Hi Im sure their info on the forum but could not put my hands on it, the question is actualy I have a 2002 MCS and the seats are damage and I saw some 2008 seats in mint condition for sale so was wondering if its major to switch or not bad . Thanks for the input

 

I don't think it would be simple because you're going from 2nd gen to 1st gen.

The connections for the seat (air bag, seat belt tensioner, etc.) are different between the 2 generations. I'm not sure about the rails - you would just have find someone with a 2nd gen and measure to compare. Messing the air bag connections would make me nervous...

Although not directly related, this post does have a lot of pictures of the 2nd gen seats for comparison (you'll see the different connector):

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...8-mcs-r56.html

 

Thanks for the input gknorr

 

I have done newer r53 seats in the pre-facelift cars, but not as far as an r56 seat in an r53. People told me it was doable, but I dont know about that. If you want seats from an 04-06 in your 02, you're gonna need to swap the seatbelt harness from your seats to the new ones. I put seats from an 06 into my 03 a few months ago.

 

Is there any chance the 2008 seats came out of a convertible? That would make it a first-gen model, just like your 2002.

 

Man you have a darn good point ScottRiqui will check right away you got yourself a beer on that one if it works

 

Here's a thread which may help. I'm also considering doing this...

Good Luck and keep us posted on how this works out for you.

 

To bad not from a convertible back to the drawing board