.Si. Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 i have an e46 saloon facelift,with manual seats..id like to fit electric ones if poss. ive found a set very cheap,but..they are from a coupe. now can i swap the seat bases over inc foam etc off mine to the coupe ones...and then would the old coupe bases fit in my saloon? cheers si Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Si. Posted April 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerFish Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 They'd bolt in, but the seat belt would have nowhere to mount without a mod. On the saloon, it screws into the seat. On the coupe, it's attached to a rod bolted to the floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Si. Posted April 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 They'd bolt in, but the seat belt would have nowhere to mount without a mod. On the saloon, it screws into the seat. On the coupe, it's attached to a rod bolted to the floor. so physically they bolt in no problem..its just the seatbelt pre-tensioner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerFish Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 No, it's the 'end' of the seat belt, down by the adjustment controls. If you find the seatbelt where it runs down the b-pillar, one part goes behind some trim, the other part goes down to the seat where it's then bolted into place. On the coupe it doesn't have the bracket needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Si. Posted April 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 (edited) ahh i get ya now..well for what ive just got them for its worth a go. just checked this thread out and half way through they discuss the same thing..so it can be done http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=348165&highlight=power+seats cheers fella Edited April 14, 2014 by .Si. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B0B Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 It can defineatley be done as Lee on here has M3 front seats in his loon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Si. Posted April 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 It can defineatley be done as Lee on here has M3 front seats in his loon. well i paid £15 for a pair of seats out of a coupe..ive stripped them right back to the bare seat base and motors. so will see the weekend how its all gonna go when i take the seats out of mine to start the swap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimp Choker Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 It can defineatley be done as Lee on here has M3 front seats in his loon. well i paid £15 for a pair of seats out of a coupe..ive stripped them right back to the bare seat base and motors. so will see the weekend how its all gonna go when i take the seats out of mine to start the swap. Hog rings are a PITA sent with tapatalk pro that mr feva can't use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Si. Posted April 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 It can defineatley be done as Lee on here has M3 front seats in his loon. well i paid £15 for a pair of seats out of a coupe..ive stripped them right back to the bare seat base and motors. so will see the weekend how its all gonna go when i take the seats out of mine to start the swap. Hog rings are a PITA sent with tapatalk pro that mr feva can't use would that be the round clips that hold the wire rods going through the material? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimp Choker Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 Them the ones sent with tapatalk pro that mr feva can't use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Si. Posted April 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 Them the ones sent with tapatalk pro that mr feva can't use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimp Choker Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 I used cable ties when I rebuilt mine. No issues sent with tapatalk pro that mr feva can't use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Si. Posted April 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 I used cable ties when I rebuilt mine. No issues sent with tapatalk pro that mr feva can't use lol..yeh..ive done that before.. Chimp Choker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Si. Posted April 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 one other thing...when i wire the lives up..shall i look for a permenant live or switched? do power seats all move without key in ignition or not? chars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B0B Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 I wired mine up to the oem slots on the fuse board, also wired the k-bus wire to the connector above the fuseboard so the seat memory would work. It's a bit of a pain tapping into the fuseboard but worth it in my opinion. My seats will change their memory positions without a key in the ignition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Si. Posted April 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 (edited) So if I use the correct slots in the fuse board.. The live feed is already there,and is that switched live? And the k bus wire is the very small white red yellow wire.. What colour wire does It connect too above the fuse board..the same? Edited April 16, 2014 by .Si. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B0B Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 So if I use the correct slots in the fuse board.. The live feed is already there,and is that switched live? And the k bus wire is the very small white red yellow wire.. What colour wire does It connect too above the fuse board..the same? Yes the live feed is on the fuseboard, The k-bis wire is indeed white with red/yellow there is a multiple connection comb above the fuseboard and yes there will all be the same colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brettyboy Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Si,what interior are you replacing is it leather or cloth ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Si. Posted April 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 So if I use the correct slots in the fuse board.. The live feed is already there,and is that switched live? And the k bus wire is the very small white red yellow wire.. What colour wire does It connect too above the fuse board..the same? Yes the live feed is on the fuseboard, The k-bis wire is indeed white with red/yellow there is a multiple connection comb above the fuseboard and yes there will all be the same colour. thanks fella..much appreciated Si,what interior are you replacing is it leather or cloth ? mine is saloon leather m-sport..and the seats i bought were cloth and from a coupe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
