E90 Normal to Sport Seats (no power or heating)

mihai.n · 09-06-2019, 08:07 AM

Hello! This is my first post here!
I have searched on the forum for this but didn't find an answer.

I just bought some sport seats (no power or heating) that were on an E90 2008 UK and want to fit them in my E90 02/2007 EU (also didn't came with power or heated seats). I've seen on forums that retrofitting seats are not that easy and i have some questions:

1. Are these plug&play?
2. What does the switch in the picture do? (i have attached a picture)
3. Does it matter that the seats are from an LCI car and my car is pre-LCI?

Thank You in advance!

KiX1911 · 09-06-2019, 10:00 AM

I would imagine it would just boot up, I just looked at my sport seats and my other car with normal and everything is the same.

The button you circled is for the sides of the seat to squeeze you into the seat (I'm sure there is a name for it, it's not lumbar support as it squeezes the sides in to make sure your stuck in the seat)

Hope this helps

mihai.n · 09-06-2019, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Killerx

I would imagine it would just boot up, I just looked at my sport seats and my other car with normal and everything is the same.

The button you circled is for the sides of the seat to squeeze you into the seat (I'm sure there is a name for it, it's not lumbar support as it squeezes the sides in to make sure your stuck in the seat)

Hope this helps

Thank You so much for the quick response! I'll come back with an update.

mihai.n · 09-07-2019, 03:45 PM

Update: I have changed the seats but sadly i got the airbag error (i disconnected the battery before) and also the button from the picture doesn't work. Can anyone help with a solution?

nv_sam · 04-17-2021, 07:29 PM

i was wondering if you managed to get it to work as I am in the same situation

Rokatare325i · 08-11-2024, 06:19 AM

Does anyone have a solution for this?
I have EU e92 2007 leather semi-electric heated and I saw on marketplace 2 seats UK full electric non heated
Is there a way to swap the airbag detection and the heating system?

pedro2u · 08-11-2024, 07:54 AM

Seat wiring changed between 2007 and 2008 which may be your problem. I had a similar experience. My thread shows the wiring changes and how I got around it

Good luck!

https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1637489

09-06-2019, 08:07 AM	#1
mihai.n Registered 0 Rep 3 Posts Drives: E90 320d 2007 Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Romania iTrader: (0)	E90 Normal to Sport Seats (no power or heating) Hello! This is my first post here! I have searched on the forum for this but didn't find an answer. I just bought some sport seats (no power or heating) that were on an E90 2008 UK and want to fit them in my E90 02/2007 EU (also didn't came with power or heated seats). I've seen on forums that retrofitting seats are not that easy and i have some questions: 1. Are these plug&play? 2. What does the switch in the picture do? (i have attached a picture) 3. Does it matter that the seats are from an LCI car and my car is pre-LCI? Thank You in advance! Attached Images
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KiX1911 Blah 50 Rep 508 Posts Drives: Awesomeness Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Barrie, ON iTrader: (0)	I would imagine it would just boot up, I just looked at my sport seats and my other car with normal and everything is the same. The button you circled is for the sides of the seat to squeeze you into the seat (I'm sure there is a name for it, it's not lumbar support as it squeezes the sides in to make sure your stuck in the seat) Hope this helps
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mihai.n Registered 0 Rep 3 Posts Drives: E90 320d 2007 Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Romania iTrader: (0)	Update: I have changed the seats but sadly i got the airbag error (i disconnected the battery before) and also the button from the picture doesn't work. Can anyone help with a solution? Last edited by mihai.n; 09-07-2019 at 03:55 PM..
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nv_sam Registered 0 Rep 4 Posts Drives: e90 Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: london iTrader: (0)	i was wondering if you managed to get it to work as I am in the same situation
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08-11-2024, 06:19 AM	#6
Rokatare325i New Member 2 Rep 9 Posts Drives: 2007 e92 325i 218hp Join Date: Feb 2024 Location: Romania iTrader: (0)	Does anyone have a solution for this? I have EU e92 2007 leather semi-electric heated and I saw on marketplace 2 seats UK full electric non heated Is there a way to swap the airbag detection and the heating system?
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08-11-2024, 07:54 AM	#7
pedro2u Lieutenant 324 Rep 458 Posts Drives: '11 E93 M3 6MT, '08 E92 335Xi Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Southington, CT iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 BMW 335XI E92 [10.00] 2011 BMW M3 E93 [10.00]	Seat wiring changed between 2007 and 2008 which may be your problem. I had a similar experience. My thread shows the wiring changes and how I got around it Good luck! https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1637489 __________________ Pete
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