Freshly covered recaro's/m3 bench

[blackE30indy]

As above guys,some pics of my mates recaro's and m3 bench,
He's very happy with the retrim,I think they look great
Leather is nappa leather I believe,think he said that to me
So some pics

[Fastroad]

Nice, different from standard M3 stitching

[blackE30indy]

Cheers mate,think it looks loads better with the vertical stitch

[bhups]

Looks smart.

[blackE30indy]

Cheers bhups

[bss325i]

Wrong stitching.

[dusty23]

looks a nice job, but yeah stitching isn't for me

[blackE30indy]

my mate,preferred the vertical stich,I know there ment to be horizontal,each to there own

[pac1982]

front seats look nice but the rear seat could do with a bit of fettling as its not sitting right in a few spots best to do it now before the leather beds in

[oomz1975]

Nice seats

[G-Bear]

Think I prefer the vertical stitching...

[kangman]

pm me the price your mate paid

[Gert_8]

Why not tell the whole forum what he paid for that?

[blackE30indy]

He paid £1200,which also including repairing the bolster and changing the pattern on the front ,i think it is a good price tbh

[Gavla]

He paid £1200,which also including repairing the bolster and changing the pattern on the front ,i think it is a good price tbh

Very good price! Where did he get it done, was that mates rates or standard price?

[blackE30indy]

He paid £1200,which also including repairing the bolster and changing the pattern on the front ,i think it is a good price tbh

Very good price! Where did he get it done, was that mates rates or standard price?

nope,didn't get it done at mates rates,company in Leicester,called classic car retrim,will double check with him though,im sure that's the name

[Rav335uk]

look like E21 front Recaro's Indy.

[blackE30indy]

These ones came out a e30 rav,and I have another pair that look identical
Aswell

[Rav335uk]

As far as I know these are E30 Recaros.

[blackE30indy]

So what looks different on them ?
Look the same to me

[Rav335uk]

The side bolsters on the front seats.

[blackE30indy]

These came out of my touring and looked exactly like the ones you've posted up,
May be the pics making it look wierd,I looked at them today,and the bolsters are massive

[bss325i]

The side mech covers, runners and handles are all E30 on the retrimed ones posted so i would say they are E30. Lower Bolster foams look very squashed though and early E30 recaro LS side bolsters were a different shape and very similar to E21 LS's.

There was a zoner with a retrimed set of LS's and he had one of each! Looked terrible.

[Rav335uk]

Look at both pics again Indy.

[Rav335uk]

The side mech covers, runners and handles are all E30 on the retrimed ones posted so i would say they are E30. Bolster foams look very squashed though.

They look like "sport" seats, not E30 "Recaros" to me.

[bss325i]

Just edited my post.

[blackE30indy]

The side mech covers, runners and handles are all E30 on the retrimed ones posted so i would say they are E30. Lower Bolster foams look very squashed though and early E30 recaro LS side bolsters were a different shape and very similar to E21 LS's.

There was a zoner with a retrimed set of LS's and he had one of each! Looked terrible.

That's must be it then rav,they may be a early set then,
Bss they are the original bolsters,and the better ones of the 2 pairs
We had,so these ones where used,I think they look great in the flesh,will upload some pics when there in the car

[Rav335uk]

Got any pics the Baz?

[bss325i]

Here are parts listed for seats from 9/'85

http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?mod ... g=52&fg=10

and up to 9/'85

http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?mod ... g=52&fg=10

I'll try and find a pic of some tomorrow.

[Rav335uk]

So they carried the E21 design over to the early E30.
Didn't know that.

[bss325i]

Yes, the smaller bolster shape.

I guess Recaro revised the design of the LS in '85.

Capri 2.8i ones are very similar to the E21/early E30 ones and Escort RS turbo ones (which also came out in '85) are very similar to later E30 ones.

[Rav335uk]

So are the Sierra Cosworth ones.

[bss325i]

Indeed they are, also mk2 Golf. I just mentioned the Escort RST ones as they also came out in '85.

[Rav335uk]

I thought Golf ones were a lot wider??

[bss325i]

Dont really look it but they dont have extendable thigh bolsters.