EK9 Recaro - Moving Sides

[shieldsy94]

Hi all,

I want to move my drivers seat to the passenger side and vice versa. I know the seats have 2 release latches on them and that I will have to swap the seat belt buckle to the other side, however wondering if the seats are specific per side or if there are any other obstacles?

My drivers seat is in need of a reupholster so i can deal without a passenger seat if I can still drive the car.

Thanks

 

[Pete180]

Should be fine to swap them around. I believe my brothers swapped his with no issue's. Possibly the reclining wheel was bit harder to reach but can't fully remember

 

[shieldsy94]

Yeah its only temporary once i get the original drivers seat redone. I can deal with the reclining wheel for a while

 

[MidwestEK9]

Realize this is an old thread, but figured I would bump this and seek new replies vs. creating a whole new thread and my question is pretty on topic.

I am interested in replacing my worn driver seat with a much fresher passenger seat. Looks like the seat belt is attached to the rail itself (which wouldn't be changing), so no problem there. However, I would like to keep the recliner knob on the inside of the seat as per OEM, which means I would need to switch which side the mechanism is on. Has anyone done this and made the swap, and if so was it possible and/or how difficult was it to swap the sides of the reclining knob?