Issue with fixing twisted seats

Ok, I've gone through the sites on how to fix the twisted seats by removing a small piece of the plastic tube. No problem....

...however, I don't remember the instructions telling me which side of the motor I should remove from and what about the other side of the cables?

I removed the piece on both side of the motor and I STILL have this issue. Please advise.



PS. Is there other BMW makes that I can just bolt on. I hear that 740s is a direct bolt and it is a plug and play. Is this correct? I don't want to buy a pair and not use it. Please advise.

Thanks.

Remove both cables from the motor. If the motor rotates its fine.

Trim the cables outer sheathing so that the rod inside stick out a bit. Re-insert them back into the motor.

If it is still twisting you need to trim the cables some more.


Report back with results!

I did trim 3/4 of an inch from the cable cover....still no such luck.
The motor works cuz my seat twists just fine...

Originally Posted by apocolyps3

I did trim 3/4 of an inch from the cable cover....still no such luck.
The motor works cuz my seat twists just fine...

OKay,so the rod should be sticking out maybe a 1/4 of an inch out of the sheath, and the rod should be flush with the end of the metal sleeve.

OK, I will try that tonight.....if not....I am going to get manuals....

I read somewhere that the E38 (740il) seats is a direct bolt on and plug and play seats. Is that true?

Originally Posted by apocolyps3

OK, I will try that tonight.....if not....I am going to get manuals....

I read somewhere that the E38 (740il) seats is a direct bolt on and plug and play seats. Is that true?

I highly doubt that...it's BMW.