Recaro Pole Position Installed on BMW M4

Bluesummer · 07-13-2014, 05:15 AM

The stock seats were comfy and the illuminated M logos were cool (although they started to look tacky to me after 2 weeks of ownership) but they really don't quite perform well when I want my seats to hug me in the corners. With some helps from the locals, I had my beloved Recaro reinstalled back on our shop's M4. I can't be happier with the familiar lowered seat position and extra supports. On a side note, the stock seats on the M4 were surprisingly light compared to the old E9x M3 seats. The seat belts and airbag warning lights are present and will be addressed very soon.

Blindside_137 · 07-13-2014, 08:11 AM

Awesome

TurboSid · 07-13-2014, 08:39 AM

Looks great. These cars will be great with additional weight savings. Can you give us an exact weight on the stock seats?

GOLFFRR · 07-13-2014, 09:09 AM

Wow those looks sweet! Well played

///M ARMY · 07-13-2014, 11:49 AM

Those look good

jeff@autocouture · 07-13-2014, 12:51 PM

Looks awesome! Been wondering how soon till someone did this

accce · 07-13-2014, 01:23 PM

Do you keep the power function?

Jockey · 07-13-2014, 01:53 PM

Those look good. But I do really like the stock seats.

Sean@PSI · 07-13-2014, 02:15 PM

Super sick.

Xenophon · 07-13-2014, 11:10 PM

Stupid question: Does this mean the back is totally off limits? Or, are these seats mounted to something that pushes them forwards?

E92LNGCGY · 07-13-2014, 11:27 PM

Those seats are awesome.

Fun of it · 07-13-2014, 11:56 PM

Really looks sharp! I too am curious if there was any weight saving.

Sir Loin · 07-13-2014, 11:57 PM

Bluesummer, nice seats! I could use those in my new M3 when it arrives.

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Alen E90 · 07-14-2014, 12:06 AM

very nice

PSTM3 · 07-14-2014, 12:27 AM

Amazing...

Bluesummer · 07-14-2014, 01:51 AM

I don't have an electronic scale so I can't provide the exact weight of stock seats at the moment but I assure you guys the stock seats are definitely a lot lighter than the E9X ones which really surprised me.

the rear seats are still usable. I had a few guys including myself (5'6") tried to get in the back. It just became a rather challenging task. I think I can bolt the seats 1" forward so that when the it slides all the way to the front it will have more rooms. until then, if someone wants to comfortably get in/out of the rear, I would say it would have to be strictly limited to chicks (which is not a bad thing

)

AWM3ME2 · 09-03-2014, 07:46 PM

Looks great man what mounts did you use?

kitesurfer · 09-07-2014, 09:02 PM

glad someone did this , it will be one of my first mods. Can you give us some information on the mounts used? Macht Schnell??

tooch · 09-07-2014, 09:08 PM

Any updates on the weight savings???

Sean@PSI · 09-07-2014, 09:42 PM

Stock F8x M3/M4 seat weight is 57.6 lbs or 26.126 kgs each. - I am weighing the rears seats soon as well.

chiplee · 09-09-2014, 07:39 PM

And these seats should be about 15.0-15.5lbs each so roughly 84-84.5lbs saved for $1500'ish. Wonder what BMW spent to trim 80lbs from E90 to F80 and make it bigger.

Sir Loin · 09-09-2014, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sean@PSI

Stock F8x M3/M4 seat weight is 57.6 lbs or 16.126 kgs each. - I am weighing the rears seats soon as well.

57.6 lbs should be 26.126 kg. Typo?

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chiplee Captain 307 Rep 971 Posts Drives: 2015 M3 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ridgecrest, CA iTrader: (0)	And these seats should be about 15.0-15.5lbs each so roughly 84-84.5lbs saved for $1500'ish. Wonder what BMW spent to trim 80lbs from E90 to F80 and make it bigger.
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