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What we learn while building the configurators: changeovers, part families, the traps. Every article names its sources and how sure we are.

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4 October 202610 min read

The airbag is in the door: what an E46 seat swap really touches

The E46's side airbags live in the doors, so a seat swap never touches them. What it does touch is the belt tensioner and the passenger occupancy sensor.

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