WTB: e30 Recaro seats

[JonFreyr]

Very hard to find in decent shape, I have these in my Touring and cloth to have the driver´s side recovered. Have been searching for a replacement seat for a loooong time with no luck. But the passenger side is like new and it is simply one of the best seats you can find, comfortable and yet very tight and very supporting.

[BeirBrennerE30]

bump i guess

[BeirBrennerE30]

i neeeed seats... im gonna be driving on a milkcrate

[ZM Blue Devil]

I have one of these...am I getting closer?

[RickSloan]

justinbmw... on bf.c has a set of the seats levent just posted in the same color for sale for something around $300 i think, but he wont ship for some reason, wont ship anything for any price... i dont know if he is lazy or stupid...

actually i just looked at your local and hee is also in newyork i believe.

great seat choice and i hope you find the ones you want. if justins were black and not tan i would have been all over them. I love my e21 recaros tho, but cloth would be really nice

edit: just went and looked up the thread, both threads are locked... and he wants 1k and i dont believe they are e30 recaros but they are beautiful recaros regardless

here is one of the locked threads, enjoy

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1259755

[Japandrew73]

These are the E30 Recaro's, not the sport seats that came in the is, es,ic,ix or M3's.


You might get lucky and find a set on ebay.de, shipping will be $$$$

That's from my brochure! :D

To the OP, e21 recaros are the same as e30 recaros.

[kronus]

To the OP, e21 recaros are the same as e30 recaros.

Dammit, no they are not.

[RickSloan]

That's from my brochure! :D

To the OP, e21 recaros are the same as e30 recaros.

not even a little bit, you are thinking of the recaros that came in i think early verts? that were just e21 recaros on e30 rails. I have both types at my house, they are the same seat and were used in early e30's special order i guess, but not what th OP is talking about

[Japandrew73]

Dammit, no they are not.

Besides the brackets, how are they not?

E21



E30



Edit: Now that I see them side by side I understand what you mean. The e30 bolsters are bigger

[BeirBrennerE30]

not even a little bit, you are thinking of the recaros that came in i think early verts? that were just e21 recaros on e30 rails. I have both types at my house, they are the same seat and were used in early e30's special order i guess, but not what th OP is talking about

wait you have a set of e30 recaros sitting around? want to sell?

[BeirBrennerE30]

as far as the e30 vs e21 recaro debate. E30 recaros are a bit different and have the larger bolsters. They also have a different slider system with a black plastic shroud aroudn them similar to the base of a normal e30 sport seat. The easiest way to tell its a real e30 recaro seat is to look at the area where the seat folds forward. If there is a knob there its an e21 or after market recaro. If there is a round black plastic cover over the hinge with "BMW" molded into the upper portion and a leaver to recline the seat a la e30 sport seats its an e30 recaro.... pics


Alpina recovered them for their cars


These were recoved by a place in Germany but you can see the e30 base.


another set in an M3

[RickSloan]

wait you have a set of e30 recaros sitting around? want to sell?

no sorry, i have 2 sets of e21 recaros, that are both nice sets and i have all the peices for the same seat that came out of an e30, but i thought it was just a reg e21 recaro that bmw put in early e30's but not the same seat your looking for. but now you have me thinking.

the seats i have are in pieces and the center foam is missing from the top, and the rails are rusty, and i dont know what i have as far as the reclining bits...

a mess i know but they were for parts for my other recaros. ill have to look at them tho and see if they are what you described above. If they are, your welcome to the pieces basically for shipping and maybe just a little more

[Schneller 3er]

I believe these are it. According to the seller they were installed in his BMW 02', so you'll have to swap the E30 rails back. He says he bought them 10 yrs ago.

ebay.de
Artikelnummer: 200374051071

[BeirBrennerE30]

I believe these are it. According to the seller they were installed in his BMW 02', so you'll have to swap the E30 rails back. He says he bought them 10 yrs ago.

ebay.de
Artikelnummer: 200374051071

getting closer but not quite right...

Just so everyone doesnt thing I am crazy. There were a ton of these on ebay.de like 5 months ago and I bought the nicest set. Then were then basically stolen by my upholstery shop. Since then I havent seen another set. errrrrr... Here is a pic of the seats that I had but never saw in person

[kronus]

^^ stolen by your upholstery shop? What?