I need to take the leather back and bottom off the seat frame. I also need to remove the rear seat back. It looks as if the front bottom is held in with 4 plastic push pins, but it is hard to tell if that is all. I have tried to search for a howto but no luck. Any info would be great!
Front seats: 4 16mm bolts.
Rear bench just pulls out. So does the rear backrest. Just make sure you remove the rear headrests first.
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don't know what you call a search but "seat removal " will provide help. Actually MParallel is again the answer guy. Thanks M
Slightly different but anyone removed the leather covering from the front seat base (need to change an airbag seat occupancy sensor)? How hard is it - is it clipped on or glued??
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1998 BMW M3 3.2 Cabrio Alpinweiί III on Schwarz German spec 1 of 12
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Evoman, that is great color 3...
I know I need to remove the headrests to remove rear back panel, but having trouble removing them. Any suggestions?
Brad
Lots has been written about this in the convertible forum. A quick search will give at least half a dozen threads on people's tips and tricks for removing the head rests.
Maybe there should be something about that in the sticky if there isn't already.
1998 BMW M3 3.2 Cabrio Alpinweiί III on Schwarz German spec 1 of 12
SMG SRA PDC AUC OBC GSM HK UURS IHKA FGR MFL
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1998 BMW M3 3.2 Cabrio Alpinweiί III on Schwarz German spec 1 of 12
SMG SRA PDC AUC OBC GSM HK UURS IHKA FGR MFL
IG: https://www.instagram.com/iflok/
In my 97 318ti I am taking out the back seats. I have removed the bottom and unbolted the seat belts. When I fold the back part of the seats down there is the hooks, but it is covered with a piece of plastic. There is a special kind of screw. Does anyone know what kinda of tool I need to get to undo the screw and then how to go from there
The front bottom is held in with 4 push things nicknamed 'xmas trees'. get new ones from dealer for like 80 cents ea, you will break em. I did.
If your seat is like mine, there are 4 torx bolts holding on the seat back.
You pop the bottom piece off, then under a flap attached to the top leather you will see two tork. Then when you take the headrest off (pull hard) under that plastic piece there are two more torx.
Heres a pic of how mine looked with the top leather out too...
oh, btw the vinyl on the back of the seat is really glued onto the shell well. I just painted mine.
Last edited by brian325ic; 09-09-2010 at 07:44 PM.
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