How low do you sit in M2

MineralGreyMetallic · 03-27-2019, 10:01 AM

I read somewhere that your head should be 2 finger widths distance away from the ceiling.

Now, who knows if that's true, but I much prefer to be able to see the entire hood of the car while driving so I have my seat high enough to accommodate that.

I'm 5'9" btw

Project_F87 · 03-27-2019, 10:22 AM

I'm 6'2" and I put the seat all the way down

greasypeanut · 03-27-2019, 12:25 PM

As low as it goes! 5'8" short

I also sit relatively close to the steering wheel. (wrists rest on the top of steering wheel) Other family members who are shorter than me always move it back

SConn · 03-27-2019, 12:41 PM

I can't imagine sitting so high as to have 2 finger widths between my head and the roof. Sometimes I already feel like a bus driver.

I seem to remember reading a review and even Jeremy Clarkson mentioned the seat position was too high.

DarthFader · 03-27-2019, 01:47 PM

I'm 6'0" and have it at the lowest position. Feels perfect there aside from the stupid rotation bs. I love the car, but the angled seat still feels awkward.

Even my 1er's seat straight damn it!

boostm3 · 03-27-2019, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by DarthFader

I'm 6'0" and have it at the lowest position. Feels perfect there aside from the stupid rotation bs. I love the car, but the angled seat still feels awkward.

Even my 1er's seat straight damn it!

I honestly never notice it. As for sitting with head 2 finger widths below the roof, that makes no sense since roof heights vary tremendously, even in our cars between those with moon roofs and not. The best seating position is clearly the one that gives you the best 360 degree vision.

Ikester19 · 03-28-2019, 03:54 AM

I've tried many different ways to adjust my seat but just cannot seem to get comfortable. In my F30 I find the driving position to be a lot better.

I'm 5.8 and sit about mid way to the high point in the M2 with my eye level with the top of the dash and steering wheel. In this position I find the drivers side mirror obstructing my vision when turning. I also feel like I am hunched over and the centre console arm rest is too high! First world problems!

mr_lab_rat · 03-29-2019, 10:12 AM

I'm also 6'0" and I have the seat as low as it goes with the bottom cushion tilted up significantly. It feels about the same as my old e46.

XRAVE · 03-29-2019, 09:14 PM

The car sits very high. I'm in the lowest position and almost hit the roof. I constantly feel like I could be a bit lower

M Fifty · 03-30-2019, 04:22 AM

Seat all the way down with the front of the cushion as high as it goes and the backrest set perpendicular to that. 6'1"

The BMW Introduction to Performance day I did last year was more interested in getting you closer to the wheel (elbows at right angles) than anything else as they wanted you to hold the wheel at 9 and 3 and not feed the wheel through your hands.

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MineralGreyMetallic Lieutenant 639 Rep 543 Posts Drives: 24 BGM M2 6MT Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	I read somewhere that your head should be 2 finger widths distance away from the ceiling. Now, who knows if that's true, but I much prefer to be able to see the entire hood of the car while driving so I have my seat high enough to accommodate that. I'm 5'9" btw
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Project_F87 Captain 1231 Rep 845 Posts Drives: 2020 M2C LBB 6MT Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Palmdale, CA iTrader: (0)	I'm 6'2" and I put the seat all the way down __________________ Instagram: @Project_F87
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greasypeanut Second Lieutenant 230 Rep 254 Posts Drives: F87 Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: 949 iTrader: (0)	As low as it goes! 5'8" short I also sit relatively close to the steering wheel. (wrists rest on the top of steering wheel) Other family members who are shorter than me always move it back
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SConn Second Lieutenant 180 Rep 195 Posts Drives: 2018 M2 Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Eastern WA iTrader: (0)	I can't imagine sitting so high as to have 2 finger widths between my head and the roof. Sometimes I already feel like a bus driver. I seem to remember reading a review and even Jeremy Clarkson mentioned the seat position was too high. __________________ 2018 LBB M2 LCI
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03-27-2019, 01:47 PM	#27
DarthFader Private First Class 134 Rep 177 Posts Drives: M2, 135i, F23 M240i Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Wisconsin iTrader: (0)	I'm 6'0" and have it at the lowest position. Feels perfect there aside from the stupid rotation bs. I love the car, but the angled seat still feels awkward. Even my 1er's seat straight damn it!
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03-28-2019, 03:54 AM	#29
Ikester19 Captain 2124 Rep 908 Posts Drives: G20 M340ix; F30 328i msport Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Brisban iTrader: (0) Garage List 2018 330i LCI [0.00] 2020 G20 M340ix [0.00]	I've tried many different ways to adjust my seat but just cannot seem to get comfortable. In my F30 I find the driving position to be a lot better. I'm 5.8 and sit about mid way to the high point in the M2 with my eye level with the top of the dash and steering wheel. In this position I find the drivers side mirror obstructing my vision when turning. I also feel like I am hunched over and the centre console arm rest is too high! First world problems!
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03-29-2019, 10:12 AM	#30
mr_lab_rat Major 565 Rep 1,092 Posts Drives: 2017 M2, 2018 X1 Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Vancouver iTrader: (0)	I'm also 6'0" and I have the seat as low as it goes with the bottom cushion tilted up significantly. It feels about the same as my old e46.
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XRAVE Member 458 Rep 1,517 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Miami, Florida iTrader: (0)	The car sits very high. I'm in the lowest position and almost hit the roof. I constantly feel like I could be a bit lower __________________ Previous: 2013 135i Space Grey w/Coral Red \| 6 Speed MT \| M Pkg \| JB4 \| AA Downpipes \| AA Exhaust \| Previous: 2015 M3, BSM[/SO/CF \| DCT \| Adaptive M \| 19" Black \| CF Roof \| Previous: 2018 M2, AW \| DCT \| Exec Pkg Current 2020 X7 50i
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03-30-2019, 04:22 AM	#32
M Fifty Banned 844 Rep 1,962 Posts Drives: M2 & 330CI Join Date: May 2018 Location: The Interweb iTrader: (0)	Seat all the way down with the front of the cushion as high as it goes and the backrest set perpendicular to that. 6'1" The BMW Introduction to Performance day I did last year was more interested in getting you closer to the wheel (elbows at right angles) than anything else as they wanted you to hold the wheel at 9 and 3 and not feed the wheel through your hands.
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