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

[repoman89]

If you want to retain back seat functionality, this is the best harness mounting option IMO (and what I'm running):

https://www.bkauto.com/R_1246_E46_Rear_Deck_Shoulder_Harness_Mount_p/r-1246.htm

And for lap belts:

https://www.bkauto.com/R_9225_Clip_In_Lap_Belt_Mounts_p/r-9225.htm

In terms of using electric sliders, all you need is an e30 sunroof (or window) switch. Other than that, unbolt from old sliders, wire up as per this, use.

HMS sells everything above, plus harnesses that'll work with them.

Thanks! Already got the seats in and cleanly wired up with the E30 switches (and seat heaters!) and have been loving them for a few months now. Just looking to add the harness stuff which looks like it’s your first couple links. Sounds like a trip to HMS is in order.

[Obioban]

Seems as good a place to ask as any — what do I need to do to my stock electric coupe sliders / BK mount setup to run a harness? Pretty unfamiliar with harnesses and mounting in general but lot of people at the track have been recommending it, and I want to be as safe as possible. I have a local HMS I can go ask but figured it’d be good to go into it semi-knowledgeable.

If you want to retain back seat functionality, this is the best harness mounting option IMO (and what I'm running):

https://www.bkauto.com/R_1246_E46_Rear_Deck_Shoulder_Harness_Mount_p/r-1246.htm

And for lap belts:

https://www.bkauto.com/R_9225_Clip_In_Lap_Belt_Mounts_p/r-9225.htm

In terms of using electric sliders, all you need is an e30 sunroof (or window) switch. Other than that, unbolt from old sliders, wire up as per this, use.

HMS sells everything above, plus harnesses that'll work with them.

[repoman89]

Seems as good a place to ask as any — what do I need to do to my stock electric coupe sliders / BK mount setup to run a harness? Pretty unfamiliar with harnesses and mounting in general but lot of people at the track have been recommending it, and I want to be as safe as possible. I have a local HMS I can go ask but figured it’d be good to go into it semi-knowledgeable.

[Obioban]

I'm surprised the e53 sliders work-- I would have expected it to use e39 sliders, which are pretty different than e46.

... also, did they ever offer it with manual seats?

[elbert]

Fyi, e53 x5 sliders will work as well but the seat belt receptacle with harness will need to be swapped.

I think the same goes for the E83 X3 sliders. I found that the X3 and X5 sliders usually sell for a bit less than E46.

[jk715]

Fyi, e53 x5 sliders will work as well but the seat belt receptacle with harness will need to be swapped.

[Gearhead55]

BMW doesn't sell the sliders separately-- only as part of a seat base.

You could also buy used non M manual seats from a normal e46, on fanatics/etc.

Gotcha. Ok I think I'll hit up a junk yard first, if I can't find some I may just use the power sliders to get them in and then if I come across some manual ones later I can switch

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[Obioban]

Do we have a part number for the manual sedan rails?

BMW doesn't sell the sliders separately-- only as part of a seat base.

You could also buy used non M manual seats from a normal e46, on fanatics/etc.

[Gearhead55]

It’s pretty hard to go to a junk yard that doesn’t have an e46 with manual seats in it right now. They’re all aging out.

Do we have a part number for the manual sedan rails?

[Gearhead55]

It’s pretty hard to go to a junk yard that doesn’t have an e46 with manual seats in it right now. They’re all aging out.

Ok, that will be the mission today. I want to get these done before the my track day Saturday

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[Obioban]

Bummer. One more part I need before I get these installed i guess. Thanks for the repsonse

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It’s pretty hard to go to a junk yard that doesn’t have an e46 with manual seats in it right now. They’re all aging out.

[Gearhead55]

You can’t convert power sliders to be manual.

Bummer. One more part I need before I get these installed i guess. Thanks for the repsonse

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[Obioban]

Can I use the manual slider release handles with my stock power slider rails? Or do I need to buy sedan manual sliders?

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You can’t convert power sliders to be manual.

[Gearhead55]

Can I use the manual slider release handles with my stock power slider rails? Or do I need to buy sedan manual sliders?

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[Triqzy]

Above ---- I JUST got around to putting in my Alcantara (fake) Cobra inserts in my seats. Love em ….. also had them do black stitching custom

How much additional cost did the fake alcantara inserts run you? Looking to do something similar to match my shift boot and ebrake boot.