fitting e36 m3 vader seats in to e30

Mon Jul 17, 2006 2:29 am

ive seen a few e30s with this done, i know its not a straight fit but is it something that can be adapted or will new subframes need to be fabricated to fit them in?

cheers

Mon Jul 17, 2006 9:59 am

need to get new frames welded in mate

Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:24 am

i fitted e36 seats in my cab without welding i bolted the rear down to existing holes and made new one for the front, bootyman fitted vaders in one of his cabs and had the bolt threads welded in

Mon Jul 17, 2006 5:22 pm

i made brackets

i think i only used the rear inner bolt placement, rest had small pieces of metal drilled on both sides, one to mount the brackets to the seat, the other to the car chasis

it's a real pain to remove the seats, as i need to remove 7 bolts before the seat can be lifted out

but it's really cool to have those seats in.....

Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:46 pm

Is it? I'm not sure. A friend has just decked his E36 in them and 'Wow' I thought, 'These are coooool'.

But do they look right or too modern in an E30?

Jai

Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:49 pm

If your talking about vadar seats i think they look really cool, especially in a cab. Personally though, id rather put an evo sport interior in.

Going back to the original question, im pretty sure new holes need to be drilled to fit the fronts.

Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:56 pm

Should've mentioned: If you are going to re-drill mounting points for seat they have to be somewhere very substantial or have strengthening welded around them.

The LAST thing you want to think before you fly out of your car in a crash is: 'I wish I hadn't bodged these seats in, they've torn through the metal for me....splat'

Jai