Philly: Front E36 M3 Seats - $50

[AWDBOB]

They came out of an M3. That's why they're advertised as M3 SEATS.

I'm not trying to pass anything off on anyone and make some ridiculous amount of money. I'm asking $200 for a nice set of M3 seats, that just so happen to look like sports seats, that are not Vaders. That's far less than I've seen them go for, even advertised as normal sports seats.

Now thank you for destroying my for sale thread and making EVERY buyer suspicious.

A quick search can solve a lot of things. How about another set of M3 seats that look like mine?

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=271754

Oh, and a quote from the BMW M Registry:

Why do some late North American-spec E36 M3 sedans have M stripes on their headrests?
Due to supplier issues, BMW was no longer able to produce sufficient quantities of the Black (N5SW) or Light Grey (N5TT) Nappa leather interiors for the North American-market E36 M3 sedan beginning in March of 1998. Therefore, these E36 M3 sedans received the lower-grade Montana leather from the normal E36 3 Series and a "leather credit" refund (listed as Option Code S996A on the build sheet) of several hundred dollars was applied to their MSRP. M3 sedans with Montana leather can be identified by M stripes on all four headrests, as the Montana leather did not include the usual M stripes on the seats themselves. E36 M3 sedans with a Mulberry, Magma or Modena Natur Nappa leather interior continued to be produced with no alterations.

[khnordeen]

I have these exact same seats in my 95 M3.

Just sayin...

[AWDBOB]

I have these exact same seats in my 95 M3.

Just sayin...

Case and point :up:

[Farbin Kaiber]

I took very similar, but having ///M stripe headrests in my late run e36 m3 sedan. The late versions got a leather credit and these seats from like Feb/Mar 1998 on...

Why do some late North American-spec E36 M3 sedans have M stripes on their headrests?
Due to supplier issues, BMW was no longer able to produce sufficient quantities of the Black (N5SW) or Light Grey (N5TT) Nappa leather interiors for the North American-market E36 M3 sedan beginning in March of 1998. Therefore, these E36 M3 sedans received the lower-grade Montana leather from the normal E36 3 Series and a "leather credit" refund (listed as Option Code S996A on the build sheet) of several hundred dollars was applied to their MSRP. M3 sedans with Montana leather can be identified by M stripes on all four headrests, as the Montana leather did not include the usual M stripes on the seats themselves. E36 M3 sedans with a Mulberry, Magma or Modena Natur Nappa leather interior continued to be produced with no alterations.

[essi1553]

Free Bump for reasonably prices M3 seats (If am I to understand this bulletin correctly they still should be marked with M stripes on the headrests?) I don't doubt your accuracy anymore, however I find it confusing on why there are no M markings on it anywhere. They also reminded me of my sport seats in my e46, which weren't m3 seats nor badged as such. Learn something new everyday...

[AWDBOB]

Free Bump for reasonably prices M3 seats (If am I to understand this bulletin correctly they still should be marked with M stripes on the headrests?) I don't doubt your accuracy anymore, however I find it confusing on why there are no M markings on it anywhere. They also reminded me of my sport seats in my e46, which weren't m3 seats nor badged as such. Learn something new everyday...

I think that implication is there, and also that they made three versions of the seats; vaders, mstriped, and plain.

Thanks for the free bump!

[fiveightandten]

Wow, tons of misinformation going on here.

-E36 M3 Luxury package cars (coupe, convertible, or sedan) came with sport seats that *did not* have M-stripes on them.
-E36 M3 sedans and convertibles (non-lux) came with sport seats that *did* have M-stripes on them.
-E36 M3 coupes (non-lux) came with vaders. All vaders have M-stripes on them.


To the best of my knowledge, I don't believe there is a way to tell from pictures whether or not these seats were shipped in an M3 from the factory. M3s came with Nappa leather (with the exception of the leather credit seats that were described above). But who cares? The sport seats that came in the base 3 are the same shape, and clearly the higher quality nappa that the M3's were loaded with is no longer an issue on seats with this kind of wear and tear.

Maybe the base 3 headrests were slightly different? The ones on these seats don't seem to match.

[AWDBOB]

Wow, tons of misinformation going on here.

-E36 M3 Luxury package cars (coupe, convertible, or sedan) came with sport seats that *did not* have M-stripes on them.
-E36 M3 sedans and convertibles (non-lux) came with sport seats that *did* have M-stripes on them.
-E36 M3 coupes (non-lux) came with vaders. All vaders have M-stripes on them.

Thanks for providing the CORRECT information about these seats!

Now someone buy them.

[AWDBOB]

Bump.

[AWDBOB]

[ST1G]

Philly: Front E36 M3 Seats - $200

If you get interested in shipping shoot me a PM. :up:

[Polaris15]

If these were more local I would take them off your hands. These seats are WAY more comfortable than Vaders for long distances. I'm rocking a sport passenger as my driver and a comfort seat right now... BOOO

Free bump for you!

[AWDBOB]

Man, apparently the cool guys aren't in Philly, they're in ID and MA.

Someone needs cheap M3 Lux seats for far cheaper than they normally sell for.

[AWDBOB]

ba bump

[AWDBOB]

Bump!