Updated: 11-Jul-2023
What determines seat color?
The interior code can be found on the car's build sheet sticker, which is on the crossbar in the trunk (if the car still has it).
For many models, the cloth sport bucket seats were an optional upgrade over the standard bucket seats. Likewise, the cloth standard bucket seats were sometimes an optional "downgrade" if buyers did not want cloth sport bucket seats. Keep this in mind as you browse the various upholstery pages. All seats were built by Keiper-Recaro.
Tap on each upholstery sample to open its details. Each interior has a thread rating, indicating its production popularity.
Volkswagen refers to vinyl upholstery as "leatherette". This website uses "vinyl" so that it is clear what the material is.
Seat style guide:
Most photos used for examples sourced from sales sites, including, but not limited to, auctions, The Samba, various classifieds, FB Marketplace.
Red
Code: 11
Codes: EU, XH
Code: EK
Codes: KE, GD
Codes: HE, HB, HL, HX, GP, WG
Codes: PH, QE
Codes: TZ, TJ, TU
Codes: VH, VZ
Green
Code: 04
Code: CY
Code: PD
Blue
Code: 03
Code: 03
Code: 07
Code: 09
Code: 10
Code: 12
Code: 14
Code: 28
Code: 42
Code: 71
Codes: ET, XG
Codes: GB, KB
Codes: HC, HM, WH
Codes: FC, FW, FG
Codes: TG, VJ
Code: PK
Codes: TP, TX
Gray
Code: 03
Code: 56
Codes: 75, 70
Code: 74
Codes: JP, CY, CW, JG, CT, CM
Codes: HD, HK, HW, WE
Codes: FB, FF, TE
Codes: JP, JG
Code: UW
Codes: TT, TY
Codes: VK, VY, TE
Brown & Beige
Code: 11
Code: 76
Code: 80
Code: CV
Code: CW
Codes: EX, EY, XC, XJ
Code: EV
Code: KC, GC
Code: ??
Code: ??
Codes: JQ, CX, CZ, CP, JH, CN, CU, CQ
Codes: JF, JQ
Code: PC
Codes: PB, PE
Codes: QC, QJ
Code: NV
Codes: YA, VB, YM, YX
White
Codes: 13, 21
Code: 29
Code: 57
Codes: 70, 88
Code: 90
Codes: HA, GL, HG, HP, WD
Code: FX, CT, FD, CY, FH
Code: PJ
Codes: TW, TC, TS
Codes: VK, VE, VX, TK
Black
Codes: 01, 59
Code: 06
Code: 27
Code: 28
Code: 35
Code: 58
Code: 81
Code: 86
Code: CU
Codes: EG
Codes: EQ, HA
Code: KL
Code: KM
Code: KY
Codes: GA, KA
Codes: JN, CV, JF, CL
Codes: FU, FA, FV, FE
Code: XT
Codes: JF, JN
Code: PA
Code: NW
Codes: TP, VA, YL
Code: TV, TL, VJ