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

[OldRanger]

I have this exact same set up as DvSkD4 and just tried to wiring it up.

My seat harness only has one thick ground wire…could ground be another thick wire from the harness? Hope that makes sense lol

Splice it with something like this

[nachizl8]

Looking at your setup. You’ll need to connect the red/brown power terminal back to the main yellow connector. The connector circled in yellow looks like the wiring for the motor that i used. You can find the corresponding colors from my wiring. Only the two thick wires from the motor are used. The other two thinner yellow wires are for memory settings.

Your switch harness seems to have 5 wires. But the two brown look like ground. I would use the thickness of the wires to determine which ones to connect to the motor. I recall them being different thicknesses.



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I have this exact same set up as DvSkD4 and just tried to wiring it up.

My seat harness only has one thick ground wire while the E30 switch pigtail has two- just like in DvSkD4 picture. I connected the motor wires (2), power, and one ground (all my seat harness has) from the seat harness to the E30 switch. As suspected the seat only moves in one direction which would mean one ground is disconnected (the one I didn’t plug to the switch). But again, my seat harness only has one thick ground. Am I missing something? Could ground be another thick wire from the harness? Hope that makes sense lol

[OldRanger]

Seeing the BK issues worries me some. No one has installed them in the last 6 months though so I do not know if the QC has improved.

I have installed BK products in the last six months.

https://nam3forum.com/forums/forum/main-forum/e46-2001-2006/229250-2023-installation-supplement-cobra-nogaro-seats

[Cronenberged]

Seeing the BK issues worries me some. No one has installed them in the last 6 months though so I do not know if the QC has improved.

What issues with QC are seeing?

[Ubaderb]

That’s probably less hassle 😜

Seeing the BK issues worries me some. No one has installed them in the last 6 months though so I do not know if the QC has improved.

[Obioban]

Might be more of hassle than it's worth but has anyone used a seat to floor mount? Skipping the factory sliders. It's only ever going to be me driving and I do not use the backseat for anything. A set it and forget it might be useful.

That’s probably less hassle 😜

[Ubaderb]

Might be more of hassle than it's worth but has anyone used a seat to floor mount? Skipping the factory sliders. It's only ever going to be me driving and I do not use the backseat for anything. A set it and forget it might be useful.

[OldRanger]

Do the R-9225 Driver and Passenger Side Clip In Lap Belt Mounts only work with non M3 sliders? Would the door side mount, mount where the OE rail is if using M3 sliders? Also for the mount that would go near the transmission tunnel does anyone have a pick of that mounted?

I use the BK 9225 on M3 power sliders. I mentioned some challenges in the 2023 install update topic I started

[Cronenberged]

Do the R-9225 Driver and Passenger Side Clip In Lap Belt Mounts only work with non M3 sliders? Would the door side mount, mount where the OE rail is if using M3 sliders? Also for the mount that would go near the transmission tunnel does anyone have a pick of that mounted?

[Obioban]

I did have it out last year when I removed my nav wiring harness. It seemed seated to me and certainly looks like it’s back in place, but I have the passenger seat out right now and can easily check that side at least next time I work on the car. How much clearance do you have?

I’ll try to remember to take a picture tomorrow.

[heinzboehmer]

I haven’t used one yet, so far just the three point on track. Maybe the sub strap will go back in if it helps.

I would keep the substrap. Without it, my quick fit feels like it rides up way too much. Ends up in a spot where it would just crush organs in a crash.

Granted, I'm a skinny dude, but still a significant safety upgrade regardless of body type.

[repoman89]

To be honest, even with the QFP, it'd be nice to have the substrap just to hold the buckle down. It's one of the allures of the Nogaro to me: a QFP user with stock seats

I haven’t used one yet, so far just the three point on track. Maybe the sub strap will go back in if it helps.

[repoman89]

Has your carpet ever been out? I wonder if it’s not seated fully— my BK sub strap has no friction with the carpet.

I did have it out last year when I removed my nav wiring harness. It seemed seated to me and certainly looks like it’s back in place, but I have the passenger seat out right now and can easily check that side at least next time I work on the car. How much clearance do you have?

[Obioban]

Figured out one major problem that was resulting in a good amount of the “stickiness” — the sub strap bar rubs pretty heavily on the carpet where the chassis bumps out toward the front third of seat travel. It feels a good bit better now after removing the bar and reinstalling the seat with loose fasteners as suggested.

I think I’ll go for a QFP setup for this car instead of all the BK harness mounting stuff — removed the rear mounts today as well and installed a fresh rear deck.

Has your carpet ever been out? I wonder if it’s not seated fully— my BK sub strap has no friction with the carpet.

[Pklauser]

Figured out one major problem that was resulting in a good amount of the “stickiness” — the sub strap bar rubs pretty heavily on the carpet where the chassis bumps out toward the front third of seat travel. It feels a good bit better now after removing the bar and reinstalling the seat with loose fasteners as suggested.

I think I’ll go for a QFP setup for this car instead of all the BK harness mounting stuff — removed the rear mounts today as well and installed a fresh rear deck.

To be honest, even with the QFP, it'd be nice to have the substrap just to hold the buckle down. It's one of the allures of the Nogaro to me: a QFP user with stock seats