Bought seats; new seats will not adjust as low as old seats

[az3579]

So by now it's no secret. I have Natural Brown Seats. They are heated/powered and have lumbar support. They look great, they feel great, they are great. One problem, though.

The driver's side seat sits a lot higher up than my alcantara seat did. I did not compare the passenger side, however.

This is a problem because my head currently hits the handle above the door if I tilt my head slightly left. I can only imagine how big of a problem this will be with my helmet on...


Does anyone know if there is something I can do to fix this? Would this entail swapping seat components?

[Hornung418]

Did you physically compare the Alcantara seat? That would show you if there is a physical limitation between the two.

Sent from my GS3.

[slater]

were your old seats non-powered? that is likely the case - the motors need room.

one odd thing i've noticed about my pair of ZHP's is the coupe seats (powered) seem to go about 10-20mm lower than the sedan seats (also powered). bugs me as i'm 6'1" and would prefer to be as low as possible!

peter

[ELCID86]

+1 I told him he needed my NB coupe seats! (of course there is the issue with the heater and memory not working correctly :-/)

[az3579]

The only difference between my old seats and new feature-wise is that the NB seats have lumbar support. The old seats were also powered and heated. I don't see why lumbar support would change the physical height characteristics though...

[slater]

The only difference between my old seats and new feature-wise is that the NB seats have lumbar support. The old seats were also powered and heated. I don't see why lumbar support would change the physical height characteristics though...

yeah, it wouldn't.

lumbar rocks my socks. i can't drive long distances without it.

peter

[ELCID86]

I don't see any different part number on RealOEM for Alc. Vs. Leather.

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...17&hg=52&fg=10

[alexandre]

Perhaps the lumbar parts ? I know there's an extra pump that sits under the seat...

About time. You've been posting about this forever!!!

[brettbimmer]

BP, can you compare seat brackets from old vs. new? Perhaps something is different there that's causing the difference. FWIW my non-lumbar NB seats go pretty low.

Sent from my pineapple under the sea.

[ELCID86]

Here is a pic of my NB coupe seats with lumbar. They seem to go pretty low.






And alc. sedan seats. I had to move the tape forward to sit at the proper level. They look about the same to me.



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