Who else thinks the Driver's side window controls are a bit too far away?

brocklanders · 05-26-2012, 03:24 PM

i stand corrected, i just read the article. they moved them back 2cm, i dont know how i didnt notice that. so it must be my fault i keep hitting the rear window switch since they have addressed this problem.

BMWBlackout · 05-26-2012, 03:41 PM

Totally agree. done it so many times

dd243372 · 05-26-2012, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joemag94

While I'm complaining, I also hate door lock button in the middle of the dash.

^This

Chris@codemybimmer · 05-26-2012, 05:16 PM

i think germans have long ass fingers if anything...
the passenger sides window button is WAYYYYYYYYYY too far above the hand rest.

Chris@codemybimmer · 05-26-2012, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joemag94

While I'm complaining, I also hate door lock button in the middle of the dash.

+1
im always scared to tilt my window up in a parking lot casue im sacred someone will just get a long pole and stick it in to unlock the door and take my stuff inside lol

tshoww · 05-26-2012, 05:19 PM

the exact reason I switched from an e90 to e92

no rear windows means no rear window controls

RussRamz · 05-26-2012, 05:21 PM

If you drive with a suitable driving position (not gangsta style), it will not be a problem. German drivers are serious about their driving and it is illustrated with they ergonomic designs of their vehicles.

bumere90 · 05-26-2012, 06:55 PM

amin

abcde · 05-26-2012, 07:00 PM

Haha this happens to me too! Glad I'm not the only one. I feel like such an idiot when I end up rolling down the rear window. I've gotten a bit more conscious about it though and always reach farther up the side of the door to make sure I've got the right switch now.

chuy5819 · 05-26-2012, 07:06 PM

hahaha i thought i was the only one

douwe22 · 05-26-2012, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by dd243372

^This

+2, and im 6ft,

gtaccord · 05-26-2012, 07:51 PM

I would think that most of us are not 16 years old riding around "gangsta" as you say. I can reach the radio and climate controls fine with even bending forward but the window switches are still just a little out of reach.

jmen11 · 05-26-2012, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by 1lyfe

+1
im always scared to tilt my window up in a parking lot casue im sacred someone will just get a long pole and stick it in to unlock the door and take my stuff inside lol

I've tried that, it doesn't work.

lastkings2012 · 05-26-2012, 09:31 PM

wow we are all the same

adriang · 05-26-2012, 11:56 PM

SAME

jvsxn · 05-27-2012, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by twd00

I'm always hitting that rear window when I want the front

First world problems. I hate it too..

stopper · 05-27-2012, 12:59 AM

Funny this thread was just recently created. I took a friend for a spin in my car last weekend for the first time. From standing outside the car inspecting everything, to the WOT sprint up the highway on-ramp, he was completely impressed. Until the one critical comment he made, "Why is the window button so far away from me? It's completely on the far side of the door handle too."

Being 6'5", the reachability of, well, anything in the car had never occured to me until that moment.

cypis007 · 05-27-2012, 06:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by twd00

I'm always hitting that rear window when I want the front

Same!

rsitnick · 05-27-2012, 08:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RussRamz

If you drive with a suitable driving position (not gangsta style), it will not be a problem. German drivers are serious about their driving and it is illustrated with they ergonomic designs of their vehicles.

Yeah.. But I'm 6'4 and have the same issue. (I liked them on the center console in the E46).

R608 · 05-27-2012, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by brocklanders

i stand corrected, i just read the article. they moved them back 2cm, i dont know how i didnt notice that. so it must be my fault i keep hitting the rear window switch since they have addressed this problem.

Unless BMW is controlling your arm, yes, it is your fault.

The arm rest sloping down toward the front of the door has never struck me as being very ergonomic. However, if they had moved the switches further back still, this thread would no doubt just be replaced with another where people complain that every time they go to put their window down, they end up knocking one of the mirrors out of adjustment instead.

Actually, if they were clustered together instead of spread out, I'd like to see them back on the center console as well.

saxon · 05-27-2012, 09:46 AM

same problem here, i'm 5`5" and the only controls that are comfortable are the idrive

matty76 · 05-27-2012, 10:09 AM

haha, this is hilarious, I always hit the rear window accidentally, yup too far away!

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brocklanders Major 106 Rep 1,428 Posts Drives: the uno, mineral white Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: houston iTrader: (3) Garage List 06 325 [0.00]	i stand corrected, i just read the article. they moved them back 2cm, i dont know how i didnt notice that. so it must be my fault i keep hitting the rear window switch since they have addressed this problem.
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Chris@codemybimmer 171 Rep 1,397 Posts Drives: AW F30 328i Xdrive Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Toronto iTrader: (1)	i think germans have long ass fingers if anything... the passenger sides window button is WAYYYYYYYYYY too far above the hand rest.
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tshoww oG 56 Rep 487 Posts Drives: 2009 Alpine White 335i e90 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Las Vegas iTrader: (1)	the exact reason I switched from an e90 to e92 no rear windows means no rear window controls __________________ \| 2009 \| e90 335i \|Alpine White \| \| It's not about the miles per gallon, it's about the smiles per gallon \|
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RussRamz M Slut 18 Rep 564 Posts Drives: 2011 M3 Coupe Mineral White Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Adenau, GE via 3 years in dreadful El Paso, TX iTrader: (0)	If you drive with a suitable driving position (not gangsta style), it will not be a problem. German drivers are serious about their driving and it is illustrated with they ergonomic designs of their vehicles. __________________ You have to be 100% behind someone before you can stab them in the back. David Brent
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abcde Second Lieutenant 4 Rep 201 Posts Drives: 11 E90 335i M Sport LeMansBlue Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Cali iTrader: (0)	Haha this happens to me too! Glad I'm not the only one. I feel like such an idiot when I end up rolling down the rear window. I've gotten a bit more conscious about it though and always reach farther up the side of the door to make sure I've got the right switch now.
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05-26-2012, 07:06 PM	#54
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gtaccord Major 56 Rep 1,464 Posts Drives: 2009 BMW 335xi Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Maryland iTrader: (7) Garage List 2009 BMW 335i xdrive [0.00]	I would think that most of us are not 16 years old riding around "gangsta" as you say. I can reach the radio and climate controls fine with even bending forward but the window switches are still just a little out of reach.
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05-27-2012, 12:59 AM	#61
stopper Person of Interest 20 Rep 290 Posts Drives: A petrol-engine motorcar Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: CT iTrader: (3)	Funny this thread was just recently created. I took a friend for a spin in my car last weekend for the first time. From standing outside the car inspecting everything, to the WOT sprint up the highway on-ramp, he was completely impressed. Until the one critical comment he made, "Why is the window button so far away from me? It's completely on the far side of the door handle too." Being 6'5", the reachability of, well, anything in the car had never occured to me until that moment.
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saxon Captain 220 Rep 880 Posts Drives: s4 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: pa iTrader: (3)	same problem here, i'm 5`5" and the only controls that are comfortable are the idrive
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05-27-2012, 10:09 AM	#66
matty76 Private 3 Rep 54 Posts Drives: 2008 335i Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: hamilton iTrader: (0)	haha, this is hilarious, I always hit the rear window accidentally, yup too far away!
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