Crooked seats in the M2?!

voyagergab · 05-30-2018, 07:38 PM

Which way is it rotated to btw?

boostm3 · 05-30-2018, 07:52 PM

You can see it here.. Seat is pointing slightly to the left of steering wheel. I swear, of all the things I obsess about every day, this isnt one of them. When Im entering the car, or in the car, I never notice it.

voyagergab · 05-30-2018, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by boostm3

You can see it here.. Seat is pointing slightly to the left of steering wheel. I swear, of all the things I obsess about every day, this isnt one of them. When Im entering the car, or in the car, I never notice it.

That's it. Now I know and can't unsee lol.

MrKepan · 05-30-2018, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by boostm3

You can see it here.. Seat is pointing slightly to the left of steering wheel. I swear, of all the things I obsess about every day, this isnt one of them. When Im entering the car, or in the car, I never notice it.

still could not see it. The center of the wheel, spoke and the middle seam of the seat line up perfectly.

I start to get a feeling that this topic is a troll. like the blue dress and Laurel.

boostm3 · 05-30-2018, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by MrKepan

still could not see it. The center of the wheel, spoke and the middle seam of the seat line up perfectly.

I start to get a feeling that this topic is a troll. like the blue dress and Laurel.

Its not. Its real. There was even an engineering explanation for it which I dont recall. Its just not a big deal.

DanG · 05-30-2018, 10:19 PM

I don’t notice it. They said my M235i had the same problem. I didn’t notice it then either.

Bt12 · 05-31-2018, 05:20 AM

Is the M2C seats still crooked lol

KevM2 · 05-31-2018, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by MrKepan

Quote:

Originally Posted by boostm3

You can see it here.. Seat is pointing slightly to the left of steering wheel. I swear, of all the things I obsess about every day, this isnt one of them. When Im entering the car, or in the car, I never notice it.

still could not see it. The center of the wheel, spoke and the middle seam of the seat line up perfectly.

I start to get a feeling that this topic is a troll. like the blue dress and Laurel.

It becomes obvious if you just draw a straight line up using that line in the middle of the seat cushion up towards the steering wheel...

Spa2k · 05-31-2018, 09:41 PM

Thank God my butt cheeks are offset the right direction!

stefan · 05-31-2018, 10:44 PM

You guys are hilarious. I cannot notice this when I sit in the car and I've really tried.

If anything annoys me its my X1 mirrors sitting there attached to my M2.

virtguy · 06-01-2018, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by DanG

I don’t notice it. They said my M235i had the same problem. I didn’t notice it then either.

Same here. 12k miles in my M235 and 1200 so far in the M2 and I've tried and tried but I just don't notice it.

No Boost · 06-01-2018, 03:22 PM

Bust a hard fart and you'll be dead center.

BMWAUS · 06-04-2018, 04:57 AM

I’ve noticed it in my 2018 M2.
Not at first but with the steering wheel on the RHS in Australia the seat faces to the right hand front wheel. I hate sitting crooked and now I’m getting a sore left neck and shoulder.
Has anyone else noticed this?
Be the opposite shoulder or side of neck with steering wheel on left of car facing forward.
I personally think the seats are crappy,hard and this just makes an otherwise brilliant car so utterly disappointing. May sadly have to sell it as it’s hurting like crazy.
I don’t care from an OCD point of view. Purely comfort. It’s worse than my 15 year old Subaru which is really sad.

Bt12 · 06-04-2018, 05:35 AM

I notice it, it’s not a big deal. I just shift my weight to the other butt cheek. Doesn’t bother me that’s all

David.m · 06-04-2018, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by BMWAUS

I’ve noticed it in my 2018 M2.
Not at first but with the steering wheel on the RHS in Australia the seat faces to the right hand front wheel. I hate sitting crooked and now I’m getting a sore left neck and shoulder.
Has anyone else noticed this?
Be the opposite shoulder or side of neck with steering wheel on left of car facing forward.
I personally think the seats are crappy,hard and this just makes an otherwise brilliant car so utterly disappointing. May sadly have to sell it as it’s hurting like crazy.
I don’t care from an OCD point of view. Purely comfort. It’s worse than my 15 year old Subaru which is really sad.

Mate I think you've let the power of suggestion get to you

Looking from the back seat, with headrest removed from driver's seat, you can see the offset is negligible & no where near pointing to the front wheel. Purely out of interest I recently used a piece of string taped to the centre of the steering wheel & measured the seat back to be square to the wheel (within a couple of mm at worst). Not saying you aren't getting a sore neck/shoulder, but I'm 57 & have spinal degeneration in my lower neck (which causes serious headaches if I watch TV from anywhere but centre or sleep incorrectly) and have yet to experience a problem in the 13500km I've so far driven, a week ago drove 7hrs with a 40min break in the middle. May be there are other issues contributing to the sore shoulder/neck?

David1 · 06-04-2018, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Stage IV

Bust a hard fart and you'll be dead center.

Not totally centered. My farts go right or left so I must be off center.

Merstopher · 06-04-2018, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrKepan

still could not see it. The center of the wheel, spoke and the middle seam of the seat line up perfectly.

I start to get a feeling that this topic is a troll. like the blue dress and Laurel.

Wait.... you heard Laurel???

MSurge · 06-09-2018, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by MrKepan

Just checked, my LCI seat is perfectly straight and no misalignment of the steering wheel either.
They might have fixed it for the LCI. Chances are the comp. might be OK.

I drove an LCI. It’s severely off center. Not the case with the 3 Series.

MSurge · 06-09-2018, 08:28 PM

It’s obvious if you look at this picture. Draw a line from the seat cushion bolsters straight and see how the steering wheel is not parallel. When I’m driving, I expect my legs to be parallel to the steering wheel column. I guess I’m odd because I expect that!

bmwstephen · 11-18-2022, 08:51 AM

bringing this thread back up. I am curious for f87 owners to see if anyone can look into what is causing the crooked seat from the factory:

- is the passenger side also crooked?
- is the seat rail or floor mounting causing it to be crooked?
- for RHD cars, is their driver side still crooked?
- if you swap in aftermarket seats, are they still crooked?

Zeese · 11-18-2022, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by bmwstephen

bringing this thread back up. I am curious for f87 owners to see if anyone can look into what is causing the crooked seat from the factory:

- is the passenger side also crooked?
- is the seat rail or floor mounting causing it to be crooked?
- for RHD cars, is their driver side still crooked?
- if you swap in aftermarket seats, are they still crooked?

The car is crooked, the seat is fine ;-)
Watch from roughly 10:45.

///M TOWN · 11-18-2022, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by bmwstephen

bringing this thread back up. I am curious for f87 owners to see if anyone can look into what is causing the crooked seat from the factory:

- is the passenger side also crooked?
- is the seat rail or floor mounting causing it to be crooked?
- for RHD cars, is their driver side still crooked?
- if you swap in aftermarket seats, are they still crooked?

Maybe go read the thread

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BMWAUS Registered 2 Rep 3 Posts Drives: 2018 M2 Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	I’ve noticed it in my 2018 M2. Not at first but with the steering wheel on the RHS in Australia the seat faces to the right hand front wheel. I hate sitting crooked and now I’m getting a sore left neck and shoulder. Has anyone else noticed this? Be the opposite shoulder or side of neck with steering wheel on left of car facing forward. I personally think the seats are crappy,hard and this just makes an otherwise brilliant car so utterly disappointing. May sadly have to sell it as it’s hurting like crazy. I don’t care from an OCD point of view. Purely comfort. It’s worse than my 15 year old Subaru which is really sad.
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