recaro sportster install

gtenedio · 11-26-2021, 05:48 PM

hey yall,

First off- whoever said that swapping the seats out is easy is fully shit. what a PITA. fitting the seat belt receptacles, lining up the sliders, etc- sheesh. Spent 5 hours today and its still not 100% (i just cant figure out how to get the sliders to line up to roll with ease).

I had a question on the brackets/sliders, and the info on the forums i've found is either incomplete, or muddled:

I went with planted brackets, with Recaro sliders- but the seat height is virtually the same as the stock seats. Can those of you with Sportsters + sliders chime in which brackets net the lowest ride height? Am i spinning my wheels with trying to retain the sliders?

Wally1552 · 11-28-2021, 06:52 PM

Wow sucks to hear they are near same height as stock. That was my #1 reason I was about to go down the exact same setup. Good luck. I'm sure some one can recommend.

//steve\\ · 11-30-2021, 01:11 PM

BK mounts on OE rails is the way to go. I've uninstalled and reinstalled and it's very easy.

That said, I also wish it sat 1-2" lower. Car had them when I bought it so I can't comment vs stock but compared to my Recaro bucket seat I feel like I'm back to sitting very high up.

blk rex wagon · 12-01-2021, 11:26 PM

pci mounts are lowwwww... make sure you tell them undermount seat i think you need to use their sliders though

SAMM3Y · 12-01-2021, 11:37 PM

Recaro slider and ms mounts

11-26-2021, 05:48 PM	#1
gtenedio Major 348 Rep 1,237 Posts Drives: '%E2%80%9909 e92 m3, '19 X3, % Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: nyc iTrader: (1)	recaro sportster install hey yall, First off- whoever said that swapping the seats out is easy is fully shit. what a PITA. fitting the seat belt receptacles, lining up the sliders, etc- sheesh. Spent 5 hours today and its still not 100% (i just cant figure out how to get the sliders to line up to roll with ease). I had a question on the brackets/sliders, and the info on the forums i've found is either incomplete, or muddled: I went with planted brackets, with Recaro sliders- but the seat height is virtually the same as the stock seats. Can those of you with Sportsters + sliders chime in which brackets net the lowest ride height? Am i spinning my wheels with trying to retain the sliders? Attached Images __________________ .
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11-28-2021, 06:52 PM	#2
Wally1552 First Lieutenant 122 Rep 334 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: HI iTrader: (0)	Wow sucks to hear they are near same height as stock. That was my #1 reason I was about to go down the exact same setup. Good luck. I'm sure some one can recommend.
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11-30-2021, 01:11 PM	#3
//steve\\ Major $//steve\\'s Avatar$ 1074 Rep 1,027 Posts Drives: 2012 E92 M3 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (2)	BK mounts on OE rails is the way to go. I've uninstalled and reinstalled and it's very easy. That said, I also wish it sat 1-2" lower. Car had them when I bought it so I can't comment vs stock but compared to my Recaro bucket seat I feel like I'm back to sitting very high up. __________________ Steve::::2012 AW E92::::IG - @sjs0433
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12-01-2021, 11:26 PM	#4
blk rex wagon First Lieutenant 59 Rep 309 Posts Drives: 2004 e46 m3, 2011 e90 m3 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SF Bay Area iTrader: (1)	pci mounts are lowwwww... make sure you tell them undermount seat i think you need to use their sliders though
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12-01-2021, 11:37 PM	#5
SAMM3Y Colonel 3085 Rep 2,747 Posts Drives: 2008 m3 Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: NorCal iTrader: (2)	Recaro slider and ms mounts Attached Images __________________ 9ers
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