OEM M3 Speed Cloth + Powered Seat Retrofit Complete

Ph0zenstone · 08-01-2012, 12:09 PM

Thanks to Woodpecka for posting a DIY on retrofitting power seats. I've recently finished swapping out a set of manual non sport seats for a set of powered M3 Black Leather/Speed Cloth seats with memory and lumbar. I bought all the necessary pins/connectors from BMW to create a "factory" harness and everything works perfectly! Now here are some pics:

In this pic you can see a comparison between the passenger M3 seat and the driver oem seat:

One exterior shot!

Tallest · 08-01-2012, 12:21 PM

Cool interior upgrade!

I got same combo as you ('07 Montego on black cloth/leather).

$pringy · 08-01-2012, 12:22 PM

Very nice

mrbillytalent · 08-01-2012, 12:24 PM

That is AWESOME!

Brian@bavarianx · 08-01-2012, 01:05 PM

My friend ordered his M3 with these seats and I love them! Nice upgrade, sir!

E90PAT · 08-01-2012, 01:21 PM

That's awesome, where did you get that?

Ph0zenstone · 08-01-2012, 01:46 PM

Yeh these are perfect for the track...got them from VS Motorsporta since they swapped in Recaro's for their project car. Unfortunately one of the headrests were damaged in transit so hopefully I'll get that all sorted out.

mashimarho · 08-01-2012, 01:48 PM

Wow! now get that split arm rest!

Tam@SupremePower · 08-01-2012, 01:49 PM

Great Upgrade!

Omar335i · 08-01-2012, 01:51 PM

Nice upgrade!

KN| BMW · 08-01-2012, 01:55 PM

How much for the expenses?

Sean@PYSpeed.com · 08-01-2012, 01:55 PM

Looks good!

Diego@Lutzperformance · 08-01-2012, 03:01 PM

Looks amazing, those seats are much more comfortable!

AllBlackBimmer · 08-01-2012, 03:30 PM

I didn't even know M3 seats came like that?

haha, nicely done.

Can respect a mod like that, solely for YOU, benefical, and looks awesome... and a lot of hard work. Congrats.

just4kickz · 08-01-2012, 04:28 PM

so nice

Ph0zenstone · 08-01-2012, 06:33 PM

Thanks...the only thing I miss about my manual seats is the speed at which I can push the front seats forward in order to get to the backseats...these seat motors are soooo slow!!!

fidiv · 08-01-2012, 06:45 PM

Wow looks great. How much did everything set you back?

JGMODS · 08-01-2012, 07:46 PM

Looks good.

CJ421 · 08-01-2012, 08:16 PM

Fantastic work, I love the M3 seat design!

I wish our 335s had options for cloth seats in the states.

turugara · 08-01-2012, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CJ421

Fantastic work, I love the M3 seat design!

I wish our 335s had options for cloth seats in the states.

Tada

SEE WHAT I DID THERE?

Catalina Wine Mixer · 08-01-2012, 08:30 PM

Looks great I have never seen a custom navigation in a BMW looks cool

CJ421 · 08-01-2012, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by turugara

SEE WHAT I DID THERE?

How can I not. LOL. Damn. I WILL BUY THEM SOON OK!?

08-01-2012, 12:09 PM	#1
Ph0zenstone Major General 325 Rep 5,370 Posts Drives: 2018 530e X-Drive Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY iTrader: (74)	OEM M3 Speed Cloth + Powered Seat Retrofit Complete Thanks to Woodpecka for posting a DIY on retrofitting power seats. I've recently finished swapping out a set of manual non sport seats for a set of powered M3 Black Leather/Speed Cloth seats with memory and lumbar. I bought all the necessary pins/connectors from BMW to create a "factory" harness and everything works perfectly! Now here are some pics: In this pic you can see a comparison between the passenger M3 seat and the driver oem seat: One exterior shot! Last edited by Ph0zenstone; 08-01-2012 at 06:17 PM..
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Tallest Major General 1307 Rep 6,311 Posts Drives: 911 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sweden iTrader: (1) Garage List 2011 911 [10.00]	Cool interior upgrade! I got same combo as you ('07 Montego on black cloth/leather). __________________ 997.2 F30.F11.E86.E90.E90.E36
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Brian@bavarianx Banned 175 Rep 2,268 Posts Drives: E36 M3 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Brea, CA iTrader: (8)	My friend ordered his M3 with these seats and I love them! Nice upgrade, sir!
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Ph0zenstone Major General 325 Rep 5,370 Posts Drives: 2018 530e X-Drive Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY iTrader: (74)	Yeh these are perfect for the track...got them from VS Motorsporta since they swapped in Recaro's for their project car. Unfortunately one of the headrests were damaged in transit so hopefully I'll get that all sorted out.
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Ph0zenstone Major General 325 Rep 5,370 Posts Drives: 2018 530e X-Drive Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY iTrader: (74)	Thanks...the only thing I miss about my manual seats is the speed at which I can push the front seats forward in order to get to the backseats...these seat motors are soooo slow!!!
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