M3 seats fitment question

john-e89 · Post by **john-e89** » Tue Feb 20, 2018 9:56 am

Bonjourno Zeddlingtons,

Does anybody know if E92 seats like these will fit an E85 wiring wise just with limited tinkering, or can only the earlier M3 seats fit?

Cheers muchly.

john-e89 · Post by **john-e89** » Tue Feb 20, 2018 11:47 pm

No one..?

MrPT · Post by **MrPT** » Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:10 am

Pretty sure the rears won’t fit, John.

john-e89 · Post by **john-e89** » Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:14 am

MrPT wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:10 amPretty sure the rears won’t fit, John.

Oh.......how disappointing.....

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Sarcy bugger....

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Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:54 am

I hope the fronts do OP - they look rather comfy!

But I'm not sure an E85 would be pre-wired for the electric side bolsters, although I have no experience of the E9* models - until I pick mine up tomorrow!

Someone on here is sure to know though!

jamie_z4 · Post by **jamie_z4** » Wed Feb 21, 2018 1:23 am

nah sadly they wont fit as the canbus wiring is different to the fibre optic wiring in the e9* range - also the runners wont physically fit in an e85/e86 - different floorpan

john-e89 · Post by **john-e89** » Wed Feb 21, 2018 1:35 am

jamie_z4 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2018 1:23 amnah sadly they wont fit as the canbus wiring is different to the fibre optic wiring in the e9* range - also the runners wont physically fit in an e85/e86 - different floorpan

I was hoping you might bite...!

Thanks very much J. Saved me a fair few quid. So what does fit? Is it E36?

RedUn · Post by **RedUn** » Wed Feb 21, 2018 1:52 am

E46 I would have thought?

jamie_z4 · Post by **jamie_z4** » Wed Feb 21, 2018 1:56 am

john-e89 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2018 1:35 am
jamie_z4 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2018 1:23 amnah sadly they wont fit as the canbus wiring is different to the fibre optic wiring in the e9* range - also the runners wont physically fit in an e85/e86 - different floorpan
I was hoping you might bite...!

Thanks very much J. Saved me a fair few quid. So what does fit? Is it E36?

no prob dude - yeah e46 ones are a straight swap , however I find the standard ///M seats are more comfortable and sit slightly lower (if that benefits you)

john-e89 · Post by **john-e89** » Wed Feb 21, 2018 11:37 am

jamie_z4 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2018 1:56 am
john-e89 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2018 1:35 am
jamie_z4 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2018 1:23 amnah sadly they wont fit as the canbus wiring is different to the fibre optic wiring in the e9* range - also the runners wont physically fit in an e85/e86 - different floorpan
I was hoping you might bite...!

Thanks very much J. Saved me a fair few quid. So what does fit? Is it E36?
no prob dude - yeah e46 ones are a straight swap , however I find the standard ///M seats are more comfortable and sit slightly lower (if that benefits you)

Ah ok great, E46 it is. I don’t rate the M seats as they don’t have tight enough side bolsters. Plus the foam is disintegrating on mine so time for a swap.

Cheers for your help, much appreciated.

MrPT · Post by **MrPT** » Wed Feb 21, 2018 2:03 pm

Just spotted an old zpost thread (featuring a couple of familiar names!) about the Corbeau RRS. Haven't heard of them before.

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http://www.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1118952

Sounds like you are after a "drop in" replacement, but if not, these look worth considering as they can be ordered with heating and in leather for not a lot more than you'd be able to sell a set of ///M seats. They are also ~12kg each.

john-e89 · Post by **john-e89** » Wed Feb 21, 2018 4:07 pm

They’re a nice looking seat Mr PT, plenty of support I’d imagine. What I’m after ideally is adjustable side bolsters like the E89 has. Rare but a few E46 seats seem to have them, but I don’t know if you can get them to work. If not then as long as they’re heated I’m game for much anything with a tight bolster, which is my gripe with the M seats. I can’t believe BMW didn’t put side adjustment on the M seats, penny pinching to the extreme. 1991 onwards MR2’s have manually adjustable bolsters for example.

mmm-five · Post by **mmm-five** » Wed Feb 21, 2018 8:15 pm

I ended up trying about 2 dozen seats at Demon Tweeks before settling on Pole Position ABE.

Not cheap compared to some - although cheap compared to Recaro Sportster CS (or BMW Performance seats) - but they were the only ones that supported me everywhere and weren't too loose or too tight.

A par of these will be fitted next weekend..

jamie_z4 · Post by **jamie_z4** » Wed Feb 21, 2018 11:05 pm

john-e89 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2018 11:37 am
jamie_z4 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2018 1:56 am
john-e89 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2018 1:35 am I was hoping you might bite...!

Thanks very much J. Saved me a fair few quid. So what does fit? Is it E36?
no prob dude - yeah e46 ones are a straight swap , however I find the standard ///M seats are more comfortable and sit slightly lower (if that benefits you)
Ah ok great, E46 it is. I don’t rate the M seats as they don’t have tight enough side bolsters. Plus the foam is disintegrating on mine so time for a swap.

Cheers for your help, much appreciated.

no problem any time!

The adjustable bolsters on the e46 m seats are great and plug and play in the z4 too...

Ahh if you part with your M seats then I might take em off you

john-e89 · Post by **john-e89** » Wed Feb 21, 2018 11:12 pm

jamie_z4 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2018 11:05 pm
john-e89 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2018 11:37 am
jamie_z4 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2018 1:56 am no prob dude - yeah e46 ones are a straight swap , however I find the standard ///M seats are more comfortable and sit slightly lower (if that benefits you)
Ah ok great, E46 it is. I don’t rate the M seats as they don’t have tight enough side bolsters. Plus the foam is disintegrating on mine so time for a swap.

Cheers for your help, much appreciated.
no problem any time!

The adjustable bolsters on the e46 m seats are great and plug and play in the z4 too...

Ahh if you part with your M seats then I might take em off you

First in the queue if I sell mucker.

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