$1800 for BMW horse hair front seat/backrest pads!

[martinsmith]

$1800 cost of BMW Germany horsehair front seat/backrest pads... and that's before the cost on installation...this is stunning!..

c'mon BMW give us a break...

[Glen Karr]

Martin,

I paid $1200 for the front set about 7 months ago.  That was with a 15 percent discount from the dealer because I am a BMWCCA member.  Another $600 for installation but that included repadding the rear seat with foam.  Front and rear seats turned out great.

Best,

Glen

[martinsmith]

too rich for my blood

[Healey3000]

Wow!  That's horse pucky!

 

You could get a very nice pair of Recaros for that.

 

Perhaps even a horse.

Edited February 15, 2018 by Healey3000

[adawil2002]

Have you contacted Stephen Peterson, sales@blunntech.com?

[Conserv]

And the OEM pads were a smidge over $1,000 when I bought a set 4 years ago (‘76), and another 3 years ago (‘73).  That’s some serious inflation.

 

Have you checked prices for the pads at World Upholstery, GAHH, Jaymic, or Walloth & Nesch?  If someone quotes you $1,000 now, you may just jump on them!

 

They do look good, however....?

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

[martinsmith]

contacted many here and in Europe that sell BMW parts... and most agree that cost has gone through the roof...

[martinsmith]

yes all these: World Upholstery, GAHH, Jaymic, or Walloth & Nesch and more... may have to go the dreaded Bibendum foam..

[zinz]

I wanted to use horsehair in the seats of the 2000CS, but I'm afraid I'll have to go with foam.  I'm not even sure correct pads are available for the non-headrest NK seats... (mine were redone with foam in the 80's)

 

 

 

Ed

[AceAndrew]

That's too much money for too little value.  The pricing is the result of BMW's parts pricing algorithm, not because someone in a suit thinks they are worth that much.

 

 Not a fan of the stock seats at all, especially for spirited driving.  At that point, there's little to stop you from going with something of actual value/quality (like GTS Classics).

 

My .02

Edited February 15, 2018 by AceAndrew

[SydneyTii]

I have been told that BMW pricing use a dart board to ascertain their prices!

[martinsmith]

they must be hitting the triple points ..

[Adamha]

Does anyone know if something like this horsehair VW pad could work? The dimensions look similar to a stock seat of similar vintage. Could it be trimmed to fit? The $39.99 price certainly makes it worth exploring. 

 

http://www.mamotorworks.com/VW/product/front-seat-bottom-pad-1-piece-lh-or-rh-horsehair-306179

['76mintgrün'02]

 

A long time ago I read where someone here said they'd made some work, with a little modification.

 

Jim was brave enough to try it out.  Unfortunately the ones he bought would not work.

 

[D Seattle]

Certainly there are a great many car seats out there that are not horse hair?  Are there that many horses?   Arguably wouldn't anything sufficently firm fulfill the same function? What am I missing?   Other than the ability to say it's horse hair, why does it matter if your rear ended cannot tell the difference?