Z3 & Child Seat- Possible to disable Passenger Airbag?

[Firefox72]

O/H is thinking of getting Z3, She used to have a 2.8 and misses it terribly when after a fit of motherly sensibleness she traded it in for a 318 touring. However, the question is, will she be able to fit a child seat (forward facing) in the passenger side for a two year old?). If it has airbags will they need to be disabled permanently or can they be disable via a switch or button (possible retrofitted from dealer?)

Any pointers would be gratefully received.

Cheers

[David1975]

Hi,

I am pretty sure they need to be disabled perm. I dont think there is a way to do it yourself (ie. switch/key in car).

Dealer Job i think?


Maybe worth an ask on zroadster.net??

Hope this helps

[smartie]

We had this done on our 1999 Z3m, dealer job and cost <£100 - though they put stickers all over the car!

The thing to watch is apparently on some models it requires a new passenger seatbelt (ours didn't) and the cost is quite a bit more (£350 ish?)

[smartie]

We had this done on our 1999 Z3m, dealer job and cost <£100 - though they put stickers all over the car!

The thing to watch is apparently on some models it requires a new passenger seatbelt (ours didn't) and the cost is quite a bit more (£350 ish?)

[StuB]

I know the later cars could easily have the passenger airbag disabled as some friends of ours had a Z3 3.0 with a kiddie seat. Not so sure about the older shape though - be a question for a dealer or good indy to check.

[Coq au Vin]

For forwards-facing child seats (and if the kid is a bit older - 18 months plus) it should be safe enough to keep the airbag functioning. Just keep the seat as far back as possible. The only real risk is for rear-facing seats.

[JohnDuh]

smartie said:

We had this done on our 1999 Z3m, dealer job and cost <£100 - though they put stickers all over the car!

The thing to watch is apparently on some models it requires a new passenger seatbelt (ours didn't) and the cost is quite a bit more (£350 ish?)

Ok, reviving a almost 10 year old thread here, but for the little ones sake I hope i'll be forgiven :-)

Does anybody know if there's a DIY floating around on the interwebs to do this?
btw, my car is a 99 Z3 coup