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.Â
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.Â
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.Â
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. Â
Option 1: Bucket seat – Side mounts – Fitting frame – Vehicle
Option 2: Bucket seat – Side mounts – sliding runners – Fitting frame – Vehicle
Recommended brackets: (Reclining seats)
We recommend these base mount brackets to successfully install the reclining sport seats we suggest in our guide. Â
Option 1: Reclining seat – Sliding runner – Fitting frame – VehicleÂ
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