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Has anyone swapped e53 seat bottoms?
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Yes it's possible.
Passenger to driver = Ok Drive to passenger = Not ok (Seat occupancy sensor) Everything else is identical
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Good to know. My passenger side has a bypass installed. The air bag will go off if someone is not sitting on it. Better to deploy than not. I've thought of swapping lower seats too. It can be done.
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Can the seat bottom itself be swapped easily? Not the whole pan or whatever with the frame. My heater will also cook my thigh meat in one spot. I did this on my old Volvo 240 with no issue (but that was obvs a much more primitive setup, no power anything, no passenger SRS).
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Try replacing the metal hog rings with zip ties, it could be they are shorting out the heating element. Things will be a little more clear when you get it apart which you will need to do if you just want to swap the cover anyway.
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black zip ties for every usage
I recommend using zip ties over hog rings anyway (I hate hog rings...they rattle and the pliers are a pain to use); I've used black zip ties for 30 years for replacing upholstery on my restoration cars & trucks, whenever I've put new seat covers on them.
I've used both 50lb-rated 8" ties and 40lb-rated 5" ties (always the UV-resistant black ties...I even use them for wire fencing outdoors), whichever you can find. I've never had them loosen or fail.
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Does anyone have pictures of seat undersides? Are lower seats bolted to the rails?
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Any updates ??
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