Fitting bucket seats to an E30 - Need advice!

Post Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:17 am

I'm after a set of light seats ideally Fibreglass or GRP to keep cost down.

What seats are best value for money?

What mounts are best for E30?

Can you use runners on side mounting seats?

Thanks

Post Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:09 pm

Hello??

Post Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:52 pm

worth a look as a starting point:
http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... ic&t=63162

have a search through trackday threads on mounting - there are a few posts on this i think

Post Tue Jan 08, 2008 1:35 pm

i bought some mounts of 'Uwem3' which allow me to sidemount my seat straight into the floor meaning it is non adjustable. ive got a Cobra Suzuka S fitted in my car bought from Automac.

Post Tue Jan 08, 2008 5:59 pm

does uwe m3 have any side mouts left ??

Post Tue Jan 08, 2008 6:37 pm

i odnt think he does have any less as im aware.

Post Tue Jan 08, 2008 6:38 pm

damm thanks 1an

Post Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:53 pm

new batch of seat mounts is on order. Just working on shipping details.

Post Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:10 pm

whoo good ill take two what seats do they fit ???
ill pm you so not to ruin this thread

Post Tue Jan 08, 2008 11:18 pm

Bought some cheap seats that need a re-trim off ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :IT&ih=015

I found out the base mounted type are easy to put runners on but i still wanted a better drivers seat so i bought this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :IT&ih=005

Its obviously used but the new price of this seat was approx Ã‚£350 with mounts from what i found on google!

Post Tue Jan 08, 2008 11:25 pm

give Uwem3 a pm and buy a set of his sidemounts.

Post Wed Jan 09, 2008 6:12 am

here a few pictures. I am sure I had posted some before but I can't find any old postings....

here an older version unpainted to show how they attach to the car

front

rear

with seat NOTE: even there is a hole to fit your eyebolt, I DO NOT recommend to do this. This was a temp fix

This how they look now. I have amended the side hole pattern for finer height adjustment.

I guess it will be end of Feb till I can ship mounts. It's always a problem to get the lot shipped to me from the manufacturer if I can't collect them. It's a lot of weight and I need to order a fair amount of parts to make the trip worth a while. I will start another thread when I am ready to ship[/img]

Post Wed Jan 09, 2008 7:49 am

Nicely lasered out there sir. You happen to work for a company who own a laser machine

We have 3 of them here, night time is a great time to get homers made

Just read it properly and realised you didnt make them yourself

Post Wed Jan 09, 2008 9:01 am

northloop wrote:Nicely lasered out there sir. You happen to work for a company who own a laser machine We have 3 of them here, night time is a great time to get homers made

Just read it properly and realised you didnt make them yourself

hmmmmmm
does this mean we have to team up

where are you based?
I usually draw all the stuff up and run around to find somebody willing to make low quantity batches without charging me the earth.

Post Wed Jan 09, 2008 1:37 pm

uwe.. You got any seats to match those mounts?

Post Wed Jan 09, 2008 2:22 pm

oze30 wrote:uwe.. You got any seats to match those mounts?

?? do you mean for sale??

Post Thu Jan 10, 2008 7:20 am

yeah.. or what can you get. Just need a drivers really.. not with the Helmet wings though!

Post Thu Jan 10, 2008 9:16 am

These sidemounts do fit with carpet too, I've got a set fitted to my car, (will upload pics later ) with some 15mm spacers made up to lift the back.

Post Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:18 am

ive got mine mounted straight on top of the carpet and i have had no problems at all, seat is dead flat.

Post Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:55 pm

I have some cobra sidemount subframes and it seems like they will fit if I drill out the base holes a little, but those mounts do look good Uwe! How much roughly per pair?

Post Thu Jan 10, 2008 6:47 pm

MJG wrote:I have some cobra sidemount subframes and it seems like they will fit if I drill out the base holes a little, but those mounts do look good Uwe! How much roughly per pair?

I am asking for Ã‚£48 per seat.

Post Thu Jan 10, 2008 8:34 pm

Can you make up a set of bottom mounts the same way? i can drop a seat of if you need.

Post Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:29 pm

Uwe is that cheaper than last time?

Post Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:06 am

Uwe is that cheaper than last time?

no i dont think so

i thikn he is trying to get the price down a bit more though

Post Fri Jan 11, 2008 10:15 am

agreen wrote:
Uwe is that cheaper than last time?

no i dont think so

i thikn he is trying to get the price down a bit more though

Depending on the shipping costs, I may be able to shave a few Ã‚£Ã‚£ off. But it won't be much. All depends on how many I am going to order to divide the shipping cost with.
So far I only have a handful of requests and I don't want to hold a large stock. Let's wait and see what the costs are. It is always a tedious process to get this organised. If you order such low volumes you are not very high up on the priority list (which is understandable) and I found if I get to pushy I get ignored anyway

Post Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:21 am

please see classifieds