BMW 325e? - Page 3

trekkor · 12-20-2010, 07:38 PM

I like beer.

KT

jim72911t · 12-20-2010, 11:11 PM

I'm guessing it will still be slower than a stripped, clapped-out Ford Escort on R-comps.

My "modded" 89 325is sure was.

Now excuse me while I go rip the trunk padding out of my car.

Monza_dh · Monza_dh's Garage

Are you going to turn it into something like this?

javadog · 12-21-2010, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by trekkor

The seats are currently in my garbage trailer.

It would be a hassle to sell them.
They are very heavy.

Comfortable, though.
KT

FWIW, those seats were made by Recaro. They are actually very good seats. They are an easy sell to the BMW community and I've seen more than a few in Porsches.

They can bring as much as $400, each, though obviously the driver's seat that you have is worth less.

You're in California, right? Easy sell...

JR

trekkor · 12-21-2010, 10:45 AM

The outside finished look is still unknown.

To me, at least

KT

gtc · gtc's Garage

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Originally Posted by dsfnctn

I bought the same car for my dumb ass nephew about 6 months ago. Paid 500 for it and ended up putting about 1200 in parts into it. he is so stupid and mechanically dumb that I bought him a subaru. I have it back now. The little dumb ass did rear end someone and took out the front grill and slight fender tweek but if anyone wants the car I will sell for 700. Car is in Seattle

Got any photos?

KTL · 02:50 PM

Wait til you see the body rise from all the weight loss.

just make sure the cooling system is in good order- you can dump water and not know it because the resulting hot air sans liquid in the cooling system doesn't peg the gauge. i'd recommend some fresh engine mounts too. we were kicking srs ass in '08 for 21 hrs until the engine mounts let go on me (BOOM!!! wtf was that????) and engine shift cut a water hose. finished the race with rehabbed moutns made of threaded rod, big ass washers on one still semi-solid mount and other crumbled/sheared mount was secured with as many worm gear hose clamps as the guys could throw at it.

SoCal911T · 12-21-2010, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by javadog

FWIW, those seats were made by Recaro.

No, they weren't. You're probably thinking of the earlier e21 chassis 3 series seats.

javadog · 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by SoCal911T

No, they weren't. You're probably thinking of the earlier e21 chassis 3 series seats.

No,

I'm thinking of these. Pretty sure that Recaro was a supplier... seems like there was another one as well. Either way, these are nice seats.

JR

kaisen · 12-21-2010, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by SoCal911T

No, they weren't. You're probably thinking of the earlier e21 chassis 3 series seats.

The e21 seats were the same Recaros you could buy aftermarket.

The e30 seats were produced for BMW by Keiper-Recaro to their (BMW's) specifications.

So technically, they are Recaros, but not the same Recaros you could buy from a Recaro dealer, if that makes sense. They are BMW-only seats.

FWIW, Keiper-Recaro made oem sport seats in lots of cars just like Leer and other seat manufacturers.

Treball · 12-21-2010, 06:53 PM

No. The standard BMW sportseats for E30 were made by Rentrop, Hubbert & Wagner Fahrzeugausstattungen GmbH, today a part of Faurecia (PSA). Recaro-seats were a special order. Recaro to the right in the picture.

SoCal911T · 12-21-2010, 07:02 PM

The Keiper-Recaro seats came in some e21s and e24s. The BMW 'Sport' seat as it came in the e30 and e28, didn't have any Recaro affiliation.
It's still a great seat, just not Recaro.

trekkor · 12-21-2010, 07:03 PM

I'm thinking about cutting off the slider seat mounts and using them as the platform when I install the new Sparcos.

KT

trekkor · 12-21-2010, 07:13 PM

All the roll cage pieces are in the trailer and ready to go.
They look really good.

Also, the shop owner just *happened* to have a set of good used Bilstein Spec shocks/struts for $250!

I need to call Porterfield tomorrow.

KT

kaisen · 12-21-2010, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by SoCal911T

The Keiper-Recaro seats came in some e21s and e24s. The BMW 'Sport' seat as it came in the e30 and e28, didn't have any Recaro affiliation.
It's still a great seat, just not Recaro.

The e30 Sport seats were designed and engineered by Keiper-Recaro and Keiper-Recaro supplied components that BMW assembled into finished seats. They do not say 'Recaro' on the seat, but if you take them apart you will see Keiper supplied some of the guts and pieces. It's a technicality, at best.

'Real' Recaros were also an option on e30s in some European countries. They were basically the LS seat with BMW specific upholstery, base, and hardware.

All this crap has been debated ad-nauseum on the e30 boards.

In the end, the e30 sport seats cannot be called 'Recaros' and no Recaro replacement parts will fit.

trekkor · 12-21-2010, 07:31 PM

Good thing I don't care in the least!

KT

kaisen · 12-21-2010, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by trekkor

Good thing I don't care in the least!

KT

Just don't chuck 'em

SoCal911T · 12-21-2010, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by kaisen

All this crap has been debated ad-nauseum on the e30 boards.

No offense but the e30 boards are not where I would go for a definitive answer on the subject.

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Originally Posted by kaisen

In the end, the e30 sport seats cannot be called 'Recaros' and no Recaro replacement parts will fit.

I guess this was the point I was trying to make. This also applies to e28 seats.

Just so you know, I'm not just pulling this out of my ass. These are the Euro sport seats in my e28 M5 and e30 323i respectively. Neither one has any Recaro parts.

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Originally Posted by trekkor

Good thing I don't care in the least!

KT

Yes, that's the best part

trekkor · 12-21-2010, 07:42 PM

Like I said, they are in the garbage right now.
I might pull them out, cut off the mounts then toss 'em.

They are no use to me...

KT

kaisen · 12-21-2010, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by SoCal911T

No offense but the e30 boards are not where I would go for a definitive answer on the subject.

But you, on a Porsche board, can give the definitive answer?

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I guess this was the point I was trying to make. This also applies to e28 seats.

Just so you know, I'm not just pulling this out of my ass. These are the Euro sport seats in my e28 M5 and e30 323i respectively. Neither one has any Recaro parts.

You said they had no affiliation to Recaro. They do. They were designed and engineered by Recaro.

If you take apart your pictured seats (e28 and/or e30) you will see BMW part numbers and Keiper supplier tags on some of the same parts.

BMW DID, in fact, offer Recaros (REAL Recaros) as a factory option in ROW e30 fitments. This in addition to the Recaro-Designed Sport Seats. I have the brochure excerpt if you care. They weren't available in US cars, but some gray-market cars here in the US do have them.

Just hate the perpectuated misinformation. I know no one cares, but just setting it straight