So about a year ago I started having issues with my passenger seat occupancy sensor. Even thought I had a letter extending the warranty both Mini of Alex VA and Sterling VA said no deal as I am the second owner. They want me to replace the seat but the cloth seats I have would be 1600 IF they even had them which they do not. BMW gives me the "well we can't tell a dealer what to do" line. I have tried everything. I have ordered a bypass of eBay, nope. I have tried to find a replacement seat from a used breakers yard, nope. I have tried Bavarian Technics, nope, didn't read the fine print that the coding unit is $700+. I have tried to NCS Expert running to turn the 0c3 sensor off but the cable will not communicate.

Is there anything anyone can suggest short of trading the car in or putting a match and gasoline to it? I am at my whits end and my inspection is do by the end of the month. The inspection station I took it too last week said "no go" they would fail it for the light being on. I plan to do aftermarket seats and use it as a track car so I likely will not have the seat in much longer anyway but I still have to pass inspection. Oh and the suggestion of removing both bulbs will not work as the inspection station said they can read the faults and will fail it. Thanks in advance for any help.

 

This is what I would focus on. A lot of people have successfully connected their car to NCS Expert. Go on those threads and describe exactly what you tried to do.