BMW 3 Series (E90) bucket seat guide

BMW 3 Series E90 Bucket Seat Guide

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Once you start using your BMW E90 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 E90 seat guide.
The resulting recommendations are based on previous customer car installations.

Recommended brackets: (Bucket seats)
We recommend using Planted Technology frames to successfully install the side mounted bucket seats we suggest in our guide, as the frame will fit any seat and fitting equipment we have suggested below. 
Option1: Bucket seat – Sparco Side Mounts – Sparco Sliding runner – Planted Technology Fitting Frame – Vehicle
**NOTE** Cobra fitting frames are for Cobra seats only!
Option 2: Cobra Seats – Cobra side mounts – Cobra Sliding runners – Cobra frame – Vehicle 
  • Sparco Seat Sliding Runner Kit

    £39.00Incl VAT£32.50Excl VAT
  • Cobra Seats – BMW 3 Series (E90) Direct Fit Subframes

    From £193.05 Excl VAT £231.66 Incl VAT
  • Sparco FIA Steel Side Mount Brackets

    £84.00Incl VAT£70.00Excl VAT
  • Planted Technology BMW 3 Series Sedan [E90] Seat Bracket

    From £185.50 Excl VAT £222.60 Incl VAT
  • Cobra Steel Side Mounts

    £74.40Incl VAT£62.00Excl VAT
  • Cobra Premium Sliding Runners

    From £70.00 Excl VAT £84.00 Incl VAT
Recommended brackets: (Reclining Seats)
We recommend these pieces of installation equipment so successfully install the base mounted reclining sport seats and side mounted bucket seats we suggest in our guide. 

Option 1: Reclining seat – Endurance Sliding runner – Planted Technology Fitting Frame – Vehicle

**NOTE** Cobra fitting frames are for Cobra seats only!

Option 2: Cobra reclining seat – Cobra sliding runners – Cobra frame – Vehicle

Option 3: Corbeau reclining seat – Corbeau frame – Vehicle

  • Cobra Premium Sliding Runners

    From £70.00 Excl VAT £84.00 Incl VAT
  • Planted Technology BMW 3 Series Sedan [E90] Seat Bracket

    From £185.50 Excl VAT £222.60 Incl VAT
  • Corbeau BMW 3 Series E90 Direct Fit Sub-frames

    From £179.50 Excl VAT £215.40 Incl VAT
  • Endurance Motorsport Sliding Runner Kit

    £39.00Incl VAT£32.50Excl VAT
  • Cobra Seats – BMW 3 Series (E90) Direct Fit Subframes

    From £193.05 Excl VAT £231.66 Incl VAT
Recommended bucket seats:
We recommend these bucket seats based on previous BMW E90 customer cars.
Tried and tested, we know a wide range of seats, narrow and wide fit your BMW nicely.
We’ve picked different styles of seats depending on the level of protection you need.
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    Cobra Suzuka T Pro-Fit FIA Motorsport Bucket Seat

    From £561.00 Excl VAT £673.20 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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    OMP ARS-R Fibreglass FIA Motorsport Seat

    £513.60Incl VAT£428.00Excl VAT
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    OMP Champ-R Fibreglass FIA Motorsport Seat

    £368.40Incl VAT£307.00Excl VAT
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    250+ colours
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    Mirco RS2 3D Fibreglass FIA Motorsport Seat

    From £347.00 Excl VAT £416.40 Incl VAT
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    Top 10 product
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    Sparco Evo QRT FIA Motorsport Bucket Seat

    £540.00Incl VAT£450.00Excl VAT
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    Sparco Rev QRT FIA Motorsport Bucket Seat

    £384.00Incl VAT£320.00Excl VAT
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    Endurance Motorsport Club Sport Bucket Seat

    From £209.79 Excl VAT £251.75 Incl VAT
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    Endurance Motorsport Circuit Bucket Seat

    From £296.10 Excl VAT £355.32 Incl VAT
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    Endurance Motorsport Pro Sport Bucket Seat

    From £242.10 Excl VAT £290.52 Incl VAT
Recommended reclining seats:
We recommend these reclining sport seats based on previous BMW E90 customer cars.
We’ve picked different styles based on different budgets.
Match these up with the right fitting frames to ensure a perfect and easy installation.
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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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    Sparco R333 Reclining Sport Seat

    From £374.56 Excl VAT £449.47 Incl VAT
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    OMP Strada Reclining Sport Seat

    £327.00Incl VAT£272.50Excl VAT
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    Cobra Misano Anniversary Spec 2 Reclining Sport Seat

    From £1,374.17 Excl VAT £1,649.00 Incl VAT
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    Corbeau Sportline RRS Leather Elite Reclining Sport Seat

    From £1,070.00 Excl VAT £1,284.00 Incl VAT
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    Sparco R100 Martini Racing Reclining Sport Seat

    £390.00Incl VAT£325.00Excl VAT
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    Sparco SPR Reclining Sport Seat

    £1,858.94Incl VAT£1,549.12Excl VAT
  • Auto Style Type JW Reclining Seat

    £279.72 £251.75Incl VAT£233.10 £209.79Excl VAT
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    Auto Style Type AK Reclining Seat

    From £295.00 Excl VAT £354.00 Incl VAT
Recommended roll cages:
We recommend these 2 roll cages based on previous BMW E90 customer cars.
Each roll cage is specifically designed for your BMW from each manufacturer.
We only work with trusted brands including OMP and Custom cages.
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    Custom Cages BMW E90 Multipoint Roll Cage

    £2,691.00Incl VAT£2,242.50Excl 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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    Amazing value

    TRS Clubman Clip In 4 Point Harness Belt

    From £85.00 Excl VAT £102.00 Incl VAT
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    Amazing value

    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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