Sedan and Coupe Rear Seat Bottoms Different?

[1SGDHORN]

I ordered new leather seat covers for my 86 325e coupe and Lseat.com advertises the covers as those for a sedan. Is there a difference? I though I read somewhere that the contour of the seat bottoms were different between the sedan and coupe? I have a sedan seat bottom that I can use if the covers are specific to a sedan seat bottom but, would like to keep the coupe bottom if the contour is all that different.

how, if at all, do the two bottoms differ?

[323i E30]

I once put a coupe backseat in my sedan, and found it stick forward a bit more than the sedan version.
You could tell when opening the rear doors, but no issue whatsoever.
I guess the coupe backseat is a bit larger since you won't need the legroom for getting in the car from the side.
NB. No experience with the other way round, which is your situation.

[ELVA164]

Yep, 4-door rear seats are rounded at the corners for ingress/egress.

[1SGDHORN]

So, a kit to re-upholster the rear seats would have to be coupe or sedan specific given the different contour of the bottom seat? LSeat.com where I ordered my leather upholstery kit from is asking for pictures of my rear seat bottoms. Fortunately I have both a coupe and a sedan seat bottom but, would like to keep the coupe rear seat if at all possible.

[superj]

send them a pic of that seat bottom than.

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well, send them a pic of the seat bottom you are going to use, be it that or the other

[1SGDHORN]

I sent them pictures to show the difference. The black seat bottom is out of a sedan and the tan one out of a coupe.

[323i E30]

Very clear. I hope they can help you out!

[1SGDHORN]

And how a sedan seat looks fitted in a coupe.

[1SGDHORN]

The picture of the rear seats on Lseats.com's website seem to show the more square cornered seat bottom of a coupe seat.

[sienayr]

Anyone know if coupe and convertible are the same seat bottoms?

[82eye]

vert rear seats are only usable in verts.

[sienayr]

vert rear seats are only usable in verts.

Yes, of course that's the case. thanks

[Kershaw]

That's because the convertible top arms need space to mount to the body and that removes a few inches of space from the rear seat. You can compare an m3 rear seat and a vert seat and look at the outer bolsters, the verts are much narrower.