BMW E34 bucket seat guide

BMW E34 Bucket Seat Guide

The BMW E34 story (87-96)...

The BMW E34 was introduced in 1987 and was available in sedan and touring body styles. Once you start using your BMW E34 for fast road and track use, you’ll soon realize just how much you need new bucket seats to provide more support. 

On cornering, you may find your self holding onto the steering wheel tighter than usual, tensing your thighs and legs against the central console and/or door card. You’ll probably find your weight shifting in the seat and having to re-position your self after the corner. 

None of this is correct. Your seat should provide the right level of support so that you can grip the steering wheel only for steering, your legs should be supported and your weight shouldn’t shift around. The recommendations we provide are to ensure that you feel comfortable and supported allowing you to focus on the job at hand. 

We’ve worked closely with our customers to create our BMW E34 guide.
The resulting recommendations are based on previous customer car installations.

Recommended brackets: (Bucket seats)
We recommend either using the Planted Technology bracket with side mounts or the Corbeau brackets with Sparco side mounts to successfully install the side-mounted bucket seats we suggest in our guide.  

Option 1: Bucket seat – Side mounts – Fitting frame – Vehicle

Option 2: Bucket seat – Side mounts – sliding runners – Fitting frame – Vehicle

  • Planted Technology BMW 5 Series [E34] Seat Bracket

    From £185.50 Excl VAT £222.60 Incl VAT
  • Sparco FIA Steel Side Mount Brackets

    £84.00Incl VAT£70.00Excl VAT
  • Sparco Seat Sliding Runner Kit

    £39.00Incl VAT£32.50Excl VAT
Recommended brackets: (Reclining seats)
We recommend these base mount brackets to successfully install the reclining sport seats we suggest in our guide.  

Option 1: Reclining seat – Sliding runner – Fitting frame – Vehicle 

 

  • Corbeau Seats – BMW 5 Series (E34) Direct Fit Sub-frames

    From £179.50 Excl VAT £215.40 Incl VAT
  • Planted Technology BMW 5 Series [E34] Seat Bracket

    From £185.50 Excl VAT £222.60 Incl VAT
  • Sparco Seat Sliding Runner Kit

    £39.00Incl VAT£32.50Excl VAT
Recommended bucket seats:
We recommend these bucket seats based on previous BMW E34 customer cars.
Tried and tested, we know the narrower shoulder supports fit the cockpit constraints.
We’ve picked different styles of seats depending on the level of protection you need.
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    Sparco Sprint FIA Motorsport Bucket Seat

    From £194.50 Excl VAT £233.40 Incl VAT
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    Cobra Monaco Pro FIA Motorsport Bucket Seat

    From £235.00 Excl VAT £282.00 Incl VAT
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    Corbeau Pro Series X System 3 FIA Bucket Seat

    From £580.00 Excl VAT £696.00 Incl VAT
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    Cobra Suzuka T GT FIA Motorsport Bucket Seat

    From £603.50 Excl VAT £724.20 Incl VAT
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    Sabelt Titan X-Large FIA Motorsport Seat

    £613.20Incl VAT£511.00Excl VAT
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    OMP First R Fibreglass FIA Motorsport Seat

    £344.40Incl VAT£287.00Excl VAT
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    OMP TRS-X Steel Frame Bucket Seat

    £261.60Incl VAT£218.00Excl VAT
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    Sparco QRT-R Fibreglass FIA Bucket Seat

    £652.80Incl VAT£544.00Excl VAT
Recommended reclining seats:
We recommend these reclining sport seats based on previous BMW E34 customer cars.
Tried and tested, we know they fit the floor mounting kits perfectly for a direct installation.
We’ve picked different styles of seats based on 8 different budgets and styles.
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    Cobra Daytona Reclining Sport Seat

    From £499.17 Excl VAT £599.00 Incl VAT
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    Cobra Misano Anniversary Reclining Sport Seat

    From £1,374.17 Excl VAT £1,649.00 Incl VAT
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    Auto Style Type BS5 Reclining Seat

    £354.00 £318.60Incl VAT£295.00 £265.50Excl VAT
  • Auto Style Type RS6-II Reclining Seat

    From £258.33 Excl VAT £310.00 Incl VAT
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    Sparco R333 Reclining Sport Seat

    From £374.56 Excl VAT £449.47 Incl VAT
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    Corbeau Sportline RRS Elite Reclining Sport Seat

    From £600.00 Excl VAT £720.00 Incl VAT
Recommended harness belts:
Once you’ve picked the right bucket seats or reclining sport seats. You’ve got your roll cage set up and ready to go. It’s time to get the right harness belts. We’ve listed the 8 most popular harnesses on the market today. We’ve listed a few road and race harnesses along with some FIA harnesses depending on your requirements.
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    TRS Clubman Bolt In 3 Point Harness Belt

    From £80.00 Excl VAT £96.00 Incl VAT
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    TRS Clubman Clip In 4 Point Harness Belt

    From £85.00 Excl VAT £102.00 Incl VAT
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    TRS Magnum 4 Point FIA Harness Belt

    From £205.00 Excl VAT £246.00 Incl VAT
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    TRS Magnum 6 Point Superlite FIA Harness Belt

    From £245.00 Excl VAT £294.00 Incl VAT
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    Takata Drift II Snap-On Harness

    From £171.00 Excl VAT £205.20 Incl VAT
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    Takata Drift III Snap-On Harness

    From £260.00 Excl VAT £312.00 Incl VAT
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    Schroth Profi 3×2 FIA 6 Point Harness Belt

    From £345.00 Excl VAT £414.00 Incl VAT
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    Schroth Profi 3×3 FIA 6 Point Harness Belt

    £390.00Incl VAT£325.00Excl VAT
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