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Cheap Sport Seats
One of the major items on my E36’s wish list is new front seats, the current ones are worn out and the victim of a bad dye job. A friend of mine is a dealer for these: Racing Seats He can get me a set of Recaro SRD replicas for $380-ish including shipping. He has one in his E30 M3 race car and a friend has them in his 325i, both are happy with them. Unfortunately they’re in Houston so I can’t just go look at them, does anyone have experience with any of the cheap sport seats that are available? I know they won’t be Recaro quality, but even a decent used set of Recaros is 1/3 what I paid for the car.
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What about a set of vaders? I see them fairly often on CL around here. They are more money, but at least they add value to the car.
BMW E36 M3 Black Leather Vader seats, manual
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Why do they call them vaders anyway? Cool seats but I prefer my comforts.
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Wow, I wish those Vader seats would fit in my miata.
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I've sat in Vaders and don't like them. I would take a set of OEM sport seats but it's hard to find them in good shape for a decent price. Plus I think the SRD is super comfy, if these are a decent copy then I will be happy.
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Personally, I'd not want no-name seats. I think seats are a safety item. I'd rather stick with the name brands. If your friends are happy. With them though...
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I had a real SRD in my 911 for a bit and really liked it except for the high seating position. Not sure how it differs from the BMW sport seats in that regard but the design is good.
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Dave, are you talking about the Samari seats? The Ronin are the SRD copy, they look a little more DD friendly.
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