Would the Euro seat bottoms have any affect on U.S. compliance?

eclipsisNA · 10-13-2010, 03:49 PM

I put in a request to my CA to have Euro seat bottoms installed on my soon to be MCB E92. Thanks to Kev, I saw that you only need 4 parts to make the transfer to Euro bottoms complete, and I've listed them below. I would also need a OC3 occupancy sensor for the passenger side, and I've asked the CA to include that in the request.

Is there any reason why this request wouldn't clear U.S. compliance? 2 of the 4 parts are cushioning, and the other 2 are leather, so my logic is that so long as the OC3 is there, it shouldn't be an issue.

e1000 · 10-13-2010, 03:51 PM

Don't see why not, aren't they the same seat bottoms as in the E93?

saurabbhatia · 10-13-2010, 04:02 PM

Just wondering what is the difference in the Seat bottoms?

esquire · 10-13-2010, 04:20 PM

This request won't be approved as BMW hasn't tested these seat bottoms under U.S Crash & Safety standards.

eclipsisNA · 10-13-2010, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by esquire

This request won't be approved as BMW hasn't tested these seat bottoms under U.S Crash & Safety standards.

What about E93 seat bottoms in an E92?

esquire · 10-13-2010, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Eclipsis

What about E93 seat bottoms in an E92?

Doubt it. Anything you do with those seat bottoms will have to be aftermarket. BMW won't mess with US regulatory law.

Poleposition · 10-13-2010, 04:53 PM

How about just ordering E93 seat bottoms from the parts dept?

tom @ eas · 10-13-2010, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by esquire

Doubt it. Anything you do with those seat bottoms will have to be aftermarket. BMW won't mess with US regulatory law.

You're correct, EU vehicles have a different OC3 method than US.

Technic · 10-13-2010, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Poleposition

How about just ordering E93 seat bottoms from the parts dept?

E93 seat bottoms are different from E90/92.

///Mperative · 10-13-2010, 06:40 PM

Serious question to the OP: when you asked your CA for the different seat bottoms, did they look at you like you had two heads or treat you like you were a wacko? I know that at my dealer, if I had made a request like that they would've probably laughed me out of the store. Not being sarcastic or anything, just curious if other dealers elsewhere are more accommodating.

aus · 10-13-2010, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by saurabbhatia

Just wondering what is the difference in the Seat bottoms?

I've seen pic's of the Euro, but can't really tell a difference.

shamoo · 10-14-2010, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by aus

I've seen pic's of the Euro, but can't really tell a difference.

Side bolsters on the bottom are higher/and have a little curve in them. Also the portion in front that "slides" out has a stripe going down the middle.

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