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Old Oct 29, 2020 | 05:50 PM
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Seat upgrade Hyundai Genesis Coupe DIY


Installed a set of Hyundai Genesis Coupe seats into my R56 Mini, custom made mounts out of 1" angle steel, swapped over lower seat heater elements from Mini to Genesis seats. swapped over Mini weight sensor in passenger seat. Modified original mini seat belt buckles with air bag activation onto genesis seats. Swapped over air bag connectors from Mini seats to Genesis seats. swapped in mini seat heater modules, removed all unnecessary Genesis seat modules and wiring. Used mini original seat connector, so it was basically plug and play after modifications to wiring, They turned out great, after modifications, mounted them up and everything worked great.
 
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Old Nov 2, 2020 | 04:00 PM
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Wow looks great!! Almost factory!
 
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Old Nov 2, 2020 | 07:35 PM
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How comfy are they compared to the Mini's seats? More lumbar support?
 
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Very impressive They look great
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Old Nov 4, 2020 | 10:03 PM
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They are a little softer, have adjustable power lumbar support, better bolstering, I hope they hold me in place better on the track. Big plus Real leather instead of that cheap man made crap installed in most Mini's. I am really looking for a set of these R-Spec's.


 
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Old Mar 19, 2021 | 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by E34M5

Installed a set of Hyundai Genesis Coupe seats into my R56 Mini, custom made mounts out of 1" angle steel, swapped over lower seat heater elements from Mini to Genesis seats. swapped over Mini weight sensor in passenger seat. Modified original mini seat belt buckles with air bag activation onto genesis seats. Swapped over air bag connectors from Mini seats to Genesis seats. swapped in mini seat heater modules, removed all unnecessary Genesis seat modules and wiring. Used mini original seat connector, so it was basically plug and play after modifications to wiring, They turned out great, after modifications, mounted them up and everything worked great.
That's a sweet upgrade to the interior seems like a lot of work swapping everything over from the seats.
 
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