How MINI seats are made

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    #1 BThayer23, Aug 31, 2011
    And tangentially, why they're so expensive.

    2011 Mini Countryman: Why Is It So Expensive?

    The video doesn't name names, but they're clearly MINI seats.

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ7tTynQjHY]How its made - Car seats - YouTube[/ame]
     
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    #2 Justa Jim, Aug 31, 2011
    Interesting, thanks Ben. :Thumbsup:

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    #3 Metalman, Aug 31, 2011
    Thanks Ben. Cool video....:D
     
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    #4 R35P3CT, Aug 31, 2011
    cool
     
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    #5 Angib, Aug 31, 2011
    I believe this factory is in Poland - at least that is where the stickers on the seats on my 2009 Mini say they were made.

    So for those interested in modern production control, making seats just-in-time in a factory 1,000 miles from the Oxford Mini plant seems quite a feat. The Countryman assembly plant in Austria seems almost local by comparison.

    And the assembly of this 'sports' specification seat shows why they offer so little support in corners - there is nothing in the thigh bolsters but foam. So sports appearance, but not sports function
     
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    #6 Mr. Jim, Aug 31, 2011
    Nice find.
     

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