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Thread: Seatback twist... What's the worst you've ever seen?

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    Default Seatback twist... What's the worst you've ever seen?

    I test drove a 94 540i auto and the seat back twist was so bad that the drivers seat was literally angled at the rear view mirror. Awful, but the rest of the car was gorgeous!
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    had em so bad that i had to replace the back part of the seat because they broke it, some people don't take no for a answer
    all america wants is cold beer warm cat and a place to take a poop with a door on it

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    mine was almost to that point, I was surprised it didnt bereak

    Quote Originally Posted by winfred
    had em so bad that i had to replace the back part of the seat because they broke it, some people don't take no for a answer
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    they can take a lot of twist and not break, you gotta try to **** it up

    Quote Originally Posted by 632 Regal
    mine was almost to that point, I was surprised it didnt bereak
    all america wants is cold beer warm cat and a place to take a poop with a door on it

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    my buddys 89 525i passenger seat. the seatback is no loger attatched to the car.
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    twisted so bad, then congyinued to operate it until the top of the frame broke.

    Found him a new frame fixed the cables.


    Vee ave vays of dealing vid your kind...........

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    steel cables from seat need to be re-adjusted,trim.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ray364
    steel cables from seat need to be re-adjusted,trim.
    I usually just trim the outer plastic part.....never trimmed the steel put


    Vee ave vays of dealing vid your kind...........

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    Wait for me to take some pics of my driver seat. Waiting for a cool day [hahaha yeah cool day in Texas in Agusut] to take it out and work on it

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    Default This customers was the worst i had seen that they

    were still using on a regular basis without breaking the frame



    Quote Originally Posted by CharlesAFerg
    I test drove a 94 540i auto and the seat back twist was so bad that the drivers seat was literally angled at the rear view mirror. Awful, but the rest of the car was gorgeous!


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