2014 X3 Pax Seat Restraint Malfunction

airmarc · 04-18-2022, 08:01 AM

BMW dealer diagnosed to the seat mat sensor on pax side. They are quoting $1900 to remove seat, dissemble and replace. Any others do this repair? Curious what they paid. Seems very steep!

pungo · 04-18-2022, 09:10 AM

Never heard of a "pax" seat, but I've removed/replaced the occupancy seat sensor which took me ~ an hour.

okayr · 04-18-2022, 12:40 PM

My passenger seat mat also went, I had it replaced by the dealer under a protection plan but the receipt says it was ~$1600 out the door. So i'd say that's a little steep but not out of this world.
It's one of those things that will be a lot cheaper to get done by an independent shop. No benefit in having it done by the dealer.

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airmarc Private First Class 22 Rep 190 Posts Drives: '10 BMW Z4,'14 BMW X3, '17 X1 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Charlotte, NC iTrader: (0)	2014 X3 Pax Seat Restraint Malfunction BMW dealer diagnosed to the seat mat sensor on pax side. They are quoting $1900 to remove seat, dissemble and replace. Any others do this repair? Curious what they paid. Seems very steep!
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pungo Colonel 880 Rep 2,547 Posts Drives: Z4MC-X3-35i-525i, Corrado G60 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: MD iTrader: (5) Garage List 2011 BMW X3 x35i [0.00] 2001 BMW 525i [0.00] 2007 BMW Z4 M Coupe [8.76]	Never heard of a "pax" seat, but I've removed/replaced the occupancy seat sensor which took me ~ an hour.
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04-18-2022, 12:40 PM	#3
okayr Private First Class 32 Rep 101 Posts Drives: 2014 BMW X3 xDrive28i Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: California iTrader: (0)	My passenger seat mat also went, I had it replaced by the dealer under a protection plan but the receipt says it was ~$1600 out the door. So i'd say that's a little steep but not out of this world. It's one of those things that will be a lot cheaper to get done by an independent shop. No benefit in having it done by the dealer.
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