Lci sport seats in pre Lci

Grant Roach · 10-18-2023, 03:17 PM

Hi I am new here. I have a a 2006 325xi with heated and powered seats, and im looking to buy a set of sport seats from a 2011 335i xdrive. The question i have is there anything im going to have to do to get the side bolsters and lumbar to work? or is it just plug and play? i cant seem to find a definitive answer anywhere

EDIT: I installed the seats to find out the side bolsters and lumbar do not work so heres what i did.If anyone is having the same problem heres what I did to fix it.
All I have to do for the passenger seat was to jump pin 7 and 9 on the seat connector
The driver seat did not have a pin 9 so I took power from pin 4 and connected it to pin 7 and connected the 2 grounds pin 8 and 13 on the seat connector
And then for some reason my passenger seat occupancy sensor was throwing a code, so i just coded it out with NCSExpert.
Big shoutout to mikey for making this post https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=229396
Now I have fully functioning sport seats in my 325 with no errors!

lnxguy · 10-19-2023, 02:45 PM

Plug and play. All the controls for the lumbar and side bolsters are within the seat itself. Only thing you'll need to do is some coding, but it's minimal.

ptpending · 10-21-2023, 03:45 AM

if you hadn't any bolster before, then bolsters in new seats will be unpowered

matteblue3er · 10-21-2023, 05:48 PM

I just swapped lci manual heated sport seats into my 2006 330xi with heated power non-sport seats and had to do some rewiring. I had to rewire the 2 wires for CAN and jump power for the side bolsters to work. I didn't need to do any coding.

There's a DIY guide that explains the connector pinout. You just need to compare your current seat connector to the new one and make sure there is power where it needs to be and is controlling the heated seats correctly (can be via CAN or PWM)

10-18-2023, 03:17 PM	#1
Grant Roach Registered 2 Rep 4 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 325xi Join Date: Oct 2023 Location: canada iTrader: (0)	Lci sport seats in pre Lci Hi I am new here. I have a a 2006 325xi with heated and powered seats, and im looking to buy a set of sport seats from a 2011 335i xdrive. The question i have is there anything im going to have to do to get the side bolsters and lumbar to work? or is it just plug and play? i cant seem to find a definitive answer anywhere EDIT: I installed the seats to find out the side bolsters and lumbar do not work so heres what i did.If anyone is having the same problem heres what I did to fix it. All I have to do for the passenger seat was to jump pin 7 and 9 on the seat connector The driver seat did not have a pin 9 so I took power from pin 4 and connected it to pin 7 and connected the 2 grounds pin 8 and 13 on the seat connector And then for some reason my passenger seat occupancy sensor was throwing a code, so i just coded it out with NCSExpert. Big shoutout to mikey for making this post https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=229396 Now I have fully functioning sport seats in my 325 with no errors! Last edited by Grant Roach; 11-11-2023 at 08:52 PM.. Reason: Solution Found
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10-19-2023, 02:45 PM	#2
lnxguy Colonel 629 Rep 2,291 Posts Drives: 2018 540i xDrive. Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Barrie iTrader: (1)	Plug and play. All the controls for the lumbar and side bolsters are within the seat itself. Only thing you'll need to do is some coding, but it's minimal. __________________ '09 335D '18 540i xDrive
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10-21-2023, 03:45 AM	#3
ptpending Brigadier General 635 Rep 3,205 Posts Drives: e81 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Poland iTrader: (1)	if you hadn't any bolster before, then bolsters in new seats will be unpowered __________________ E81 2007 130i 6cylinder Montego blue Retrofits: Harman Kardon, High-beam assistant, Removable tow hitch. Auto-dim folding exterior mirrors. Lumbar support. Perfomance Brakes.
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10-21-2023, 05:48 PM	#4
matteblue3er Captain 243 Rep 949 Posts Drives: Racecar Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Philly iTrader: (0)	I just swapped lci manual heated sport seats into my 2006 330xi with heated power non-sport seats and had to do some rewiring. I had to rewire the 2 wires for CAN and jump power for the side bolsters to work. I didn't need to do any coding. There's a DIY guide that explains the connector pinout. You just need to compare your current seat connector to the new one and make sure there is power where it needs to be and is controlling the heated seats correctly (can be via CAN or PWM)
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