seat question

Post Sat Jan 14, 2006 9:28 am

does anyone know if the front seats in a saloon can swap sides? ie changing the drivers one with the passenger seat?
i know the controls would be on the wrong side but thats ok, can the seatbelt clip be swapped over?

thanks for looking

Post Sat Jan 14, 2006 9:49 am

stevo wrote:does anyone know if the front seats in a saloon can swap sides? ie changing the drivers one with the passenger seat?
i know the controls would be on the wrong side but thats ok, can the seatbelt clip be swapped over?

thanks for looking

hi, i have done it on an e30.

Post Sat Jan 14, 2006 9:53 am

cheers, i need a new drivers seat but all the ones ive seen have been not much better than the one ive got, passenger seats are normally in better nick

Post Sat Jan 14, 2006 10:06 am

Converted passenger seats to driver's a few times. Standard procedure.
Seat backs swap straight over no problem.
Seat bases, it's easiest to swap the fabric over and not touch the metalwork, although it's possible to change all the bits over.
Check for cracks in the seat base frame around the hinge pin when it's stripped down. (MOT fail).

Post Sat Jan 14, 2006 3:34 pm

so do the cushions need to be swapped over, or can you just bolt the whole thing in the "wrong" side?

Post Sat Jan 14, 2006 4:09 pm

Just bolt the whole thing in the "wrong" side and swap over the seatbelt clips. Thats what I did