e30, new carpet & retrofitted heated seats, pics ...

fporro · Jun 8, 2007

so,
followed Ferdinand's advice and cut a little off., thanks.
there were oem pre-cut starters, perhaps it was a replacement carpet.

some of the highlights include...

- removing accelerator pedal bottom section from floor, push-in lower tabs, pull upwards and it will release.

- removing accelerator stop peg, very easy, but a must do prior to carpet install.

- also, retrofitted wire harness for heated seat, very easy too, just ran it alone existing window switch harness.
Positive comes from power block to the left of steering column, unique connector to unique receptor,
can't miss, to the left of RD/GR & WH/PL.
negative mates with other grounds in same general area.
no relays involved.

- figuring out wire mesh for extra gauges, hahhaha, i don't label nuthings

- and last but not least, a snaped soft top lid handle, it feel apart, hahahha., good times

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http://www.bmwboard.com/gallery/data/2/3107Copy_of_134_3481-med.JPG

now, here's the highlighted events

-D

me no like old carpet

new to me carpet, looks better in person, really

, notice slice markers...

Heated seat harness, power supply on top left, seat connectors at center and switches to the right

location of power supply for heated seats, top row, empty plug.

Accelerator bottom section off floor as well as stop peg...

Driver side under dash shenanigans, nice

Passenger side looks even better...

Center mambo wambo

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FIN ...

Doughnut · Jun 8, 2007

Nice write up.
However the only carpet exchanges i see on forums are the coupes or the verts, are they the same carpets as the 4 door sedan?
do the heated seat really noticably get hot? or do they just warm alittle?

the "new to you" carpet looks alot better than the original, well done

fporro · Jun 9, 2007

thanks,

sorry, not sure about carpets interchangeability,

seats have 2 settings, look warm and hot, the hotter setting warms up to about mid section of torso.

cheerios,

e30, new carpet & retrofitted heated seats, pics ...

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