BMW seats in a 69 Camaro?

[HIFLYR]

Well not BMW but Mini Cooper S seats while manual they adjust up/down, tilt forward and back, have adjustable lumbar and best of all for 2 doors coups slide forward for easy backseat access. A plus is they were only 75.00 and have flat mounts so adapting them is going to be a piece of cake.

[F'in mine]

Well after some chopping, cutting and rebuilding the seats have been fitted. Having manual adjustments on the seats made things a little more difficult but with some switching of the seats, drivers to pass and vice versa the show must go on for the time being.

A big thank you goes out to Tony aka "v8s only" who helped with the fabbing and happen to have a 1969 Camaro as well to test fit the seats. Once it gets warmer here in Toronto which is a good few months away will transfer to my vehicle along with some other upgrades.

[Sheck44]

LOL ... Tony to the rescue again !!
Looks great Simon

Cheers
Steve

[F'in mine]

Fitted the seats in the car and I think they came out pretty decent, one had to go to the upholsters for some fixing. Way more comfortable!
Shelved the originals in storage for now.

Maybe a console that blends old and new is next?

[waynieZ]

They look really nice in there! Great job, is the seat bottom much higher than the stock seat?

[LonghornJPS]

Those seats look great, fit in very nicely. CTC consoles make some nice-looking equipment, look to be fairly customizeable.

[ctcz28]

Simon,
Those seats look fantastic and I bet make driving the car a whole different (better) experience. Great photo comparing the old OEM seat to the new one, really shows just how worthless those OEM headrests were compared to the new ones that will actually provide some protection in a rear end accident. You mentioned the Morris 3 point belts. I installed a set and love them, also way safer than just a lap belt. Good work and great looking car.

[F'in mine]

Thanks guys, I like them compared to the flat originals, much more comfortable & better lateral support.

Originally Posted by waynieZ

They look really nice in there! Great job, is the seat bottom much higher than the stock seat?

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Wayne, approx. 1" higher, I'm 6' and have about 2-3" of spare headroom before my head hits the liner.

Originally Posted by LonghornJPS

Those seats look great, fit in very nicely. CTC consoles make some nice-looking equipment, look to be fairly customizeable.

I'll take a look at them, thanks.

Originally Posted by ctcz28

Simon,
Those seats look fantastic and I bet make driving the car a whole different (better) experience. Great photo comparing the old OEM seat to the new one, really shows just how worthless those OEM headrests were compared to the new ones that will actually provide some protection in a rear end accident. You mentioned the Morris 3 point belts. I installed a set and love them, also way safer than just a lap belt. Good work and great looking car.

The belts are a definite next purchase upgrade once the seats are in.

Originally Posted by bretcopsey

Thise look great. What year/model BMW?

2003 325i coupe

Gonna post a build thread with some more upgrades along the way.
Simon

[waynieZ]

[QUOTE=F'in mine;662372]Thanks guys, I like them compared to the flat originals, much more comfortable & better lateral support.

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Wayne, approx. 1" higher, I'm 6' and have about 2-3" of spare headroom before my head hits the liner.


That means I'll have ---------7" extra. lol I've been looking at them for a few (sad to say) years, but was worried about installing them.

Did you guys mark down any drawings or measurements for what you built to mount them?? They look great by the way!

[F'in mine]

[QUOTE=waynieZ;662679]

Originally Posted by F'in mine

Thanks guys, I like them compared to the flat originals, much more comfortable & better lateral support.

,
Wayne, approx. 1" higher, I'm 6' and have about 2-3" of spare headroom before my head hits the liner.


That means I'll have ---------7" extra. lol I've been looking at them for a few (sad to say) years, but was worried about installing them.

Did you guys mark down any drawings or measurements for what you built to mount them?? They look great by the way!

If that's the case you'll have plenty of room.......lucky you.

I didn't make any drawings or take measurements, another member here was nice enough to lend a helping hand a couple of times winging it, welding it as we went along.
We had to re-mount the LS pedestals inboard that join to the tracks on the passenger seat and the RS pedestals on the drivers seat.
3/16" x 1.5" flat stock was used to tie the existing tracks together and have somewhere to drill & mount the seats to the stock mounting location.
New seat adjustment front levers were also fabbed out of 1/4" round bar.
Keep in mind that these seats are manually operated and had to switch drivers to passengers and vice versa.
I might have a pic of the welded seat bottom work somewhere and send you a pic.
Quite a bit of work but the end result I think is worth it for this quality of seat for the time being.