Installing BMW E46 Front Seats

[Grant Woodbridge]

I also fitted my original Toyota heated seat pads. My cruiser feels like a new car. People now ask me did these seats come factory fitted?

as you can see in this last picture the angle of the base is to sharp and pressed under your thighs when I drove. Slotting the holes fixed this problem and lowered the seat.

 

[jaymar]

A thread was created today to show a variety of seat swap options. Also if you look at the Scheel-Mann seats in the other thread you will see some awesome dark brown seats. German made.

That thread is here: COMPILED - 80 Series Seat Swap Thread - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/compiled-80-series-seat-swap-thread.1031353/

 

[jaymar]

Yes, the seat is centered on the wheel.

One correction I need to make from the first post. If you try to use the seats without the modification detailed above, the BMW seat rail will interfere with the pocket in the door panel, preventing the door from closing.

Sooo...could you install these as-is (without pounding down the floor mounts) if you removed the door pockets, or would they be off-center?

 

[2fpower]

Sooo...could you install these as-is (without pounding down the floor mounts) if you removed the door pockets, or would they be off-center?

you answered it. you would be off center.