Mk1 seat options

[MiKe1_golf]

I find the seating position in my mk1 a little high. i'm not super tall or anything but i still find it a little uncomfortable to reach down to change gears. i also have a "sun visor" tint on my front window that i find i end up looking through some of the time dude to my head being so close to the top of the windscreen.

what are the seating options? the seat rail setup in a mk1 is unusual, with only one rail at the front. is there anything that will drop in to bring the seat down a few inches. what are the guys using for rails who have fixed back seats?

[Jace]

MK3's have the same tri-foot set up, i guess MK2's would too. Probably slightly different sizes. I remember a thread about it a while ago so have a search and you might find what you want.

[GRN_VAGN]

I noticed the SEAT Cordoba uses same setup, maybe they would fit? and look newer which is handy

[Peter Jones]

MK3, MK2, Audi, Crdoba, Ibiza seats can all be made to fit by swapping the MK1 tin base and legs into the later seat.

It's pretty simple to do and the back rest simply hooks back onto the MK1 base when you're don swapping the cushion over.

Trouble is though all those options will leave you sitting up higher in the cabin.

I'd probably modify a MK1 base to be a couple of inches lower and then fit that into a later seat.

I'm 6'2" and had a lot of trouble making a race seat fit into the car low enough so my helmet wasn't rubbing on the roof.

You should be able to get it much lower than stock with some mods.

Pete

[GeorgeMK1]

Yep, just modify your existing rails mate.

I've done it to get my bucket seats in to fit and a bit lower. If i can find my camera i'd take a pic. Basically just chop and weld.. hehehe

[roccodingo]

Scirocco 1 seats have the factory height adjustment, just need a miracle to find a set.

Pete, you got those bases I sent over with the header i hope ??