Which BMW E36 Bucket Seat Side Mount To Use?

The BMW E36 has a wide range of options to install bucket seats from Cobra, Corbeau, Sparco, OMP, and other brands. But with so many options on the market, which brackets should you use to get the right fit for your requirements?

BMW E36 Fixed Position Side Mount Adaptors...

We have 4 side mount seat options. When using Cobra bucket seats including the Imola, Suzuka, and Monaco pro we recommend sticking with the Cobra direct fit side mounts to ensure correct fitment. These also offset the seat to provide a better driving position in relation to the steering wheel.

For all other bucket seats we recomend the QMS and PCI racing side mounts which provide a huge level of adjustability and provide a fixed position that sits correctly with the steering wheel position as well. You can of course also use cobra seats with the QMS and PCI racing mounts.

BMW 3 Series (E36) Sport Seat Options, Cobra Fitting Equipment, Cobra Vehicle Specific Side Mounts, Motorsport Seat Side Mounts
Cobra BMW E36 Steel Side Mounts for GT Seats

Cobra BMW E36 Steel Side Mounts for GT Seats
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BMW 3 Series (E46) Sport Seat Options, Cobra Fitting Equipment, Cobra Vehicle Specific Side Mounts, Motorsport Seat Side Mounts
Cobra BMW E46 / E36 Steel Side Mounts
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QMS Motorsport
QMS FIA Steel Side Mount Brackets Original Quality Pair BMW E36/E46
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PCI Racing
PCI Racing BMW E36 3 Series Adjustable Seat Mount (1992-1998)
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BMW E36 Sliding Position Sport Seat Adaptors...

If you need a your bucket seats to slide backwards and forwards you have a range of options. For side mounted bucket seats we would go with the PCI Racing fitting kit every time. This all-in-one fitting kit comes with everything you need and works a treat. If you have a base mounted reclining sport seat from Sparco, OMP, Corbeau, or Cobra though we would recommend sticking with the correct base mounted fitting kit from Cobra, Corbeau and Planted Technology. The Cobra fitting kit works with each Cobra seat, the Corbeau fitting kit with each Corbeau seat, and the Planted Technology frame works with all known seats on the market as this has the bolt pattern for every brands.

Cobra Car Specific Fitting Frames
Cobra Seats – BMW 3 Series (E36) Direct Fit Subframes
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Corbeau Car Specific Fitting Frames
Corbeau Seats – BMW E36 Direct Fit Sub-frames
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Planted Technology
Planted Technology BMW 3 Series Coupe [E36] Seat Bracket
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Planted Technology
Planted Technology BMW 3 Series Sedan [E36] Seat Bracket
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Klarna Fiannce
PCI Racing
PCI Racing BMW E36 3-Series (1992-1998) Sliding Sub Frame
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Which seats should you choose?

We’re pleased to say the BMW E36 has a fairly spacious cockpit which allows you to use a wide range of seats from all the major brands that we have available. So from the Sparco R100 Vinyl throgh to the Cobra Nogaro Clubsport. You can pick the right seat for your body shape. Here’s 4 of the most popular we’ve recently sold to BMW E36 drivers.