to meet its reserve however i did some negotiating and managed to get them.
Thinking that the swap would be easy was my first mistake as i thought it would be a couple of bolts and then just plug and play.
My S4 however did not have Electric seats so after removing all the interior seats i began to dismantle the dash in order to cut into the main switched live under the dash and then removed most of the carpet to get the live under both front seats.
Having spend all day Saturday removing the seats especially the rears which I had to buy a extra long hex key moving it about 100th of a turn each time for the 8 bolts it took bloody hours. OK i did have about 10 cups of team and three packs of smokes but it helps me concentrate
Eventually i got to the point where the rears could go back into the car only to discover that they were from a saloon albit I was assured they were from an avant.
A quick search on the internet revealed my worst nightmares that they won't fit due to the fixing brackets.
However not to be easily defeated i removed the posts which hold the seats in place which are on the top right of the below picture.
Anyway eventually the rears actually went in and i am very pleased with the results although i had to sack of the centre seat belt but ive only got two kids so two belts in the back is enough
So feeling rather smug that i had got them to fit i then added the fronts to test out my wiring.
And would you believe it all works first time, nice smooth electric movement and im well pleased with the final result.
I actually don't mind the fact that the door cards still have Cream on as does the arm rest although i will be looking to change these at some point im not that worried about it at this time.
Cheers Andy
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If im honest i was looking at new rep sets as mine now needs tyres. But as my time is so very limited at the moment to the point im not sure which way is up. I think im going to keep it simple and just make do with some new rubber for mine for the time being and change the wheels later on.