What options are there for putting in a different seat? I was looking at the E36 M3 seat as I really like them but am not sure if they would work in the M5.
Thanks for the reply Robinson. I don't think there are any seats for the E32 that I would consider. The only reason I want to change is because one of the motors died on my chair and it costs a fortune to replace. For now I just have the seats switched so the passenger side is now the side with the dead motor. Hey they should be happy enough ridding in a M5 right?
I did that too Mike and would not do it now. ¿Why? it is a lot of work because I had to change a lot of pieces to adapt the buttons to the outer side of the seat (if you just rotate them the buttons will be on the inner side). I could do that for all of them except for the adjuster of the seat length. My seats are mechanical, not electrical and if I had to do it today I would only rotate the stuffing-tapestry part. That is less time consuming especially considering that you do not have to replace all the parts (there are 6 pieces per seat), just the worn ones.
Regards,
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'89 E34 M5 3,6 Macao Blau
'99 E38 740i Biarritz Blue
'03 Seat Alhambra 1.9TDI 115hp. Black
'82 Renault 9TSE
WOW! That looks great! Unfortunately more than I want to spend....But then again I really do deserve a good X-Mas present for myself.....Well maybe I better wait until I pay off all those darn X-Mas bills before looking at a seat that expensive.
Mike,
Switching the M5 seats was not too bad BUT you will have to switch all the parts around like Robinson said and you will have to CUT new holes into the sides to put the controls thru. You will also have to cut and splice a few wires or else your controls will do the exact opposite of what you want them to do. If you have a Chiltons manual you can get the wiring diagram and only two wires per side need to spliced if memory serves.
Wyl
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