--F80m3 Competition Seats-- **Front and Rear**

[CTMike]

Holy shhhhhhhheeeeet that looks incredible. Especially since you can compare it to drivers side right there… the F83 seats just look so damn good!! Amazing work… can’t wait to see how you got it all to work.

[brettcp]

Originally Posted by CTMike

Holy shhhhhhhheeeeet that looks incredible. Especially since you can compare it to drivers side right there… the F83 seats just look so damn good!! Amazing work… can’t wait to see how you got it all to work.

Thanks! Here's another angle.

[lagunablue1]

Originally Posted by brettcp

All power movement functions work (including lumbar adjustments and side bolster adjustments), heat works, and I wired up the illuminated headrest badge to come on with the footwell lights. Had to code out a couple items. No errors at this point. Definitely gives the car a nice updated look! Hopefully I'll have time to do the driver seat next week. Once its all done I'll do a write-up.

Awesome work! Would love to see how you wired the headrest badge in your write-up. I'm running F80 M3 seats in my E90, and that is the only bit of wiring I never got around to figuring out.

[brettcp]

Originally Posted by lagunablue1

Awesome work! Would love to see how you wired the headrest badge in your write-up. I'm running F80 M3 seats in my E90, and that is the only bit of wiring I never got around to figuring out.

In my case, the illuminated headrest badge is pin 7 on the F8x seat wiring harness connector. I took lots of pics through my process. The color of this wire may be different in your case. I simply used a piece of wire to tap this pin 7 wire into the footwell light. Works perfect.

[brettcp]

Originally Posted by CTMike

Holy shhhhhhhheeeeet that looks incredible. Especially since you can compare it to drivers side right there… the F83 seats just look so damn good!! Amazing work… can’t wait to see how you got it all to work.

Got the driver's seat installed and everything finished today. Very happy with the results! No errors, only had to code a few items. I took a lot of notes, will put it all together in a guide sometime soon and post it.

[derbo]

Originally Posted by brettcp

Got the driver's seat installed and everything finished today. Very happy with the results! No errors, only had to code a few items. I took a lot of notes, will put it all together in a guide sometime soon and post it.

did you use the E93 modules?

[brettcp]

Originally Posted by derbo

did you use the E93 modules?

Yes, I moved the E93 modules over to the F83 seats. They were a direct swap, plug and play. The wiring harnesses is where the pin swapping is done. Everything works as expected - all seat movements, heat, lumbar/side bolsters, seat memory, buckle detection, and the headrest badges illuminate.

[mym3adventures]

Has anyone been able to get in contact with the OP? Trying to purchase a rear seat bracket kit from him. Looks like he hasn't been on the forum for a few months. No reply to PM. Any help appreciated - thanks!

EDIT: think I've found his number and company

[BillyGNice]

Originally Posted by mym3adventures

Has anyone been able to get in contact with the OP? Trying to purchase a rear seat bracket kit from him. Looks like he hasn't been on the forum for a few months. No reply to PM. Any help appreciated - thanks!

EDIT: think I've found his number and company

Care to pass his info along. I'm looking to do this swap as well

[mym3adventures]

Originally Posted by BillyGNice

Care to pass his info along. I'm looking to do this swap as well

I placed an order on his website few weeks ago but it is listed as back/special order. I may give him a ring soon.

Here's the product page: https://rebooteng.com/?product=bmw-e...-seat-retrofit

[BillyGNice]

Originally Posted by mym3adventures

I placed an order on his website few weeks ago but it is listed as back/special order. I may give him a ring soon.

Here's the product page: https://rebooteng.com/?product=bmw-e...-seat-retrofit

Thank you 🙏🏾

[mym3adventures]

Originally Posted by BillyGNice

Thank you 🙏🏾

Lmk if you're able to get in touch with him

[x3sm]

Originally Posted by brettcp

I believe I've got it all working at this point. I'm fairly certain that I can't wire up the powered belt retractor from the F83 seat (which has a gas solenoid, I believe in the case of a crash it will perma-lock?) I don't think the E9x seats have this feature.

Everything seems to be working. All buttons/functions work as expected. This was just the passenger seat, but now that I've got somewhat of a grip on it I doubt the driver's seat will be too much trouble.

Will need to sell the "M4" illuminated headrest badges and order the "M3" badges now

I've been documenting everything so far (with photos). Once I'm all done I'll put it all together to share.

All modern cars have this feature. They all come with "explosive" solenoid that has almost like a bullet that shoots inside a chamber in event of a crash and locks the belt webbing in place. They are designed to lock the belt for a few seconds and then release so that the person can get out, but not always they release and most of the time get stuck. I worked for a company that rebuilds seatbelts after accidents back in the day and seen this 100s of times!

The way it works is the charge in the solenoid is connected to a simple sensor that is standard throughout the maker (every BMW I seen has the exact same sensor connection). You can grab a belt from any BMW and plug it in to any other BMW and the car will "recognize" it. So, if you were able to connect the yellow/orange male-female connectors between the seatbelt and the car, you have a working charged belt and in the even of a crash (God forbid) will set off the charge and lock you in place. No coding or anything like that is required.

I have also swapped out a bunch of seat belts myself, on my own cars. Hope this helps!

[mym3adventures]

Originally Posted by BillyGNice

Thank you 🙏🏾

Just received a tracking number

[BillyGNice]

Originally Posted by mym3adventures

Just received a tracking number

Awesome. Do you know if they'll work for f82 to e92 conversion ?

[mym3adventures]

Originally Posted by BillyGNice

Awesome. Do you know if they'll work for f82 to e92 conversion ?

Not sure. Will need OP to chime in

[E92Danny]

$500 ? Sheesh lucky af

[Alex335is]

Anyone with a DYI to install F83 seats on a 2012 E93? How hard is it to wire them?

[brettcp]

Originally Posted by Alex335is

Anyone with a DYI to install F83 seats on a 2012 E93? How hard is it to wire them?

Sorry, I did say that I'd put a DIY guide together for this but I haven't done it yet.. will try to do it soon. I did most of the write-up as I went through the process but need to finish it up.

I'll PM you what I did put together so far.

[Alex335is]

Originally Posted by brettcp

Sorry, I did say that I'd put a DIY guide together for this but I haven't done it yet.. will try to do it soon. I did most of the write-up as I went through the process but need to finish it up.

I'll PM you what I did put together so far.

Cool. I really appreciate it!

[zcp312]

About to install these and just wanted to confirm that for #4 of what you need - E9x spare set of yellow seat conn

Is that these? https://www.ebay.com/itm/23482026403...mis&media=COPY

[martini_rsg]

Hi! Can I ask, how much of a difference did this make in seating position? My biggest criticism of the E92 m3 is how high you sit, it doesn't feel like a sports car at all. Does swapping the F8x seat make a transformational change, or more of a small incremental improvement?