Ok well I've done the heated seat retrofit and now it's time for my wite up on a power seat retrofit considering I got a great deal on some power seat frames.
Basically some tools you will need:
- Torque Wrench
- 17 mm Socket
- 16 mm open ended wrench
- 8 and 10mm sockets
- Crimping Tool
- Pliers
- Philips Head Screw Driver
- Flat Head Screw Driver
- Assortment of Torx bits/sockets
- Some extra 1 Time plastic Rivets (you can buy the cheap kind at autozone for about $1.69 for a 15 pack but they tend to break easily) I recommend the ones from the dealer they are still fairly cheap yet more durable
- Some Special BMW Contact Pins for the Fuse panel and Seat Harness connectors
- Some 12 Gauge Wiring Red, Black and 16 Gauge Red/Yellow
- 2 - 30 Amp Fuses
- And Some Patience....
Ok lets start. I'm not oing to go into great detail on how to remove the seats but if youhave any questions check out my DIY Heated Seat Thread and/or ask any questions.
The Power Seat Frames I received were not complete so I needed to transfer a coupe parts from my manual seats to them not a problem..
Step 1: Disconnect your battery and remove seats making sure to unplug the seat connector with the 17 MM socket.
Step 2: Start diassembling your manual seats removing the padding and cushioning first.
Then you can start disassembling the metal frame portions to transfer them to your power seats.
Basically some tools you will need:
- Torque Wrench
- 17 mm Socket
- 16 mm open ended wrench
- 8 and 10mm sockets
- Crimping Tool
- Pliers
- Philips Head Screw Driver
- Flat Head Screw Driver
- Assortment of Torx bits/sockets
- Some extra 1 Time plastic Rivets (you can buy the cheap kind at autozone for about $1.69 for a 15 pack but they tend to break easily) I recommend the ones from the dealer they are still fairly cheap yet more durable
- Some Special BMW Contact Pins for the Fuse panel and Seat Harness connectors
- Some 12 Gauge Wiring Red, Black and 16 Gauge Red/Yellow
- 2 - 30 Amp Fuses
- And Some Patience....
Ok lets start. I'm not oing to go into great detail on how to remove the seats but if youhave any questions check out my DIY Heated Seat Thread and/or ask any questions.
The Power Seat Frames I received were not complete so I needed to transfer a coupe parts from my manual seats to them not a problem..
Step 1: Disconnect your battery and remove seats making sure to unplug the seat connector with the 17 MM socket.
Step 2: Start diassembling your manual seats removing the padding and cushioning first.
Then you can start disassembling the metal frame portions to transfer them to your power seats.