skinnylew
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Subaru Impreza/Mitsubishi Evo/RalliArt all had Momo steering wheels. Might be wrong on this but the Proton Evo Coupe looked like it came with Momo Arrows as standard. Citroen Saxo had an option of Speedline 2108 wheels (14" i think) Loads of Pug alloys are Speedlines. Yes quite correct, the same with O.Z. however the point the original poster was making was that they were "aftermarket" parts. You couldn't flick through a Demon Tweeks/Ripspeed/Xtreme catalogue and order a set of Peugeot 205 Speedlines (or SMR's) but you could order 2108's. Loads of manufacturers use external suppliers for millions of parts but very few use off the shelf universally available bits.
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ChasR
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Found another thing yesterday, it appears that quite a few MG's use a pretty decent looking set of AP Racing calipers, Some MG TF brakes I found on ebay can be had for less than £300. Reckon these would be a good and cheap upgrade for something more interesting! Depends on the piston sizing. As I found out on my RS turbo, a mismatch can change your brakes from being adequate to near lethal, despite looking amazing! forum.retro-rides.org/post/2083953/threadforum.retro-rides.org/post/2084298/threadThat's worth bearing in mind. Sometimes, 4 pots aren't always the answer . Loads of Pug alloys are Speedlines. Yes quite correct, the same with O.Z. however the point the original poster was making was that they were "aftermarket" parts. You couldn't flick through a Demon Tweeks/Ripspeed/Xtreme catalogue and order a set of Peugeot 205 Speedlines (or SMR's) but you could order 2108's. Loads of manufacturers use external suppliers for millions of parts but very few use off the shelf universally available bits. That's how I understood it as well. They'll tend to tailor some things for some car brands, which is an discussion for another day, but generally, they will have an OEM brand making most parts, if not almost all. The one mention I was going to give was for the Recaro Sportster CS seats. I plan to put a set into the M3. Handily, a few cars are handy donors of them, or were when they were cheaper. These include the following cars: -Renault Clio 197/200 Generation (Mk3) -Renault Megane 250 -Some BMWs from mid '00s onwards, which had the BMW Performance seats fitted as an option. -Maybe the BINI R56 had them as an option. -I think the Vauxhall Corsa and Astra had them as an option as well. Obviously, they were trimmed for each car, but the seats themselves were the same, bar the frames which connect the base and the upright together. The set from my M3 have come from a Clio 200. Other things? Ford used to sell Eibach springs as a dealer-fit option for most 00s cars. Mk1-2 Focus had the option as did the Mk2-4 Mondeo. I think they may have used MS Designs for some of the dealer fit kits as well. I guess the other one is tyres, depending on what level we are going down to .
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Last Edit: Apr 16, 2022 6:27:14 GMT by ChasR
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Great seats, I think I have a version in my Corsa VXR
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Apr 16, 2022 10:43:58 GMT
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I gather that Corsa (D) VXR seats can be swapped into Fiat/Abarth Grande Puntos, since they share the same underpinnings; a pal of mine fitted a pair to his Abarth Grande Punto to replace the hard to keep clean standard suede effect ones.
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Apr 16, 2022 11:05:22 GMT
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I gather that Corsa (D) VXR seats can be swapped into Fiat/Abarth Grande Puntos, since they share the same underpinnings; a pal of mine fitted a pair to his Abarth Grande Punto to replace the hard to keep clean standard suede effect ones. My sister has the Abarth 595 with the Sabelt seats, more extreme than the Recaros but nice
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Apr 16, 2022 16:59:16 GMT
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Yes, very expensive seats - approx. £2,500+ optional extra in the Grande Puntos!
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ChasR
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Apr 17, 2022 21:15:52 GMT
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Yes, very expensive seats - approx. £2,500+ optional extra in the Grande Puntos! Similar cost to getting them from Recaro in that case! It will cost almost £1k to retrim mine. .
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Apr 19, 2022 12:37:34 GMT
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Golf Mk4 R32 came with OZ wheels as standard (and later on, Ronal too) Pretty much every auto manufacturer uses the big name wheel manufacturers to make their wheels. I guess the difference for this thread is whether the design is OEM only or also offered independently by the wheel companies.
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Last Edit: Apr 19, 2022 12:39:11 GMT by VIP
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mrbig
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Apr 19, 2022 12:44:24 GMT
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The one mention I was going to give was for the Recaro Sportster CS seats. I plan to put a set into the M3. Handily, a few cars are handy donors of them, or were when they were cheaper. These include the following cars: -Renault Clio 197/200 Generation (Mk3) -Renault Megane 250 -Some BMWs from mid '00s onwards, which had the BMW Performance seats fitted as an option. -Maybe the BINI R56 had them as an option. -I think the Vauxhall Corsa and Astra had them as an option as well. Obviously, they were trimmed for each car, but the seats themselves were the same, bar the frames which connect the base and the upright together. The set from my M3 have come from a Clio 200. Absolutely the best seats available. I'm desperately trying to source a set for my beetle for reasonable money.
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ChasR
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Apr 19, 2022 12:46:56 GMT
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The one mention I was going to give was for the Recaro Sportster CS seats. I plan to put a set into the M3. Handily, a few cars are handy donors of them, or were when they were cheaper. These include the following cars: -Renault Clio 197/200 Generation (Mk3) -Renault Megane 250 -Some BMWs from mid '00s onwards, which had the BMW Performance seats fitted as an option. -Maybe the BINI R56 had them as an option. -I think the Vauxhall Corsa and Astra had them as an option as well. Obviously, they were trimmed for each car, but the seats themselves were the same, bar the frames which connect the base and the upright together. The set from my M3 have come from a Clio 200. Absolutely the best seats available. I'm desperately trying to source a set for my beetle for reasonable money. Depends what you call reasonable. I paid £800 for mine, with frames to make them “normal” Recaros. It was more than I wanted to spend TBH! The retrimming is going to hurt. It would be cheap, albeit slightly, to make my interior black, as vinyl covers are cheap relatively speaking. That said, I may fit them into the E91! One is comfy in the living room mind you!
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Apr 19, 2022 13:43:42 GMT
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Last Edit: Apr 19, 2022 13:48:32 GMT by rmad
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mrbig
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Absolutely the best seats available. I'm desperately trying to source a set for my beetle for reasonable money. Depends what you call reasonable. I paid £800 for mine, with frames to make them “normal” Recaros. It was more than I wanted to spend TBH! The retrimming is going to hurt. It would be cheap, albeit slightly, to make my interior black, as vinyl covers are cheap relatively speaking. That said, I may fit them into the E91! One is comfy in the living room mind you! I'm trying to find a usable set for sub £1k. Preferably without any holes in. The Renault ones (cloth) do come for around that money occasionally, but usually at the opposite end of the country or when I'm away with work. I've got a pair of 987 cayman seats to sell so that will help offset the slightly scary cost!
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ChasR
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Depends what you call reasonable. I paid £800 for mine, with frames to make them “normal” Recaros. It was more than I wanted to spend TBH! The retrimming is going to hurt. It would be cheap, albeit slightly, to make my interior black, as vinyl covers are cheap relatively speaking. That said, I may fit them into the E91! One is comfy in the living room mind you! I'm trying to find a usable set for sub £1k. Preferably without any holes in. The Renault ones (cloth) do come for around that money occasionally, but usually at the opposite end of the country or when I'm away with work. I've got a pair of 987 cayman seats to sell so that will help offset the slightly scary cost! With the OEM versions, you'll need a set of frames to convert them to generic Recaro bases, allowing for more mounting options. These cost around £300 through various folks. I was lucky that mine came with the generic frames to be honest in the price bracket. I've also been told by a few Renault folks that the prices of the Renault ones have shot up as well. The alternative would be to butcher apart the Renault frames come with
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