Pitbull@Octavia

Got around to something I had wanted to do since I bought my car. Replaced the front and rear seats. My car is a poverty spec 1.6 tdi and had the basic level seats. I have had a leather interior in my cars for the last 15 years and would have got it in my octavia if I were given the choice. My seats were very poor. They were in great condition but to me felt like the seats from a van. Had my eyes open for a leather interior for an Octavia but the only ones I have seen for sale have been VRS ones and I didnt want the VRS logos in my car, then I got thinking that maybe it would be a mistake to go for the leather as there are some benefits to the cloth seats. They seem to wear better (mine were 70k old and were in showroom condition, no sagging, creases or scuffs etc) They are nice and warm in winter They are nice and cool in summer There were no cloth seats from Octavias that would be a upgrade so started to think about other possible cars, Golf MK7, Audi A3. I saw a set of cloth seats from an A3 sport 5dr for sale for £80. They seemed to fit the bill but wasnt sure if they would fit the car 100%. I figured for £80 it was worth a try. Well I had a bit of a fright when examining them as the connectors had been cut off and had all different wires colours and different numbers of wires going in but I got hold of the wring diagrams for each car and mapped out what was what. When I took the seats from my octavia I cut off the connectors and rewired them into the Audi seats. This wasnt a big issue once I had learned how to read the wiring diagrams. The next question was would the rear seats fit? They looked right but there were some slight differences. I bolted them in and am glad to say they are a 99% fit. The Audi rears are probably 1cm narrower across than the octavia seats and this has left a 5mm ish gap at the edge of each back rest but you wouldnt notice it wasnt supposed to be like that. It looks factory so I was happy. The fronts with the octavia connectors went in without issue. The results are fantastic and probably the best £80 I have spent on a car. The Audi seats look much better but more importantly are much better to sit in. The foam seems much better quality and you would swear that the car has had its suspension changed. It used to feel quite crashy before but now it seems to soak up the bumps. It must be the foam is cushioning the shocks through the car. before it was like driving a van and now its like driving a luxury car. It really has made a massive and unexpected difference. The seats also have adjustable thigh support and much more contoured shape with better side bolsters so at the same time as being more comfortable are much more supportive. The car really has been totally transformed. Here's my pic of the seats fitted. They look much better in real life but the sun was setting and my crappy camera couldnt get a better shot. Seats are less than a year old and with less that 5k on them they were an absolute bargain considering the difference they have made.