e46 sport seats in e85

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jamie_z4

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hi all, just to show you a cheap upgrade for the e85 owners with the plain flat/non sport seats -

as you know the propper e85/e86 sport seats fetch big money and the e46 sport seats can be had for less than 200 quid now.

Electrics are all plug & Play and they bolt in exactly same place, no seatbelt holster but im sure you could fabricate someting.

they dont sit any higher in the car as i know this has been said before on other forums

id have fitted these to mine however i like my bum warmers and these are non-bum warming variety so i am selling to another forum member to do the same

Anyway, just thought i'd show you all :thumbsup:

seat base height of original seat in relation to centre console/carpet visible

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and sport seat

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All i was doing is showing they fit and that they are no higher - e46 sport seats are even cheaper than M3 seats - most people dont want to sell just the front seats of an m3 interior which usually fetch around £400. a full sport interior can be had for £200.
 
jamie_z4 said:
All i was doing is showing they fit and that they are no higher - e46 sport seats are even cheaper than M3 seats - most people dont want to sell just the front seats of an m3 interior which usually fetch around £400. a full sport interior can be had for £200.
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actually in my case they ARE higher (in the lowest setting), but i went from manual to electric seats
 
vester86 said:
jamie_z4 said:
All i was doing is showing they fit and that they are no higher - e46 sport seats are even cheaper than M3 seats - most people dont want to sell just the front seats of an m3 interior which usually fetch around £400. a full sport interior can be had for £200.
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actually in my case they ARE higher (in the lowest setting), but i went from manual to electric seats
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this is what i was getting at. The e46 SPORT seats as shown in my seatbelt pics don't actually sit any higher than the electric non-sport seats in the Z4 originally

I dont want to sit any higher than i did already
 
jamie_z4 said:
hopz121 said:
Marius said:
Why not m3 seats ? they only £100-150 if non heated ,same easy fitment too.
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This, the E46 M3 Seats are mega comfy too :thumbsup:
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I didnt want to sit any higher, the M3 seats sit higher than original seats as pointed out by Vester.
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Fair enough I didn't realise this :thumbsup:

The standard E46 Seats do look better than the standard Z seats though so a good upgrade :thumbsup:
 
hopz121 said:
jamie_z4 said:
hopz121 said:
This, the E46 M3 Seats are mega comfy too :thumbsup:
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I didnt want to sit any higher, the M3 seats sit higher than original seats as pointed out by Vester.
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Fair enough I didn't realise this :thumbsup:

The standard E46 Seats do look better than the standard Z seats though so a good upgrade :thumbsup:
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cheers mate. They are peanuts now, just a good alternative to the 'deck chairs' fitted by BMW to the Z4 - god knows why they made seats without any support in a 'sports car'
 
jamie_z4 said:
hopz121 said:
jamie_z4 said:
I didnt want to sit any higher, the M3 seats sit higher than original seats as pointed out by Vester.
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Fair enough I didn't realise this :thumbsup:

The standard E46 Seats do look better than the standard Z seats though so a good upgrade :thumbsup:
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cheers mate. They are peanuts now, just a good alternative to the 'deck chairs' fitted by BMW to the Z4 - god knows why they made seats without any support in a 'sports car'
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Sports seats should have been standard IMO, especially on the bigger engine models. Zed's weren't exactly cheap new.

Wonder how the E46 M3 Convertible seats fit?
 
hopz121 said:
jamie_z4 said:
hopz121 said:
Fair enough I didn't realise this :thumbsup:

The standard E46 Seats do look better than the standard Z seats though so a good upgrade :thumbsup:
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cheers mate. They are peanuts now, just a good alternative to the 'deck chairs' fitted by BMW to the Z4 - god knows why they made seats without any support in a 'sports car'
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Sports seats should have been standard IMO, especially on the bigger engine models. Zed's weren't exactly cheap new.

Wonder how the E46 M3 Convertible seats fit?
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indeed! M3 vert seats are very simmlar in design to the normal sport seats but with the added bonus of the seatbelt buckle being in the headrest.

Ive just fitted e46 m3 seats to my e46 330cd - the leather is a lot nice n softer being nappa too.
 
Difference in height comes mainly from being manual vs electric. Electric sits higher then manual, both for the Z4 standard seats as for the e46 seats. So that explains why YOUR conversion from electric to manual sport gives no increase in seat height, but MY conversion from manual to electric sport DOES increase seat height
 
Do E46 saloon seats fit too? The E46 Coupe seats obviously fold forward but is not needed in the Z4, but are saloon seats physically the same?
 
Rassi said:
Do E46 saloon seats fit too? The E46 Coupe seats obviously fold forward but is not needed in the Z4, but are saloon seats physically the same?
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Yes they do, only fitting these as they are what I removed from my e46 coupe
 
Great mod to your Zed Jamie :thumbsup:
The standard sports seats let the car down imo. Good for members to have an alternative to searching for good quality rare M Sports seats that cost a small fortune.
 
Jamie, thanks for posting this up, I for one have found it very useful to know that it is a straight swap and the ride isn't altered.
 
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