BMW leather seats into a 1997 VTR -help-

1. m60_maniac Newbie Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 17

   #1 16th April 2011, 15:32

   i can get hold of some bmw leathers for the saxo im buying in a few days, it currently has no rear seats so if they will fit then im thinking of getting new leathers for it.
   
   im fairly confident i can gtet he front in relatively easy by either modding the frame with my engineer mates help, or use the bmw runners. the rears however im unsure on so would like some advice on fitting them.
   
   not 100% sure if they will even fit yet as they are still in my mates BMW but im sure they will be fitted differently to saxo rears
2. mlawlan69 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2010 leeds Posts: 4389 MCS R53 S/C 16v furiooo

   #2 16th April 2011, 15:39

   well it sounds obvious, but i would measure how wide they are first
3. m60_maniac Newbie Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 17

   #3 16th April 2011, 15:45

   yea i know but i just came out of hospital so i cant do squat for a week ish, im going mad with nothing to do so thought i would look into it now
4. MiniGibbo Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Apr 2007 Bournemouth Posts: 15289 '04 VW Transporter.

   #4 16th April 2011, 16:08

   Very little chance of getting the rears to fit if at all..
   
   Be a much better/easier option to just get your current bench retrimmed to match the fronts.
5. user_31637 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Isle of Man Posts: 9844 92 Eunos

   #5 16th April 2011, 16:43

   i cant imagine a saxo being as wide as a bimmer rear bench tbh..... fronts maybe do-able worth a shot! You can always sell em on for profit!
6. m60_maniac Newbie Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 17

   #6 16th April 2011, 16:46

   well im getting them pretty cheap so if i can get the back in ill sell them, but would rather the matching set.
   
   and it dont have any rear seats to re trim, it got stripped by last owner so im putting seats back in
7. m60_maniac Newbie Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 17

   #7 16th April 2011, 16:48

   wheres the edit button
   
   anyways gibbo the bmw is the same as in your sig i think, its an m3 look alike in the same colour as that
8. danny-vts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2010 Chesterfield/Nottingham Posts: 7147 dead vts. twisted 106 gti. '03' vtrrrr

   #8 16th April 2011, 16:59

   fronts will go in with modified frames , rears i think would be too big
9. m60_maniac Newbie Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 17

   #9 16th April 2011, 19:20

   hmm, annoying.
   
   how hard would retrimming a set of VTR backs be with the leather on the BMW seats?
10. Venns Established Member Joined: Jan 2011 Bridgwater, Somerset Posts: 1092 2001 Saxo 1.1

    #10 17th April 2011, 15:40

    Fronts should go in if you adapt the runners accordingly, not sure how close the seats would sit together tho.
    
    Rears wont fit, adapting them wouldnt work.
    
    If I was you I would get the fronts in if you like them and get a 106 gti rear off ebay to go in the back.
11. MiniGibbo Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Apr 2007 Bournemouth Posts: 15289 '04 VW Transporter.

    #11 17th April 2011, 16:28

    What seats are they ie se leathers, sports or vaders?
    
    and how much we talking? as some seats arnt worth a wank dude..
12. m60_maniac Newbie Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 17

    #12 17th April 2011, 16:40

    not too sure, its a m3 look alike but i think its a standard 3series, think they are standard leathers aposed to sports but will get pics when i can
    
    getting front and rears for 40 quid so fairly cheap tbh
13. MiniGibbo Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Apr 2007 Bournemouth Posts: 15289 '04 VW Transporter.

    #13 17th April 2011, 16:45

    If theyve got a peice at the front which can be baught faward to pick your thighs up then theyre sports other wise theyre just SE's and £40 is about right, i sold a set while back for £50..
14. m60_maniac Newbie Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 17

    #14 17th April 2011, 16:52

    not tyoo sure, ill have a look when i next go down there i have a feeling they are electric somehow if that helps?