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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: OTeunico on 13 February 2025, 23:36:59

Title: 2000 B2 seats in 1998 B1?
Post by: OTeunico on 13 February 2025, 23:36:59

Hi all,
I have been searching for years for a folding passenger seat. At last I have found one at a scrapyard.
Unfortunately its no local to me and I cannot check it. Donor car is a 2000 4 door saloon. I see that it's the airbag type and has electric height adjustment. Apart from that...will it fit my 1998 B1? Also a 4 door saloon.
TIA.
https://postimg.cc/gallery/TTQRT6x

Title: Re: 2000 B2 seats in 1998 B1?
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 14 February 2025, 14:38:31

It will bolt straight in.

Does your car have side airbags?

Title: Re: 2000 B2 seats in 1998 B1?
Post by: OTeunico on 14 February 2025, 18:55:59

Nope, I have no side airbags. My idea was discard that airbag and fit a pair of seat covers. Or will my seat trim fit the new one? Maybe the cushion shape is not exactly the same...

Title: Re: 2000 B2 seats in 1998 B1?
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 14 February 2025, 19:08:07

Ignore the side airbag then and just don't plug it in. If you have a passenger front airbag, then the seat occupancy sensor will need plugging in. Refer to the original seat to identify the correct plug.

You could remove the airbag assembly from the frame and keep the trim in place, but it will be easier to simply bolt the seat straight in and forget the airbag is there. This way, you haven't modified anything important.

Title: Re: 2000 B2 seats in 1998 B1?
Post by: TheBoy on 14 February 2025, 20:45:55

If your 98 model is a MFL, then the airbag and seatbelt pretensioner will be compatible.  Seat heaters won't work.

https://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=90680.0

Title: Re: 2000 B2 seats in 1998 B1?
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 14 February 2025, 22:53:37

I had forgotten about the pretensioner. This will be fitted if you have a passenger front airbag.

It will be easy enough to swap your existing pretensioner onto the new seat. It's one bolt and a cable tie.

Title: Re: 2000 B2 seats in 1998 B1?
Post by: OTeunico on 15 February 2025, 14:13:15

Thank you all for the info.
Mine was first registered in september 1998 and is the MFL type (i.e. headrest without "hole").
Once fitted the folding front seat I could start my "camper" conversion  8)

Title: Re: 2000 B2 seats in 1998 B1?
Post by: TheBoy on 15 February 2025, 14:51:09

Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 14 February 2025, 22:53:37

I had forgotten about the pretensioner. This will be fitted if you have a passenger front airbag.

It will be easy enough to swap your existing pretensioner onto the new seat. It's one bolt and a cable tie.

All Omegas have pretensioners, only the first had a mechanical type rather than the explosive type fitted later.

Title: Re: 2000 B2 seats in 1998 B1?
Post by: TheBoy on 15 February 2025, 14:51:42

Quote from: OTeunico on 15 February 2025, 14:13:15

Thank you all for the info.
Mine was first registered in september 1998 and is the MFL type (i.e. headrest without "hole").
Once fitted the folding front seat I could start my "camper" conversion  8)

Should be good to go then, if you can live without the seat heaters :)