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Heated leather seat elements

Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 9:50 pm
by snowman
Just a quick question ,how many types of heated seat elements are there for the e30 leather seats ? I have leather sport seat with horizontal stitching which I want to make heated .

Re: Heated leather seat elements

Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:11 pm
by bab-91

Re: Heated leather seat elements

Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:23 pm
by Rav335uk
2 types.
One for "Sport" seats, and one for comfort, so I've been told.

Re: Heated leather seat elements

Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 11:53 pm
by SilverShadow
Rav335uk wrote:2 types.
One for "Sport" seats, and one for comfort, so I've been told.
Im sure there is a difference in between leather and cloth seats also.

Re: Heated leather seat elements

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 7:28 am
by Rav335uk
SilverShadow wrote:
Rav335uk wrote:2 types.
One for "Sport" seats, and one for comfort, so I've been told.
Im sure there is a difference in between leather and cloth seats also.
Not sure on that. :?

Re: Heated leather seat elements

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 7:52 am
by Grrrmachine
RealOEM lists the same part number for leather and cloth:

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do ... g=52&fg=65

Re: Heated leather seat elements

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 10:33 pm
by Laith
You can still fit the strips in horizontal leather, just run the strips up into the foam over the stitching points then run back continuous with the leather after the line. Works fine in my retrofit.