I currently have a 98 M3 sedan w manual seats that are in need of replacement...found a set of power seats( same year, model etc) except that the motors and other electrical bits don’t work...can I just swap the seats of the power rails and brackets onto my manual rails and bracket and still retain to fwd/back and seat tilt functions. Don’t know if all that is actually built into the electric seat frame rail or if the actual seat is different..any help would be appreciated.
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Still looking for and answer...I’ve checked online and come up empty handed...any help. Would be appreciated! My stock seats in rough shape
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Any info would be appreciated!! Looked online and didn’t find an answer...
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Power seats cannot be manually adjusted. Motors are multiple and in the seat so it would take some work to combine the two. Maybe easier to buy the power seats and supply them with power. Not sure what wiring is there unused on a non power car.
You can just take the seat cushion off and the seat back off and put them onto your frame. it's not hard. Takes about an hour or so per seat. It's easier that way than trying to swap the whole base/rails.
We just did that on my friends car. Send me a PM if you can't find any info on it and I'll link you some useful threads when I get home tonight.
It would likely be easier to swap the leather and / or cushions over than to swap the motors and linkage and everything even if they were swappable. New leather is expensive - if you found a good deal on some seats it would likely be cheaper to buy them and swap it yourself than buying new material and recovering your seats.
Mine were trashed and instead of either of those routes, I found a set of Recaros from an Evo X. They mate to the same brackets as any other Recaro, are nearly as comfortable as the stock sport seats (which I think are some of the most comfortable seats ever), and they're significantly more supportive.
-Josh: 1998 S54 E36 M3/4/6 with most of the easy stuff and most of the hard stuff. At least twice. 271k miles. 1994 E32 740il with nothing but some MPars. 93k miles.
E46 seats are newer and some have fitted them,
Ok, that was my question, perhaps I should have said cushions instead of seats...all I’m wanting to replace is the leather and foam seating surfaces...don’t need the base or any mechanicals from the electric set
Swapping the cushions is a straightforward endeavour. All will be well with this route. Keep in mind the heaters are between the leather and cushion, so depending on if they are non heated seats going onto your heated seats you will be without that function, or if vice versa you will have extra wiring either to be left disconnected or to wire up if you want to use them.
Also make sure to swap the belt buckles if they are a different version mechanical vs pyrotechnic.
On 95MY and later seats, the back rest is a breeze to swap over.
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