Interior/Exterior H2 Remove factory seat covers?
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I might be getting this confused with different model years, so forgive me if that's the case, but I think I read on another thread that it's not reccomended to replace the seat covers on the '05s and '06s because of a new design in the airbag sensors. Anything other than stock can interfere with the computer's calculations, resulting in a degredation in safety.
Edit: Link of the article is below.
http://www.motoringfile.com/2005/02/..._the_2005_mini
Edit: Link of the article is below.
http://www.motoringfile.com/2005/02/..._the_2005_mini
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The leather seat covers are factory stitched in, no cover behind them. . An upholstery shop should be able to rear stitch that unless you want to replace the leather cover.
The Tartan Red, Panther Black, and Sheepskin ( wool ), yes they had Wool ones like the BMW's. Gen 1 factory front covers ( sport seat and non sport seat) are NLA. Tartan Red, sheepskin rear are NLA for R50/R53
*These went over the factory stitched in seats covers , leather, cloth , etc as another layer of protection. *
The rear seat protection covers in panther black MINI design are still available if you want to cover them for the Gen 1 R50/ R53.
http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/52300147391/
These front seats cover were only up to 1/2005 year, and where NLA due to the Occ weight sensor for the airbag that might be affected by it.
The seat cover attach the back of the seat in locations and look like this.
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...02-2004-a.html
Thanks
The Tartan Red, Panther Black, and Sheepskin ( wool ), yes they had Wool ones like the BMW's. Gen 1 factory front covers ( sport seat and non sport seat) are NLA. Tartan Red, sheepskin rear are NLA for R50/R53
*These went over the factory stitched in seats covers , leather, cloth , etc as another layer of protection. *
The rear seat protection covers in panther black MINI design are still available if you want to cover them for the Gen 1 R50/ R53.
http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/52300147391/
These front seats cover were only up to 1/2005 year, and where NLA due to the Occ weight sensor for the airbag that might be affected by it.
The seat cover attach the back of the seat in locations and look like this.
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...02-2004-a.html
Thanks
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CO- sorry for the delay. As a follow up. After pulling off the seat back cover, we pealed the leather from factory glue and foam.. At that point he painstaking sewed the seat using the exact same holes with upholstery thread.... (I have no patience for that) Not only has it held up, you can't tell it was ever done... Yay for patience! Ps- total cost $3.99
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I did a DIY for this a few years back so I googled "mini r53 diy remove recover seats" and it is the first thing that comes up. I can't post the link though, its on a site that they block here, so just google it and you'll find it.
I went ahead copied and posted it here so it will be in the "how to" section after it is approved
I went ahead copied and posted it here so it will be in the "how to" section after it is approved
Last edited by batrugger; 07-27-2015 at 07:27 PM.
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CO- sorry for the delay. As a follow up. After pulling off the seat back cover, we pealed the leather from factory glue and foam.. At that point he painstaking sewed the seat using the exact same holes with upholstery thread.... (I have no patience for that) Not only has it held up, you can't tell it was ever done... Yay for patience! Ps- total cost $3.99
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