WTB: Black E46 M3 Front Seats w/ Heating and Power (Lumbar and Bolster)

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UPDATE:

So I spoke with the seller and he sent me a link to higher resolution photos:

https://photos.google.com/share/AF1Q...h1VG5LMmd4eVFn

They look pretty good to me. I asked him some questions:
Has the car that that the interior is coming out of had been in an accident?
Answer: no, he's just selling his interior after he bought an Imola interior (I have a feeling he bought the Imola interior I was eyeing back in December).

Have the seats been treated/detailed during their lifetime?
Answer: They have been detailed at BMW of Seattle and have been treated over their lifetime, but are due for another Leatherique treatment.

One of the metal rods on the rear headrest is bent and I was wondering if that was normal.
Answer: "Is normal, the metal arm moves, is adjustable."

Do the front seats' electronics all function properly i.e. side bolster, lumbar, seat position, and heat all work properly?
Answer: "Everything works. Except that side, but I am working to fix this issue, is a simple fix. Or you can and i can offer a discount."

It seems the right side bolster on the passenger front seat is pushing in on the leather in the middle of the back of the seat. Is that just a weird photo or is there some issue there?
Answer: "New lumbar support pump are $95.25. I can replace them or you can, again I can offer a discount. Very easy to do. Is a common issue."

Are there any other issues such as significant scratches or scuffs in the trim or leather, broken tabs in the door cards or trim, or loose netting on the back of the front seats?
Answer: "I took the pictures with a dslr Nikon camera to get the best detail of is current condition. Took the photos last Sunday. The front dash trim has some clip holder broken off. It's really hard to remove this trim with out damaging them. I tried to show this in the pictures."

His responses seem pretty genuine to me. Can anyone speak to the cost and ease of the side bolster repair he's referring to?

If it is easy and not too expensive, I think I'll pull the trigger on these!

[san]

I have no idea about the cost to fix the bolsters but they do look good...


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This is what the seller sent me after I asked for some clarification regarding what needed to be repaired:

http://workshop-manuals.com/bmw/3_se..._lumbar_suppo/

He followed up again with "Is the passenger seat. The right side lumbar support" and the following link for more details:

http://www.tmk.com/lumbar/

[UdubBadger]

Not sure about the pump but the leather can be heated and tightened pretty easily. We have a guy who comes and works on some of our cars who does it for like $20 per car - it's that easy.


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[BMWCurves]

Not sure about the pump but the leather can be heated and tightened pretty easily. We have a guy who comes and works on some of our cars who does it for like $20 per car - it's that easy.

Good to know!

After looking at the repair that the seller said needed to be done, I Googled the part (52107115693 - Lumbar support pump), and everywhere I looked said the part was discontinued. It seems it was superseded by 67807025381, but that part seems to only adjust the lumbar only, not lumbar and side bolster. In the end I decided to take the seller up on his offer of having them repair it before I purchase. He also offered to have the seats treated by BMW of Seattle at no additional expense. Not sure how good BMW's leather treatment is though...

Now I wait to hear when the repair is done

[UdubBadger]

Cool!


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[Sockethead]

good find... that's what I need

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So I picked up the interior today. The seller was very nice. He recently swapped his black interior that I purchased with an Imola interior. I asked if it was the same Imola interior I had seen around in December, but he said it was from someone else. The interior came out of a 2006 Leguna Seca M3 (I still need to get the VIN from him for my own records).

As for the interior, the front seats are in fantastic shape! I am very pleased. The only blemish I really see is the middle panel on the driver's seat bottom. The leather by the stitching has stretched a bit and sort of folded over on itself, but really isn't noticeable. Otherwise fantastic and they feel great to just sit in.

The rear seats are in pretty darn good shape as well for a 10 year old car. There is a small scuff on the seat bottom, but I think a small touch up could be performed. In the fold down arm rest and one of the triangle pieces the leather is stretched in sort of a point, probably from people leaning on the seat belt buckles (male part) while they're not being used. Seth mentioned someone might be able to fix it. The only other issues are the rear cards have small tears on them on the hard leather part, but I believe they're covered by the seat and the felt that goes around the rear windows so you wouldn't see them. Otherwise they're in great condition.

I am very pleased. If I can get those small issues solved for relatively cheap, I'll do a full swap! I plan to take in two of the rear pieces to my local BMW shop and see who they might normally contact to detail these issues.

As for the trim, it's in pretty good shape. There are some scuffs on the arm rest trim from the seat belt buckle hitting it, but not terrible. The trim pieces around the radio has a broken and missing trim pin that I'll purchase and epoxy. Hopefully I can clean them up and get a decent price for the set.

Another issue I have to consider is do I swap out my speakers for the ones included in the cards, or do I keep the ones that came with my car and sell the M3 speakers with my ZHP door cards? Decisions decisions...

Not sure about the pump but the leather can be heated and tightened pretty easily. We have a guy who comes and works on some of our cars who does it for like $20 per car - it's that easy.

I mentioned this earlier in my post, but who might I contact for that kind of service? Just go to the dealer as I have planned?

Again, thank you all for your help and input!

[UdubBadger]

No you can try an auto upholstery place or actually DIY.


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[Simmsled]

Congrats and welcome to the club!
The M3 seats are on another level with the added adjustment capability.
Enjoy!