e36 seat into e30

[bimma360]

I've see vaders in an e30 before... anyone have any pics of the e36 sport seats in an e30? Dont want to steal the thread or anything... i would just like to see what they look like for myself. Thanks.

-Dave

[KenC]

[bimma360]

Anyone with pics of the sport seats?

[royalflush313]

Anyone with pics of the sport seats?

aren't the seats in the pic that Ken posted the E36 sport seats?

[KenC]

They're the early sport seats from the 318is. There were different ones later.

[bimma360]

Actually, they were also the later non-sport seats... i had the exact same ones except in tan leather in my '99 328is. The sport seats have that extension in the front.. aka "the dick holder," and are more curvy. Like these...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6007&item=4524024285&rd=1

[DeM3n]

So did that write up ever come? I'd like to take a look at it as soon as it does......

[KenC]

So did that write up ever come? I'd like to take a look at it as soon as it does......

http://www.bmwe30.dk/e30/e36forsader/e36forsader.htm

Just FYI, in case you still need the info

This is how I mounted my vaders.

[KenC]

So did that write up ever come? I'd like to take a look at it as soon as it does......

http://www.bmwe30.dk/e30/e36forsader/e36forsader.htm

Just FYI, in case you still need the info

This is how I mounted my vaders.

[B-e30_e46]

About how much do those e36 seats go for? The non-vador but sport ones

[golde30]

http://www.bmwe30.dk/e30/e36forsader/e36forsader.htm

Just FYI, in case you still need the info

This is how I mounted my vaders.

i dont get what that writeup tells us...translation?

[KenC]

i dont get what that writeup tells us...translation?

It tells you the distance between the center of the holes in the pieces of flat-bar that you'll need to drill to 'adapt' the e30 mountings to e36 ones.



From my experience the inside rear one needed to be much longer than the picture.

[golde30]

It tells you the distance between the center of the holes in the pieces of flat-bar that you'll need to drill to 'adapt' the e30 mountings to e36 ones.
From my experience the inside rear one needed to be much longer than the picture.

longer than it looks, or a longer measurement?

i just got a set of vaders, so im tryn to figure this install out the easy way instead of hours of trial and error. thanks ken.

[KenC]

All of the other three were correct lengths. On the inside rear one, I drilled one hole in a bar, mounted it, then lined it up with the hole in the seat rail and marked through the hole with a sharpie (and obviously proceeded to drill a hole on the dot). You'll probably need a drill press. I used 1.5" x 1/4" flatbar from Home Depot - thick shit... but then again, I'm mounting seats and I dont want them moving around.