My current seats, old pictures, they are still pretty nice, a little bit of cleaning, repaint would suffice.
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$481 // Sportsitze fuer Fahrer/Beifahrer | Sports seats for driver / front passenger
$488 // Lordosenstuetze Fahrer/Beifahrer | Lumbar support driver / front passenger
$494 // Sitzheizung fuer Fahrer+Beifahrer | Seat heating for driver + front passenger
I like my interior as is, nothing fancy or extravagant and I want to keep it that way. My only issue with the seat is the lack of proper support, for spirited driving it's OK, for track day it just doesn't hold. I don't track it that much and as times goes, it will be less and less I suppose. My car is being restored currently and I'm thinking to refurbish the interior too and maybe do a little upgrade for the seats. That's why I'm seeking some advice or ideas that I haven't thought of.
0. Keep it as is, just refurbish (foams?)
1. Upgrade the current seats (M3 foams?)
2. E46 M3 front seats
3. E63 M3 front seats
4. Z4M front seats
5. Cobra Nogaro
6. Recaro Pole position
7. E46 M3 CSL front seats
The 0. option is the most reasonable and cheapest option.
The options from 2-4, well I don't want a coupe / roadster seats in a sedan. Neither I want automatic controls (lumbar support is already there, and maybe it would be nice to have the M3's left/right lumbar support, the problem is the button doesn't fit the manual controls, so it would be hidden under the seat, which is a bummer). Also some of these options mostly not attainable anymore. So back to option 1.
52 10 2 695 397 - Front Seat Lumbar Support - Left ~70 $
52 10 2 695 398 - Front Seat Lumbar Support - Right ~70 $
52 10 2 695 384 - E46 M3 Seat Bottom Foam - Priced Each ~250$
52 10 7 901 999 - E46 M3 Front Seat Backrest Foam ~250$
What gives better support the lower part of the seat (upholstery) or the sides (backrest upholstery)?
I have a E92 M3 which doesn't have the air inflatable side supports, but that seat holds me good enough, the target is to achieve something similar. I was thinking to get the M3 foams and get an interior workshop to customize my current seats (if it is feasible), not sure if the air inflatable parts would be needed at all. Since the seats are 20 years old, maybe even new foams (not M3 ones) would make a difference too.
Any thoughts on this?
$481 // Sportsitze fuer Fahrer/Beifahrer | Sports seats for driver / front passenger
$488 // Lordosenstuetze Fahrer/Beifahrer | Lumbar support driver / front passenger
$494 // Sitzheizung fuer Fahrer+Beifahrer | Seat heating for driver + front passenger
I like my interior as is, nothing fancy or extravagant and I want to keep it that way. My only issue with the seat is the lack of proper support, for spirited driving it's OK, for track day it just doesn't hold. I don't track it that much and as times goes, it will be less and less I suppose. My car is being restored currently and I'm thinking to refurbish the interior too and maybe do a little upgrade for the seats. That's why I'm seeking some advice or ideas that I haven't thought of.
0. Keep it as is, just refurbish (foams?)
1. Upgrade the current seats (M3 foams?)
2. E46 M3 front seats
3. E63 M3 front seats
4. Z4M front seats
5. Cobra Nogaro
6. Recaro Pole position
7. E46 M3 CSL front seats
The 0. option is the most reasonable and cheapest option.
The options from 2-4, well I don't want a coupe / roadster seats in a sedan. Neither I want automatic controls (lumbar support is already there, and maybe it would be nice to have the M3's left/right lumbar support, the problem is the button doesn't fit the manual controls, so it would be hidden under the seat, which is a bummer). Also some of these options mostly not attainable anymore. So back to option 1.
52 10 2 695 397 - Front Seat Lumbar Support - Left ~70 $
52 10 2 695 398 - Front Seat Lumbar Support - Right ~70 $
52 10 2 695 384 - E46 M3 Seat Bottom Foam - Priced Each ~250$
52 10 7 901 999 - E46 M3 Front Seat Backrest Foam ~250$
What gives better support the lower part of the seat (upholstery) or the sides (backrest upholstery)?
I have a E92 M3 which doesn't have the air inflatable side supports, but that seat holds me good enough, the target is to achieve something similar. I was thinking to get the M3 foams and get an interior workshop to customize my current seats (if it is feasible), not sure if the air inflatable parts would be needed at all. Since the seats are 20 years old, maybe even new foams (not M3 ones) would make a difference too.
Any thoughts on this?
