Manual passenger seat stuck

skmattwell said:
IT'S OUT!!
Finally after hours of trying, the stubborn seat rail has finally been removed, all without cutting through the bolt. Fellow forum member chemical.equal (thanks again)

Happy to help matey. Look forward to seeing the new m sport seats!

Zedebee said:
Glad you got that out. Great photo, and glad to see [ref]chemical.equal277[/ref] wearing the appropriate PPE.

Cheers. Not ideal using a grinder inside a car…..needs must sometimes.

How are those coilovers? Good or crap?
 
chemical.equal277 said:
How are those coilovers? Good or crap?
The front shocks do not fit in a Z4 knuckle. God knows what they fit, as they are identical to the ones on the MaXPeeding website for Z4. No other information or adaptors available. Anyhow I got hold of a good set of OEM parts on here instead and sold the car, so they are still on the shelf.
 
chemical.equal277 said:
Not ideal using a grinder inside a car…..needs must sometimes.

I can see you used plenty of protection on the carpet, trim etc.
Got to ask though, how many burn holes in the headlining?

Think I may have put the roof down first, being a bit paranoid!
 
chemical.equal277 said:
How u get on with seats O.P. ?

Hopefully fitting them tomorrow as Ive has to wait for the seat occupancy bypass. Thought it would be less fiddly to do outside of the car.

enuff_zed said:
chemical.equal277 said:
Not ideal using a grinder inside a car…..needs must sometimes.

I can see you used plenty of protection on the carpet, trim etc.
Got to ask though, how many burn holes in the headlining?

Think I may have put the roof down first, being a bit paranoid!

None at all from what I can see :) Didn't want to risk any airbags going off or fault codes by reconnecting the battery
 
skmattwell said:
chemical.equal277 said:
How u get on with seats O.P. ?

Hopefully fitting them tomorrow as Ive has to wait for the seat occupancy bypass. Thought it would be less fiddly to do outside of the car.

enuff_zed said:
chemical.equal277 said:
Not ideal using a grinder inside a car…..needs must sometimes.

I can see you used plenty of protection on the carpet, trim etc.
Got to ask though, how many burn holes in the headlining?

Think I may have put the roof down first, being a bit paranoid!

None at all from what I can see :) Didn't want to risk any airbags going off or fault codes by reconnecting the battery
Yeah of course, what was I thinking. :headbang:
Could have done it manually but sods law the bypass valve would stick then.
 
I'm not fully convinced the manual release works on my car either. Thankfully all was well, I was overdue a bit of luck :rofl:
 
Well it's the post we've all been waiting for...

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They sports seats are officially in! Yet to take them on a trst drive but if they feel as good as they look then I'll have no complaints.

Thanks again everyone for your advice, it's been a journey (this is the 70th post on the thread!) But we finally got there. Hope to see you all in real life at some point! Maybe ace cafe?
 
The sports seats look beautiful mate. Well worth the effort. I think it feels far more rewarding when something is a battle. Makes you appreciate what you have done more.

I was very tempted to post in your for sale thread but it wouldn't be fair to derail it.

'That's a shame, I was looking for a passenger seat'

:poke:
 
skmattwell said:
Well it's the post we've all been waiting for...

IMG_20230207_161932664.jpgIMG_20230207_161942351.jpg

They sports seats are officially in! Yet to take them on a trst drive but if they feel as good as they look then I'll have no complaints.

Thanks again everyone for your advice, it's been a journey (this is the 70th post on the thread!) But we finally got there. Hope to see you all in real life at some point! Maybe ace cafe?
Did you weld these in as well?
 
enuff_zed said:
skmattwell said:
Well it's the post we've all been waiting for...

IMG_20230207_161932664.jpgIMG_20230207_161942351.jpg

They sports seats are officially in! Yet to take them on a trst drive but if they feel as good as they look then I'll have no complaints.

Thanks again everyone for your advice, it's been a journey (this is the 70th post on the thread!) But we finally got there. Hope to see you all in real life at some point! Maybe ace cafe?
Did you weld these in as well?

Yeah and lined the rails with rust and chewing gum for good measure :lol:
 
Looking good. But it’s not all about the looks (I actually think the New England seats look great), the M-sport seats grip you in a different way. If you are a big lad they not be too comfortable though!
I’m probably an hour from you. Come down if you fancy a drive out in the country. We can compare retro-fitted M-sport seats :D
 
skmattwell said:
Well it's the post we've all been waiting for...

That photo makes all the pain seem worthwhile. :thumbsup:

I still can't understand why M-Sport seats weren't standard in all Z4s. :?
 
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