» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 06-01-2024 03:04 PM 7 Replies, 409,823 Views | | My 318ti build 05-21-2024 04:48 PM 05-28-2024 06:42 PM 1 Replies, 3,601 Views | | OMG!OMG! 05-28-2024 08:53 AM 05-28-2024 08:53 AM 0 Replies, 1,431 Views | | | | | 04-08-2016, 07:09 AM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,451 | E30 seats in a E36 Anyone try to mount a E30 seat into our E36 Compacts? I ask as I have a set of cloth E30 Recaros I want to use when I hear to the track our Auto-x. Much grippier deep seat with gripping bolsters as opposed to the sport seat in my Sport. If it is a direct bolt in, it would be a easier swap for track events. I'd be using a four point harness with it as well. Thanks! __________________ 1998 318ti Sport - "Cali" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, Cali top 1998 318ti Sport - "Max" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, S52 1997 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior 1995 318ti Active - "Blanca" Alpineweib III/Schwartz leather interior Other Current Bimmers: 2006 530i / 2000 2.3L Z3 / 1997 1.9L Z3 / 1999 540it 1997 318ti Sport - "Huera" - RIP 1995 318ti Active - RIP 1995 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Sold 1994 325i Sedan - "Jade" - Sold 1991 318ic - "Bert" - Sold 1985 635csi sold 1984 533i "Max" Sold 1984 318i sold BMWCCA #160411 SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | 04-08-2016, 09:25 AM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,464 | Rich: It's not a direct bolt in, as the seat bracket holes do not line up, but I don't believe they're that far off and with some ingenuity/creativity, you might be able to fab something up to make it work. I've always wondered about using a Vader seat bottom on a standard E36 seat, if that would even work. They're probably not as deep as a the E30 Recaros but have relatively narrow side bolsters (at least for a 200# guy like me) and provide a lot of lateral support. Could possibly be an additional option if you can find a pair of vaders for cheap that need some work. __________________ 1995 318ti Base - Cosmosschwarz/Sandgrau R.I.P. 1997 318ti Active - Alpinweiß III/Sandgrau 2013 328i Coupe - Le Mans Blau Last edited by zoner; 04-08-2016 at 09:49 AM. | | | 04-08-2016, 01:25 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 315 | Rich, I agree with Zoner. It's not a direct fit and if I remember correctly you are less than a centimeter off on alignment. I'd have to look again at the rails and see if they could be modified or if you would take the E36 rails and connect them to the E30 seat frame with less modification. __________________ 01 740iS Cosmos Black 97 318ti Boston Green 99 318ti Titanium Silver 13 X5 3.5XDrive Cosmos Black 97 318ti Alpine White (gone but not forgotten) 88 325iC Schwartz Black (sold) 97 740iL Schwartz Black (sold) 84 633csi Schwartz Black (sold) 96 318ti Alaska Blue (sold) 08 X5 4.8i Titanium Silver (sold) | | | 04-08-2016, 03:16 PM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,451 | E30 seats in a E36 Thanks guys, I'll check to see if I can take a E36 seat mount and see if the Recaro will bolt it. I have a nice set of Vaders in one of my 97's and I find the cloth sports are grippier. The OEM Recaros, even more so with the deeper cloth bolsters. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 1998 318ti Sport - "Cali" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, Cali top 1998 318ti Sport - "Max" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, S52 1997 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior 1995 318ti Active - "Blanca" Alpineweib III/Schwartz leather interior Other Current Bimmers: 2006 530i / 2000 2.3L Z3 / 1997 1.9L Z3 / 1999 540it 1997 318ti Sport - "Huera" - RIP 1995 318ti Active - RIP 1995 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Sold 1994 325i Sedan - "Jade" - Sold 1991 318ic - "Bert" - Sold 1985 635csi sold 1984 533i "Max" Sold 1984 318i sold BMWCCA #160411 SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | 04-15-2016, 08:04 PM | #5 | Junior Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Herndon, Va Posts: 22 | Also curious... but additionally if anyone has had luck with aftermarket (or other OEM) seats? Seems to be challenging to find direct replacements in good shape (and while retaining rights to my firstborn). Anybody? | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |