Seat Question

shimstack · 02-18-2022, 08:09 AM

My E91 came with E90 M3 seats installed by a previous owner. They are heated and full power.

It also came with the stock base, non-heated, non-power seats.

It sounds like the non-powered seats can go lower than the powered seats. If that's the case, can I swap the manual slider/height mechanism from the base seats to the M3 seats to get them lower? Obviously I'd like to retain the power adjustment for the seatback- angle, lumbar, and bolsters.

Curious if anyone's done this before I start taking stuff apart.

ptpending · 02-20-2022, 02:13 AM

if you want this you need to search half-electric e90 or e92 seat frames
they do what you want to do

nazb · 03-31-2022, 04:17 AM

Hey guys, I'm a new E90 330i owner so not much knowledge about stuff so I may be posting in the wrong place.

I was wondering if there was a fix for the thigh extender at the base of the front seat? the handle has come off and the mechanism's plastic card thing has just slid out. The extender also doesn't click in anymore and is stuck in that very position.

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated!

02-18-2022, 08:09 AM	#1
shimstack Private 56 Rep 56 Posts Drives: E91 6MT RWD Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: Denver iTrader: (0)	Seat Question - Base vs. M3 Seat Guts My E91 came with E90 M3 seats installed by a previous owner. They are heated and full power. It also came with the stock base, non-heated, non-power seats. It sounds like the non-powered seats can go lower than the powered seats. If that's the case, can I swap the manual slider/height mechanism from the base seats to the M3 seats to get them lower? Obviously I'd like to retain the power adjustment for the seatback- angle, lumbar, and bolsters. Curious if anyone's done this before I start taking stuff apart.
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02-20-2022, 02:13 AM	#2
ptpending Colonel 456 Rep 2,749 Posts Drives: e91 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Poland iTrader: (1)	if you want this you need to search half-electric e90 or e92 seat frames they do what you want to do __________________ E81 2007 130i 6cylinder Montego blue Retrofits: Harman Kardon, High-beam assistant, Removable tow hitch. Auto-dim folding exterior mirrors. Lumbar support. Perfomance Brakes.
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03-31-2022, 04:17 AM	#3
nazb New Member 3 Rep 13 Posts Drives: BMW E90 330i Join Date: Mar 2022 Location: London UK iTrader: (0)	Hey guys, I'm a new E90 330i owner so not much knowledge about stuff so I may be posting in the wrong place. I was wondering if there was a fix for the thigh extender at the base of the front seat? the handle has come off and the mechanism's plastic card thing has just slid out. The extender also doesn't click in anymore and is stuck in that very position. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated!
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