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Recaro Seat Lumbar Support Repair Piece — source image

Design by N33 · Original design · CC-BY-4.0 · Source details. Indexed via 3DCarParts. Source text and images remain credited to their creators; no modified design files supplied.

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Recaro Seat Lumbar Support Repair Piece

Recaro Seat Lumbar Support Repair Piece design listed for 2000–2005 Volkswagen Passat. Listed category: interior. Verify dimensions, fitment and material suitability before printing.

Make
Volkswagen
Model
Passat
Year range
2000–2005
Submodel
Not supplied
Engine
Not supplied
Fitment review needed

Source approval status: pending. Source flags do not certify fit, material suitability or safety for your vehicle.

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Description

I've made this part for a friend who bought a set of Recaro seats in his Passat, I think they were the Audi A6 Recaros. Anyway, the lumbar support was broken so I 3D printed this piece out of ABS to go inside the seat and fix the problem. It worked fine but my friend said that after a time the lumbar support stopped working. Maybe the part snapped or maybe the wire came free, we'll never know because he sold the seats.... :(

More photos and videos on: https://www.instagram.com/p/B6XrjdAnHqQ/

Printing:
Use ABS. Infill should be at least 20% fast honeycomb, but rectilinear works as well. I used black ABS, but the color doesn't matter.

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Print instructions

Standard FDM printing settings:
- Layer height: 0.2mm
- Infill: 70%
- Supports: As needed

Settings from the source; not independently tested by Orphaned Parts.

CHOOSE YOUR FILAMENT

Print price estimates

Planning prices for one print, not a final quote. Defaults use a size allowance inferred from the part name, not a measured or sliced model. Filament suitability must be confirmed.

FilamentUSD / printApplication notes
PLA$28.50Indoor prototypes; not a default material for hot vehicle interiors.
PETG$29.00General-purpose candidate; heat and creep need review.
ASA$32.50Candidate for UV exposure; verify temperature and geometry.
ABS$31.50Enclosed printing; review application and dimensions.
TPU$37.50Flexible designs only; not a substitute for rigid materials.
Nylon$37.50Moisture, tolerances and application require review.
PA-CF$42.50Filled nylon; abrasive filament and fit need review.
Pricing assumptions and exclusions

USD: ($6 setup + $3 finishing + filament weight × assumed spool cost × 1.25 waste allowance + print hours × $2.50 × material time factor) ÷ 0.65. Rounded up to the next $0.50.

Assumed spool costs per kg: PLA $25, PETG $30, ASA $40, ABS $30, TPU $45, Nylon $65, PA-CF $95. Time factors: PLA/PETG 1.0, ASA/ABS 1.2, TPU 1.6, Nylon 1.4, PA-CF 1.5. These are proposed shop rates, not measured production costs.

Design work, test fitting, hardware, shipping and tax are additional where needed. Multi-file sets may need several prints. Use actual sliced weight and time when available. Final pricing is confirmed in writing.

All available source data
Id
a60f5baa-d787-4bf8-ba2f-4f2f99ec2997
Part Name
Recaro Seat Lumbar Support Repair Piece
Slug
recaro-seat-lumbar-support-repair-piece
Category
interior
Cswp Approval Status
pending
Download Status
approved
Make
Volkswagen
Model
Passat
Year
2000
Year End
2005
Submodel
Not supplied
Engine
Not supplied
Created At
2026-07-08T09:04:51.646381+00:00
Origin
aggregated
Source
thingiverse
Source Url
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4903673
Source Creator Url
https://www.thingiverse.com/N33
Cc License Code
CC-BY-4.0
Cc License Url
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
For Sale
No
Fulfillment Mode
platform
Manual Price Cents
Not supplied
Image Url
https://r2-upload.3dcarparts.workers.dev/file/parts/a60f5baa-d787-4bf8-ba2f-4f2f99ec2997/images/recaro-seat-lumbar-support-repair-piece-1_1783501493144_rph9yu.jpg
Author
N33
Estimated Price Cents
Not supplied
HasMultipleModelFiles
No
ModelFileCount
0
Download Count
0
Detail Url
https://3dcarparts.org/library/2000-2005/Volkswagen/Passat/recaro-seat-lumbar-support-repair-piece

Source price fields and sale flags are metadata, not our selling prices. Their currency was not specified in the catalog. File counts do not mean files were downloaded or tested. No manufacturer savings or discontinued status is inferred.

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