Z3 passenger seat moves.

My passenger side seat slides back and forth slightly. All electronic controls work and its as if the seat is loose on the track. It will shift forward or back freely for about a half an inch. Not so bad if someone is sitting in it, but when I'm driving alone, I hear it move if I accelerate quickly or brake hard. I can grab the seat with my hand and just slightly move it back and forth without using the switches. Does not sound like the motors in the seat are being affected by the movement. Any ideas?

Yes,
PM with your email address, I'll send you a detailed power point slide show on how I fixed it.

Your seat bushings are worn out. This is a common problem with Z3's. You need to get Doug Whalen's seat bushings and replace your old ones. It's a straighforward fix and EOD Guy's presentation will most likely show you how.

If EOD's slides don't show ya, you can also check out Rachel's pages.

Originally Posted by EOD Guy

Yes,
PM with your email address, I'll send you a detailed power point slide show on how I fixed it.

PM sent...

You guys are the bestest!
Nice to know someone else shares my pain! Well, step one is to first go to dealer: I'm pretty sure my warranty will cover this. If not, I have the best resources to do it myself.
Thanx a million!

If the dealer does it under warranty, they will just put more crummy rubber bushings in and you'll be in the same boat in another 15-20k miles. Even if you have to do it yourself, I think it's better to do it once and be done with it.

I replaced both seat bushings for about fourty bucks. This is an easy fix. I noticed that another member is sending the instructions. Just follow each step, and you will be amazed at how easy this procedure is. I also fixed my glove box sag using the instuctions given by a member and also was an easy process knowing how.

Originally Posted by Vinci

If the dealer does it under warranty, they will just put more crummy rubber bushings in and you'll be in the same boat in another 15-20k miles. Even if you have to do it yourself, I think it's better to do it once and be done with it.

+1
Also, the more you do, the more confident you are to do other things.

my glove box hangs down, and i noticed someone had the same problem. what's the solution?

http://www.mz3.net/articles/253.html

Originally Posted by lhs2miler

my glove box hangs down, and i noticed someone had the same problem. what's the solution?

There's a guy who's on the bimmerforums' Z3 board who sells them on ebay. Here's a link to it

Originally Posted by WileECoyote

There's a guy who's on the bimmerforums' Z3 board who sells them on ebay. Here's a link to it

Just did my glovebox fix with the same kit. Works beautifully!

The seat bushings also worked great, but were a little tougher to get in. That whole "bushings surrounding a block" was a little overengineered, IMHO. They could have done without the bad bushings, and just made the block larger.

I have the same problem. Can you PM the Powerpoint to me also?

Thanks

Can I also get that PPT presentation? Will that tell me what parts I need to get? Thanks

Could I also get your PPT of how to fix the passenger seat? I appreciate it.

All I've been away for awhile, Did everyone get the ppt that wanted it? Thanks
Dave

Can you email me the info?


www.emeider@ecmdesign.net


Thanks!