GTI Seats in an 08 Maxi Life

[Lams]

got your PM thanks - with a bit of luck I'll find some time to try it tonight!

[Lams]

Thanks to Preenie and Two Dogs!

Did my seats over the weekend using Preeny's method



Here's the car's original wiring. From factory the plug was located at the seat (where other VWs had the plugs located in the floor). These plugs are generally found in VW / Audi starting 2002, where the plug is located under the seat. Unfortunately the mk6 has the plugs in the floor, so the plug type was different. The seat belt warning light plug was also different.





No worries, just cut and resolder them. Fortunately the colours match



Following Preeny's advice, we turned some Ø30mm spacers 25mm tall with Ø11 hole drilled through - and made use of the 'tool access hole' in the Caddy seat bases which line up nicely with the GTI seats. Once I checked that the seat had ample adjustment with the shortest member of our family, we centered the seats and bolted them down with some M10 bolts and nyloc nuts.




Plugged the airbags in, turn on the key, thankfully no fault codes





Very happy with the result!!

[Two Dogs]

Great Job, congrats.

How do they feel, big improvement, hey!

Two Dogs

[robbie]

What a result Lams!!

I have never seen this before, nice upgrade.

[dieselboy]

Guys, Oli is a champion, bit of a Vw nut.

Picked up some seat and leather steering wheel off of him, good condition.

Install straight onto the floor pan direct, if you are tall like me, just adjust the seat height right up, worked a treat.