1M coupe/seat installation advice needed/

[david hockney]

I have a 1M coupe with heated seats and manual adjustment.
I am looking to remove the drivers seat and replace it with a Recaro Expert M or similar.
The factory seats are fine but I'm over 6ft and a bit fat for them.

Today I contacted 2 different BMW dealerships- one informed me that if I fit a Recaro seat the
airbag warning light will remain on which is an MOT failure- the other dealer said it will simply mean the drivers heated seat won't work.
Does anyone know- is it a complete pain to fit a Recaro into a 1M ?
will the Recaro fitting kit screw on the existing BMW rail no problem (obviously I want to be able to return the car to factory spec)and will I need to get someone to sort out the codes to remove warning lights on dash?

any advice appreciated........

[david hockney]

I'm going to forget about changing the seat and stick with the factory fitted ones.
I've spoken to a couple of folk in the business and although it can be done I've been given the firm impression
it can open up a can of worms regarding the airbag warning lights blah blah- one BMW specialist I spoke to said
they can do the job no problem-but won't for fear of being sued if there is a crash and bad injuries due to no airbag on the drivers seat etc etc- it all sounds completely pathetic to me and sums up what a tedious blame game culture we live in. It's utterly pathetic.....I wonder if Steve McQueen gave a st about airbags as he tore through the Hollywood Hills in his XKSS........or James Dean in his Porsche....oh ,wait a minute...

[david hockney]

I think the BMW motorsport seats are a different kettle of fish to install compared
to some random aftermarket seats- but the BMW motorsport seats are no good for me -I'm
really after some different Recaro's......