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| 01-27-2012, 09:35 AM | #1 |
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Replacing manual seats with power seats?
I have a 2012 128 with manual seats. I have the opportunity to pick up some powered seats from a 135.
Question is: Will they work in my car? Coding or wiring required?
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| 02-07-2012, 09:43 AM | #2 |
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A few searches indicate that powered seats cannot be installed in a car that didn't come from the factory with powered seats. True?
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| 02-07-2012, 10:18 AM | #3 |
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I don't really know but I would think it's possible but might not be "plug and play". Have you tried searching the 3 series forum? There are about 10X as many 3 series cars and they've been around longer.
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people have said in the past it is not possible. the seats would fit on the brackets but the car is not wired for them.
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| 02-08-2012, 09:48 AM | #5 |
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thanks
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| 02-08-2012, 10:13 AM | #6 |
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I wonder if there's more to it than power & ground? I'd hope the seat controls remain in the seat, outside the realm of the computer and there's no "coding" required. Couldn't say though.
(+ airbag connections... which may be the same). |
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| 02-08-2012, 10:44 AM | #7 |
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Well, I hope to find some manual sport seats but if i find powered seats again (missed the last set) I need to figure this out :-)
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| 02-08-2012, 11:03 AM | #8 |
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IF your going to attempt this... don't forget to remove the key fob (or IF you have CA - the the keys far far away) bc IF the key is in the car, you could trigger and seat airbag fault - requiring a visit to the dealer or BT scan tool to clear the fault.
I don't see why you could not install power seats in your car(ground and power). But then again the Germans never do things the "easy way" now do they! |
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| 02-08-2012, 11:17 AM | #9 |
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Good point. With anything near an airbag, I remove the ground cable from the battery, just in case, for the whole process, but it never hurts to hear a reminder!
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