Interior/Exterior R56 seats in a R53
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+1 Yep, its been done many times.
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...-r53-done.html
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...-and-pics.html
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...-r53-done.html
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...-and-pics.html
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I did the 2nd link in the above post, feel free to ask any questions. It was a quick install, maybe a few hours. I disassembled the connectors and rebuilt them using the old parts so everything would be plug and play. My mini is currently having the entire front suspension redone so I cant wait to finish and get to sit in these beautiful seats again!.
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...-and-pics.html
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...-and-pics.html
#5
Yes, and the DIY was great ! See you are up to 215K, I am at 250K+ on an 05'
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This looks great!
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#7
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Thanks for the info and DIY. I completed the upgrade this weekend. I have a 2012 R56 cooper s with a JCW interior/exterior package. I love the way it runs and feels. I just bought a project 2003 R53 Cooper S with a blown motor. Just did a motor swap and hated the seats. A few months ago, a member here dumped 2 r56 seats for 50$ pair. They were my garage seats for the last few months until this weekend. They went in without any problems! Thanks to everyone for the info!!!
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Yep, the R56 seats look factory in the R53.
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The seats may bolt on to the floor with no problems, but what about the front seat side airbags? The passenger occupancy system on the R56 is not the same design as on the R53 seat. You can change the plug, but do the control modules sense the difference in designed systems? If the airbag light comes on after the installation of the R56 seats will the other airbags still deploy? Those you have put in aftermarket seats with no airbags, will your steering wheel and passenger dashboard airbags still deploy?
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The seats may bolt on to the floor with no problems, but what about the front seat side airbags? The passenger occupancy system on the R56 is not the same design as on the R53 seat. You can change the plug, but do the control modules sense the difference in designed systems? If the airbag light comes on after the installation of the R56 seats will the other airbags still deploy? Those you have put in aftermarket seats with no airbags, will your steering wheel and passenger dashboard airbags still deploy?
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Nobody I have seen has done this yet in a gen 3 , dont know if the plugs are the same or the line up of the seat mount holes are the same. If you do try it post up.
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I'm looking to bolt in a set of f55 seats into my r53 while I decide on buckets as I can then sell in my full leather r53 interior. Not fussed about the wiring as long as I can get the seat belt tensioners working as buckets won't have airbags either.
Got to work out if they bolt straight in or if I need to use my r53 runners.
Got to work out if they bolt straight in or if I need to use my r53 runners.
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If it works post up would love to see the F56 sport seats in an R53.
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I'm looking to bolt in a set of f55 seats into my r53 while I decide on buckets as I can then sell in my full leather r53 interior. Not fussed about the wiring as long as I can get the seat belt tensioners working as buckets won't have airbags either.
Got to work out if they bolt straight in or if I need to use my r53 runners.
Got to work out if they bolt straight in or if I need to use my r53 runners.
Thanks!
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bumping this old thread up as we are trying to put a set of F56 seats in to an R53. We know we can make em fit, but more interested in any issues with the match up of the systems for seatbelts & airbags. I know there is some splicing to be done, just trying to know if resistors need to be changed and if anyone has the done this before?
#20
You will need to switch connectors and match the wires (the colors changed from Gen. 1 to Gen. 2).
This thread has the info you will need: https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...nd-pics-4.html
This thread has the info you will need: https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...nd-pics-4.html
#22
Impressive! So these are Gen 3 sport seats?! And you just needed to modify the wiring harness to get them to work? Did the rails fit in the 1st gen with no modification?
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