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CSL seats

Post by Stratos » Wed Apr 10, 2013 11:28 am

Hey guys.

I have an E85 f/l and recently i purchased a set of CSL seats.

i bought them mainly thinking about the value they will gain over the years.
however, i do like them a lot and i was thinking to give them a go in my car.

do they fit?

I am 6'1'' and my driving position is nearing the end of the seat rail.
will it fit?
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one more problem I can think of is that, at the E85 the seatbelt down end is screwed on the seat whereas on E46 it is bolt on the chassis
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I see on the net Z4s with aftermarket buckets, but I do not want Sparco or Cobra seats.
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My options are either the CSLs or the OEM Mseats from the Z4M
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Re: CSL seats

Post by Woots » Wed Apr 10, 2013 1:46 pm

Wow I wanna see pics of an m with csl seats :P
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Re: CSL seats

Post by srhutch » Wed Apr 10, 2013 1:48 pm

TBH I think you will need to experiment yourself with this, but as woots said be nice to see them.
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Re: CSL seats

Post by Stratos » Wed Apr 10, 2013 1:57 pm

Woots wrote:Wow I wanna see pics of an m with csl seats :P
me too :thumbsup:

unfortunately, I only have a modest 2.0i :D
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Re: CSL seats

Post by Woots » Wed Apr 10, 2013 1:59 pm

Stratos wrote:
Woots wrote:Wow I wanna see pics of an m with csl seats :P
me too :thumbsup:

unfortunately, I only have a modest 2.0i :D
I will swap my ///m badge for the csl seats :P
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Re: CSL seats

Post by Stratos » Wed Apr 10, 2013 2:02 pm

I will give it a go because it is a shame to have a set of genuine CSL seats and just looking at them.

it very important for me to keep the weight on low levels.
i prefer lighter seats than the OEM //M but i want to keep BMW OEM look as I said above.

BTW my car's weight with the 18s and full petrol tank is 1260kg, without driver.

I have manual seats and the M seat are both electric and heated. i like them not for these features 8)
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Re: CSL seats

Post by Stratos » Wed Apr 10, 2013 2:04 pm

Woots wrote:
Stratos wrote:
Woots wrote:Wow I wanna see pics of an m with csl seats :P
me too :thumbsup:

unfortunately, I only have a modest 2.0i :D
I will swap my ///m badge for the csl seats :P
I will have to pass :trampoline:
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Re: CSL seats

Post by Stratos » Thu Apr 11, 2013 6:27 am

i will give it a go in the weekend.

even if they fit, i will need to mod them in order to bolt on the down end of the seat belts.

it would really help if someone had any experience in retrofitting Recaros Profi/Pole Position in his Zed.
mind that i do not want to affect any safety feature of my car, like the airbags or the seat belts.
i still drive my car every day. :thumbsup:
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Re: CSL seats

Post by Stratos » Mon May 27, 2013 7:53 am

Unfortunately they did not fit.

i gave them to a friend of mine who owns an E46 M3.

I will replace my standard seats with a pair of seat from a Z4M :D
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Post by Bad_Pritt » Mon May 27, 2013 8:35 am

That's a shame, they looked really good... Not that it really matters, but out of curiosity: Where exactly did it not fit?
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Post by Darren Slone » Mon May 27, 2013 8:38 am

Stratos wrote:Unfortunately they did not fit.

i gave them to a friend of mine who owns an E46 M3.

I will replace my standard seats with a pair of seat from a Z4M :D
I'm sure that you'd have got a px from a member for those seats :thumbsup:

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Re: CSL seats

Post by Stratos » Tue May 28, 2013 6:37 am

Bad_Pritt wrote:That's a shame, they looked really good... Not that it really matters, but out of curiosity: Where exactly did it not fit?
it does not matter that much.
the guy who took them is a very good friend, so it is fine by me. I have had them in storage since November, it was a shame not to be in a car :thumbsup:




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Re: CSL seats

Post by Stratos » Tue May 28, 2013 6:38 am

Darren Slone wrote: I'm sure that you'd have got a px from a member for those seats :thumbsup:
i did not actually.
i think my pair of seats were given away for the smallest amount of money ever.
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