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Has anyone actually installed these on a US R56? If so could you tell me if there were any major trade-offs?Also, where did you procure them from?I'm thinking about doing them, and justifying the cost by the fact that I originally purchased the car with just cloth and therefore haven't spent any money upgrading the interior.So let's hear it... has anyone done this?
__________________ 2009 LaB/B JCW - I call him Rice Krispy, b/c he Snaps, Crackles, and Pops! Ordered: 8/27 Built: 9/8 Shipped: 9/12 @VDC: 9/26 Delivered: 10/4 Dynoed: 214WHP/219WTQ (Stock) Mods: Koni Double Adjustable Shocks. Enkei PF01's. SCCA SOLO II: 2009 Regional B-Stock Champ, 2009 Divisional B-Stock Champ, 2009 Regional Rookie of the Year.
The seats have the same airbags. Why do you think that you'd have to give them up? Are side-airbags set to the weight sensor? And if so, could the weight sensor just be set to always on as I don't plan on ever having a child in my Mini front seat?
__________________ 2009 LaB/B JCW - I call him Rice Krispy, b/c he Snaps, Crackles, and Pops! Ordered: 8/27 Built: 9/8 Shipped: 9/12 @VDC: 9/26 Delivered: 10/4 Dynoed: 214WHP/219WTQ (Stock) Mods: Koni Double Adjustable Shocks. Enkei PF01's. SCCA SOLO II: 2009 Regional B-Stock Champ, 2009 Divisional B-Stock Champ, 2009 Regional Rookie of the Year.
So, I have been looking into this for over a year. There was one guy I was talking to that said he had them on the way. But then I spoke with his "connection" in the UK and he told me they wouldn't sell me the seats because I have a US spec car and they aren't made for the US Spec. I need to find someone to get these for me. I bought cloth too, and that is my excuse also. From what I have read and can tell we would have to remove the weight sensor in our stock seats and put them on the new seats to have them work. You can roll them up and zip tie them to the bottom of the seat and then that would make all of the connections legit. I have thought about just getting the Recaros without the airbag, but according to ALTA you can't just bypass the airbag sensor like on the 1st gen's. Wow I talked too long!!
__________________ 2007 MCS - 256 ft/lbs torque & 226 hp = Jan Tuned, DoS Intake, E.D. Boost Tubes w/HKS BOV & E.D. DP, Invidia Exhaust, Helix Intercooler, Alta Intake Tube, & PnP Head to produce above posted numbers!! WAHAHAHA
Laser Blue/White MCS delivered 3/8/07. Off lease 5/17/09.
