NickHurst Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 My seats are shot and I am very interested in buying the seats in this ad http://www.e46zone.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=25466&st=0 But they are electric and mine aren't. Is it easy to provide power to electric seats in a 2004 320cd? Would have snapped them up if not for this worry, Cheers all, Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mit Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Yeah you just need to lay some cables. There are a few people who have already done it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIZ Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 im pretty sure those seats have been sold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
318ci Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 im pretty sure those seats have been sold yes they are sold i happily picked them up this evening anyone know of a diy thread for installing the electric seats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starkie7 Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=348165&highlight=retrofit+electric+seats skip through the first bits about the seat frames etc and you have all the info you need Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 i did this a while back . straight forward enough job . i used that link above as a guide. the memory doesnt work but so what imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish_bmw Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 i would like to do this but seems bit of a ball ache. did many cars have non electric leathers or half leathers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHurst Posted March 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Fair play, still useful to know for future reference that it can be done though I'm in no rush luckily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimzimmer46 Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 yes they are sold i happily picked them up this evening Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattwatson Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 alternatively if you have manual sport seats and but electric sport seats...just switch the covers over if you don't fancy tackling the electric!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
318ci Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Fair play, still useful to know for future reference that it can be done though I'm in no rush luckily im no way good with auto electrics but with a few tips i had these done and wired up in couple of hours longest part was running cables Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_e46_318 Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 Ive read most of the threads about retro-fitting electric seats on most of the forums and they are very helpful. Ive chose to pay someone to do all the wiring because i havnt got a clue and dont fancy tackling it, but my problem seems to be different and a serious one. I recently bought some electric memory seats out of a pre-facelift e46 in good working condition. I have a 54plate facelift e46. Basically the holes in the seats runners dont seem to match up with the alignment of the bolts in the floor. The width of the seats bracket is shorter than the width of the bolts on the floor. Did they make changes between the pre-facelift and the facelift model? So do I need adapters or won't they fit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
