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      09-26-2014, 09:26 AM   #1
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AMG performance seats?

I heard a rumor that the AMG performance seats are made my the same manufacturer as the BMW performance seats, and they can be installed easily in a BMW.

Can anyone confirm this? Anyone done it? I love the look of the AMG seats.



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      09-26-2014, 10:47 AM   #2
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2008 BMW 128i  [10.00]
Recaro perhaps

The seat brackets would need a modification. next the airbag cable connector
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      09-26-2014, 04:15 PM   #3
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I want to know this as well.
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      09-26-2014, 05:26 PM   #4
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Yes they fit, they are based on a recaro cs seat
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      09-29-2014, 01:38 PM   #5
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+1 on they will fit. airbag harness is identical, but the connecters have to be changed.
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Anyone know if the AMG seats are electronic or manual?
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      10-08-2014, 09:29 AM   #7
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Anyone know if the AMG seats are electronic or manual?
C Class application are manual. E Class are electric (but won't fit).
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Thx for the info Downeaster1.

1. Do you know what the cost of the AMG seat is?

2. Part # ?

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Thx for the info Downeaster1.

1. Do you know what the cost of the AMG seat is?

2. Part # ?
1). Very expencive. More than the BMW ones.
2) I don't off the top of my head. Let me call around today.
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