E28 front seats fit E30?

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Post Thu Feb 16, 2006 4:15 pm

Weird question, but do E30 and E28 front seats use the same rails etc? ie are they interchangeable?
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Post Thu Feb 16, 2006 5:21 pm

no

totally different frames
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Post Thu Feb 16, 2006 5:28 pm

jonb wrote:no

totally different frames
fair enough, only an idea, was going to lift an m535i, and a e30 interior, but to save space was going to screw the e30 seats in, and leave the crappy e28 ones behind.

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Post Thu Feb 16, 2006 5:30 pm

you can easily fit them; drill through the floor pan with the correct size drill piece watching out for fuel/brake lines underneath, nut and bolt through the subframe holes and blank/leave the old ones. job done

this is how vader seats are fitted im told
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Post Thu Feb 16, 2006 5:35 pm

318-is wrote:tou can easily fit them; drill through the floor pan with the correct size drill piece watching ut for fuel/brake lines underneath, not and bolt through the subframe holes and blank/leave the old ones

this is how vader seats are fitted im told
was going to carry the seat change out in the fellas street, i think he'd think that im strange changing the seats over, never mind drilling etc! LOL

Plus im dangerous looking with a drill! :D

Thanks, for the info though, i'd like vader seats in the e30
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Post Thu Feb 16, 2006 5:38 pm

M3Cecotto wrote:
318-is wrote:tou can easily fit them; drill through the floor pan with the correct size drill piece watching ut for fuel/brake lines underneath, not and bolt through the subframe holes and blank/leave the old ones

this is how vader seats are fitted im told
was going to carry the seat change out in the fellas street, i think he'd think that im strange changing the seats over, never mind drilling etc! LOL

Plus im dangerous looking with a drill! :D

Thanks, for the info though, i'd like vader seats in the e30
go for it fella
sod the neighbours

after all your a bmw driver winkeye

and everyone knows we own the roads :lol: :lol: :drive:
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Post Thu Feb 16, 2006 5:47 pm

dazleeds wrote:
M3Cecotto wrote:
318-is wrote:tou can easily fit them; drill through the floor pan with the correct size drill piece watching ut for fuel/brake lines underneath, not and bolt through the subframe holes and blank/leave the old ones

this is how vader seats are fitted im told
was going to carry the seat change out in the fellas street, i think he'd think that im strange changing the seats over, never mind drilling etc! LOL

Plus im dangerous looking with a drill! :D

Thanks, for the info though, i'd like vader seats in the e30
go for it fella
sod the neighbours

after all your a bmw driver winkeye

and everyone knows we own the roads :lol: :lol: :drive:
LOL,

They'd probably call the anti-terrorist squad, seeing some randon Irish bloke ripping apart a BM in their neighbourhood!!!!! :D
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Post Thu Feb 16, 2006 5:52 pm

318-is wrote:you can easily fit them; drill through the floor pan with the correct size drill piece watching out for fuel/brake lines underneath, nut and bolt through the subframe holes and blank/leave the old ones. job done

this is how vader seats are fitted im told
bit more to it, need to re-enforce the points where you bolt them!!