E92 Sport Seat Covers on E82 Sport Seat?

[K9Leader]

I picked up an E82 sport seat in SensaTec to replace the driver standard seat in my E82. The SensaTec is ripped/torn in the usual places.

I picked up leather covers for both the seat and the back off of eBay and they arrived yesterday. But they are E92 sport seat covers and I took a chance that they were the same or close enough to fit. They appear to be, with the exception of the side airbag opening. On the E82 it has a plastic cover while the E92 is a leather panel with no such opening/cover. I assume on the E82 the plastic cover pops off when the airbag blows and on the E92, a seam gives way.

My preference is to simply swap the leather covers and not deal with the frame or the foam. I will have to pull the covers off both before I get an idea if that is possible - can I leave the leather E92 cover intact or will I have to cut an opening and use the plastic cover? If anyone has any experience with something like this, please chime in.