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Comfort seat query - Info please

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Comfort seat query - Info please

Post by X5MO » Wed Sep 23, 2015 9:54 pm

I have been offered some seats which have been described as comfort seats  for X5 E53.

The lady doesn't know the answer to the following questions.....

Are these heated as standard and do the seats have memory function on driver and passenger seats ?

Thanks

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Re: Comfort seat query - Info please

Post by donkeybrains » Wed Sep 23, 2015 9:56 pm

Comfort seats are usually the whole lot - but, I think they're not necessarily heated on the E53. Check the spec of the donor car to see if it had seat heating or not

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Re: Comfort seat query - Info please

Post by donkeybrains » Wed Sep 23, 2015 9:59 pm

Punch in the last 7 digits of the vin of the donor car here:

http://www.bmwarchiv.de/vin/

See if seat heating is listed

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Re: Comfort seat query - Info please

Post by X5MO » Wed Sep 23, 2015 10:01 pm

Thanks for that , she only has the interior not the car it was her sons and hes moved abroad
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Post by donkeybrains » Wed Sep 23, 2015 10:02 pm

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Thanks for that , she only has the interior not the car it was her sons and hes moved abroad
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OK - Errrrm..... If you can find the part number of the seat, which should be a 11 digit number (might be on a sticker somewhere), you can check it with BMW possibly?

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Re: Comfort seat query - Info please

Post by X5MO » Wed Sep 23, 2015 10:13 pm

I haven't got the seats and the owner knows nothing about them. Too far away to go and check the numbers if there are any
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Post by donkeybrains » Thu Sep 24, 2015 10:36 am

Okay... erm, is there any way you can get the number plate of the car it came off? I could have a look that way :)

(you can send it to me by private message)
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Re: Comfort seat query - Info please

Post by Reusch » Thu Sep 24, 2015 5:20 pm

Where's the seats ?
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Re: Comfort seat query - Info please

Post by X5Sport » Thu Sep 24, 2015 5:40 pm

Seat heating was optional on my E53 with Comfort seats.
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Re: Comfort seat query - Info please

Post by Insight G40 » Thu Sep 24, 2015 8:20 pm

Might just be my mistrusting, suspicious nature, but from the information provided this sounds like a scam.

Son has moved abroad and she's selling them for him but can't provide any information, sounds like a variation on the many car selling scams out there.

I'd offer to collect and pay cash on collection and see what the response it, my money is on you receiving a response along the lines of 'cannot be collected, pay money and will ship'

Then again there are likely facts you've not shared.
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Re: Comfort seat query - Info please

Post by Smeeagain » Fri Sep 25, 2015 12:04 am

Agreed. Whole thing sounds fishy. First step, find out where the code number should be on the seat then ask her to take a pic to send. Also a pic would immediately show the memory buttons?

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Re: Comfort seat query - Info please

Post by X5MO » Mon Sep 28, 2015 11:59 pm

Turned out to be standard seats !
The lady was genuinely unaware of what style they were but managed to get a neighbour to send me a photo of them which established them to be standard seats .
Thank you to all who posted for their time and advice. Much appreciated

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