Wouldn't know exactly mate, but as they are leather i would of thought they would weigh more than standard LCR seats?
Bloody Heavy!
I replaced the front seats from my S3 (full nappa leather, airbags,heated, electric recline etc) with Recaro Speeds. I nearly put my back out lifting a single S3 seat whereas the Speeds were light as a feather in comparison.
When I put the speeds in the LCR I remember thinking the LCR seats were only a little heavier than the speeds.
I'd say they are at least double the weight if not 3 times. The S3 felt more urgent without them in.
I replaced the front seats from my S3 (full nappa leather, airbags,heated, electric recline etc) with Recaro Speeds. I nearly put my back out lifting a single S3 seat whereas the Speeds were light as a feather in comparison.
When I put the speeds in the LCR I remember thinking the LCR seats were only a little heavier than the speeds.
I'd say they are at least double the weight if not 3 times. The S3 felt more urgent without them in.
Wow, just to confirm you are saying the S3 recaro leather heated/electirc seats are about 40kg+ more than the standard LCR seats. This would really slow the car down IMO.Did anyone ever find an exact weight per seat.
I am currenlty in the process of buying a set of S3 leather recaro's from a 2003 S3, might not get them if this is the case.
I've picked up a seat of these then picked up my LCR seat straight after.
I'd say the LCR ones are 15-20Kgs and the S3 ones 40Kgs ish.
So with two seats in there your looking at dgagging about 40Kgs more than you need to.
I'd say the LCR ones are 15-20Kgs and the S3 ones 40Kgs ish.
So with two seats in there your looking at dgagging about 40Kgs more than you need to.
but their nice tho , , if your bothered about weight youd go for carbon seats ???
coul dalways loose exess weight to rectify , ,
but then your butchering things apart , spare wheels a good start , sound deadening etc
cant see you loosing 80kgs tho
coul dalways loose exess weight to rectify , ,
but then your butchering things apart , spare wheels a good start , sound deadening etc
cant see you loosing 80kgs tho
Heavy but worth it 
You wont notice any difference performance wise, on the road that is, if your building a track car prob not the best seats for you.
You wont notice any difference performance wise, on the road that is, if your building a track car prob not the best seats for you.
spose you could take th internal bits out i,e electrics even airbag bits etc ,
but as theyr nice why would you ??
but as theyr nice why would you ??
Thanks Willie, i am really on 2 minds whether to get them now, i can pic them up cheap, about £350 in good condition.The weight thing bothers me though, it would undo a lot of my performance mods in one fowl swoop.
I doubt that would be the case your only talking an extra 34kg that’s not really going to affect your 269bhp LCR, I was watching wheeler Dealers and they were making a porsche 944 turbo into a track car and the seats in there with eight way electrical weighed 23kg each, the S3 ones are only 4 way so have two motors less, I find it difficult to believe they are 14kg heavier.
Phill
34Kgs is quite alot TBH.
There is a formual that states something like for every 1Kg saved = 0.1BHP
With a 1,356Kgs car 34Kgs its self won't make much difference, but combined with stripping out the other interior and engine parts not needed it all soon adds up.
Also the less weight your carrying the better fuel economy you get.
Win win with a lighter car
34Kgs is quite alot TBH.
There is a formual that states something like for every 1Kg saved = 0.1BHP
With a 1,356Kgs car 34Kgs its self won't make much difference, but combined with stripping out the other interior and engine parts not needed it all soon adds up.
Also the less weight your carrying the better fuel economy you get.
Win win with a lighter car
Yes in your case that’s true, but my point is that in a normal road going car 34kg is not a lot it’s not even half my weight, a full tank of fuel or a boot full of shopping will be more, all I’m saying it’s not worth not having the seats if you’re not planning on running it as a track car. RS Smith is not going to notice the potential loss of 3.4bhp from his 269.
Yup, suppose.Yes in your case that’s true, but my point is that in a normal road going car 34kg is not a lot it’s not even half my weight, a full tank of fuel or a boot full of shopping will be more, all I’m saying it’s not worth not having the seats if you’re not planning on running it as a track car. RS Smith is not going to notice the potential loss of 3.4bhp from his 269.
But still more gain than a CAI kit will give you so a gain is a gain.
As you said more for my choice of car use.
If you could afford carbon seats thats the way to go but at £1,000 a pop theres better gains to be gotten for cheaper.
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