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How to remove the front seats in the BMW 3 Series?

Model: BMW Serie 3 E36 - Years 1990-2001
Part: Seat

In this tutorial we can see how to remove the front seats in the BMW 3 Series, an extremely simple and quick operation. Before proceeding, open the hood and disconnect the negative terminal of the battery, in order to avoid accidental activation of the airbags. Then go inside the cabin, move the seat forward, unscrew the two front bolts of the brackets with a 16mm socket wrench and repeat the operation on the rear side. Finally, disconnect the connector located under the seat, remove the seat from the cabin and install any replacement following the reverse procedure.

Posted on 4 May 2024 by ScegliAuto

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