E34 recaros into E30 cab????

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Post Sat Jul 23, 2005 3:26 am

Hi guys anyone know if these would fit in ?? had a look runners are diff and seats seem to look wider....any info appreciated

cheers :D :mad:
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Post Sat Jul 23, 2005 10:25 am

you can make them fit but its a lot of hassle. bootyman done them in his cab but i think he had to re-drill all the holes. they are are wider at the front as they are the back (about 4 inches i think) probably not worth the hassle tbh.
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Post Sat Jul 23, 2005 10:50 am

e34 seats wont fit. and they dont look very nice either.

get some proper e30 recaros. look on ebay
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Post Sat Jul 23, 2005 10:52 am

im guessing hes found some leathers
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Post Sat Jul 23, 2005 2:36 pm

thanks for info ,thought it looked like a load of work

i already have E30 leather recaros fitted,drivers seat has seen better days tho,burst at bolster..
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Post Sat Jul 23, 2005 9:31 pm

elliot wrote:you can make them fit but its a lot of hassle. bootyman done them in his cab but i think he had to re-drill all the holes. they are are wider at the front as they are the back (about 4 inches i think) probably not worth the hassle tbh.
Ben has e36 m3 seats m8 :wink:
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Post Sat Jul 23, 2005 9:47 pm

was asking because i have E34 535i with mint black leather recaros......
so I didn,t have to shell out any hard earned cash,just to see if would fit
without to much bother....neva mind the 535i is for sale then


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Post Sat Jul 23, 2005 9:50 pm

E30cabrioman wrote:was asking because i have E34 535i with mint black leather recaros......
so I didn,t have to shell out any hard earned cash,just to see if would fit
without to much bother....neva mind the 535i is for sale then


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put the 535 engine in the cab and sell the rest of the car in bits to make money for the rest of the conversion and a retrim :cool:
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Post Sat Jul 23, 2005 10:02 pm

would love to do this ,neither have time nor funds or expertise to do this at this moment in time :cry: :cry:











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