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Sun Nov 08, 2009 3:16 pm

Normally, I shy away from JCW, but I got a catalog that shows "Sport Recliner Seats" for the VW Beetle. Their website shows them to be SCAT Pro 90 seats.
The price they list is good, and I have some discount codes for free shipping and 10% off. Best deal I can find anywhere on the Pro 90 seats.

The only question I have is about the mounting. It says rails are included and they're guaranteed to fit. I talked to a "rep" via chat at JCW, but I'm not sure how much they really know...
Has anyone tried these? Do they use the SCAT mounts that go on the stock rails? I'm trying not to weld or drill the floorpans.

Here's the seat: http://www.jcwhitney.com/jcwhitney/product.jcw?nva...id=2925260

Sun Nov 08, 2009 3:18 pm

BTW, that $299 price is for one. The deal I found is for a pair, shipped, for much less than $598.

Sun Nov 08, 2009 6:55 pm

Talk to Scat........

Sun Nov 08, 2009 7:04 pm

i have seen the seat rails for those kind of seats i am not sure if it is those exact one but they have a set of seat tracks that mount up like the factory seats would.

Sun Nov 08, 2009 7:06 pm

yeah if you go to mamotorworks.com they sell the same set and you can see the seat tracks.

Sun Nov 08, 2009 7:42 pm

What year is your car? The Scats I put in my '69 20 years ago came with tracks that fit and still work beautifully.

Sun Nov 08, 2009 8:07 pm

Not sure where your at, but a couple of year ago I got the whole Scat interior with the Pro 90's for just over $600 from VW Parts Unlimited. Could not find it on the website, but when I called it was no problem. It included the matching rear seat cover and panels.

Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:53 pm

scott s wrote: Normally, I shy away from JCW

then stay away...JCW IMO is worse than empi

Sun Nov 08, 2009 10:51 pm

connella08 wrote: scott s wrote: Normally, I shy away from JCW

then stay away...JCW IMO is worse than empi

Scat is Scat. Empi is a manufacturer, JCW is just a supplier. With the discounts and etc in this instance, JCW might have a use after all. :-k

Sun Nov 08, 2009 11:08 pm

69 Jim wrote: connella08 wrote: scott s wrote: Normally, I shy away from JCW

then stay away...JCW IMO is worse than empi

Scat is Scat. Empi is a manufacturer, JCW is just a supplier. With the discounts and etc in this instance, JCW might have a use after all. :-k

guess you might be right, but JCW still sucks...i bought some heater boxes and a muffler from them and it all felt like shit...

Mon Nov 09, 2009 4:58 am

andk5591 wrote: Talk to Scat........

Well, I KNOW how the SCAT rails fit/work....I'm just trying to determine if the rails that JCW has are SCAT or some universal thing.
Might just have to take a chance on these...

Mon Nov 09, 2009 8:28 am

call them and ask i would assume they would be scat product because they would probally only sell the seats with the rails. [-o<

Mon Nov 09, 2009 12:35 pm

http://www.procarbyscat.com/Products_InteriorKits.asp

Mon Nov 09, 2009 3:05 pm

I had a Scat interior in a previous bug. The seats fit, using their brackets, without any modification. IIRC, they went in real easy.

However, the material that they used cracked within 8 months and Scat would not do anything about it. I don't recommend the Scat interiors.

Mon Nov 09, 2009 8:15 pm

Smithy wrote: I had a Scat interior in a previous bug. The seats fit, using their brackets, without any modification. IIRC, they went in real easy.

However, the material that they used cracked within 8 months and Scat would not do anything about it. I don't recommend the Scat interiors.

I got the pro 90 5 years ago it all goes in easy without modifying or cutting. I did get Velour not vinyl they have faded but no rips or tears. still comfortable too.