Exeman Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Hi Guys , help please ,wish to change the heated Titanium cloth seats to half leather ,nothing around for a 5 door .(need 5 seats for ins. co. and dvla). would mk3 seats fit or mk3.5 seats fit apart from the pretensioners (lovely set on ebay) or Mondeos or ??? any advice greatly appreciated best regards Exeman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigLen Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 13 hours ago, Exeman said: Hi Guys , help please ,wish to change the heated Titanium cloth seats to half leather ,nothing around for a 5 door .(need 5 seats for ins. co. and dvla). would mk3 seats fit or mk3.5 seats fit apart from the pretensioners (lovely set on ebay) or Mondeos or ??? any advice greatly appreciated best regards Exeman Hi, You could fit focus ST seats but you will loose the middle seat belt in the back, full leather ST3 MK2/MK2.5 had heated leather seats but only four seat belts, I've changed my MK2.5 seats to recaro; I have a guide here which shows full restoration and fitting; in the event that there in need of some restoration but there a straight swap if all is good, Best advice; remove back seat first then take front seats out through the back doors, two person lift on front seats, Person supporting bottom section comes in the front door and out the back door. My full list of guides here: https://www.fordownersclub.com/forums/topic/68214-full-list-lennys-guides/ And seat guide is among that list but here it is: https://www.fordownersclub.com/forums/topic/115717-rusty-recaro-seat-rail-repair-focus-st-mk2-mk25-2005-2011/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtulip8 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 MK2 ST seats do for, but there’s only full leather heated Recaro’s or full cloth non-heated Recaro’s. MK3 ST seats do also fit afaik, and there are half leather non-heated Recaro’s in the ST2 with coloured inserts (grey, red, yellow or blue). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exeman Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share Posted July 21, 2021 On 7/20/2021 at 10:33 AM, BigLen said: Hi, You could fit focus ST seats but you will loose the middle seat belt in the back, full leather ST3 MK2/MK2.5 had heated leather seats but only four seat belts, I've changed my MK2.5 seats to recaro; I have a guide here which shows full restoration and fitting; in the event that there in need of some restoration but there a straight swap if all is good, Best advice; remove back seat first then take front seats out through the back doors, two person lift on front seats, Person supporting bottom section comes in the front door and out the back door. My full list of guides here: https://www.fordownersclub.com/forums/topic/68214-full-list-lennys-guides/ And seat guide is among that list but here it is: https://www.fordownersclub.com/forums/topic/115717-rusty-recaro-seat-rail-repair-focus-st-mk2-mk25-2005-2011/ Thanks Len , very useful 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exeman Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share Posted July 21, 2021 On 7/20/2021 at 6:40 PM, dtulip8 said: MK2 ST seats do for, but there’s only full leather heated Recaro’s or full cloth non-heated Recaro’s. MK3 ST seats do also fit afaik, and there are half leather non-heated Recaro’s in the ST2 with coloured inserts (grey, red, yellow or blue). Thanks for reply Daniel, when you say MK3 ST do you mean Focus MK2 ST3 not Focus MK3 ST2 or ST3 (can be confusing) as when referring to MK2 or MK3 that's the Focus MK2 or 3 ? but But ST2 or ST3 or ST-2 or ST-3 are the seats (i can get confused) found a cracking set of "MK3.5 Recaro ST-2 1/2 leather" 5 seater (has centre strap) but don't know if they could be made to fit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtulip8 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 19 hours ago, Exeman said: Thanks for reply Daniel, when you say MK3 ST do you mean Focus MK2 ST3 not Focus MK3 ST2 or ST3 (can be confusing) as when referring to MK2 or MK3 that's the Focus MK2 or 3 ? but But ST2 or ST3 or ST-2 or ST-3 are the seats (i can get confused) found a cracking set of "MK3.5 Recaro ST-2 1/2 leather" 5 seater (has centre strap) but don't know if they could be made to fit Hi Richard, the MK2 or MK3 refers to the generation or shape of the vehicle. ST2 and ST3 (with or without the hyphen) are the trims. For example, I own a MK2 Focus ST3. It is confusing if you’re unfamiliar with the terms. So as yours is a MK2, the MK2 ST came either with non-heated cloth seats (ST2) or full leather heated seats (ST3 like mine). The MK3 (the MK3.5 you describe is the facelift) had half-leather non-heated seats (ST2) or electric full leather heated seats (ST3). The ones you have found should be ideal for what you want, I have seen MK2 ST’s with MK3 seats in them and MK2 ST seats fit straight into regular MK2’s like yours so they should be fine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmetallica Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 ive put st leather recaros in mine i kept the metal back part for the rear swapped it for the st rear back ie took the leather off the metal back and put on the originall that was there so ive got three seat belts in back i also wired up the heated seats so they heat up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigLen Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 23 minutes ago, mrmetallica said: ive put st leather recaros in mine i kept the metal back part for the rear swapped it for the st rear back ie took the leather off the metal back and put on the originall that was there so ive got three seat belts in back i also wired up the heated seats so they heat up. How do you remove the fabric from the metal of the rear seat? I've got an ST recaro bottom section of rear seat; but it's rusty, and my existing base section is perfect; can I easily swap recaro fabric on to the standard metal base ? Thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmetallica Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 35 minutes ago, BigLen said: How do you remove the fabric from the metal of the rear seat? I've got an ST recaro bottom section of rear seat; but it's rusty, and my existing base section is perfect; can I easily swap recaro fabric on to the standard metal base ? Thanks i think it was just a series of clips mine are leather it might be different for yours i found it farely easy and im not good at most things lol a guy like you len should have no problems . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exeman Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 5 hours ago, mrmetallica said: ive put st leather recaros in mine i kept the metal back part for the rear swapped it for the st rear back ie took the leather off the metal back and put on the originall that was there so ive got three seat belts in back i also wired up the heated seats so they heat up. Nice one John , so the 4 seater now looks like a 5 seater like it no need then to inform insurers , like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exeman Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 7 hours ago, dtulip8 said: Hi Richard, the MK2 or MK3 refers to the generation or shape of the vehicle. ST2 and ST3 (with or without the hyphen) are the trims. For example, I own a MK2 Focus ST3. It is confusing if you’re unfamiliar with the terms. So as yours is a MK2, the MK2 ST came either with non-heated cloth seats (ST2) or full leather heated seats (ST3 like mine). The MK3 (the MK3.5 you describe is the facelift) had half-leather non-heated seats (ST2) or electric full leather heated seats (ST3). The ones you have found should be ideal for what you want, I have seen MK2 ST’s with MK3 seats in them and MK2 ST seats fit straight into regular MK2’s like yours so they should be fine. Thanks Daniel , music to my ears ,this is showing just the front before clean ,don't think they're heated but've got a centre seatbelt ,not that I'd use it but would comply with insurer and dvla . they're from a Focus MK3.5 going into a Focus MK2.5 . hope I can make them fit . over 5 hrs there and back . expensive mistake if I can't . thanks Daniel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmetallica Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 16 minutes ago, Exeman said: Thanks Daniel , music to my ears ,this is showing just the front before clean ,don't think they're heated but've got a centre seatbelt ,not that I'd use it but would comply with insurer and dvla . they're from a Focus MK3.5 going into a Focus MK2.5 . hope I can make them fit . over 5 hrs there and back . expensive mistake if I can't . thanks Daniel let us know how you get on id so love to fit them tomy focus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmetallica Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 57 minutes ago, Exeman said: Nice one John , so the 4 seater now looks like a 5 seater like it no need then to inform insurers , like it i just told them id put in leather interior.ive had people sit in the midle at the back no problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exeman Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 1 minute ago, mrmetallica said: let us know how you get on id so love to fit them tomy focus Will do John but may take a couple of weeks .just watching the YouTube videos on how to do the basics 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmetallica Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 20 hours ago, Exeman said: Will do John but may take a couple of weeks .just watching the YouTube videos on how to do the basics thats fine if i buy some it will be next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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