Is the drivers seat slightly off center?

omniphil · 12-11-2015, 06:11 AM

Is it just my imagination (Or maybe just my car?) or is the seating position slightly to the left about an inch or two of the steering wheel?

JDM_CL9 · 12-11-2015, 09:56 AM

Don't drink and drive! LOL just kidding, I'll check this when I go on my lunch break.

omniphil · 12-11-2015, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by JDM_CL9

Don't drink and drive! LOL just kidding, I'll check this when I go on my lunch break.

LOL, I'm not kidding you! The BMW emblem isn't right in the center of my chest.

M3 Number 86 · 12-11-2015, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by omniphil

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Originally Posted by JDM_CL9

Don't drink and drive! LOL just kidding, I'll check this when I go on my lunch break.

LOL, I'm not kidding you! The BMW emblem isn't right in the center of my chest.

It kind of is.

Amirsm3 · 12-11-2015, 11:03 AM

Mine is to the center of my chest.... maybe you're just not sitting square into your seat? I know when I used to have a bulky wallet, it messed with my seating position and ruined my seat as well

Elwolfe · 12-11-2015, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Amirsm3

Mine is to the center of my chest.... maybe you're just not sitting square into your seat? I know when I used to have a bulky wallet, it messed with my seating position and ruined my seat as well

My position is centered... Like Amirism mentioned, a George Costanza type walled in your right rear pocket could definitely cause this.

Amirsm3 · 12-11-2015, 11:12 AM

You may want to look into your seat mounts. I find it hard to believe they could be bent, but anything's possible with the correct variables, honestly.

burtonsbs5114 · 12-11-2015, 11:58 AM

Check the production date. If it was made in September or October, or on a Friday, the person building it was probably drunk and installed the seat squinting through one eye...

PrimeBMW · 12-11-2015, 12:51 PM

In the e46 M3 the seat is definitely to the left. Try putting a racing seat in and centering it on the steering wheel.......you have to space the seat over to the right and you end up running into the trans tunnel before you are centered. The e92 m3 may have the same situation.

Rajmun340 · 12-11-2015, 01:02 PM

Everytime i take my accord i enjoy the view from the driver seat.
The M3 winshield is so horizontal and small you are looking through one inch of glass for everything directly facing you.

omniphil · 12-11-2015, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by JoeM3SSII

Everytime i take my accord i enjoy the view from the driver seat.
The M3 winshield is so horizontal and small you are looking through one inch of glass for everything directly facing you.

Tell me about it... I'm 6 feet tall and with the seat adjusted all the way down I am still too close to the roof (damn sunroof)

Rajmun340 · 12-11-2015, 01:21 PM

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Tell me about it... I'm 6 feet tall and with the seat adjusted all the way down I am still too close to the roof (damn sunroof)

same here. 6'3" everytime i sit in the accord i am reminded how limited my field of view is in the m3. Also seing through 1 inch of glass. I won't even talk about the seat. It fails to support the back. I have accepted the compromise knowing it's not a GT car.

M3Bimmer77 · 12-11-2015, 02:51 PM

Believe me guys, some people are not meant to drive M3s, maybe accords or even a Prius GTS!!!! What's wrong with you guys!!!! My M3 fits me like a glove!!!!

burtonsbs5114 · 12-11-2015, 03:10 PM

yea, i'm 6'0" and I don't have any issues...

JsL · 12-11-2015, 03:12 PM

Driver is off center?

Kong Sheng Han · 12-11-2015, 04:23 PM

I'm 5'7", and I think the seats on my cars are too high lol.

Rajmun340 · 12-11-2015, 04:42 PM

No doubt the m3 seat and windshield view is good if you are a hobbit, dwarf or average size. For people 6' or more M5 is the right cabin size.

buffstocover · 12-11-2015, 06:43 PM

Geezus. Sounds like some of you guys should have opted for either the e60 M5, a motorized scooter, or CrossFit.

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Amirsm3 Brigadier General 514 Rep 3,482 Posts Drives: 2011 Space Grey e90 M3 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Williams/Flagstaff, AZ iTrader: (3)	Mine is to the center of my chest.... maybe you're just not sitting square into your seat? I know when I used to have a bulky wallet, it messed with my seating position and ruined my seat as well __________________ 2011 e90 M3 Space Grey DCT ZCP- eAs, BMW Performance, Agency Power, Macht Schnell, iND, Milltek, Volk, Challenge, Stoptech, Ohlins BMWCCA:518970
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Amirsm3 Brigadier General 514 Rep 3,482 Posts Drives: 2011 Space Grey e90 M3 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Williams/Flagstaff, AZ iTrader: (3)	You may want to look into your seat mounts. I find it hard to believe they could be bent, but anything's possible with the correct variables, honestly. __________________ 2011 e90 M3 Space Grey DCT ZCP- eAs, BMW Performance, Agency Power, Macht Schnell, iND, Milltek, Volk, Challenge, Stoptech, Ohlins BMWCCA:518970
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PrimeBMW Major 662 Rep 1,424 Posts Drives: E46 M3+S62, E92 M3 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (0)	In the e46 M3 the seat is definitely to the left. Try putting a racing seat in and centering it on the steering wheel.......you have to space the seat over to the right and you end up running into the trans tunnel before you are centered. The e92 m3 may have the same situation.
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Rajmun340 Major 413 Rep 1,178 Posts Drives: 2013 E92 M3 ZCP factory order Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: NC iTrader: (0)	Everytime i take my accord i enjoy the view from the driver seat. The M3 winshield is so horizontal and small you are looking through one inch of glass for everything directly facing you.
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M3Bimmer77 Captain 340 Rep 947 Posts Drives: 2011.5 M3 E90 Jet Black Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: West Palm Beach iTrader: (2)	Believe me guys, some people are not meant to drive M3s, maybe accords or even a Prius GTS!!!! What's wrong with you guys!!!! My M3 fits me like a glove!!!!
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Rajmun340 Major 413 Rep 1,178 Posts Drives: 2013 E92 M3 ZCP factory order Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: NC iTrader: (0)	No doubt the m3 seat and windshield view is good if you are a hobbit, dwarf or average size. For people 6' or more M5 is the right cabin size. Last edited by Rajmun340; 12-11-2015 at 04:55 PM..
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buffstocover Second Lieutenant 78 Rep 298 Posts Drives: 2008 E90 6MT Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: WA iTrader: (0)	Geezus. Sounds like some of you guys should have opted for either the e60 M5, a motorized scooter, or CrossFit. __________________ 2008 ///M3 - Dinan Intake & Exhaust
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