Question: e90 Seat Swap

lethalstatic · 10-28-2010, 06:48 PM

First post and I did a quick search. Maybe too quick... but I digress

Assuming I keep my car (see sig), I would need to do something about the ZSP seats as they are too narrow.

Would any E90 premium, heated seats fit?

TIA for the advice

Buegie · 10-28-2010, 06:50 PM

yes and there would be many people willing to switch with you (and they should add cash too)

lethalstatic · 10-28-2010, 06:51 PM

Sweet.

I've heard that was the case... Do many people sell their non-sport seats or are they usually trades?

Buegie · 10-28-2010, 06:54 PM

I would say trading is most common. You don't want to sell the seats and then not have anything to put back in

lethalstatic · 10-28-2010, 06:55 PM

I can see that, for sure... Wouldn't it hurt resale on a ZSP to have non-ZSP seats though?

That's why I was going to attempt to purchase instead of trade.

Thanks for the quick reply by the way.

Buegie · 10-28-2010, 06:58 PM

yes, probably, especially for people like us who know what is supposed to be in the packages. And because the seats are a big reason people want ZSP.

You're thinking of buying standard seats and keeping the sport ones to swap back in if you sell? Good idea but it's going to be hard to find people just selling seats, if it happens its almost always a swap

sbce90 · 10-28-2010, 07:02 PM

it may sound crude, but try a wrecking yard or dismantler.

lethalstatic · 10-28-2010, 07:03 PM

Right.

Yeah, I have storage room so I was going to seal up the ZSP seats and go with the standard seats in the car.

lethalstatic · 10-28-2010, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by SBC

it may sound crude, but try a wrecking yard or dismantler.

Crude... but a good idea nonetheless... I'll have to look around.

lethalstatic · 10-28-2010, 07:21 PM

Do they have a universal connector for the electrical workings too? Seat adjustment, heat, etc?

jrUTlaw · 10-28-2010, 07:23 PM

My car is the same color as yours TS with black interior, and I would be interested in trading seats. Mine are heated non-sport seats in great condition. I've never sat in the ZSP seats but I think they look pretty cool so I would entertain a trade. However, I'm in Memphis, TN. Too bad I'm not still in Knoxville

. Anyway, if you are ever relatively close maybe we could meet up and switch. I would want to sit in ZSP seats first though...PM me if interested.

EZ_TUR90 · 10-28-2010, 07:25 PM

Most buyers dont have a clue about the difference between sport and non-sport seats. Save your money, and trade.

lethalstatic · 10-28-2010, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrUTlaw

My car is the same color as yours TS with black interior, and I would be interested in trading seats. Mine are heated non-sport seats in great condition. I've never sat in the ZSP seats but I think they look pretty cool so I would entertain a trade. However, I'm in Memphis, TN. Too bad I'm not still in Knoxville

. Anyway, if you are ever relatively close maybe we could meet up and switch. I would want to sit in ZSP seats first though...PM me if interested.

I can't PM until tomorrow as I am still a newbie. Once I decide what to do as far as keeping the car or not, I'll be in touch. I haven't sat in the non-sport seats but I hear the back is wider and that is spot on what I need.

Firefly6 · 10-28-2010, 07:37 PM

Check some of the DIY threads on the swap - it's fairly simple - but there could be some differences in wiring connections.

lethalstatic · 10-28-2010, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Firefly6

Check some of the DIY threads on the swap - it's fairly simple - but there could be some differences in wiring connections.

I checked on here for a DIY on the seat swap and came up short.
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...ight=seat+swap

mmmmm235i · 10-28-2010, 08:41 PM

I also have heated non sport seats I would be willing to trade plus cash if you decide to do so. As stated above the average buyer really doesn't know the difference. I am in Maryland, but we could work something out if you are willing to trade.

lethalstatic · 10-28-2010, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 09328i

I also have heated non sport seats I would be willing to trade plus cash if you decide to do so. As stated above the average buyer really doesn't know the difference. I am in Maryland, but we could work something out if you are willing to trade.

Thanks for all the interest! I should have an idea in the next week or two if I'm going to keep this car. The horror stories I could tell about Performance BMW of Chapel Hill...

Get your post count to five in the meantime

10-28-2010, 06:48 PM	#1
lethalstatic New Member 0 Rep 28 Posts Drives: 2008 E90 335i Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: North Carolina iTrader: (0)	Question: e90 Seat Swap First post and I did a quick search. Maybe too quick... but I digress Assuming I keep my car (see sig), I would need to do something about the ZSP seats as they are too narrow. Would any E90 premium, heated seats fit? TIA for the advice __________________ SOLD: 2008 e90 335i \| Titanium Silver Metallic \| Black \| ZPP \| ZSP \| ZCW \| Comfort Access \| iPod \| Satellite \| iDrive \| ETC
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10-28-2010, 06:50 PM	#2
Buegie Captain 48 Rep 714 Posts Drives: 330xi Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: CT/DC iTrader: (2)	yes and there would be many people willing to switch with you (and they should add cash too) __________________ Black Dakota \| Aluminum \| Sport \| Premium \| Cold \| iDrive \| CA
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10-28-2010, 06:51 PM	#3
lethalstatic New Member 0 Rep 28 Posts Drives: 2008 E90 335i Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: North Carolina iTrader: (0)	Sweet. I've heard that was the case... Do many people sell their non-sport seats or are they usually trades? __________________ SOLD: 2008 e90 335i \| Titanium Silver Metallic \| Black \| ZPP \| ZSP \| ZCW \| Comfort Access \| iPod \| Satellite \| iDrive \| ETC
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10-28-2010, 06:54 PM	#4
Buegie Captain 48 Rep 714 Posts Drives: 330xi Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: CT/DC iTrader: (2)	I would say trading is most common. You don't want to sell the seats and then not have anything to put back in __________________ Black Dakota \| Aluminum \| Sport \| Premium \| Cold \| iDrive \| CA
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10-28-2010, 06:55 PM	#5
lethalstatic New Member 0 Rep 28 Posts Drives: 2008 E90 335i Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: North Carolina iTrader: (0)	I can see that, for sure... Wouldn't it hurt resale on a ZSP to have non-ZSP seats though? That's why I was going to attempt to purchase instead of trade. Thanks for the quick reply by the way. __________________ SOLD: 2008 e90 335i \| Titanium Silver Metallic \| Black \| ZPP \| ZSP \| ZCW \| Comfort Access \| iPod \| Satellite \| iDrive \| ETC
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10-28-2010, 06:58 PM	#6
Buegie Captain 48 Rep 714 Posts Drives: 330xi Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: CT/DC iTrader: (2)	yes, probably, especially for people like us who know what is supposed to be in the packages. And because the seats are a big reason people want ZSP. You're thinking of buying standard seats and keeping the sport ones to swap back in if you sell? Good idea but it's going to be hard to find people just selling seats, if it happens its almost always a swap __________________ Black Dakota \| Aluminum \| Sport \| Premium \| Cold \| iDrive \| CA
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10-28-2010, 07:02 PM	#7
sbce90 Me Boosta 249 Rep 5,721 Posts Drives: 320i / MB C63 / VW up! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Sydney, Australia iTrader: (3)	it may sound crude, but try a wrecking yard or dismantler.
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10-28-2010, 07:03 PM	#8
lethalstatic New Member 0 Rep 28 Posts Drives: 2008 E90 335i Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: North Carolina iTrader: (0)	Right. Yeah, I have storage room so I was going to seal up the ZSP seats and go with the standard seats in the car. __________________ SOLD: 2008 e90 335i \| Titanium Silver Metallic \| Black \| ZPP \| ZSP \| ZCW \| Comfort Access \| iPod \| Satellite \| iDrive \| ETC
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10-28-2010, 07:21 PM	#10
lethalstatic New Member 0 Rep 28 Posts Drives: 2008 E90 335i Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: North Carolina iTrader: (0)	Do they have a universal connector for the electrical workings too? Seat adjustment, heat, etc? __________________ SOLD: 2008 e90 335i \| Titanium Silver Metallic \| Black \| ZPP \| ZSP \| ZCW \| Comfort Access \| iPod \| Satellite \| iDrive \| ETC
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10-28-2010, 07:23 PM	#11
jrUTlaw Esquire 8 Rep 84 Posts Drives: 2007 335i Sedan Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Jackson - Knoxville - Memphis, TN iTrader: (0)	My car is the same color as yours TS with black interior, and I would be interested in trading seats. Mine are heated non-sport seats in great condition. I've never sat in the ZSP seats but I think they look pretty cool so I would entertain a trade. However, I'm in Memphis, TN. Too bad I'm not still in Knoxville . Anyway, if you are ever relatively close maybe we could meet up and switch. I would want to sit in ZSP seats first though...PM me if interested. __________________ 2007 335i e90 Sedan \| Titanium Silver \| Black Dakota Leather \| Tint \| Logic7 \| Premium \| Cold Weather \| 159s 2005 Nissan Altima 3.5SE \| Navy Blue \| Blond Leather \| Tint \| Bose \| Premium \| Sport \| Continental ExtremeContact DWS
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10-28-2010, 07:25 PM	#12
EZ_TUR90 Ez tur90 189 Rep 3,191 Posts Drives: M6 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (11)	Most buyers dont have a clue about the difference between sport and non-sport seats. Save your money, and trade. __________________
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10-28-2010, 07:37 PM	#14
Firefly6 Lieutenant 12 Rep 412 Posts Drives: 2018 330i Xdrive Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (2)	Check some of the DIY threads on the swap - it's fairly simple - but there could be some differences in wiring connections.
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10-28-2010, 08:41 PM	#16
mmmmm235i Captain 104 Rep 835 Posts Drives: 440xi GC Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: NY -> CO iTrader: (12)	I also have heated non sport seats I would be willing to trade plus cash if you decide to do so. As stated above the average buyer really doesn't know the difference. I am in Maryland, but we could work something out if you are willing to trade.
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