e21 Recaros

[Nate325ic]

Nate - I have a set that I'm working on (dismantling - haven't started reupholstery yet).

Heh, poor at the moment, just looking into options...my cars interior is one of my summer projects

[Nate325ic]

those look pretty cool. wonder if they need modification to fit.

Think you have to make an adapter for the seat frame, no biggy

I did some reading (and correct me if I'm wrong) you can use the recaro aftermarket seat adaptors to fit these in an e30?

[rscheiring]

I sized up the bottom frame to some e30 seats. Looks to me like the holes are in the right spots. Only issue is that the rail closest to the door is lower than the one by the shifter, as the E21 has a ledge there. Here is more info:

http://www.bimmerboys.com/webpage/silverdust/mods/recaros.htm

Seems to me someone would just need to make something roughly 1" high to run under that rail.

[Nate325ic]

a spacer is all? do you offer new skins for these recaros? trying to see whats the best way to go, buy refurbished, buy good used, or trashed used to recover and recondition myself :D

[rscheiring]

a spacer is all? do you offer new skins for these recaros? trying to see whats the best way to go, buy refurbished, buy good used, or trashed used to recover and recondition myself :D

Well, in terms of price, the reverse order is best. If you're handy, redoing them yourself is the cheapest (as they are labor intesive). Having someone else redo them is never cheap due to time alone, not to mention cost of seats and cost of material. Of course, there are some fixed costs to get your first seat done (machine, thread, foam, padding, hog rings/pliers, etc).

[Nate325ic]

*bump* still interested in pics if anyone has them

[e304lyfe]

if my web hosting wasn't so messed up i'd post up some pics for you... shitty pics, but pics nonetheless

[Nate325ic]

if my web hosting wasn't so messed up i'd post up some pics for you... shitty pics, but pics nonetheless

could you e-mail them to me? Nate325ic@Hotmail.com I could also put them up so others could see as well :D

[e304lyfe]

here u go ladies





OT:

[Nate325ic]

ooh looks nice, thanks for the pictures, I think I'm going to get a set. how did you fit them in your car? custom adapter, recaro adapter?...

[e304lyfe]

ooh looks nice, thanks for the pictures, I think I'm going to get a set. how did you fit them in your car? custom adapter, recaro adapter?...

i used e21 brackets, BUT i used the handle side brackets only, so you have to hold both handles to move the seat.

i have different brackets in the works.

you lose a lot of accesibility to your back seat just to let you know. e21 seats don't slide forward when you pull up the handle to tilt the seat forward. the bolsters are also much larger in comparison to e30 seats, so you can't pull the seat as far forward because it hits the console.

[Nate325ic]

interesting... :D

[matt325is]

How bout this. We made this a while ago from my friend's euro 325is, with grey cloth interior. He bought racing seats, and had no use for the recaro's. Yes its shotty, and i dont think it is like this anymore.

[Bimmerfanatik]

Bringing this back as well.

Is it true that I could get away with just a 1" spacer on one side?

[318driver]

dat shits hots bra. keep it real mike. haha.

sick seats btw.