E24 rear seats in E21??
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E24 rear seats in E21??
I am sure that a similar topic has been posted recently...
Whnever I look at an E24, I "fall in love" with its interior (so this also explains my other topic asking how easy would it be to re-upholster my car's dash in leather...)
So now I would like to investigate a bit in the subject of rear seats...I think that if rear seats (with in-between armrest/bench) from an e24 would be a nice upgrade for an E21, giving it a sporty look!!
(and in general I never let 5 people in my car, so I wouldn't mind converting it into a 4 seater)
So after this introduction...:
Is this doable? Does anyone know?Has anyone done something similar?
Whnever I look at an E24, I "fall in love" with its interior (so this also explains my other topic asking how easy would it be to re-upholster my car's dash in leather...)
So now I would like to investigate a bit in the subject of rear seats...I think that if rear seats (with in-between armrest/bench) from an e24 would be a nice upgrade for an E21, giving it a sporty look!!
(and in general I never let 5 people in my car, so I wouldn't mind converting it into a 4 seater)
So after this introduction...:
Is this doable? Does anyone know?Has anyone done something similar?
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Re: E24 rear seats in E21??
Doable yes
Done yes
Easy? depends on how skilled you are at trimming
Jason
Done yes
Easy? depends on how skilled you are at trimming
Jason
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Re: E24 rear seats in E21??
Done??
I would really like to find some pictures and have a look to see what the result looks like
I would really like to find some pictures and have a look to see what the result looks like
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Re: E24 rear seats in E21??
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Re: E24 rear seats in E21??
Hey, thanks for the thread fwd! I 'll have a look at it withgreat interest!!!
How easily (and how expensive!) can I find such a seat?
How easily (and how expensive!) can I find such a seat?
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Re: E24 rear seats in E21??
the more i think about this - the more it sounds like a good idea.
has anyone got a pic of these rear seats in an e21 - ive scoured the internet to no avail.
Anyone know if the seats are much taller then the height of the original - when you say trimming Jason - do you mean like gettting them retrimed to match or do you mean cutting them up to fit?
has anyone got a pic of these rear seats in an e21 - ive scoured the internet to no avail.
Anyone know if the seats are much taller then the height of the original - when you say trimming Jason - do you mean like gettting them retrimed to match or do you mean cutting them up to fit?
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Re: E24 rear seats in E21??
Ok I've decided there is only one way to find out. picking some e24 rear seats up this weekend.
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Re: E24 rear seats in E21??
There are a few pics on here from a 4-5 years sog of this conversion, you need A to make up a couple of infill panesl and trim them, B the seats are platic buckets seats at the back and you need to hack this about to get them to fit
Jason
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Re: E24 rear seats in E21??
I found some more pics. Looks a bit of a mess about tbh.
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Re: E24 rear seats in E21??
ive sacked this idea off due to time contraints.
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Re: E24 rear seats in E21??
Someone plz post some pics of the conversion on here as well for the rest of us to see...
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