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

[Gearhead55]

Installed one side using the X3 sliders. They fit but I did have to swap the belt reciever (like jk715 and elbert said). I did not swap the occupancy sensor as I plan on coding it out. One of the seats I got was missing the Allen bolts that attach it to the brackets so I have to wait to install the driver side until I get those. The Allen bolts on the passenger side were really difficult to screw in past a certain point, not sure what was happening there. Otherwise I'm happy with them. They look amazing and are quite comfortable. I set them in the more reclined position and they still feel quite upright.

[Gearhead55]

According to realoem, the actual slider mechanism has the same part number as an E46 sedan. As I mentioned earlier in this thread, I found the X3 sliders are a bit less expensive and easier to find than E46 ones.

However, there may be one potentially important difference: I *believe* the occupancy sensor (and associated wiring) may be different. So you will have to take it out of your old seat if you plan on using one.
What I did was get an X3 slider for the driver side, and an E46 slider for the passenger to save myself the trouble of reusing the wiring. I haven't installed them yet (will probably be a winter project) but the sliders do appear to correct.

Helpful! Thank you. I'm picking them up tomorrow, I'll provide an update when I install.

[elbert]

Alright, I'm going to gamble and try them. That's all I can find locally.

According to realoem, the actual slider mechanism has the same part number as an E46 sedan. As I mentioned earlier in this thread, I found the X3 sliders are a bit less expensive and easier to find than E46 ones.

However, there may be one potentially important difference: I *believe* the occupancy sensor (and associated wiring) may be different. So you will have to take it out of your old seat if you plan on using one.
What I did was get an X3 slider for the driver side, and an E46 slider for the passenger to save myself the trouble of reusing the wiring. I haven't installed them yet (will probably be a winter project) but the sliders do appear to correct.

[zivagolee]

I'm struggling to find manual sliders locally. Would X3 manual sliders work?

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EBay has some every so often.

[Gearhead55]

I've never seen them myself, but people have said yes.

Alright, I'm going to gamble and try them. That's all I can find locally.

[Obioban]

I'm struggling to find manual sliders locally. Would X3 manual sliders work?

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I've never seen them myself, but people have said yes.

[Gearhead55]

I'm struggling to find manual sliders locally. Would X3 manual sliders work?

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[Obioban]

Make sense.

Only way around it was if the Nogaros mounted a tad lower
lower.

How old is your little one now? Does she has any problems hoping back there and then in her seat?

The only reason I'm doing this is for my little one as well

Zero issue getting back there, but she can't buckle herself in yet.

Ian, why would you show me a picture of the exact same seat setup I have as well? Unless you're saying the less reclined position provides a significant amount more room?


A child will be able to get in easily. Getting a baby into a car seat, esp rear facing, would be tough. I just put my 2.5 y/o in a front facing seat in my M3, with stock seats, and it's a breeze.

That is what I'm saying-- the less reclined position is not an insignificant difference.

Agreed a rear facing car seat is not feasible, though.

[Tbonem3]

Ian, why would you show me a picture of the exact same seat setup I have as well? Unless you're saying the less reclined position provides a significant amount more room?


A child will be able to get in easily. Getting a baby into a car seat, esp rear facing, would be tough. I just put my 2.5 y/o in a front facing seat in my M3, with stock seats, and it's a breeze.

[ZiMMie]

Make sense.

Only way around it was if the Nogaros mounted a tad lower
lower.

How old is your little one now? Does she has any problems hoping back there and then in her seat?

The only reason I'm doing this is for my little one as well

[Obioban]

Gotcha. I'll have a set of manual coupe rails I'll look at on the weekend. I think more space can be achieved with a very simple modification.

Btw this how much room CSL seat have if anyone is interested.

Ha, I needed that exact video in a thread the other day, but couldn't find it. Just added it to that one :P

I owned the CSL mounts and was originally planning to use them, or have BK copy them... but then they didn't add a useful amount of back seat access, and resulted in the seat being significantly higher. The problem is that, with a fixed back seat, the headrest and ceiling height of the car limit how useful the tilt forward functionality is.

I'm interested to see how your slider modification project goes-- please update after you try it!

[ZiMMie]

Gotcha. I'll have a set of manual coupe rails I'll look at on the weekend. I think more space can be achieved with a very simple modification.

Btw this how much room CSL seat have if anyone is interested.

[Obioban]

So with the original sliders, you can also recline?

Isn't the reclining mechanics built into the stock actual seat?

I thought it can just slide back and forth.

The recline is based on the bolt hole on the side mount that you use, not the slider. The "correct" (per cobra) seat mount orientation is the head rest portion of the buck to be vertical, which is the less reclined hole on the seat mount-- so this is actually the "correct" position for the seat. That said, it's also more upright than most people are used to

[ZiMMie]

So with the original sliders, you can also recline?

Isn't the reclining mechanics built into the stock actual seat?

I thought it can just slide back and forth.

[Obioban]

Thanks for that pic.

Did you modify the rails by any chance?

I know for fact the Sedan/touring rails allows more leg room at the opposite direction.

I did not modify my sliders, but they are (manual, though I don't think it makes any difference) sedan sliders, with the seat in the less relined of the two positions.