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E89 Seats, non sports

Specific discussion about the E89 2009 Z4 (sDrive35is, sDrive35i, sDrive30i, sDrive23i)
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Post by A1GSS » Sun May 21, 2017 7:27 pm

My 2011 E89 has the bog standard seats. Drove 200 miles today and my back's buggered, really uncomfortable for most of the trip and the last 50 miles were very unhappy.

So my question to the learned members is... is it me? Or are the standard E89 seats cr*p?
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Post by benv6 » Sun May 21, 2017 7:42 pm

Sports seats are a MUST if you are buying a used zed :wink:
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Post by Maniac » Sun May 21, 2017 7:55 pm

TBH I still get a bad back with my sports seats. Same with the Merc and that's got all the adjustments under the sun.

Yet to find a car good for long runs but then I do have two herniated discs.

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Post by metal licker » Sun May 21, 2017 8:02 pm

I've had both and didn't have a problem with either :?
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Post by mr wilks » Sun May 21, 2017 8:11 pm

Maniac wrote: Sun May 21, 2017 7:55 pm TBH I still get a bad back with my sports seats. Same with the Merc and that's got all the adjustments under the sun.

Yet to find a car good for long runs but then I do have two herniated discs.

If you can't find comfort in Mercedes seats then you are looking at either major step up in ££ to the big league or a Saab 9-5 :D
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Post by Smartbear » Sun May 21, 2017 8:17 pm

A1GSS wrote: Sun May 21, 2017 7:27 pm My 2011 E89 has the bog standard seats. Drove 200 miles today and my back's buggered, really uncomfortable for most of the trip and the last 50 miles were very unhappy.

So my question to the learned members is... is it me? Or are the standard E89 seats cr*p?

I drove almost 2,500 miles in a week on a recent road trip & arrived home feeling better than when I left, I'd say the e89 m-sports seats are super comfortable :thumbsup:
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Post by mr wilks » Sun May 21, 2017 8:25 pm

Smartbear wrote: Sun May 21, 2017 8:17 pm
A1GSS wrote: Sun May 21, 2017 7:27 pm My 2011 E89 has the bog standard seats. Drove 200 miles today and my back's buggered, really uncomfortable for most of the trip and the last 50 miles were very unhappy.

So my question to the learned members is... is it me? Or are the standard E89 seats cr*p?

I drove almost 2,500 miles in a week on a recent road trip & arrived home feeling better than when I left, I'd say the e89 m-sports seats are super comfortable :thumbsup:
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Have to agree Rob the 89 Msport seats are a massive step up in comfort + quality from previous model seats
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Post by A1GSS » Sun May 21, 2017 9:52 pm

Um. So maybe a seat swap. Or a car swap...
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Post by A1GSS » Sun May 21, 2017 9:54 pm

Saabs, we had a 900 Turbo in the late 80's, the seats in that were sublime :) torque steer a killer though!

My daily is an A8. OK totally different beast, but have done 1000 mile days in that car with no backpain problems.
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Post by ronk » Sun May 21, 2017 11:25 pm

I had a Saab 99 Turbo in the early 80's and those seats were tremendous!
Red velour but oh so comfortable. The seat / steering wheel/ pedals were all skew whif but it just worked .
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Post by ibroker » Mon May 22, 2017 12:26 pm

I have 2 M sport seats, unmarked sitting in my shed if your interested.
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Post by ronk » Mon May 22, 2017 1:07 pm

I think seats with adjustable lumbar support helps . :thumbsup:
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Post by A1GSS » Mon May 22, 2017 2:26 pm

ibroker wrote: Mon May 22, 2017 12:26 pm I have 2 M sport seats, unmarked sitting in my shed if your interested.
E89 M Sport? What colour are they?
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Post by Smartbear » Mon May 22, 2017 2:31 pm

A1GSS wrote: Mon May 22, 2017 2:26 pm
ibroker wrote: Mon May 22, 2017 12:26 pm I have 2 M sport seats, unmarked sitting in my shed if your interested.
E89 M Sport? What colour are they?
I think they were black alcantera with orange stripes?
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