750il Front Seat Swap Question........

[tominizer]

So, my 2000 750il came with the basic seats. I unfortuantely did not get the good stuff. And my interior color is that caramel color, and not black, because that would just too easy . But I'd really like to get into the higher end seats. I can't seem to find a set in the color I need out of any E38 part-outs. So started looking at e39's and so far no luck. Now I'm thinking maybe need to find a set of e38 beige or other lighter color and send out the skins to be re-dyed to match.

Anyone have any suggestions or thoughts on this ??

[acspecialists]

You should have comfort seats, active? You could put in sport seats or E39 M5 seats. If you are looking to match that color it would be a long shot to find a set that don't need a re-dye anyway. I would find the seats you want and re-dye them to match.

E-60 seats may work as all of the controls are in the seat. Next time I'm snooping the seats in my car I will take a look at the plug, the mounts are different for sure.

[CPHES]

You have a 750 / that should have Active Comfort 16 way adjustable. Does the backrest adjust in the middle? And is ‘caramel’ a darker color that some call tobacco? If so, those are nice seats. E39 seats are not as nice - you get the sport bolster option, but the backrest in an e38 is nice....

[tominizer]

All good points. I have to go out and check. Could be tobacco brown. There's go my other dreams of the set ofd caramel BMW e70 seats I was going to measure out.

[kouks]

This may not be a perfect solution, but if you can find a good set of active, heated seats, with all the motors working (leather can be bad), have a pro auto leather guy swap out the leather from your seats.