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Car Forum / BMW Cars / April 20041990 325i Convertible Seats Question / Needed
I need new (used) leather seats for my 325i (tan inside). Can I use other year non-convertible seats. Any information is appreciated. Matt. Thanks > I need new (used) leather seats for my 325i (tan inside). Can I use > other year non-convertible seats. Any information is appreciated. > Matt. Thanks They'll fit, but the concetible ones have the seatbelt attachment on them. I would imagine it will transplant to the same sort of seat (ie sport vs non-sport) but you may want to look carefully at that in particular. -Russ. "Somebody" <somebody@nospam.russdoucet.com> haute in die Tasten: > They'll fit, but the concetible ones have the seatbelt attachment on > them. I would imagine it will transplant to the same sort of seat (ie > sport vs non-sport) but you may want to look carefully at that in > particular. The 1990 convertible should be the E30 model, which dod not have any seatbelt attachments at the seats (or did the US model have some?). The front seats are interchangeable between cabrio and sedan, the back seats are not. You should be aware that there were standard and sports seats, which also have differnt rails. Frank  Signatureplease replace spam-muelleimer with fk-newsgroups for e-mail contact Time Flies Like An Arrow - Fruit Flies Like A Banana > "Somebody" <somebody@nospam.russdoucet.com> haute in die Tasten: > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > are not. You should be aware that there were standard and sports seats, > which also have differnt rails. I'm not the knowledgabel about convertibles, but the last one I rode in that had the sport seats had holders at the shoulder for the belts to slot in to. Perhaps this was an option or aftermarket. But they were there. -Russ. "Somebody" <somebody@nospam.russdoucet.com> haute in die Tasten: > I'm not the knowledgabel about convertibles, but the last one I rode > in that had the sport seats had holders at the shoulder for the belts > to slot in to. Perhaps this was an option or aftermarket. But they > were there. Are you sure that it was an old E30? I know there are such things in the recent E46, and I am not sure about the E36... Frank Signatureplease replace spam-muelleimer with fk-newsgroups for e-mail contact Time Flies Like An Arrow - Fruit Flies Like A Banana > "Somebody" <somebody@nospam.russdoucet.com> haute in die Tasten: > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Are you sure that it was an old E30? I know there are such things in the > recent E46, and I am not sure about the E36... Am I *sure* it was an E30? <pause for laughter to subside> Yes, I'm sure. It was a 1987 325i convertible with small bumpers instead of the original diving boards and HID's inside his ellipsoids. Converted from automatic to 5-speed manual. He had the M-tech 3 spoke wheel, heated black leather Recaro sport seats, and there was a loop attached to the outside shoulder area of each seat through which the seatbelt could be routed.. Again, I don't know for certain that the loop was stock, but it was there. Maybe it was only on Canadian models. -Russ. "Somebody" <somebody@nospam.russdoucet.com> haute in die Tasten: > Again, I > don't know for certain that the loop was stock, but it was there. > Maybe it was only on Canadian models. I suppose it was not stock. My M technic sports package seats do not say that they are made by Recaro (although I assume they are made by Recaro). And they definitely do not have such a latch, although this may not be a bad idea, because the belts tend to shiver on my shoulder at higher speeds. Frank Signatureplease replace spam-muelleimer with fk-newsgroups for e-mail contact Time Flies Like An Arrow - Fruit Flies Like A Banana > "Somebody" <somebody@nospam.russdoucet.com> haute in die Tasten: > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Frank Not a latch, just a loop with a small gap. Moderately common on 2-door cars from various makers. It allows you to slip the belt in so that it routes more comfortably, but pull it out so that passengers can get in and out. Anyway we've beaten that one to death... I'm sure life will be just fine on the swap, loop or no loop. :-) -Russ. > I'm not the knowledgabel about convertibles, but the last one I rode in that > had the sport seats had holders at the shoulder for the belts to slot in to. > Perhaps this was an option or aftermarket. But they were there. > > -Russ. Must've been a Z3, or E46 then. Z4 too, I guess.... Brett Anderson KMS www.bmw-stuff.com |
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