Rare Recaro Trendlines???

[X J07HAM]

So I have posted about these seats in a few places but haven't had much luck finding anything out about them.

When I bought the car it had these trendlines fitted. Was told that they were from an Astra GSI however, I can't seem to find ANYTHING on these seats. I have searched and searched and can't find a thing. The closest I found was a Facebook marketplace listing for some crayola recaros which are basically a multicoloured version of these.

The majority of people have told me they are from an Astra, pretty rare and are worth a fair bit of money?

If anyone could help and tell me what car these are from, if they are actually as rare as people tell me they are and what these would be worth if I was to sell them? (They are not currently for sale!!!)

Cheers

 

[Not a Diesel!!!]

No clue.

Mitsubishi Evo had a few patterned Recaro seat options.

 

[16v_paddy]

I can say for certain that they're deffo not from a Mk4 Astra GSi.
I've read that the Mk5 Astra 888 had Trendlines as an optional extra but they're part leather with the 888 logo in them and the suede insert in various colours that matched the car.
There's another Mk4 Astra that has some similar looking ones, it's the Opel Astra OPC (mute the shitty music)

 

[16v_paddy]

Mystery solved, some deep googling found a thread on here 😂 https://cliosport.net/threads/recaro-trendline-replicas.813382/

 

[16v_paddy]

OK maybe not 🤦‍♂️
Seems they're Recaro SP-J Black Raptor seats https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/18567597...bGIDxJxrPfKgw4ahNKl6iUH5xnT5r9k8aAnT4EALw_wcB

 

[X J07HAM]

OK maybe not 🤦‍♂️
Seems they're Recaro SP-J Black Raptor seats https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/18567597...bGIDxJxrPfKgw4ahNKl6iUH5xnT5r9k8aAnT4EALw_wcB

You absolute legend. Only difference I can see is the bolster colour. I'm guessing the recaro lettering was redone in blue probably to match the racing blue paintwork?

 

[Pegasaurus Rex]

Can’t say specifically what they are from, but non Renaultsport Trendlines seem to sell around £500-750. The Renaultsport versions which are usually black vinyl with alcantara centres seem to hover around £1000 nowadays. Condition is obviously super important. Maybe worth a touch more if from a super rare model of car and they were an upgrade option.

 

[Ph1 Tom]

They are probably the off the shelf Recaros at the time. A bit like you can buy the CSs with their base spec artista cloth.

 

[Mcaff]

I had these in my clio when I bought it, I had the same question where did they come from, I ended up contacting recaro directly that told me they would have been a factory order and not specifically from a car. Anyway I sold them for £700 I think because they are unsupportive shite like most recaros.

 

[16v_paddy]

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I had these in my clio when I bought it, I had the same question where did they come from, I ended up contacting recaro directly that told me they would have been a factory order and not specifically from a car. Anyway I sold them for £700 I think because they are unsupportive shite like most recaros.

I think there's quite a bit of variation in comfort on them. I only say that as my only experiences of Trendlines were in my Accord Type R, I liked them a lot, but quite a few people said to me they were shocked that they felt much more comfy & more supportive than the ones that were in the 182 Trophy & the Meganes 🤷‍♂️

 

[Mr Underhill]

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I sold them for £700 I think because they are unsupportive shite like most recaros.

I was looking at trendlines for my 182. I even enquired about the above seats, but had heard they’re not the most comfortable. And I didn’t fancy hitting circuits with a 2 piece seat. I Went for new Pole Positions in the end and although I can feel every bump in the road now, the seats are so comfortable.

Edit - Trendlines not being comfortable, not the above.

 

[Pegasaurus Rex]

Trendlines are comfortable, just sadly not particularly supportive.

 

[Daz...]

I wasn’t a massive fan of the trendlines that were in mine.

 

[Mr Underhill]

Trendlines are comfortable, just sadly not particularly supportive.

Supportive, that’s the word I was looking for 👍

 

[X J07HAM]

I agree with how unsupportive the trendlines are but I find these extremely comfortable. I wouldn't dare take it on track and wouldn't feel overly safe for a full b road basher.

Cars too low to thrash it around corners and over bumps anyway but can say they've been perfect for daily driving for the past 6 months