Msport Alcantara seats

Sparky68 · 01-22-2013, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by foxy-stoat

Non lci car - lci seats - ok with some re-wiring of airbag connectors
Lci car - non lci seats - no

If its the interior that I posted up....the rear chairs look like lci, but need a pic of the front seats.

Hi mate, it is indeed those ones [didnt realise until just now!] thanks for the headsup btw. I have requested a picture of the fronts.

sheps · 01-22-2013, 09:45 AM

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Sparky68 · 01-22-2013, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by sheps

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Ahh sorry Si may have misled you there, was 1st registered in Sep 07, not sure on the build date.

foxy-stoat · 01-22-2013, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Sparky68

Ahh sorry Si may have misled you there, was 1st registered in Sep 07, not sure on the build date.

Is yours an LCI car?

Them rears look like LCI ones to me.....

Sparky68 · 01-22-2013, 12:59 PM

No Foxy its pre lci

foxy-stoat · 01-22-2013, 01:24 PM

Then the side air bags will have different connections. You can either use the connectors from your front seats or do some re-pinning yourself.

Sparky68 · 01-22-2013, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by foxy-stoat

Then the side air bags will have different connections. You can either use the connectors from your front seats or do some re-pinning yourself.

Still waiting on pics of the front seats, he dont seem very eager to sell

Diesel Flash · 01-22-2013, 02:07 PM

Just spotted these on fleabay 190788250704

Sparky68 · 01-22-2013, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Diesel Flash

Just spotted these on fleabay 190788250704

Will keep a eye on those as well

Sparky68 · 01-23-2013, 01:43 PM

Another set on ebay from a 09. Much of a job to fit these?

Sparky68 · 01-24-2013, 03:32 AM

Full alcantara interior from a 08 car, he has it up for £300 but i think he would take £275

Just got to get them from Bradford somehow!

Diesel Flash · 01-24-2013, 04:25 AM

Hi buddy just sent, could I please have them sent to my works address of
Rhys Jones@ Alan R Jones & Sons Ltd
Queensway meadows
Nashmead
Newport
Np194su

Kind regards, Rhys.

sheps · 01-24-2013, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Sparky68

Full alcantara interior from a 08 car, he has it up for £300 but i think he would take £275

Just got to get them from Bradford somehow!

Congrats, you're going to love the support those seats give.

Having done an interior swap in my youth I found the easiest thing was to strip everything from my own car, leaving just the drivers seat in place, and went and picked it up in my own car i with the interior gone, there should be sufficient space to fit everything in.

Sparky68 · 01-24-2013, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by sheps

Congrats, you're going to love the support those seats give.

Having done an interior swap in my youth I found the easiest thing was to strip everything from my own car, leaving just the drivers seat in place, and went and picked it up in my own car i with the interior gone, there should be sufficient space to fit everything in.

Good thinking

foxy-stoat · 01-24-2013, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Sparky68

Good thinking

Best you leave the passenger seat in too otherwise you will get an airbag warning light!!!

chrisbmwcy · 01-24-2013, 09:04 AM

Having leather in my previous E46 m sports seats and Alcantara in my M Sport e92, i prefer the Alcantara seats!

BGM · 01-24-2013, 01:19 PM

my preference is for half... no sliding around, not so cold, more comfy.. and they still look good

cp2708 · 01-25-2013, 01:47 PM

I had both leather and alcantara in 2 different cars.. Leather hard, not the best quality and not as comfortable as the cloth.. Just my opinion. Leather still more desirable though.

And it marks very easily.. Leather that is.

Ronseal · 01-25-2013, 03:17 PM

My car has alcantara m sport memory seats and i love them. Previously had leather and were too hot in the summer and then too cold in winter. These are perfect and hold you in really well.

cp2708 · 01-25-2013, 04:46 PM

So.. I think we can say from these responses leather is not as good as cloth.. Probably not what the marketing men think!

lemans 330d · 01-26-2013, 03:50 AM

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Originally Posted by magic77

Funnily I had same thought when I ordered mine e90 and decided on stock in long run it proved right. I found leather in most cars to hot and since I suffer from psoriasis it did not help getting hot.

I much prefer the alcantara grip and comfort and funnily enough jump over to the US side of things on here and they alll want this. IMO the best setup woudl be middle section on seat and back from alcantara and side bolsters from leather. Something I wish they would do.

I had leather on a previous car and swapped it for alcantara as i suffered psoriasis and the leather irritated my skin.
Im one of the lucky ones now as im on medication which has cleared my psoriasis and i now find leather comfy but heated is a must in this weather.

gIzzE · 01-26-2013, 04:04 AM

Leather is great, but it needs looking after....properly, the remain great and most owners simply don't.

It needs cleaning regularly and then moisturising every few months as well.

When leather looses its grain and goes all hard and shiny, people think that it is the leather wearing, wearing so much the grain is worn away, it is not, it is grease and dirt caught in the leather forming a layer! Nice!

You can get all this grease and dirt off leather years later and it will come back to a matte look again, but don't moisturise it until you have cleaned it and got it looking like new again.

Remember leather is like your skin, it needs moisture in it.
As soon as you cut the skin off it starts to dry out, so put some food hide on it every so often and it will keep looking nice and stay tight.
Think of it as Nivea for your seats.

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foxy-stoat First Lieutenant 13 Rep 346 Posts Drives: 320 E91 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Sussex iTrader: (0)	Then the side air bags will have different connections. You can either use the connectors from your front seats or do some re-pinning yourself.
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Sparky68 Brigadier General 684 Rep 4,261 Posts Drives: 2016 M2 Alpine White Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Cambs UK iTrader: (11) Garage List 2016 BMW M2 [0.50] 2017 BMW F30 330D [0.00] 2014 M135 [0.00] 2007 BMW 335i [0.00]	Full alcantara interior from a 08 car, he has it up for £300 but i think he would take £275 Just got to get them from Bradford somehow! __________________ OG M2 7sp DCT Masata FMIC - Masata Boost Pipe - Cobra Catless DP - Powervalve Exhaust - Devilsown Methanol Injection BM3 Stage 2
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Diesel Flash The Flasher 55 Rep 164 Posts Drives: F11 520d M sport Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Newport iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 320d [0.00]	Hi buddy just sent, could I please have them sent to my works address of Rhys Jones@ Alan R Jones & Sons Ltd Queensway meadows Nashmead Newport Np194su Kind regards, Rhys.
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chrisbmwcy Second Lieutenant 30 Rep 210 Posts Drives: M4 F82 2016 DCT Austin Yellow Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Cyprus iTrader: (1)	Having leather in my previous E46 m sports seats and Alcantara in my M Sport e92, i prefer the Alcantara seats! __________________ Current: M4 F82 2016 DCT Austin Yellow 530d Msport G30 2017 Bluestone Metallic Past: F36 430d Gran Coupe M-Sport Alpine White - DMS Remap, E92 320d Crismson Red M-Sport, R56 Mini Cooper S. Mazda RX8 Type-S Japan Import, E46 320ci LCI Convertible M-Sport Silver Grey
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BGM Colonel 58 Rep 2,398 Posts Drives: F20 M140i Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Farnborough, UK iTrader: (0)	my preference is for half... no sliding around, not so cold, more comfy.. and they still look good
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cp2708 Private 0 Rep 50 Posts Drives: 2002 325i, 2012 C63 AMG Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: London iTrader: (0)	I had both leather and alcantara in 2 different cars.. Leather hard, not the best quality and not as comfortable as the cloth.. Just my opinion. Leather still more desirable though. And it marks very easily.. Leather that is.
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Ronseal Private 4 Rep 51 Posts Drives: 325 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: London iTrader: (0)	My car has alcantara m sport memory seats and i love them. Previously had leather and were too hot in the summer and then too cold in winter. These are perfect and hold you in really well.
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01-25-2013, 04:46 PM	#42
cp2708 Private 0 Rep 50 Posts Drives: 2002 325i, 2012 C63 AMG Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: London iTrader: (0)	So.. I think we can say from these responses leather is not as good as cloth.. Probably not what the marketing men think!
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01-26-2013, 04:04 AM	#44
gIzzE Major General 363 Rep 5,984 Posts Drives: F11 + 911 C4 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Norfolk, UK. iTrader: (2)	Leather is great, but it needs looking after....properly, the remain great and most owners simply don't. It needs cleaning regularly and then moisturising every few months as well. When leather looses its grain and goes all hard and shiny, people think that it is the leather wearing, wearing so much the grain is worn away, it is not, it is grease and dirt caught in the leather forming a layer! Nice! You can get all this grease and dirt off leather years later and it will come back to a matte look again, but don't moisturise it until you have cleaned it and got it looking like new again. Remember leather is like your skin, it needs moisture in it. As soon as you cut the skin off it starts to dry out, so put some food hide on it every so often and it will keep looking nice and stay tight. Think of it as Nivea for your seats.
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