corbeau racing seats install finally in

[Dropped325i]

finally got done with it last night took about 8 hours or so, with gettign supplies, eating dinner etc.. :) not to bad for 450$ seats.. next is corbeau 4 point harnesses and pads, and possbile interior gut ? :) i duno...

*just have to take out seats and brackets now and paint them*

old setup

http://www.everythingsadeal.com/bmw/old.JPG

then stock modded brackets/sliders to fit new seats...

http://www.everythingsadeal.com/bmw/new.JPG









new setup

http://www.everythingsadeal.com/bmw/seats1.JPG






http://www.everythingsadeal.com/bmw/seats2.jpg

[lachssilberbim]

nice automatic.... and seats....

[Antrieb]

Wait, your doing all this to an automatic? Why?

[ehlpitel]

Instead of a new seat belt get a new tranny

[Febi Guibo]

I have to confess: this is the most absurd thing I've ever seen...
(the seats do look great, however)

are paddle shifters next?
what about nomex bedsheets?

[redhatpat]

Automatic? :confused

[Charlie]

You know, Corbeau makes brackets specifically for the e30 that mount in the stock location. They fit nicely and lower the seat. You spent 8 hours for a hackjob?

-Charlie

[DaveCN]

You know, Corbeau makes brackets specifically for the e30 that mount in the stock location. They fit nicely and lower the seat. You spent 8 hours for a hackjob?

-Charlie

And in an auto without any rollover protection?

[Dropped325i]

far from hackjob buddy, needs to be a lil grinded and painted, there solid, will look great painted, i will do a rollbar if i get racing seat belts, its not like i'm racing it, i'm going for the looks... geesh guys.. not everyone wants to just race and beat the piss outta there car :) i have an auto i cant, so i'm doin my own personal looks mods i like..

[Dropped325i]

Those that buy everything and pay for everything to be installed are the ones with no skillz.. thats gonna be my new quote :)

[wheresthewagons]

if your an agressive driver ocasionally you need to sit in a set of fixed bucket seats and go for a ride , you cannot imagine the hold it keeps you in. i know i had them in my 95 civic and my 83 e21 320i.... but they can get a lil uncorfortable, just need to make a matching pad with some good foam and put it ont he bottom of the seat, its what i was going to do since my car now is an auto i doubt i'll be getting fixed seats, i duno, havent decided...
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Sounds like you are really going for the "personal look mods."

Im not gonna bash you for having an auto, and i think its good that you have that diy thing going, but lets keep the stories straight.

[jokestar]

worst bang for the buck for your car i'd say. but none the less still fairly nice. personally i would have spent the money painting your sideskirts first.

[andyman2487]

You should take some black spraypaint, take the brackets out, and paint them. it will make a world of difference.

[///MEric]

I bet u love those seats, u guys say its the worth bang for your buck but i think they are some of the best. I love driving in my pro 2000s, i really feel conected to the car

[Febi Guibo]

Those that buy everything and pay for everything to be installed are the ones with no skillz.. thats gonna be my new quote :)

um, no 'skillz' = not knowing how to drive a manual shift car; those heel-toe downshifts from 'D' to '2' must have been pretty extreme in stock seats...

but hey man, who the hell am I...? rock it your way...

[Charlie]

It's times like this that I really miss Jordan.

-Charlie

[Antrieb325]

It's times like this that I really miss Jordan.

-Charlie
Hahaha, one of the few times?

Anyway, it's your car and do what you want with it. I'd hope that you would invest in a 5 speed swap. If you did those seats would be used the way they should.:D

Looks good though.
Korey

[ehlpitel]

It's times like this that I really miss Jordan.

-Charlie
:stickoutt

[DaveCN]

Those that buy everything and pay for everything to be installed are the ones with no skillz.. thats gonna be my new quote :)

Yes, you are qualified to comment on Charlie's "mad skillz". :rolleyes

And that fact that asshat ///Meric is siding with you should be a sign.

[Antrieb]

Also how could you put in racing seats when you havn't upgraded your suspension yet!

[egk2]

Fixed back seats? Ouch. I'm sorry to say but what a waste in this
particular application.

[Antrieb]

Fixed back seats? Ouch. I'm sorry to say but what a waste in this
particular application.
Yeah you should have gotten reclining seats so that people can still climb in the back. Why do you want a rollbar again? Looks?

[gothicaleigh]

Racing seats for "looks"?

I'm sorry, while race seats are admittedly very functional, they are not pretty. You should have just bought sport seats or vaders if you wanted the "look".
Those seats don't match your interior at all and to put them in simply for the "look" is the definition of rice.

[Dropped325i]

i wanted them to keep me in my seats, sorry i guess i take corners a lil quicker than normal e30 owners, and i liek the look

[NORCAL/335i]

Everytime you start a thread on here you get flamed. Whats the deal? Are you a glutton for punishment? Do you understand you are doing everything on that car backwards? But in your defense I have seen worse. One thing though. Could you change the "Modings is my bad habbit" slogan under your SN? It's spelled wrong and your grammar is incorrect. Everytime I read it I want to reach through my screen and slap you upside the head.:)

ABE

[jokestar]

i wanted them to keep me in my seats, sorry i guess i take corners a lil quicker than normal e30 owners, and i liek the look

sport seats do just the same

[Charlie]

I love how using the proper part for an application equates to "paying someone to mod your car". In the 9 years I've owned this e30, it has never been to a shop. My car actually sees the track as well, it's a crazy concept. My rollbar, harnesses and seat actually serve a purpose.

It took me 20 minutes to install my corbeau seat with the proper bracket. You better pray to god that you don't get in a wreck with those awful hackjob seat brackets you made.

-Charlie

[michaels842000]

Everytime you start a thread on here you get flamed. Whats the deal? Are you a glutton for punishment? Do you understand you are doing everything on that car backwards? But in your defense I have seen worse. One thing though. Could you change the "Modings is my bad habbit" slogan under your SN? It's spelled wrong and your grammar is incorrect. Everytime I read it I want to reach through my screen and slap you upside the head.:)

ABE

let him do what he wants its his car.

[DaveCN]

let him do what he wants its his car.


Dropped320i, we are really trying to point you in the right direction. Do you not get that?????????

bsomthin - you still need to go back to english class.

[GERMAN G]

i take corners a lil quicker than normal e30 owners

whats a normal e30 owner??

[KevRC4130]

http://www.elixa.com/EggChair/BlueSphereChair.jpg

[deathray187]

I can understand one of those seats in a beercanned track slut car with a manual, but why an auto with a full interior? and why two of them?

[vtbimmer]

DIAF over and over again. Please!?

[Dropped325i]

groupies get off me :D

ever herd the saying, "If you have nothing good to say then shut your hole"

[joeuser528e]

Hahaha.... I've got a few opinions of my own on what "look" you're going for.

But what do I know, I'm just a rich e30 owner (oxymoron?) who pays for his stuff to be installed?


uh... do any e30 owners pay for shops to install their mods? That insult was pretty far off base, maybe if you were in an e46 forum that would fly...

[egk2]

Everytime I see your car I get annoyed by the backwards side skirts.
Any chance I can convince you to install them correctly? I'll spring for the
roll of double sided tape.

[deathray187]

Everytime I see your car I get annoyed by the backwards side skirts.
Any chance I can convince you to install them correctly? I'll spring for the
roll of double sided tape.
why? it compliments the auto tranny and seats mounted high enough for a midget

[ptownTSI]

bahahaha you should have got the reclining sports seats summit sells for $189 each you doofus, those look like ass. in an auto...everyone else has said it enough.

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=SUM%2DG1159&N=115&autoview=sku

and you could have got corbeau forza's...which look way better than those. your seats look like an off-road baja seat.

[Jetter2]

Those seats look retarded.

Get a 5 speed.

[evoe46m3]

um, no 'skillz' = not knowing how to drive a manual shift car; those heel-toe downshifts from 'D' to '2' must have been pretty extreme in stock seats...

but hey man, who the hell am I...? rock it your way...
+1:)

[Dropped325i]

my last like 5 cars where stick, this e30 is my daily dont forget.. ohwell you guys dont like'm I do... and i wrote the thing about modd'n because someone told me to go buy corbeau brackets...

[Jetter2]

You must be more special-ed then I thought.

1)You have an automatic
2)You have the gayest damn seats I think I've ever seen.

You suck.

[Makr]

Holy shit, you guys must spend too much time together. It like romper room here.

[Lurker27]

Yikes! I thought getting suspension before an engine/tranny swap was a GOOD idea, but you guys are brutal.

[deathray187]

suspension prior to engine/tranny is not a bad idea at all. just dont drop a few grand into a bunch of ugly exterior and interior mods

[Matt]

The automatic tranny is the LEAST of that car's worries.

Honestly, the e30 auto isn't so bad. :dunno I have one.

Matt

[ptownTSI]

1. you spent $450 on those when your SPORT SEATS do the exact same thing.
2. you wasted 8 hours on that shitty bracket when you could have bought corbeau brackets for $70 each. 8 hours of my time is worth more than some crappy brackets, if you had made them right well maybe....but probably not.

[putnampunk]

i wanted them to keep me in my seats, sorry i guess i take corners a lil quicker than normal e30 owners, and i liek the look
ha.

[manco]

I can understand one of those seats in a beercanned track slut car with a manual, but why an auto with a full interior? and why two of them?

You go down the road any way you want to, but I don't get it. I'm sad for all e30s. :(

[bmwQUEBEC]

when you post pics of custom jobs here... you will get flamed. I am an active member of 2 other forums and I can tell you that custom jobs are always welcome and pics are appreciated. This is sad to see.

[SeattleBMW325i]

when you post pics of custom jobs here... you will get flamed. I am an active member of 2 other forums and I can tell you that custom jobs are always welcome and pics are appreciated. This is sad to see.

the point is that it's in an automatic, not that it's custom

[poop]

Why did you paint your body kit white? It looks awful.

[SeattleBMW325i]

Why did you paint your body kit white? It looks awful.

...:confused

[bmwQUEBEC]

the point is that it's in an automatic, not that it's custom
Well, I think there are a couple of points here

auto tranny
race seats
custom brakets
modding a car not in the right order

one thing is for sure... this is random bashing.

[SeattleBMW325i]

Well, I think there are a couple of points here

auto tranny
race seats
custom brakets
modding a car not in the right order

one thing is for sure... this is random bashing.

i meant the point is that he put that stuff into an automatic, people don't bash for having an auot, but if you're trying to make a racecar they do.

the worst they'll do just for having AT is kinda bug you a little

[dirtye30]

So much else needs to be done to your car before you spring for seats that you won't even use on the track, which is what they were designed for.

Your car is ugly. Thats an opinion that I am sure others will share.

It's a couple different colors. That should have been where your money went.

Have fun getting in the back seat.

I'm done now.

[Tarnowski]

its not like i'm racing it

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[Tarnowski]

its not like i'm racing it

Why would you put in "racing" seats? Is it even safe to use your normal seat belts with a seat like that?<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>\

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[e30 ram0s]

hahahahahaha. this is the guy that jordan is trying to ban.

[nuteredardvark]

...I think you should paint your body kit before you paint your seat rails.

[var1ant]

I'd love to see a video of your driving just so we can see exactly why you need these racing seats. Really what are you trying to do with your car? race? show? i'd like to hear.

edit: also with the amount of money you appear to be spending on that car it really makes me a sad panda that you are using it the wrong way.

[Dropped325i]

guys i put racing camlock 5 pt belts 3", but i removed the sub strap... i guess if you dont like ohwell, go to another post :) have a nice day..

http://www.everythingsadeal.com/bmw/nice.JPG




http://www.everythingsadeal.com/bmw/belt1.JPG

[SDKmann]

In your defense pimpinthee36 was worse then you but your car is still really bad. Im sure the ricers would be proud.

[e30 ram0s]

auto ftw!





paint your kit

[Itsnotme1988]

guys i put racing camlock 5 pt belts 3", but i removed the sub strap... i guess if you dont like ohwell, go to another post :) have a nice day..



Racing and improperly mounter harness, with anti-submarine strap removed, all with no cage, FTMFL!!!

Stupid people make my brain sad:(

You have done research on exactly what NOT to do, and done it!! This is the same things the guys over on e30tech were trying to tell you!!

Personally, I, and I am sure most others on this board, would hate to see you learn the hard way that you need to do your safety stuff in a specific order, or all at the same time. And DO NOT alter safety equipment! It is there for a reason. As soon as you get in a wreck, you will have severe back injuries (head injuries if you roll over) all because of what you did for "looks."

[So Live]

Dude that sucks that people give you shit all the time on this board. Granted your method of "moddings" is pretty bass ackward. And your $ spent on restraint systems which arent going to see their full potential could have been spent on better things. like paint, suspension, a tranny or motor parts.

I dont really care though. Its your car bro, do what you want with it.
Why dont people accept that fact? (mabey people just dont want to see another e30 lover get seriously hurt due to bad decesions?)

p.s. Dropped325i: ive decided against the m20 seta stroker build. ive decided to eventually go with a high compression M50 due to hp potential in my eyes. If you want more info on that build ill send you a link.

[dirtye30]

That E30 needs to be put out of its misery anyways

[Eurospeed88]

This is probably one of the gayest E30's I've ever seen.

[Teaguer]

Hell , at least its NOT and eta . :nono




Yes , that was just for you Josh . :D

[jjgbmw323]

This is probably one of the gayest E30's I've ever seen.

I agree, I dont like those seats.

I like the fully adjustable seats, like the sport ones, or even MOMOs or Sparcos that recline.
And the fact that Meric likes them says it all.


That E30 needs to be put out of its misery anyways
Kid, no offense but your car is really not too great.

[byslexic]

I can understand wanting new seats after seeing the old ones, but those?!

[Antrieb]

:rofl this is so funny

[E21PWR]

my last like 5 cars where stick, this e30 is my daily dont forget.. ohwell you guys dont like'm I do... and i wrote the thing about modd'n because someone told me to go buy corbeau brackets...

Read what you wrote (DroppedPOS), read it again, and tell me how un-educated you sound. "my last like 5 cars where stick"

Need is say more?

Leave us all alone, PLEASE!

[SDKmann]

The reason he has those seats in his car instead of adjustable ones is that those are the only ones he can afford. Same reason his skirts and bumpers arnt painted, he can only afford the first step and then decides looking ghetto is cool and moves on to the next area.

[ryan_george]

3 body colors on one car is approaching ricer territory.

Oh... and did you PShop that lip in your avatar? Sorry, I shouldn't say PShop, I meant MS paint.

[Bimmerteck]

Hey man Your car, Your Seats, Make them whatever YOU want.
I'm Looking at a set of corbeau's myself b/c some moron customer gave me $800 for "the cleanest set of sport seats he had ever seen" Hell I'm riding in a ducktape special out of one of our parts cars till I decide what to order. I don't think I can do the non-reclining thing though.

[EThirD]

I'm not really going to flame you, but I will say that those seats along with 5-point harnesses without any type of cage could kill you in any type of rollover (the chance is alot higher than with stock seats and belts). Also, if you do decide to install a cage, you can't really drive your car without a helmet. Just a heads up.

Do you really enjoy strapping into a 5-point every single day? That's one hell of a hassle. Getting into those seats doesn't seem like much of a picnic either. Again, nothing against you or your car, just some things to consider.

[dirtye30]

Kid, no offense but your car is really not too great.

I haven't even posted pictures of my car.

Nice try!:)

[woofster]

http://www.lovetoparty.co.nz/images/Popcorn%20Bags%20Large%20Pic.jpg

[MR 325]

All the people running their mouths with the "it's his car so he should be left alone to do what he wants" comments are morons. Why you ask? Because this idiot could kill himself out there "taking corners faster than other e30 owners" because he does NOT have a roll bar. THose fixed back seats and harnesses will kil him. Hey DroppedTurd, do you not fucking understand that?

[deathray187]

THose fixed back seats and harnesses will kil him.

I'm strangely comfortable with the idea

[Stück]

I'm strangely comfortable with the ideaMe too. Sooner the better IMO.

[So Live]

Ouch. thats pretty harsh.

[dirtye30]

I'm strangely comfortable with the idea

QFT +1 FTW and so on

[Dropped325i]

for all the people saying i need a cage, #1, i dont drive that crazy, but #2, i will be installing a custom cage behind my seats so that if i roll over, which i know will never happen, my cars lowered also, i'll be ok, and no it wont be exactly where my head is so i wont need a helmet, it will be maybe 2"s behind the rear seats...and yes i do liek driving in 5 pts, i stay in my seat comfy.. its alright, i'll stop posting here, e30-tech is way better than bmf and has normal people unlike you talkin $hit @$$es.

[jjgbmw323]

for all the people saying i need a cage, #1, i dont drive that crazy, but #2, i will be installing a custom cage behind my seats so that if i roll over, which i know will never happen, my cars lowered also, i'll be ok, and no it wont be exactly where my head is so i wont need a helmet, it will be maybe 2"s behind the rear seats...and yes i do liek driving in 5 pts, i stay in my seat comfy.. its alright, i'll stop posting here, e30-tech is way better than bmf and has normal people unlike you talkin $hit @$$es.

Kid, its just that the mods that you did, dont make the surgen general happy.
Its hazordous to you health - and you replaced the factory engineered stuff,
with seats 1) dont recline 2) dont offer much protection in a roll over.

One day I was driving on the interstate. On the highway on the other side there was a tremdous accident. A SUV came flying down the fast lane on its roof and BACKWARDS. I am sure they did not plan on rolling their car, and I could not believe my eyes..if you see a SUV sliding on its roof in the high speed lane, and all sorts of other cars crashing into one another on the other side of the road, let me tell you anything can happen.

Your health and safety are far more important than, mods like that.

[joeuser528e]

Gutted interior, racing seats, unpainted bodykit, automatic transmission. Nice racecar brah! I bet you really impress people! You sure have achieved the "racer look" you were going for.

I think you put the 5 point harness in so other e30 owners can't pull you out of the car and beat you to death. Probably a good move on your part.

[Itsnotme1988]

Kid, its just that the mods that you did, dont make the surgen general happy.
Its hazordous to you health - and you replaced the factory engineered stuff,
with seats 1) dont recline 2) dont offer much protection in a roll over.

One day I was driving on the interstate. On the highway on the other side there was a tremdous accident. A SUV came flying down the fast lane on its roof and BACKWARDS. I am sure they did not plan on rolling their car, and I could not believe my eyes..if you see a SUV sliding on its roof in the high speed lane, and all sorts of other cars crashing into one another on the other side of the road, let me tell you anything can happen.

Your health and safety are far more important than, mods like that.

He doesn't seem to realize this:(

Dropped325i, you NEED to cage it asap, and remount the shoulder straps.

And to others, just so you know, you can install an 8-10pt cage that allows use in a daily driver. Few race cars have cages in which you have to wear a helmet to protect your head. If they were, then it would destroy the helmets, making them useless.

[putnampunk]

its alright, i'll stop posting here, e30-tech is way better than bmf and has normal people unlike you talkin $hit @$$es.
1) is that a promise??

2) e30tech is for retards, and that's why you fit in so well...

[Stück]

so that if i roll over, which i know will never happen, my cars lowered. So are you to actually be stupid enough to say your car cannot roll over because it has been lowered?

[Grey Phox]

its alright, i'll stop posting here, e30-tech is way better than bmf and has normal people unlike you talkin $hit @$$es.
Not for nothing, i highly doubt people at e30tech, or anywhere, like, agree with your style, or embrace something like that with open arms.

[fixb52s]

Because this idiot could kill himself out there "taking corners faster than other e30 owners" because he does NOT have a roll bar. THose fixed back seats and harnesses will kil him. Hey DroppedTurd, do you not fucking understand that?

This is not the problem here. For all I care, let him kill himself. It is the innocent people out there he might crash into because of his stupidity.

Hope his mother has his insurance paid up.

[E21PWR]

He doesnt understand and never will, we have tried our best friends... but we have let a BMW slip into the realm of rice and disgrace.

If i ever see DroppedShit on the road, i will spit on his body kit, get out of my car, beat him up, and take the ricey shit off of his car and sell it for parts, and keep the money. it would go to a better home then.

[MR 325]

Ignorance is bliss.

[Matt]

He doesn't seem to realize this:(

Dropped325i, you NEED to cage it asap, and remount the shoulder straps.

And to others, just so you know, you can install an 8-10pt cage that allows use in a daily driver. Few race cars have cages in which you have to wear a helmet to protect your head. If they were, then it would destroy the helmets, making them useless.
Then why wear a helmet at all? For style? :shifty

[deathray187]

So are you to actually be stupid enough to say your car cannot roll over because it has been lowered?

they said the same thing about humvees, my old platoon rolled three of the damn things

[llegos]

let me tell you a story about a kid who wanted to "take corners fast" he was driving on a road that wraps around a hill in his mad tyte!1!!one! honda and understeered around the corner, plowing a minivan over a small cliff, into a ravine, killing the mother driving inside. When he woke up from the coma in the hospital, he learned it was his mother in the minivan that he plowed over.


I could care less if you want to be a dumbass in ur fucked up "race" car, go ahead and kill youself, im more concerned about the mothers and fathers out there that you are also putting in danger.