Recaro Seats

[Oldsman]

anyone know which recaro seats that were in the OSV?

[RoninKouga]

what is osv? sorry for beein dumb ;)

[ptrudel]

Originally posted by RoninKouga@Sep 14 2005, 11:14 AM
what is osv? sorry for beein dumb ;)
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the Oldsmobile Special(ty?) Vehicles...and sorry Oldsman, i dunno...i'll do sum digging tho

[RoninKouga]

gotta admit, i dont quite get that x.X

[Oldsman]

Originally posted by RoninKouga@Sep 14 2005, 09:14 AM
what is osv? sorry for beein dumb ;)
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Oldsmobile Speciality Vehicle = OSV

[kwhauck]

you know "those ones" lol, j/k, i will do a little research as well

[mfuller]

They were Trend seats...I don't think Recaro makes them anymore. The ones that the OSV had were heated/ventilated and had a inflatable lumbar adjuster. The "Sport Topline" seat is probably the closest of the current offerings.

[Oldsman]

here is some pics of the seats

[kwhauck]

Originally posted by mfuller@Sep 14 2005, 11:57 AM
They were Trend seats...I don't think Recaro makes them anymore. The ones that the OSV had were heated/ventilated and had a inflatable lumbar adjuster. The "Sport Topline" seat is probably the closest of the current offerings.
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[Oldsman]

Originally posted by mfuller@Sep 14 2005, 11:57 AM
They were Trend seats...I don't think Recaro makes them anymore. The ones that the OSV had were heated/ventilated and had a inflatable lumbar adjuster. The "Sport Topline" seat is probably the closest of the current offerings.
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thanks Matt.

[FormulaNERD]

they look more like recaro "style" than recaro trend....

[FormulaNERD]

autosport gallery has them in stock, around 1100 each for cloth, 1400 for leather, 5% discount if a pair is bought.

1044, for fabric, 1329 for leather.... in the "trend"

"sportline" upgrade (power, heat, vent) is around 300 a seat.

autosportgallery.com
(919)872-2002

[FormulaNERD]

so glad my seats are recaro's stock. hehe

[ptrudel]

holy poop thats an expensive seat...

[Oldsman]

i found the trend for $730 cloth but $1299 leather plus $325 for the the heat and vent.

but then the price for having the leather redone.

so damn expensive

[bluephoAm]

Cher... that's some pretty seats.

[FormulaNERD]

Originally posted by Oldsman@Sep 14 2005, 02:52 PM
i found the trend for $730 cloth but $1299 leather plus $325 for the the heat and vent.

but then the price for having the leather redone.

so damn expensive
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the guy on the phone said that most online price listings arent current, and since recaro raised the retail prices sept. 1st, the seats are a little more expensive, but he still offers them below retail.

[DansGen1Alero]

The recaro seats were the "style, and I am looking for them in the same colorscheme as the osv, tan and gray, pics are on wikipeida for alero osv.
the run 1300 for leather, and 16-1700 for topline power, to get heated and vent u need the XL series which are probably close to 2K (guessing, havent seen prices for them)

dorry for bringing up an old post, but its been a while so ai got a lot of catching up to do :)

[Cliff8928]

The leather color scheme and embroidery will be a custom job...

[DansGen1Alero]

I kinda figured that, its sad recaro doesnt offer the colorscheme its hard to find 2 toned with any recaro dealer, and I have been looking on east and west coast. Not worried about the ebrodiery because frankly i do not want anybody to know it was an oldsmobile. GM disappointed me and threw all of us dedicated consumers under the bus. I WILL NOT BUY AMERICAN ANYMORE. I have a lexus and OMG I love it. Don't get me wrong I still love my Alero, but I am not giving any credit to GM. It just makes me sad :( Oldsmobile was the pioneer for most car features, and GM treats them like this, ha.

sorry to get off topic, had to vent a lil after reading some other OSV posts, ie crushing, and hiding the last one.

[meadus101]

Yea, Oldsnut Knows where it is though.


We'll get her back.


So greenie was crushed?

[DansGen1Alero]

everything I read was that it was crushed, and I thought red one too, but evidently not,

but back on the topic of the seats, if anyone has any insight, info blah blah, or has anyone purchased recaro seats????

Need to do something soon, 10 year old cracked leather looks like butt, and it smells like an ashtray in there, lol

[mfuller]

One of the red ones was crushed, along with the green one. The existing red one was the show car.....who knows if the PCM calibration is up for regular driving duty (beyond being driven into and out of a transporter).

You should just get these Dan:

http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/6/web/342000-342999/342710_53_full.jpg

Good to see you back.

[DansGen1Alero]

thanks, good to be back, thanks for the suggestion, im just not fond of racing seats, my alero was never realy a "go" car it was always more show, and the semi luxury inside look i wanted to keep and with those "style" seats I would def be keeping that. the exterior tho is gonna start to get crazy planing on lambos, shaved doors, fiberglassing dash and painting woodgrain :) brakes then maybe revisit the suspension (air)

[Midgear]

why in the -hell- would they crush the green OSV alero? just straight up crushed it? sell the bitch for a rediculous amount of money! GAH! that pisses me off.. I didnt even know that :banghead:

[DansGen1Alero]

theres actually another post about the green and red and the crushing and all

[IRONDOG442]

The OSV Recaros were believe it or not actually used as OEM seats in an Opel. Go to Recaro.com and look at the european seats offered and under Opel I think its the Tigra model you can see the exact seat used in the OSV cars I think you would need to put a custom leather bolster in the middle though as I am not sure they are 100% leather. Save money and find a Tigra LOL and buy it whole just for the seats.


http://www.recaro.com/index.php?id=839&region=0&L=0

[DansGen1Alero]

thanks man, i just need to find a dealer of opal recaro seats, lmao

[-Alero-]

why in the -hell- would they crush the green OSV alero? just straight up crushed it? sell the bitch for a rediculous amount of money! GAH! that pisses me off.. I didnt even know that :banghead:


thats why alot of us are pissed at gm osv wise

[IRONDOG442]

thanks man, i just need to find a dealer of opal recaro seats, lmao


Youll have better luck finding an Opel wrecked than the 3 OSV aleros they made not much but a little better! LOL

[Redog]

They crushed them to keep them out of the pubilc's eye.

God forbid people would want an Olds over a Saturn :rolleyes2:

[clutch1]

Ha, dealers are so dumb like that..

I see crushing prototype so people don't just buy that at a low price instead of the real production model (1 lost sale is 1 lost sale man), but things like the OSVs, ***The EV1 electric cars***, etc, that's just smashing shit for the hell of it or what?

I seriously don't get it, it's not like keeping it/ selling it to a museum would've put.. something??.. in jeopordy.

Business minds are wired weird sometimes it seems.

[Nate's Alero]

SO THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE OSV's????? omg thats utter bullshit

[Oldsnut]

They crushed them because they could not be sold legally as car in general. Some concepts made it thru to the sale mode, some did not.

Many cars had aftermarket parts that would never pass EPA or NTSB standards and could not be sold. GM crushed the cars that could not meet these standards. Aftermarket parts were sold off and the rest was crushed.

GM gave approval for production of the OSV in November of 2000 and GM announced the closure of Olds in December of 2000.

[01OldsAleroGt]

well..... we should open up with GM to re-manufacture the parts they crushed on the OSV models... to broaden the spectrum... and it would bring in some money to the company.. make an outside company but still part of the GM ring... that produces/sells the aftermarket parts for em.. either that.. or hold em hostage and make em bring olds back from the dead !

[meadus101]

I think the OSV will be back personally.


2010. You wait.

[alerored04]

/\ Yeah just like elvis.

[adam337]

and Tupac.

[Midgear]

and pie.

[AlbinoMonkeyRat]

pie died? :(

[DansGen1Alero]

Ok we got off topic here, and I am sorry I started it there is a seperate thread for the OSV and everyones utter disbelief and anger about it.

lets just get back to the Recaro seats and anyone else who can provide some help, The best help so far is to find a recked Opel Tigra, but I dont even think they are around my area, thought it was an overseas thing not sold in US.

[mfuller]

It is also possible to find a wrecked Cobalt ss Supercharged or Ion Redline that had optional Recaros....although I'm not certain what model Recaros they used, but they are very comfortable and supportive.

[DansGen1Alero]

It is also possible to find a wrecked Cobalt ss Supercharged or Ion Redline that had optional Recaros....although I'm not certain what model Recaros they used, but they are very comfortable and supportive.


Now thats some solid advice, :yahoo: I will have to try that.

[YALEROYNOT]

the evo 9 had recaro seats in it. look for bmw seats some had recaro seats also these are the ones I would like to have. this set is on ebay for like $700 link (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mitsubishi-Evo-9-Seats-JDM-Recaro-Bride-Sparco_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742Q2em153Q2el1 262QQcategoryZ33701QQihZ011QQitemZ320288465886QQtc Zphoto#ebayphotohosting)

http://www.evasivemotorsports.com/ebay/EVOSeats.jpg

[Spilner521]

All the Evos come with Recaro seats

Evo 10:
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/5678/evopictures006vf3.jpg

[AlbinoMonkeyRat]

doesn't look like the same model, but it looks like it could fit (colorwise)
http://images.motortrend.com/roadtests/coupe/112_0502_05z+2005_Chevrolet_Cobalt_SS_Supercharged +Interior_View_Front_Seats.jpg

[YALEROYNOT]

the gto has nice seats in it to. I was looking at a blue set on ebay a few months ago.

this is how I would like to set the rear of my car up

http://media.automotive.com/evox/stilllib/pontiac/gto/2006/2co/52.jpg

here are the fronts. not recaro but look good and prob comfy


http://media.automotive.com/evox/stilllib/pontiac/gto/2006/2co/51.jpg

[Midgear]

^^^ lol awesome.

[cherrington17]

i'd LOVE to get better seats in my car... something like the EVO ones, but i don't want to spend more then 100 on each. :lol:

[Midgear]

100 for recaro seats.. everyone would have em lol.

hell I was just thinking about new stock cloth seats.. not gonna blow 1200 dollars for a seat that says recaro on it :rolleyes2:

[-Alero-]

right right, i like the cobalt idea....im sure theres plenty of coblats who swap out to better seats and plenty of people who want the stock seats

[DansGen1Alero]

i would just releather mine, but my pimp lean broke the driver seat, no longer a bucket, its more like an L shape, and the metal on the right side is coming through the seat and also something shout out the back of the seat and punctured the leather, my elbow wore throught the armrest and i had to buy another off e-bay, lmao

[kwhauck]

i scored these evo seats from buddy for $300.......

http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/2/web/2498000-2498999/2498114_31_full.jpg

[DansGen1Alero]

those are being sold on ebay for 295 shipped brand new, I like them but since I am keeping the 3point, i do not want the holes in the seat for 4 or 5 and not use it, I also want the power at least for driverside. I am a bit picky, so I know I will probably end up spending mucho bucks, ( gotta pay the price to look nice) plus I want lighter colors, white, beige light grey, etc

[cherrington17]

from the looks of the pictures... i'm gonna have to plan a trip over to spilner's house and swap seats with him....



...w/o him knowing of course...

[01OldsAleroGt]

i'd love the idea to re-do the front and rear from the GTO to the Alero..

or the seats from the Cobalt/Ion

Eh.. one thing.. the seat rails would we have to fab some in to get either the GTO or Cobalt/Ion seats to fit

[surreal_awakening]

the metal on the right side is coming through the seat and also something shout out the back of the seat and punctured the leather

Got the same two problems with my leather, hence why I am swapping out the interior now. 246k miles with my fat ass will do that to a seat! :lol:

[Spilner521]

from the looks of the pictures... i'm gonna have to plan a trip over to spilner's house and swap seats with him....



...w/o him knowing of course...
You'll have to find me first :p

[joserivas19]

i feel kinda dumb asking this question but, do all seats fit the same? i mean like between brands and diff cars?

[adam337]

no...

[cherrington17]

You'll have to find me first :p

CCCCRRRRAAAAAPPPPP. who told you!? how'd you find out about my plans!?! :lol:


i absolutely love those seats in your new car though. i wish aleros' came with those stock.

[Spilner521]

CCCCRRRRAAAAAPPPPP. who told you!? how'd you find out about my plans!?! :lol:


i absolutely love those seats in your new car though. i wish aleros' came with those stock.
Stop on by, or we can meet up somewhere, I'll give you a ride :thumb:

[meadus101]

Guess who took that the wrong way?


And back on topic.


My Fat ass barely fits in the Current seats. Racing seats were the most uncomfortable thing I've ever sat in.

[Cliff8928]

the gto has nice seats in it to. I was looking at a blue set on ebay a few months ago.

That's gotta be the one thing i miss about the GTO. The seats were awesome! Supportive yet comfy.

[DansGen1Alero]

I know i am thread jesusing, but I have information for anyone that was interested in the recaro seats.

I contacted recaro to find out about the color scheme, and though I didnt get much of an answer I was told that any dealer of recaro seats would be able to get the exact style and color scheme that were used in the OSV.