So I bought a set of new to me front seats out of an r56 and installed them in m 06 r53 and they work great, except for one issue. I got a really good deal on the seats because the passenger seat's weight sensor is broken although the airbags are still good in the seat. Because I followed a retrofit guide and slightly modded the wiring for the seats I am unsure of how to disable the seat's weight sensor. I know it is not uncommon for them to fail and they make bypass cables for them but I cannot use one as I am not using the r56 plugs anymore, Any and all ideas are appreciated and I know my way around a soldering iron so its ok if things get slightly complicated.
Thanks, David

 

This video might give you some insight into what to do...


Not saying it will work for the MINI but is should.

 

Thanks, I'll be sure to check it out.

 

It might work for 2002-2004 MINI, but not for 2005+ which has a completely different (digital) system. It was changed in 2005 to meet new federal airbag regulations.

 

Oh ok well thanks for the heads up.