Review: Cobra Nogaro seats (uniquely street friendly fixed back bucket seat)

[jet_dogg]

I just implied it was a comical concept which it is. Are you still mad about the other thread and felt the need to come in here and get your two cents in opposing me?

[repoman89]

This is a really bizarre thing for someone from socal to be pointlessly trolling about.

[jet_dogg]

When its 40 degrees out on the track with windows open every bit of heat helps.

Aren't you a CA guy?

Yes, southern.

Man, I love my heated seats on track. Everywhere in the country (that I've been, anyway) is mandatory windows down on track, and sometimes it's in the 30s or 40s in the morning.

Why should tracking my car make me want to be uncomfortable?

Have you considered getting a heated wheel and gloves also? Heated jacket perhaps?

[Obioban]

You heated race seat forum guys crack me up.

Man, I love my heated seats on track. Everywhere in the country (that I've been, anyway) is mandatory windows down on track, and sometimes it's in the 30s or 40s in the morning.

Why should tracking my car make me want to be uncomfortable?

[lvm3sm46]

You heated race seat forum guys crack me up.

When its 40 degrees out on the track with windows open every bit of heat helps.

Aren't you a CA guy?

[Cglhut]

How difficult would it be to add heating elements to these in a set that doesn't have it?

Not too bad, they highlighted it in this thread somewhere.

[jet_dogg]

You heated race seat forum guys crack me up.

[lvm3sm46]

How difficult would it be to add heating elements to these in a set that doesn't have it?

[Gearhead55]

I got my car back from the shop addressing myriad issues so I’ve finally got some seat time in the nogaros. After playing with the distance from the wheel and figuring out my body position in the seat I’m really loving them. Major upgrade in support and bolstering, plus they look amazing. I’m very satisfied.

[ridebikes]

Looks absolutely fantastic. Appreciate the extra details!! Those seats go perfectly in a Dove Grey interior.

I think the only thing left is to get some of that fabric on the door panels 👍

[Casa de Mesa]

Thank you sir! Here was where I sourced my fabric: https://relicate.com/collections/bmw-seat-fabric

You are right about not going for full leather. I just would have focused on reupholstering this part vs. the whole thing:



Here are a few more detail shots:

Looks absolutely fantastic. Appreciate the extra details!! Those seats go perfectly in a Dove Grey interior.

[ridebikes]

Nice take on this install. Absolutely love the center fabric. Can you separate out one of those final shots so more detail comes through on the photo? Mr. Greedy here.

Regarding your #1 point, would you have gone with the dinamica center sections presumably? Rather than full leather? I recognize the rhetorical nature of my question...

This is (as you said) on my short list too, so inquiring minds and all that...

Thanks for the pro tip on #5.

Regarding #6 - smiles per miles is what's it's all about, my brother. Well done and congrats.

Thank you sir! Here was where I sourced my fabric: https://relicate.com/collections/bmw-seat-fabric

You are right about not going for full leather. I just would have focused on reupholstering this part vs. the whole thing:



Here are a few more detail shots:

[Casa de Mesa]

Chiming in to say 'thank you' to Obio and everyone who recommended this seat. Just got mine installed and wow! I get why this is so high on everyone's "Top 5 mods I love" lists.

Here are a few things I learned along the way:

1) I wish I had sprung for the leather (vs. full cloth) from the start and just reupholstered the inner panels. Ended up being a bigger headache than I expected to get it "right"

2) Here is the final part list I used for installing with manual sliders for easy swap-in, swap-out:

• 2 x OEM manual seat sliders (52-10-8-226-267 + Passenger side)
• Brey Krause R-9226 + passenger side Slide release mechanism (required for manual install)
• Brey Krause R-9225 Clip-In Lap Belt mounts (to add a lap belt mount point to the OEM sliders)

3) You will sit much more upright...I thought I was already sitting pretty vertical in the OE seats but it took about 10 minutes of "I'm not so sure..." before it clicked in and now feels just right.

4) TALL DRIVERS: It's a bit of a squeeze, but even me at 6'4 and 240 lbs fit pretty well in these Cobras. A trip from SF to LA would be tough but around town and to the track, no problem.

5) Using fabric dye pens to try to "black out" the Cobra logo was a huge mistake I planned to reupholster anyway but wow did it look terrible right away when I experimented with just pens.

6) The best test for any mod: I laughed myself silly all the way on the drive back home from the shop that installed them.

Here are some before & after shots:

Nice take on this install. Absolutely love the center fabric. Can you separate out one of those final shots so more detail comes through on the photo? Mr. Greedy here.

Regarding your #1 point, would you have gone with the dinamica center sections presumably? Rather than full leather? I recognize the rhetorical nature of my question...

This is (as you said) on my short list too, so inquiring minds and all that...

Thanks for the pro tip on #5.

Regarding #6 - smiles per miles is what's it's all about, my brother. Well done and congrats.

[ridebikes]

Chiming in to say 'thank you' to Obio and everyone who recommended this seat. Just got mine installed and wow! I get why this is so high on everyone's "Top 5 mods I love" lists.

Here are a few things I learned along the way:

1) I wish I had sprung for the leather (vs. full cloth) from the start and just reupholstered the inner panels. Ended up being a bigger headache than I expected to get it "right"

2) Here is the final part list I used for installing with manual sliders for easy swap-in, swap-out:

• 2 x OEM manual seat sliders (52-10-8-226-267 + Passenger side)
• Brey Krause R-9226 + passenger side Slide release mechanism (required for manual install)
• Brey Krause R-9225 Clip-In Lap Belt mounts (to add a lap belt mount point to the OEM sliders)

3) You will sit much more upright...I thought I was already sitting pretty vertical in the OE seats but it took about 10 minutes of "I'm not so sure..." before it clicked in and now feels just right.

4) TALL DRIVERS: It's a bit of a squeeze, but even me at 6'4 and 240 lbs fit pretty well in these Cobras. A trip from SF to LA would be tough but around town and to the track, no problem.

5) Using fabric dye pens to try to "black out" the Cobra logo was a huge mistake I planned to reupholster anyway but wow did it look terrible right away when I experimented with just pens.

6) The best test for any mod: I laughed myself silly all the way on the drive back home from the shop that installed them.

Here are some before & after shots:

[bimmer]

Anyone have issues with quality control on these seats or the BK mounts? I ordered a set and one of the seats had a deformed headrest and was the wrong material entirely. The other had a fold in the vinyl as well as a stain. Half of the hardware from the BK mount set was missing and the switch bracket holes were manufactured incorrectly as to not align with the seat mounts. What a nightmare. Thankfully HMS customer service was great and is making it right by sending replacements but this was a huge let down. Pics attached for reference.