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Why are the E89 Seats so bland?

Specific discussion about the E89 2009 Z4 (sDrive35is, sDrive35i, sDrive30i, sDrive23i)
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Why are the E89 Seats so bland?

Post by sunnydays » Sat Mar 18, 2017 10:39 am

Does anyone else feel this way, I own a 35IS and my one gripe has to be the seats. For a car of this caliber I expected something with more flare.....

Even looking at the TTS Seats if the E89 seats had more attention to detail, they would have looked so much better

Examples of seats in other cars:

Seats in an SUV! Jeep Wrangler
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Audi TTS
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Mercedes C Class Coupe 2016
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Z4 E89...
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Why are the E89 Seats so bland?

Post by Ducklakeview » Sat Mar 18, 2017 10:41 am

Agreed! But, you could have non-sport seats in an E85, and then you'd know about it :)

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Why are the E89 Seats so bland?

Post by Smartbear » Sat Mar 18, 2017 10:42 am

Disagree, the z4 seats look more classy & less "boy racer" than some of those examples.
I don't think you've shown the M sport seats have you?
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Why are the E89 Seats so bland?

Post by mr wilks » Sat Mar 18, 2017 10:42 am

The 89 seats shown are Se spec , the sports whilst not radically different are a improvement :wink:
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Why are the E89 Seats so bland?

Post by cj10jeeper » Sat Mar 18, 2017 10:47 am

I'd hate any of the examples you posted. Mobile boudoir look...
They are also all on 4 sweaters where there is more space and targeting a very different sector
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Why are the E89 Seats so bland?

Post by eff1guy » Sat Mar 18, 2017 10:48 am

Well, Jeep, Audi and Merc had to do something to make the cars look exciting :rofl:
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Why are the E89 Seats so bland?

Post by sunnydays » Sat Mar 18, 2017 10:52 am

mr wilks wrote:The 89 seats shown are Se spec , the sports whilst not radically different are a improvement :wink:
Hard to find a good shot of the M Sport seats! Updated the image with M Sport, Thanks

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Why are the E89 Seats so bland?

Post by sunnydays » Sat Mar 18, 2017 10:55 am

Smartbear wrote:Disagree, the z4 seats look more classy & less "boy racer" than some of those examples.
I don't think you've shown the M sport seats have you?
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Dont get me wrong, I think the seats are great in the fact they are comfortable, heated, adjustable and have memory etc. I just feel they are very understated and not aggressive enough for a sports car of this nature

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Why are the E89 Seats so bland?

Post by john-e89 » Sat Mar 18, 2017 11:19 am

I agree with you sunnydays, the 35is deserves shoulder bolsters, air scarf and some details imo, especially for the cost of the car new. The standard seats are too plain as you say.
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Why are the E89 Seats so bland?

Post by Busterboo » Sat Mar 18, 2017 11:22 am

sunnydays, those quilted, boy-racer, boy's fantasy seats are so bad they'd stop me buying the cars. :)
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Why are the E89 Seats so bland?

Post by Maniac » Sat Mar 18, 2017 11:40 am

The Merc seats you post are S class.

The design of the e89 is also over 9 years old.

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Post by Pastry » Sat Mar 18, 2017 11:44 am

I dont find them bland, it's a matter of taste. IMO they are tasteful in the E89 and the other examples in your pictures I find tacky.
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Post by mr.tourette » Sat Mar 18, 2017 3:28 pm

elegant and understated does not equal bland...they look the nicest of all those others imho
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Why are the E89 Seats so bland?

Post by Nictrix » Sat Mar 18, 2017 3:41 pm

I think all the seats posted would look better without the quilting
E89 2014 35i M Sport Black with Black leather :)

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Why are the E89 Seats so bland?

Post by DPG » Sat Mar 18, 2017 4:28 pm

2005 design against 2015 design. Things change in 10 years.

Compare the seats to the previous gen TTS

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