E46 Seats fit in E36?

[TUNERZEDGE]

I was thinking about buying a set of seats from a E46 to put into my E36 but not sure if they will fit.. Does anyone know if they will or if i will have any problems doing so?

[fun2drive]

Yes they fit and no minor problem with hole alignment easily fixed by enlarging the seat holes.

[kevinqjhps]

Yes they fit and no minor problem with hole alignment easily fixed by enlarging the seat holes.

I have also read that is correct. VERY minor.

[garf]

Neat, I've actually never heard of this. Does anyone have photos of e46 seats in their e36?

[tlamm]

Makes me want to do it.

[SouthBay BMW 88]

Dang that would be pretty sick better quality and look too.

[tlamm]

Looked on google images and found this thread on a different forum.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...en-US:official

[mzender]

Nice. Looks like they fit our cars even better than the stockers do.. (style and flow of the lines that is, not actual fitment.)

[SouthBay BMW 88]

Wow! It fits with the E36 really well...where can I get my hands on some E46 seats? does it vary between sedan and coupe if they will work?

[Seans M3]

Yeah, Ive read the the holes have to be enlarged, but the back seats do not without a lot of modding

[nimarouhani]

the rear seats need modding to fit correctly

[TUNERZEDGE]

Well thanks everyone for the help!! I plan on getting mine installed this weekend I'll post pics up when I'm done

[tlamm]

Sweet can't wait.

[NWFLBimmer]

Do they also fit in convertibles as well?

[fun2drive]

Fronts yes rear no without a lot of mods.
There is a guy from England that redid his entire vert interior with E46 stuff and spent a fortune. If you search for something like E46 interior or seat swap you should see it with literally hundreds of pictures.

[Seans M3]

Fronts yes rear no without a lot of mods.
There is a guy from England that redid his entire vert interior with E46 stuff and spent a fortune. If you search for something like E46 interior or seat swap you should see it with literally hundreds of pictures.

Was that the one that was done in Red?

[TexFinn]

Damn! Those look good. Can't wait for the pics from OP.

Too bad the rears require so much modification. I wonder how well the pattern and color matches if you'd do just the fronts...?

[NWFLBimmer]

I priced e46 seats the want $400-800 each

[Seans M3]

I priced e46 seats the want $400-800 each

///M or non-///M?

[marinm88]

The seats look more comfortable in the e36.

[gabolos]

Fronts yes rear no without a lot of mods.
There is a guy from England that redid his entire vert interior with E46 stuff and spent a fortune. If you search for something like E46 interior or seat swap you should see it with literally hundreds of pictures.

heres the link to that thread

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...hlight=bbroony

[TUNERZEDGE]

Ok its all done.. Actually pretty easy install and nice fit too. Only thing is I didnt connect any of the wiring for the airbags and seat belt pre-tensioner.

[Zander]

thats pretty bad ass. I would consider doing this if I didnt already have vadars.

[jumpin jack]

Very nice, did you notice a difference in leg or head room?

[TUNERZEDGE]

Very nice, did you notice a difference in leg or head room?

No not really just a diference in comfort for sure.. the seats side by side are pretty similar in size.. the only thing that make e46s wider is the manual handles and such.. but they are more than half the weight for sure.