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bucket seats?
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 10:07 pm
by vish-mr2
Hey folks
Really hoping to brainstorm a bit with you guys who are the guru's of the e30's!
Basically I got my e30 325i mtech II fairly cheap and I took the carpet out last weekend to check for cancer. it wasn't actually too bad but now that the carpets out, i can't really be jacked putting the heavy damn thing back in!
Got a really clean leather interior/cards to go in but contemplating selling it for two buckets and taking the car in the dorifto direction!
Can you get seat rails for e30s and buckets? or do they need to be custom? Wonder how much the black leather interior is worth....I paid quite a bit for it

Re: bucket seats?
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 11:08 pm
by verde
You can get e30 rails for buckets no problem and if you decide to flog the leather seats I might take em off you
Re: bucket seats?
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 11:11 pm
by maxfield
verde wrote:You can get e30 rails for buckets no problem and if you decide to flog the leather seats I might take em off you
I haven't seen any.
I've had to modify my seat moubts to get bucket seats into my e30.
Re: bucket seats?
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 11:11 pm
by TommyM
Hi, if u go to motorsport/trackday section of the forum on the second page theres a thread there about it
Noticed it as im in the progress of fitting one to my e30

Re: bucket seats?
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 12:10 am
by sag
You can get e30 specific mounts, Either base mounted or side mounted(cobra only to my knowledge) I had Newish cobra seats when I bought my e30 which came with e30 specific mounts from cobra. Which I sold
The seats which I have currently , has had the O.E frames welded on
Re: bucket seats?
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 4:32 am
by Green
Someone turning a Tech II into a drifter? This isn't going to go down well
Personally I'd stick the carpet in and get the leather interior to go with.
A decent sport is worth good money and to thash it as you intend won't end well for it I'd have thought. Although if it's a 325i with a sport kit bolted onto it then go for the whole stripped shebang, carpet, door cards, roof lining, seats ect.
Re: bucket seats?
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 7:46 pm
by vish-mr2
Re: bucket seats?
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 8:07 pm
by verde
Thats not the point. The point theyr making is your turning an ever rare very desirablemodel into something your going to treat like shit and thrash on a track. Couldnt you have used a shit model haha
Re: bucket seats?
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 8:33 pm
by vish-mr2
Yeah I see where you're coming from. It's a tough one. I don't think I value/cherish the car in the same way. I think if I was in your shoes I'd probably equally be a bit pissed off at the idea of someone ruining a rare example.
I've been toying with the idea of just putting the car up for sale as is or stripping it or saving it (as it needs brakes, rust treatment and a few other little things) but as it's a third car it's not going to get money spent on it for a while. I might just throw together a for sale thread and see where it goes.