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R58 Are sports seats more narrow in Coupe than Hatch?

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Old Apr 3, 2012 | 10:21 AM
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Are sports seats more narrow in Coupe than Hatch?

Maybe just my imagination, but they feel more narrow to me.....
 
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Old Apr 3, 2012 | 11:04 AM
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Fabric tighter and not yet broken in?

Or last night's Mexican feast could do it too
 
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Old Apr 3, 2012 | 11:38 AM
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I should say both cars were in the showroom. Both were not yet broken in. Both had the same amount of thigh testing them out. :-)
 
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 05:13 AM
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The coupe does feel smaller inside. I would find it hard to imagine the seats would be just slightly skinnier from a production standpoint.
 
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 12:33 PM
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I asked the parts department at my dealer and they said they had different parts numbers. Does that necessarily mean they are different seats?
 
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by shmini
I asked the parts department at my dealer and they said they had different parts numbers. Does that necessarily mean they are different seats?
No. For instance the sport suspension springs and shocks have different numbers on them but they're the same. Maybe they all come together with the other parts in a package, so they number them different. The seats should be the same dimensions.
 
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by shmini
I asked the parts department at my dealer and they said they had different parts numbers. Does that necessarily mean they are different seats?
The part number for the complete seat may be different because of different seat belt or airbag mounting, but RealOEM lists the same numbers for some of the individual parts such as the uphostery seat covers. They would have to be the same dimensions.
 
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