E46 Recaro Mounting

[bran.stum]

Hi all.

I'm looking at buying a pair of matching Recaro Pole Position Classics this year and am looking for some clarification/information on the mounts listed below. I've seen only a few forum posts about these along with very sparce information. I am wondering how they are specific to the E46 chassis and how they may differ from the usual floor mounts, side mounts, and sliders available from Macht Schnell/Recaro/Vorshlag etc. Does a setup like this already include E46 floor mounts or something? Is a setup like this worth the price increase over piecing them together from other vendors? Only asking here as I haven't heard back from the seller.

I apologize if this is a very basic question, I'm a bit of a novice when it comes to mounting bucket seats. The Recaro I purchased years ago came complete so I didn't have to worry about a mounting solution.

Thanks in advance.

[zivagolee]

These are only rails and the recaro side mounts. You'll also need floor mounts (ie. BW, Macht Schnell) specific to the e46 that you will also need.

[samthejam]

I would highly recommend considering Brey Krause. They adapt the stock rail to side mount seats. I made a notes video of my installation. I hope it will answer all your questions about them. This is not for the manual rails, but is similar but you have to buy a specifc handle they make for manual rails to actuate the slider. I had very positive experiences ordering it all from DriftHq for the brackets and handle for the manual sliders.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3bDXSGjlAw

With these you get OE rails, OE mounting for the seatbelts there is little to no downside IMO for a street car.

[9kracing]

These are only rails and the recaro side mounts. You'll also need floor mounts (ie. BW, Macht Schnell) specific to the e46 that you will also need.

Incorrect.

What the OP listed is the entire setup, mounts, rails, and all included.

Is it worth going with Recaro brand over 3rd party? I thought so. Only you and your bank account can decide that however.

You can definitely save about 500 bucks going with non-recaro brand. What is your safety worth?

[zivagolee]

Incorrect.

What the OP listed is the entire setup, mounts, rails, and all included.

Is it worth going with Recaro brand over 3rd party? I thought so. Only you and your bank account can decide that however.

You can definitely save about 500 bucks going with non-recaro brand. What is your safety worth?

didn't see the full picture. i've only bought the side mounts/sliders from them.

[bran.stum]

Great, thank you all for the information!

[usdmej]

I would highly recommend considering Brey Krause.
With these you get OE rails, OE mounting for the seatbelts there is little to no downside IMO for a street car.

with the Brey Krause option you have to do a lot more of your own legwork to make the setup work

- either disassemble your stock seat sliders and seatbelts or source a set of sacrificial seats
- source a slider switch and perform some DIY wiring to make the electric sliders work


all 3 options i think add up to similar amounts of time/money spent making them work tbh

[bmw m3 s50]

Question, I plan on getting Recaro Pole Position ABEs in the future with the Recaro aluminum seat brackets.

Which floor mounts and rails would be my lightest option when pairing to the Recaro Pole Position ABEs as well as the Recaro aluminum seat brackets?

Having the lightest seat setup is my goal.