E30 M3 BLACK RECARO INTERIOR

General E30 related discussions -
Please put technical questions in E30 Tech Help forum below

Moderator: martauto

SHAKEELE30
Boost Junkie
Posts: 3269
Joined: Mon Apr 04, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: CROYDON

Wed Nov 12, 2008 5:24 pm

Well same as above, the highback ones, in really good condition along with the m3 rear leather seats.

What are these worth?
Alex
Married to the E30 Zone
Married to the E30 Zone
Posts: 22666
Joined: Fri Feb 11, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa

Wed Nov 12, 2008 6:15 pm

high back meaning recaros????
SHAKEELE30
Boost Junkie
Posts: 3269
Joined: Mon Apr 04, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: CROYDON

Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:38 pm

Yes Alex, these ones below, and the also the rear m3 seats not convertible ones.... :wink:


Image
Chris-W
E30 Zone Team Member
E30 Zone Team Member
Posts: 7219
Joined: Tue May 24, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: South Cheshire
Contact:

Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:39 pm

£650 in my book.
Image
Alex
Married to the E30 Zone
Married to the E30 Zone
Posts: 22666
Joined: Fri Feb 11, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa

Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:45 pm

:drool: :drool: :drool: :wan:
SHAKEELE30
Boost Junkie
Posts: 3269
Joined: Mon Apr 04, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: CROYDON

Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:46 pm

what for the whole interior, inlcuding the back seats, chris
SHAKEELE30
Boost Junkie
Posts: 3269
Joined: Mon Apr 04, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: CROYDON

Wed Nov 12, 2008 10:50 pm

any other opinions
cliffybabe
Powered by Nelly
Powered by Nelly
Posts: 10020
Joined: Sun Dec 18, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: Croydon

Wed Nov 12, 2008 11:33 pm

SHAKEELE30 wrote:Yes Alex, these ones below, and the also the rear m3 seats not convertible ones.... :wink:


Image
:drool:
Image
Considering Selling the Cabby, looks like its gonna go
Low_E30
E30 Zone Camper
E30 Zone Camper
Posts: 1124
Joined: Wed Jan 12, 2005 11:00 pm

Wed Nov 12, 2008 11:35 pm

I reckon if in mint condition, defo worth over 650 quid.....

Very rare.
E30 BMW 325i Cabriolet M-tech1 + Hardtop
W201 Mercedes 190E 2.5-16
W124 Mercedes E220 AMG Cabriolet + Hardtop
S124 Mercedes Estate AMG
C126 Mercedes 500 SEC
W210 Mercedes E55 AMG (2001 Facelift)
Jaguar XJR Supercharged (2002)
SHAKEELE30
Boost Junkie
Posts: 3269
Joined: Mon Apr 04, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: CROYDON

Wed Nov 12, 2008 11:41 pm

ive seen standard m3 leather seats go for £600, think it was from one of the old timers on here, but quite some time back.
tomson
E30 Zone Addict
E30 Zone Addict
Posts: 3600
Joined: Sun Nov 06, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: Bristol

Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:15 am

Twisted frames & retrimmed leather will devalue them imo.....
SHAKEELE30
Boost Junkie
Posts: 3269
Joined: Mon Apr 04, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: CROYDON

Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:39 am

what you saying mine are twisted and retrimmed?

explain
cliffybabe
Powered by Nelly
Powered by Nelly
Posts: 10020
Joined: Sun Dec 18, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: Croydon

Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:42 am

dude u got these for sale??
Image
Considering Selling the Cabby, looks like its gonna go
SHAKEELE30
Boost Junkie
Posts: 3269
Joined: Mon Apr 04, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: CROYDON

Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:49 am

yeah more than likely....
cliffybabe
Powered by Nelly
Powered by Nelly
Posts: 10020
Joined: Sun Dec 18, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: Croydon

Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:51 am

:drool:

do u wanna do a swap with my cabby front leather??
Image
Considering Selling the Cabby, looks like its gonna go
bss325i
E30 Zone Team Member
E30 Zone Team Member
Posts: 24536
Joined: Sat Jan 20, 2007 11:00 pm
Location: London/Surrey

Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:56 am

cliffybabe wrote::drool:

do u wanna do a swap with my cabby front leather??
Join the back of the que Neil! :D
http://www.bmrperformance.co.uk

BMW and MINI specialist - Gatwick
cliffybabe
Powered by Nelly
Powered by Nelly
Posts: 10020
Joined: Sun Dec 18, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: Croydon

Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:58 am

bss325i wrote:
cliffybabe wrote::drool:

do u wanna do a swap with my cabby front leather??
Join the back of the que Neil! :D
:lol: im going round there sunday im gonna jump the Q winkeye
Image
Considering Selling the Cabby, looks like its gonna go
cypriot_boy_2k7
E30 Zone Squatter
E30 Zone Squatter
Posts: 1641
Joined: Mon Jan 29, 2007 11:00 pm
Contact:

Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:21 am

i want them :) how much shak
User avatar
Rich_W
E30 Zone Addict
E30 Zone Addict
Posts: 2932
Joined: Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:00 pm

Thu Nov 13, 2008 3:10 pm

erm. How sure are you those came out of the factory in an E30 M3? They look nothing like my leather seats.
Nay
Channel Island Crew
Channel Island Crew
Posts: 3988
Joined: Wed Aug 13, 2008 11:00 pm

Thu Nov 13, 2008 3:53 pm

Even E30 M3s had different options. I believe these seats where optional.
Image

Uni is killing the project.
SHAKEELE30
Boost Junkie
Posts: 3269
Joined: Mon Apr 04, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: CROYDON

Thu Nov 13, 2008 4:42 pm

Richw, you got any pics..
tomson
E30 Zone Addict
E30 Zone Addict
Posts: 3600
Joined: Sun Nov 06, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: Bristol

Thu Nov 13, 2008 5:02 pm

SHAKEELE30 wrote:what you saying mine are twisted and retrimmed?

explain
It might be a bad picture but they definately look like it to me, still very rare none the less and easy enough to sort the twisted mechs out.
User avatar
evostormm
E30 Zone Newbie
E30 Zone Newbie
Posts: 106
Joined: Sun Oct 23, 2005 11:00 pm

Thu Nov 13, 2008 5:12 pm

tomson wrote:
SHAKEELE30 wrote:what you saying mine are twisted and retrimmed?

explain
It might be a bad picture but they definately look like it to me, still very rare none the less and easy enough to sort the twisted mechs out.
Maybe not twisted but possibly just that they have been subject to rather large users as the seat back bolsters have been splayed out and flattened. Unfortunately not uncommon on these seats after probably almost 20 years' use. Still nice seats though.
tomson
E30 Zone Addict
E30 Zone Addict
Posts: 3600
Joined: Sun Nov 06, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: Bristol

Thu Nov 13, 2008 5:15 pm

evostormm wrote:
tomson wrote:
SHAKEELE30 wrote:what you saying mine are twisted and retrimmed?

explain
It might be a bad picture but they definately look like it to me, still very rare none the less and easy enough to sort the twisted mechs out.
Maybe not twisted but possibly just that they have been subject to rather large users as the seat back bolsters have been splayed out and flattened. Unfortunately not uncommon on these seats after probably almost 20 years' use. Still nice seats though.
Large users = twisted backs!
SHAKEELE30
Boost Junkie
Posts: 3269
Joined: Mon Apr 04, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: CROYDON

Thu Nov 13, 2008 6:04 pm

you guys keep saying they are twisted, have you got a set, and what are the chances of both frames getting twisted exactly the same, and as for the re-leathering, how did you come to that conclusion.
User avatar
Rich_W
E30 Zone Addict
E30 Zone Addict
Posts: 2932
Joined: Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:00 pm

Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:20 pm

SHAKEELE30 wrote:Richw, you got any pics..
Yes, its an old pic though from the original ad when I bought the car.

Image

Ive seen loads of M3's leather and fabric. And none of them look like your seats. Theres a few different fabric colour combos, my seats and then the "winged" Recaro SR types that came in SportEvos. The drivers seat has one large lever on the NS (side closest to door) The passenger seat has 2 release levers, one on each side. With the outer one larger than the inner one (make sense?)

Its the top section of the seats your selling that look wrong to me. If anything they look like (Genuine Recaro) Sierra Cossie seats with the BMW colour badge stuck on. :?


Image
SHAKEELE30
Boost Junkie
Posts: 3269
Joined: Mon Apr 04, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: CROYDON

Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:23 pm

so which onesd are your, top pic or bottom pics
Ollie_bwoii
Married to the E30 Zone
Married to the E30 Zone
Posts: 8695
Joined: Sat May 17, 2008 11:00 pm
Location: Northampton

Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:24 pm

Rich W your seats are BMW sports seats not recaro items though!
SHAKEELE30
Boost Junkie
Posts: 3269
Joined: Mon Apr 04, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: CROYDON

Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:25 pm

that what i was going to say, just waiting for his reply...
Ollie_bwoii
Married to the E30 Zone
Married to the E30 Zone
Posts: 8695
Joined: Sat May 17, 2008 11:00 pm
Location: Northampton

Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:25 pm

Bottom ones are for a cossie aren't they?
SHAKEELE30
Boost Junkie
Posts: 3269
Joined: Mon Apr 04, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: CROYDON

Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:29 pm

Naa, they might be, but i think bottom ones are from the 6 series bmw, richw ones are basic leather seats that came in most m3's unless at the time of purchase the owenr upgraded, and they are the same as convertible ones as well.

Then theres my ones which came in evo3's and the ones up from my ones are the SRD's.

then again looking at the picture again, they do look totally different, might be cossie, but im not sure what cossie ones look like...
User avatar
Rich_W
E30 Zone Addict
E30 Zone Addict
Posts: 2932
Joined: Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:00 pm

Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:36 pm

I agree that my seats are the standard M3 leather ones. (and arent badged Recaro)

The second pic I put above is a Cossie interior (hence the 3dr in the background)


My point is that I have NEVER seen the seats SHAKEELE30 is selling in ANY M3. And certainly not in any of the sales literature from the time specifying you could upgrade to these "unknown" seats. Maybe they were an option on non M3's but Im 95% sure not M3. Obvious thing would be are there 2 release levers on the Passenger seat. (OS)

Theres another seat that looks similar to mine but has vertical stictching on it (cant find a pic) that people "claim" is from an M3 but again, ive never seen them.
Theo
Old Skooler
Old Skooler
Posts: 10735
Joined: Wed Jun 01, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: Kent

Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:38 pm

I've seen those seats in a few M3's, they're fairly rare.

I would however agree with Tomson that they look a bit bent.
maxfield
Old Skooler
Old Skooler
Posts: 15186
Joined: Sat Nov 26, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: Mansfield

Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:41 pm

The cloth always had vertical stiching. But never leather. Only sports seats leather had vertical stitching.

I've seen that type of Recaro in a few M3's.
Image
SHAKEELE30
Boost Junkie
Posts: 3269
Joined: Mon Apr 04, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: CROYDON

Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:45 pm

theo if you dont have anything useful to say, then jsut dont bother posting on my threads.
Post Reply