Anyone ever lowered their driver's seat?

curveball99 · 10-26-2010, 12:52 PM

Yikes!

.....that type of cutting won't be happenin' in my car. Lowering the seat would be ideal. We MUST find the answer!

LateBraking · 10-26-2010, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by curveball99

Yikes!

.....that type of cutting won't be happenin' in my car. Lowering the seat would be ideal. We MUST find the answer!

I concur, answer must be found!

Damn BMW and the airbag malfunction. It would be nice to just put in some Recaros, but for the safety of my passengers I would never disable the passenger airbag.

kitw · 10-26-2010, 07:06 PM

One thing you can do that I did in my e46 M3 is just unhook the springs on the bottom of the seat. That gave me about 3/4" more headroom. It does stretch the leather a little bit.

On each of my 4 s2000s, I had one of the Backyard Special seat lowering brackets, which was awesome, but going the way of the dodo, with all the sensors and crap on newer seats.

cashme · 10-27-2010, 12:39 PM

Especially sitting so high, hope someone finds an answer.

curveball99 · 10-27-2010, 07:12 PM

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....I'm also considering using a hand-held steamer to heat & moisten the cardboard/fiberboard ridge underneath the headliner cloth to try and move the cardboard up & away from the driver's head.

...picked up the steamer tonight. If anyone is interested in knowing whether this concept gives me some extra headroom, let me know, and I'll keep u posted.

curveball99 · 10-27-2010, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by kitw

...just unhook the springs on the bottom of the seat.

How do you do this?!?

Photos? Diagrams?

1MORELAP · 10-28-2010, 03:35 PM

Let me know if you can see this picture. I took it specifically for you. Unfortunately Porsche, but BMW should be similar.

curveball99 · 10-28-2010, 06:24 PM

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Let me know if you can see this picture. I took it specifically for you. Unfortunately Porsche, but BMW should be similar.

Thx Tomasz, but i'm not really sure what I'm looking at, or for. I looked under the M3 seat & it appeared quite a bit different than the one in your photo (at least to my untrained eye)

curveball99 · 10-29-2010, 09:17 PM

...drove some twisties today with my helmet on and I can say that I REALLY need another 1/2" of headroom. I tried slouching in my seat, moving my seat back, but neither option was very helpful. Someone PLEASE come up with a solution!

Are aftermarket seats a viable option? I know, I know...I'll do a

curveball99 · 03-09-2011, 10:28 AM

For all tall M3 driver's - I picked up approx 2" of additional headroom by installing a Recaro Profi XL seat.

1MORELAP · 03-09-2011, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by curveball99

Thx Tomasz, but i'm not really sure what I'm looking at, or for. I looked under the M3 seat & it appeared quite a bit different than the one in your photo (at least to my untrained eye)

Foam - we can cut the foam in half. Then properly reapply the leather. Its an option. I Still rather lower the seat. Also, steamer... how is that going?

03///m3 · 03-13-2014, 10:50 AM

anyone ever find a reasonable solution for lowering the stock front seat?

Denk · 03-13-2014, 11:16 AM

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anyone ever find a reasonable solution for lowering the stock front seat?

Manual seats provide >1" more headroom.

Markao66 · 03-13-2014, 11:41 AM

i think i win,

6'7'' 290lbs. i could use like 2'' lower or maybe 3''

03///m3 · 03-13-2014, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Denk

Manual seats provide >1" more headroom.

I already have manual seats in speed cloth. I would like to sit another 2" lower or so.

10-26-2010, 12:52 PM	#23
curveball99 Private First Class 29 Rep 164 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 M3 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Planet Earthenware iTrader: (2)	Yikes!.....that type of cutting won't be happenin' in my car. Lowering the seat would be ideal. We MUST find the answer!
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10-26-2010, 07:06 PM	#25
kitw Colonel 471 Rep 2,991 Posts Drives: F91 M8, 991.2 GT3 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (20)	One thing you can do that I did in my e46 M3 is just unhook the springs on the bottom of the seat. That gave me about 3/4" more headroom. It does stretch the leather a little bit. On each of my 4 s2000s, I had one of the Backyard Special seat lowering brackets, which was awesome, but going the way of the dodo, with all the sensors and crap on newer seats.
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10-27-2010, 12:39 PM	#26
cashme Registered 4 Rep 4 Posts Drives: 2010 M3 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Germany iTrader: (0)	6'5" 250lbs, people think i am crazy, might look it too Especially sitting so high, hope someone finds an answer.
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10-28-2010, 03:35 PM	#29
1MORELAP Captain 99 Rep 700 Posts Drives: '22 911 GTS '19 X3, X5, X7 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (0)	Let me know if you can see this picture. I took it specifically for you. Unfortunately Porsche, but BMW should be similar. __________________ I apologize for spelling mistakes up front, they are a result of multitasking.
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10-29-2010, 09:17 PM	#31
curveball99 Private First Class 29 Rep 164 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 M3 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Planet Earthenware iTrader: (2)	...drove some twisties today with my helmet on and I can say that I REALLY need another 1/2" of headroom. I tried slouching in my seat, moving my seat back, but neither option was very helpful. Someone PLEASE come up with a solution! Are aftermarket seats a viable option? I know, I know...I'll do a
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03-09-2011, 10:28 AM	#32
curveball99 Private First Class 29 Rep 164 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 M3 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Planet Earthenware iTrader: (2)	For all tall M3 driver's - I picked up approx 2" of additional headroom by installing a Recaro Profi XL seat.
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03-13-2014, 10:50 AM	#34
03///m3 First Lieutenant 45 Rep 355 Posts Drives: 2013 E92 M3 Join Date: Sep 2007 iTrader: (1)	anyone ever find a reasonable solution for lowering the stock front seat?
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03-13-2014, 11:41 AM	#36
Markao66 Second Lieutenant 12 Rep 284 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: South Florida iTrader: (0)	i think i win, 6'7'' 290lbs. i could use like 2'' lower or maybe 3''
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