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Are ///M seats different to si sport seats?
- Tcochrane92
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Are ///M seats different to si sport seats?
Just wondering what the differences are between the M sport seats and the ///M seats. So far I've noticed my ///M has the ///M badge and not much else
Any difference in material maybe?
Any difference in material maybe?
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Are ///M seats different to si sport seats?
Si seats on individual trim can be specified in any leather so no necessary difference in material but the actual design is slightly different.
Don't have easy access to 2 photos right now but look at the bolster on both the //M has it as all 9ne piece whereas the si has extra stitching. Also as you mentioned no debossed //M logo on the si headrest
Don't have easy access to 2 photos right now but look at the bolster on both the //M has it as all 9ne piece whereas the si has extra stitching. Also as you mentioned no debossed //M logo on the si headrest
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Are ///M seats different to si sport seats?
Embossed M badge on the m seats in the headrest and on the seating of the m sport seats there are 2 cosmetical stitching patterns.
On rare occasions the m sport seats are fitted with an embossed piece of leather (cosmetic reasons I think) in the backrest:
M sport seats with the embossed piece
M seats:
I think that last feature is only for cars fitted with extended leather.
I have that embossed piece of leather too.
Materials (leather) can differ. M sport seats can be had in a range of 2 tone colours from the individual line.
Both M seats and M sportseats come in leathertype 'New england' (m seats black, msportseats black, red, and all bicolours) and leathertype 'walknappa' (M seats colours, and all coloured individual m sport seats), and I think you can even have the m sport seats in cloth or at least half leather.
Als the seatbelt guide can differ. The pre facelift seats (pre facelift m sport seats) have a thick guide:
Facelift chairs (m sportseats and m seats) have thin guides:
On rare occasions the m sport seats are fitted with an embossed piece of leather (cosmetic reasons I think) in the backrest:
M sport seats with the embossed piece
M seats:
I think that last feature is only for cars fitted with extended leather.
I have that embossed piece of leather too.
Materials (leather) can differ. M sport seats can be had in a range of 2 tone colours from the individual line.
Both M seats and M sportseats come in leathertype 'New england' (m seats black, msportseats black, red, and all bicolours) and leathertype 'walknappa' (M seats colours, and all coloured individual m sport seats), and I think you can even have the m sport seats in cloth or at least half leather.
Als the seatbelt guide can differ. The pre facelift seats (pre facelift m sport seats) have a thick guide:
Facelift chairs (m sportseats and m seats) have thin guides:
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Are ///M seats different to si sport seats?
guidoK mentions almost everything
I would only like to add that Z4M-Seats may come without the embossed m badge in case the first buyer of the car configurated his M without badges on the outside.
The Z4M-Seats come with a double stitching.
si-M-Seats may come with half leather. There should be no cloth only option. The standard leathertype of si-M-Seats is called Oregon leather.
There are facelift and prefacelift versions of si-M-Seats with different seat belt guides...
I would only like to add that Z4M-Seats may come without the embossed m badge in case the first buyer of the car configurated his M without badges on the outside.
The Z4M-Seats come with a double stitching.
si-M-Seats may come with half leather. There should be no cloth only option. The standard leathertype of si-M-Seats is called Oregon leather.
There are facelift and prefacelift versions of si-M-Seats with different seat belt guides...
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Are ///M seats different to si sport seats?
Dusty, mucky seats in those phoro's.. They are doing my ADHD head in.
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Lol no... thats just a little bit of dust. Thats what a week of tuscany does to your car, at least when you dare to ride the backroads at a mans pace. 5min vacuum job.
Wanna see mucky seats?
Enjoy
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Are ///M seats different to si sport seats?
Not all M seats have the M logo. Individual extended leathers are New England leather - champagne and amarone doesn't have an M logo, have a feeling the two tones might be the same.
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Are ///M seats different to si sport seats?
Are there any individual seats with /m logo?
From what I know there's only a generic individual brochure, not a seperate m individual brochure so I think they all picking from the same individual parts stock.
The seat in your picture isnt an M seat but a M sports seat (note the stitching on seat and bolster), which can be fitted to a z4m through the individual program..
From what I know there's only a generic individual brochure, not a seperate m individual brochure so I think they all picking from the same individual parts stock.
The seat in your picture isnt an M seat but a M sports seat (note the stitching on seat and bolster), which can be fitted to a z4m through the individual program..
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Some are new england so maybe thats the reason.
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I wonder if its this complicated as well on other bmw models where seats look almost identical with the exception of a small stitching seam or a little platch of embossed leather....
Or is it just the z4 ?
Or is it just the z4 ?
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I am thoroughly confused...
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Are ///M seats different to si sport seats?
I have retro-fitted ///M seats in mine with the ///M logo and thought I knew the difference until I read tom's post saying that some ///M seats don't have the logo on the headrest - his picture also shows stitching on the seat base that I thought were only on the M Sport seats as Guidok points out
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So I think the leathers that dont have the embossed logo are all the individual Ext leathers and bi colour
Syrah blue
Armarone
Champagne
Caramel
Although ive never seen an M with Syrah or Caramel leather only 3.0SI
Syrah blue
Armarone
Champagne
Caramel
Although ive never seen an M with Syrah or Caramel leather only 3.0SI
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Well it's all as clear to me as the above seat now....