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Plastic trim on side of seat, replace - sport seats.

Move seats fully rearward, remove caps from nuts and remove the 17mm nut from front of each rail. 520001.jpg (24105 bytes)
Move seats fully forward and remove the two 17mm bolts from rear of rails. 520003.jpg (28644 bytes)
Disconnect seatbelt switch wiring from below drivers seat 610006.jpg (59956 bytes)
Lift seat out of car carefully to avoid damaging paint or trim.
Remove knob for bolster adjustment.  Rod is spiked before installation of knob, to ensure secure fitment.  Place a set of locking pliers on the shaft below the knob for leverage and use a pair of trim pliers or a pry bar to lever knob from shaft. 520059.jpg (58119 bytes)
To gain clearance for pliers in above procedure, remove clips from thigh bolster adjusting mechanism and pull knob away from seat. 520061.jpg (58655 bytes)
Remove pin (green arrow) and slide plastic side cover forward to disengage rear pin (blue arrow).

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E30 M3 Repair Manual V2.7.  Copyright ©1999-2001 Koala Motorsport & Brett Anderson