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      02-15-2012, 02:18 PM   #1
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Some nice seats for the 1M

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I am in the process of getting the same
The leather of the performance seats is replaced by the BMW 1M original black leather, so it fits perfect with the rest of the interior. The orange stitching completes the picture. The carbon is real carbon, the grey original plastic is carbon laminated. I will probably paint mine gloss black.

The seat height is equal to the manual seats, so a bit lower then the electric sport seats. However, with some adaptions the seat can be lowered about 1.5cm.
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Those are BMW performance seats. They are pretty nice.
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      02-15-2012, 02:48 PM   #3
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Should get mine in four weeks, ordered direct from Recaro and ordered with orange stitching and orange BMW performance logo. Gone for black inserts instead of silver or carbon
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      02-15-2012, 02:58 PM   #4
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Should get mine in four weeks, ordered direct from Recaro and ordered with orange stitching and orange BMW performance logo. Gone for black inserts instead of silver or carbon
So one can custom order all of that (even //M logo?) straight from Recaro (Recaro UK?). That's pretty cool!
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Those seats are like 4k each correct?
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So they'd be lighter, but less comfortable?.... E82's have pretty good seats std
they are indeed a bit lighter but at least as comfortable as the stock sport seats. I had the Performance Seats in my 335i and I loved them. Comfortable, the alcantara is much nicer then the leather (personal opinion) as it breaths more and makes me sweat less, more side support, less sliding around in the seat when enjoying corners
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Those are BMW performance seats. They are pretty nice.
they are indeed performance seats, but customized to fit the 1M interior. (original black leather, the orange stitching and the black / carbon covers)
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Those seats are like 4k each correct?
depends. In Germany they are around 4k USD for two seats (with airbags), but this is without the customization. Prices differ however and in Switzerland e.g. they are about 5k USD.
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Should get mine in four weeks, ordered direct from Recaro and ordered with orange stitching and orange BMW performance logo. Gone for black inserts instead of silver or carbon
Post some pictures when you have them!
I will also go for black inserts. You took black gloss?

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Post some pictures when you have them!
I will also go for black inserts. You took black gloss?

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No the black is not gloss, Recaro only do silver or black, are you buying direct from Recaro? Where did you get the 1M leather from?
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      02-15-2012, 03:13 PM   #11
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Congrats OP!
and now to rant, I hate how North American regulations have destroyed all my hopes for my number 1 mod: BMW Performance seats or Recaro Sportsters CS with airbag.
I hate how crash regulations for half the world isn't good enough for us
You guys in Europe/Asia are lucky as hell!
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No the black is not gloss, Recaro only do silver or black, are you buying direct from Recaro? Where did you get the 1M leather from?
nope, I am buying the original BMW performance seats and let a professional company change them. They buy the leather directly from BMW.

I checked the Recaro Sportster CS as well, but they where expensive and more complicated. (Seat occupy sensor needed to be added in the seat)
I also wanted alcantara to sit on and not leather. So in the end the performance seats where the better seats for me.
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nope, I am buying the original BMW performance seats and let a professional company change them. They buy the leather directly from BMW.

I checked the Recaro Sportster CS as well, but they where expensive and more complicated. (Seat occupy sensor needed to be added in the seat)
I also wanted alcantara to sit on and not leather. So in the end the performance seats where the better seats for me.
I think the BMW 1M leather is a good idea to match the rest of the car, I wonder if Recaro make the standard 1M seats and have this leather in stock to make my seats with the same.
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Should get mine in four weeks, ordered direct from Recaro and ordered with orange stitching and orange BMW performance logo. Gone for black inserts instead of silver or carbon
Jezzer, how much?
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Quick question on those if retrofitted to a stock fully optioned car:

1) are they power seats or manual only,
2) are they heated (i.e. can you use the same harness as on the heated stockers?)
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Quick question on those if retrofitted to a stock fully optioned car:

1) are they power seats or manual only,
2) are they heated (i.e. can you use the same harness as on the heated stockers?)
Manual only and yes they are heated and you can use existing wiring harness.
Cost £3500 including German VAT @ 19%, custom work and delivery to the UK
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Quick question on those if retrofitted to a stock fully optioned car:

1) are they power seats or manual only,
2) are they heated (i.e. can you use the same harness as on the heated stockers?)
they are manual seats, but can be fitted also in a car with electric seats.
Seatheating is standard in the performance seats, however it seems only to work if the stock seats where manual ones. Electric seats have a seperate control unit also controlling the seathesting. when taking out these seats you would need to pull new cables into the dash to be able to use the seat heating. from personal experience seat heating is not needed with the alcantara.
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Quick question on those if retrofitted to a stock fully optioned car:

1) are they power seats or manual only,
2) are they heated (i.e. can you use the same harness as on the heated stockers?)
Manual only and yes they are heated and you can use existing wiring harness.
Cost £3500 including German VAT @ 19%, custom work and delivery to the UK
see my previous coment regarding the seat heating
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see my previous coment regarding the seat heating
Yes my OEM seats are manual, I understand these need to be coded out when removed and the Performance seats coded in for the air bags
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Very cool. Seems like the entire front of those seats are alcantara. I wonder if there is a way to get a pair of those to the US, but hearing the pricing, i could probably do without them haha
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Do they have a non-CF head trim option?
the carbon head trim was custom. Original is silver, it was laminated with carbon wit clear coat on top. I saw them also in black:

These are also modified BMW Performance Seats.
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      02-16-2012, 01:23 AM   #22
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^Now that's how I would like mine to look.

Any idea whose this 1M is?
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