Volkswagen Golf III with Buddy Club Racing Spec Seats
In 1996, Volkswagen produced a limited quantity of 1000 special-edition 3,5 door GTI Anniversary model, celebrating 20 years of the GTI model. This had the usual GTI specification but came equipped with special checkered Recaro front sport seats and matching rear seats bearing the GTI logo, red seat belts front and rear, half-chromed and leather golf ball gear knob, red stitched leather steering wheel and handbrake gaiter. The release knob on the hand brake was also red and silver instrument dials. Floor mats also had red piping along their edges. The red theme continued externally with a red striping on the bumpers and red brake calipers. The wheels were 16" x 7.5" split rim BBS RX II alloys, visually similar to the 15" that were found on VR6 model. Brush stainless steel rear twin tailpipes on the exhaust and smoked front fog and indicator lamps to match the rear lamps. 3 optional extras were made available; electric sunroof, air conditioning and metallic black paintwork. Insurance was based on the standard GTI which made this version a very desirable model. The edition was sold in only 6 color schemes and the 1000 number figures that were produced was as follows; 600 8 valve models, 150 16 valve models and 250 TDI models. The diesel model was only produced for the European market and wasn't sold in the UK. Unfortunately many of the models fell into the UK company car and lease market prior to the second-hand market and its believed only a few hundred still survive.
If you are truly looking to style up your Golf III, then good custom seats are a logical upgrade. There are many aftermarket companies out there that produce quality bucket racing seats for either road or track use. Prices can vary from a few hundred dollars to several thousand dollars for top of the line seats depending on your taste and the size of your bankroll.
Beside the bling effect of having some sweet looking Racing Spec seats in your vehicle there are some performance benefits. Because racing s seats are made out of lighter materials than your factory seats they reduce the overall weight of your vehicle which is always a positive for tuning.
Racing Spec Seats are universal for all vehicles; however, all Racing Spec seats will need to latch to a seats rail, which is car specific. Make sure there is a rail available for your vehicle, or otherwise you can customize your stock one to fit your aftermarket racing seats.
Buddy Club Seats, the maker of the popular Racing Spec seats is one of the heavy hitters in the aftermarket seats industry. Many others try to match the quality of craftsmanship of the Racing Spec seats but few succeed.
Buddy Club's original racing bucket seat frame is designed to give full support for any driving condition. It is light weight and yet super strong. Racing Spec seats are made with only the finest materials. Suede is used on key areas of the seat to avoid premature wear and tear caused by the factory 3 point seat belt. A high quality fiber mesh material is used on the seating surface and wool mat is used on the back side surface for better air circulation.
Buddy Club Racing Spec seats provide body support for reduced fatigue and best driving position. The weight of these seats is only 11 pounds. A unique buckle frame technology was used to produce one of the strongest bucket seats available.
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