New front seats

[jocko124]

where are you guys purchasing these seats and the real question: what's the ballpark cost?

[Blitz]

where are you guys purchasing these seats and the real question: what's the ballpark cost?

Bump for the same question. Funny thing is, after riding in a friend's 330, I wanted a set for my Chevelle too.

[cmraman]

where are you guys purchasing these seats and the real question: what's the ballpark cost?

I was thinking of the same question

[my70toys]

Dave,
Awosome seats, look great! I'm going to check out some BMW E64 front seats for my 70 Chevelle convertibles , wondering if they are the same as E46 you got, Any chance you can give me the dimensions (height, width and depth) of yours to compare? These bimmers seats are hard to get info on. Thanks in advance
Ken

[classiccardude69]

Those are sweet!

[daredvl22]

Take a look at bimmerforums.com. There is always someone on that forum selling their seats. You can also find some pretty good deals on ebay, if you watch closely. As far as price, it really depends on what you want (IE) new/used, condition, options, etc. I think I paid a little under $2k for the pair. That may seem a little high, but they were brand new, and fully loaded with options. They even came with the original mounting tracks. These seats new w/ tracks from BMW is $8-$10k. However, you can get then cheaper depending on your budget.

[grantgb.com]

I've had a couple of mails asking about the fitment of these, this is what I can advise...

I (I say I, a friend fitted them for me) bolted the BMW seats to the floor. They need five holes making (there is an extra one to strengthen the seat belt mounting), he then bolted through the floor into pieces of angle iron under the car. This has spread the load, the seats are really strongly mounted and all the original mounting holes are still there to put the original seats back in. The only area of concern is that the wiring harness is right at the bottom of the seat and the cable does drag when you move the seat back and forward. They very rarely get moved so it’s not much of a problem. As for wiring up the motors you need to connect power and earth to pins 13 and 14 on the wiring harness and they work just great. Obviously the memory doesn’t work as you need the ECU for that.

The sits fit very snugly into the car right up against the consul but they look great. I need to get a better steering wheel to go with them now.

I'll try and get some more pics for you guys.

[grantgb.com]

I got my set from ebay here in the UK for around £240. They had been in a police impound seized from a gang who were breaking stolen BMWs and selling the parts off. They were covered in an inch of dust and had evidence numbers painted on them. A good clean and I had a bargain. These seats are very heavy indeed with all the motors in them. The good thing about mine is that they were from a UK car (right hand drive) so any wear was on what is now the passenger seat in the Camaro

[Blitz]

Yes, more pics please. Not that I need anything ELSE to be jealous of on this site. Oh well!

[Blitz]

Any updates for us?

[19sixtynine]

I've had a couple of mails asking about the fitment of these, this is what I can advise...

I (I say I, a friend fitted them for me) bolted the BMW seats to the floor. They need five holes making (there is an extra one to strengthen the seat belt mounting), he then bolted through the floor into pieces of angle iron under the car. This has spread the load, the seats are really strongly mounted and all the original mounting holes are still there to put the original seats back in. The only area of concern is that the wiring harness is right at the bottom of the seat and the cable does drag when you move the seat back and forward. They very rarely get moved so it’s not much of a problem. As for wiring up the motors you need to connect power and earth to pins 13 and 14 on the wiring harness and they work just great. Obviously the memory doesn’t work as you need the ECU for that.

The sits fit very snugly into the car right up against the consul but they look great. I need to get a better steering wheel to go with them now.

I'll try and get some more pics for you guys.

I just bought some E46 convertible seats as well and had a few questions.

How do I know which pins are 13 and 14, does someone have a schematic?

when mounting the seats, did you align the front of the tracks to where the original tracks started or did you mount them further up or further back?

Would you happen to have pics from under the car showing the angle iron and mounting?

I was also lucky enough to talk the guy out of the control unit that is in the console for the heated seats, so I may just try to find the connectors for the back of the switches on the console and the connector for the seats too....any thoughts on where to find those electrical connectors?

thanks guys!

[WinMan]

I just bought some E46 convertible seats as well and had a few questions.

How do I know which pins are 13 and 14, does someone have a schematic?

when mounting the seats, did you align the front of the tracks to where the original tracks started or did you mount them further up or further back?

Would you happen to have pics from under the car showing the angle iron and mounting?

+1 to all of these requests!

[jocko124]

Sorry it took so long, but I've been extremely busy lately. Here are some pics of the mounting points.
Driver's side--pic taken from driver side door:

Driver's side--pic taken from passenger seat:

Interior mounting bracket:

Left front mounting point (exterior/outside):

Left rear mounting point (exterior/outside):

Side pic of left rear (exterior/outside) mounting point:

This work was done by a professional (i.e. NOT me!). There are 5 mounting points for the seats so I had the guy provide for all 5 points (2 inside, 1 outside front, and 2 outside rear). The seat is attached via 5 bolts that screw into the floorpan from inside the seat rails.

[jocko124]

I'm getting a set next week!

[Blitz]

I'm getting a set next week!

Must be nice.

[jocko124]

Picked mine up today. Pics to follow!

[jocko124]

[colin204]

What year M3 are those out of?

[amargari]

Man those are nice. Someday, I will need to upgrade my cloth Corbeau seats for M3 seats. Especially when I gain a few pounds and my seats get tight.

[Blitz]

Lol. Shoot, someday I'll upgrade my BENCH seat to buckets...and I'm hoping their the new M3 seats.