I found this DIY..... http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=912984
should be a help although I believe he removes the entire bracket. This may be necessary if I hope to sale the leather sedan seats correct? Or once I remove the bracket can the sedan seat brackets be fine with the M3 part? Ideally I will sale the sedan leather seats to help the expense of the M3 seats.
I scored some for $700, heated, adjustable bolster and lumbar. Cant wait.
they are in great condition. Just under 50K miles on them. I plan to recondition with a leatherique kit before install.
if you're hoping to resell your current sedan seats, then you can't remove or swap any parts from them. they can only be installed in a sedan or Touring (not coupe because they don't have the flip-forward function), so without the bracket for the seat belt, they are a paper weight.
you'll need to fabricate a basic "L" bracket like the one i made for anando's seats (pic on page 1).
peter
2004 330i ZHP
2005 330iT ZHP
2010 328iT M Sport
hes correct, I removed the outer sedan seat rail to install on my M3 seats that are for sale. took like 15 min for both seats. not hard...
the OLD sedan seats i had to sell with out an outer rail to someone for less money. they can easily go to a salvage yard and get an outer rail if they need it or some people are upgrading comfort sedan seats and just use their own sedan outer rail from their old seat.
2003 ZHP 332i | S54 6 speed
2002 ZHP Touring | M54 6 Speed
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Does anyone know if the airbag sensors from the old seats have to be transferred? Or will the connections work fine and it wont trip the sensor?
I originally thought the only electric connection will have to be that yellow housing adapter.... Or do I have to take that little black airbag sensor from the old seats and transfer them to the new M3 seats?
Thanks again for everyone'e insight!
anandoc
2004 330i auto | ZPP, ZCW | Schwarz 2 (668) | schwarz (N6SW)
aFe Stage-1 Pro DRY S intake | Morimoto FX-R 3.0 retrofit | ///M3 Seats (power, heat, bolster adj.) | ///M3 Strut Brace | ///M3 SMG Steering Wheel retrofit | OEM Alarm retrofit | GROM USB | Khoalty angel eyes
anandoc
2004 330i auto | ZPP, ZCW | Schwarz 2 (668) | schwarz (N6SW)
aFe Stage-1 Pro DRY S intake | Morimoto FX-R 3.0 retrofit | ///M3 Seats (power, heat, bolster adj.) | ///M3 Strut Brace | ///M3 SMG Steering Wheel retrofit | OEM Alarm retrofit | GROM USB | Khoalty angel eyes