Quick Interior Question? (What fits in a 1998 Avant)

[au_sjo]

Hi all,

Just a quick one. Due to having a broken front and rear seat in my 1998 Avant, i'm potentially looking for a new interior. I am aware that the -1997 interiors are different, so they're out. But what about facelifts? Are they a straight swap?

Many thanks

p.s. if anyone has an interior for sale, pref. black, please let me know

Cheers

 

[ScottD3]

there is a complete set of RS seats on ebay.
Check the ebay sticky in this section.

 

[au_sjo]

there is a complete set of RS seats on ebay.
Check the ebay sticky in this section.

Afraid that's probably worth more than my car!

 

[Broken Byzan]

Just be aware there can be 2 type of fitting on early cars, a pin mount and a hoop mount where they clip into the body.

Make sure you get the correct one

 

[au_sjo]

Just be aware there can be 2 type of fitting on early cars, a pin mount and a hoop mount where they clip into the body.

Make sure you get the correct one

Thanks. This is a 1998 car though so should be the later pin type.

 

[aragorn]

Change over was around 98 afaik.

If i'm not mistaken the later type has three proper seatbelts in the rear. Early type has two proper belts and a lap belt.

I have a leather interior which will fit the earlier style which i'm about to put on ebay if your interested.

 

[au_sjo]

Change over was around 98 afaik.

If i'm not mistaken the later type has three proper seatbelts in the rear. Early type has two proper belts and a lap belt.

I have a leather interior which will fit the earlier style which i'm about to put on ebay if your interested.

Thanks. Just went and checked, it has three proper seat belts. Here's a couple of photos, I don't know if they're useful in identification at all?

If they are the later type, do you know if the facelift seats are a direct fit?


Cheers

 

[aragorn]

yeh thats the later style and facelift seats fit just fine.

 

[au_sjo]

Ended up going for these on eBay: genuine audi a4 s4 (b5 facelift 99-2001) avant estate interior seats doorcards | eBay

Can't remember what the name is of my interior colour - possibly opal or something? It's blue'ish I suppose. How easy is a dash swap on a pre-facelift B5? Like for like...

 

[au_sjo]

Fitted the facelift interior today.. wasn't a direct fit as the airbag plugs on the seats are different... fortunately two out of the three pins/receptacles were a direct move from the 4 pin plug to the 2 pin one (of which 3 pins are used on the facelift seats). The third pin had to be spliced into the big red connector from the pre-facelift seats.

Job was a bit of a pita.. why Audi felt the need to do something other than 4 simple bots to hold a seat in I do not know!