Collection_117. ETK_52_Seats. Rear seat.
Seats
In the cabin, everything is ready for installing the rear seats.
A little general information about them.
The Touring, Cabriolet, and M3 had rear seats of a different design.
In the Touring, it could be folded to increase the volume of the trunk. Therefore, the back consisted of four parts.
In the cabriolet, the rear seat is narrower and was a two-seater.
In the M3, the rear seat was two-seater, and had additional lateral support in the center.
I will write about sedans in more detail, in the form of an FAQ:
In 2-door and 4-door sedans, the rear seats are structurally different, depending on the year of production, but, in principle, they are interchangeable, although there are some nuances.
The rear seat cushion before 83 had an additional fastening with two bolts to the body.
The pillow for the 2-door sedan has straight front corners, and on the pillow for the 4-door sedan, they are rounded, for convenience when boarding through the rear door. Structurally, they are interchangeable, but if you put a pillow from a 2-door sedan to a 4-door, the front corners will interfere with the comfortable seating of rear passengers. If you put it the other way around, then there will be a large gap between the side of the 2-door body and the seat in the front part.
The cushion and backrest of the rear seat before 85 are on a spring frame, and after 85 are on paralon. They also have a "mirror" location of fasteners for seat belt locks.
Backrests for 2-door and 4-door sedans are the same.
The back can be plain or with an armrest. The armrest cannot be installed on a regular backrest.
The back with an armrest can only be on a spring frame.
Rear headrests can be installed on any backrest.
Rear and front headrests are the same (except front RECARO).
Rear seat heating was not available.
The upholstery fabric texture sets were different for the 4-cylinder and 6-cylinder cars.
So, now about my specific back seat. Initially, a seat on a spring frame was installed, which corresponded to the 84 year of production of the car. But then I completely replaced all the seats with the top kit from the '89 car - front sport seats and rear seat with armrest and headrests. Changed them in black and installed heating on all seats.
Rear seat spring frame / base
As I said above, depending on the year of production, the engine, the type of trim and the configuration of the car, the seats have a lot of ETK numbers. Therefore, it makes no sense to specify them.
Detail No. 1, 3 - a spring frame, or a paralon pillow. I have a paralon pillow.
The pillow is additionally heated.
Detail No. 2, 4 - a spring frame, or a paralon back. I have a back with an armrest - it is always on a spring frame. It does not exist on Paralon.
Back heating is additionally installed.
1989 year
Part No. 5 - bolt M6X20-Z3-2 (07 11 9 915 032) - 2 pcs. Additional fastening of the pillow to the body. Only for cars up to 83 years. Not used in this case.
Part No. 6 - SCHWARZ protective cap (52 20 1 844 402) - 2 pcs. Black plastic bolt cover. Only for cars up to 83 years. Not used in this case.
Part No. 7 - self-tapping screw ST6.3X16 (07119916965) - 2 pcs. Lower fastening of the back.
Part No. 8 - fastening of the seat belt lock (52 20 1 941 332)
Part No. 9 - fastening of the seat belt lock (52 20 1 941 338)
Installation of the rear seat is very simple. First, we put the back with its staples on the hooks on the body, and fasten the lower fastening with self-tapping screws (#7).
By the way, there is a hole on the plastic threshold cover. I thought that the pad is fixed together with the back with one self-tapping screw. But the holes do not match - it can be seen in the photo. I don't have another hole for the overlay. It is not clear... maybe it also depends on the year of production of the car? Does anyone have a pad bolted to the body at this point?
Insert the belt locks into the fasteners. Pull the straps over the back. We connect the connectors of "custom" heating.
We insert the pillow under the back and fasten its front brackets to the body brackets.
The rear seat is installed.
Seat Cover
Item No. 1 - fabric pillow cover
Detail No. 2 - fabric back covering
Detail #3 - not specified in ETK. It could be the trim clips, but I'm not sure about that...
As I said above, depending on the year of production, engine, and configuration of the car, the seats have many upholstery options with different ETK numbers. Therefore, it makes no sense to specify them.
Fabric, artificial leather, and genuine leather upholstery were available. The main colors are black, blue, green, brown, beige, gray, red. Before restyling, and after restyling, these colors had different shades and textures. The upholstery fabric texture sets were different for the 4-cylinder and 6-cylinder cars. There were also special skins for exclusive and individual configurations - M-Technic, Edition and others. On all E30s, the skin has longitudinal seams, except for convertibles, where the seams are transverse.
According to the VIN code, my car had PINIENGRUEN green fabric upholstery (0149) - for cars with 4-cylinder engines (316). But I bought a car with a different interior. The door panels were 0211 ANTHRAZIT and the seats were re-stitched in a similar fabric. After replacing all the seats, I searched for the 0211 ANTHRAZIT fabric that was available from 85 for the 6 cylinder engine - just what I needed for my current kit! I still found it and bought it, thanks to a friend.
But in fact, the color was not black, but brown... alas...
At that time, I could not find a black "crow's foot", so I decided to simply sew the seats in black, with transverse seams, like on convertibles. It also turned out very well. But the idea of making the entire interior in black "houndstooth" doesn't leave me...

Yes, such a fabric is now on sale... I already have a back rest and four headrests in the original 0211 ANTHRAZIT fabric. Someday, maybe, I will have the whole salon "crow's foot" 0211 ANTHRAZIT. Or blue "crow's foot" 0212 PACIFIC - door trims are also already available ;)
The photo shows M TECHNIC decorative overlays (52 20 1 927 590) on the back.

For the E30 rear seats, they were only available for convertibles and the M3. But I also installed them - the interior looks much better with them! ;) We pierce the skin with them, and bend their spokes inside. One nuance - although I ordered them new, the color of the stickers on the driver's seat quickly began to fade... Therefore, I "laminated" them with a transparent adhesive film.
Armrest
Detail #1 - fabric armrest
I also wrote about the armrest above - it can only be in a set with a special back on a spring frame. The upholstery, of course, matches the upholstery of the seats. It has a special bracket for fixation on the back frame.
Assembly / disassembly is very simple and fast. We insert the bracket into the slots in the frame and snap it onto the brackets of the frame.
The cover for transporting skis is closed with a lining that is fixed on top with a "velcro" fastener. To use the cover, the armrest is just as easily and quickly removed.
The armrest is installed.
Composite
Rear headrests
Detail #1 - fabric headrest
I repeat - the rear headrests can be installed on any backrest. Rear and front headrests are the same (except front RECARO).
Part No. 2 (No. 3...No.

- a set of additional elements of the rear headrest (52 20 9 058 393).
This kit is installed on the back.
It is assembled and screwed to the back with two bolts.
We make holes in the paneling and insert plastic inserts for guiding headrests.
The headrests are simply inserted into the holes. Can be adjusted in height and inclination.
Rear Seat Parts
Detail #1 - a pillow
Detail #2 - back
Part #3 - ANTHRAZIT seat belt lock attachment (52 20 1 941 332). Black plastic fastener for the seat belt buckle.
Part No. 4 - ANTHRAZIT seat belt lock attachment (52 20 1 941 338). Black plastic fastener for the seat belt buckle.
Until 85, the middle seat belt was installed on the left, and its lock was on the right. After 1985, their location was changed, on the contrary - the middle seat belt was installed on the right, and its lock on the left. Accordingly, the fasteners for locks in the backrests before 85 and after 85 are also "mirror". In order to match my pre-85 belts with the post-85 back and shelf, I had to swap the middle belt body mount and its buckle. And everything fell into place! ;)
So, the rear seat in the top configuration is installed.
Interior view with curtains (due to curtains and poor lighting, photo quality is poor).
Now, in a completely black salon, it became dark and scary! )))
Later, outside, in sunny weather, there will be better photos!
Next, I will install the torpedo, and then the front seats. This is all that is left of the cabin.