The EASY Way To Fix BMW M5 E38 E39 E34 Twisted Seat Back And Seat Bottom
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2024
- In this video I show how to fix BMW 5 Series seat twist for M5 e34 e38 e39 cars, this fix is for the twisting seat bottom and seat back , the fix is free and fast and can be done with the seat in the car ,
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HEADS UP... Your seat is different than mine... I have a 2003 E39 530i. I have TWO cables for each side of the seat. One motor and two cables control the left shoulder, a second motor and two other cables control the right shoulder. I traced one cable from the bad shoulder (right) to a motor and did your repair. I thought I was done... Then I noticed that each side has two cables. So I did your repair to the other cable also.
BRILLIANT!!!!! Works like a champ. So I take it that BMW made the center cables just a tad too short.. or the sheath just a tad too long.
Simple fix. And works great afterwards. Thanks for the video. I've also done the coat hanger trick with the headrest. A tip if you drive an old bimmer - Do not play with the seat adjustment while out driving your car. Because when it breaks, depending on the seat location, the drive home will suck so bad.
Did that with a VW bug, put it too far back at the drive in movie to make room for, ummm... my girl and I to maneuver. We pushed it right off the tracks in the heat of the moment!!
I had no light so I had to pile stuff behind the seat to keep it up far enough to reach the pedals. (Coming to a stop and cornering were a beyotch, to say the least).
Thanks for sparking the memory, those were great days in America!!!
Great tip. I just made for both seat. They are working properly once again. I took the cable out prior to cut the plastic tubing. I thought it was safer to the cable. To level the seat I used drill to adjust the affected side. Once one the working bench, it took about 15 min to fix it. Thanks Nathan, once again for the video.
I need some help/advice I got all the way to stripping the cable and the whole metal part came out. I have not been able to get either end back so it is able to rotate. How hard was it to take both ends of the cable out and get them back in correctly? I even bought a new cable that I can replace but the cable doesn't seem to catch.
Thanks for the help. Can't imagine how much a shop or a dealer would charge to do this. Probably why a lot of people just ignore the problem.
Beyond Repair well this isn’t common here in the uk on any car as people ain’t fat here and lean to the side half the stuff that goes wrong here doesn’t here in the uk we must just have very good quality control and good people that look after there cars
BMW Doctor well that was dumb.
I asked a BMW shop and they said they would have replaced the seat. Came down to labor cost
Sorry, but you're making this much more difficult than it has to be. I've done both my front seats. You don't even have to remove the seats or remove the motor. Just take out 4 seat bolts, lean seat back against the back seat. You don't even have to remove the seat belt cable. Find the cable under the front seat that goes into the motor, that corresponds with the twisted side, & cut about 1/4 of an inch out of the length of the PLASTIC, in the MIDDLE of the cable that covers the 4 sided cable. You will have room to work, with the seat leaning back. Then, just super glue or epoxy or tape the 2 parts back together. The 4 sided cable will now move back into the motor to connect with the gear on it's own. Remember to adjust seat backs to an even keel before you start. I did 2 of these with a bad back, & I'm 61. You young whippersnappers should have no trouble. lol
Thank you for this detailed description. I'm fixing my seat tomorrow. Thanks to Nathan as well!
Giving your method a try today on my passenger seat of an 02 540i.
Thank you for sharing your solution!
I followed your exact instructions and my passenger seat is now fully operational! it was very nice to only remove 4 bolts and lean the seat back rather than disassemble it.
After cutting a 1/4 section out of the middle with a razor blade, I used duct tape to connect the sheath back together and I couldn't be happier.
I did it to the left side recline cable and the left side rear elevator cable.
@@NEONPARADlSE You're very welcome! I like to know that I've helped some one. Plus, it makes you feel good that you DIY on what could have been a complicated job. Good work!
This worked for me and saved me sometime, thanks and cheers!
Hi, watched video as have this problem with seats twisting on back rest and height adjustment. Motors an absolute nightmare to get to, tried to get cable out but extremely fiddly. Tried to just cut section of the cable sleeve out as a last resort, about 2.5cm, slid sleeve back together, taped together... WORKS!!! Lot easier than removing the cable, removing end cap, and trimmimg down sleeve...
Hell yeah, you keep it simple and direct. Great video
You're a legend! I did everything as you said, even used the battery and wire trick to test it, and it WORKED!
THANK YOU GOOD SIR
Thanks a lot! Same issue in my 2001 e38 m sport. Drives me nanners on the freeway. Flat long road you can feel the crooked driver seat. Now I can fix it. Thanks again
Thank you so much for this video
How do you know what cable to shorten? Do you shorten the side that is twisted toward the back?
Good fix, I was always sliding the cable out and applying loctite to the end of the cable. I think your fix is more permanent.
thank you very very much for this video. I used this video to fix my driver and passenger seat motors (so to speak).
Great video. My passenger seat just started this today when I was vacuuming the carpet, twisting the back. Right bolster not moving. I will take seat out and follow your DIY. What exactly does trimming the plastic wire cover do to make it work again? Thanks.
how many amps for power supply ? please give a close up with pins. Should i set my amperage to 3 amps ?
Wow, much simpler than other videos. Even Incan do this one. Thanks!!!!
GREAT VIDEO
I just did it slightly different. I never had to remove the metal cap from the motor so i didnt need to heat it or unscrew anything up there. I just cut the rubber cord twice and took the middle section out. Have it hooked up to the power supply and the problem seems to be fixed (seat still out of car). Stay tuned for whether or not it stays fixed this way.
Great video Nathan.
I have some of these and need some help with some stuff
what do you do if it's the bottom of the seat twisting & not the back rest?
God I’ve never had a car witu so many issues. My seat sits crook like I’m sitting lopsided. Does this work for a 07 335i as well?
Wish I had left it alone. Cable came out and I cannot get it back in to stay half a dozen tries. Seat is out of car but I am at wits end as to what to do now.
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Whats the part number of the Backrest motor?
Thank you for helping with this issue. This is so explanatory. I'm going to fix my front seat. :)
This perplexes me. What is the science behind this? How does this simple melt, remove, cut off, melt and put back on fix a twisted seat? I saw it work, so I know it works, but how does it work?
What the issue is...the black plastic sleeve is either just a hair too long or it has stretched over time causing the center drive cable to disengage from the motor...by cutting back some of the black plastic sleeve it allows the center drive cable to engage further into the motor drive...thus restoring cable drive
@@honlu6725 Neat!
How many amps do you have on the 12volts?
if the backrest is crooked? need to be regulated or will it do itself?
Is this the same for a 98 7 series 740il???
Lol the thing crawling on you
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All these extra steps ? All you do is disconnect cable on any side of the seat back motor. Run 12v to 2 pins on harness. One side is disabled now so just adjust the other side till untwisted then return cable to motor you removed. No heating anything necessary. Remove one side adjust with the other .
The problem is that most of the time only one side moves at all, so the cable needs shortening to get the inner square drive cable back into the motor.
What if I cut too much cable??
Guys when you know how BMW makes us people stupid you never going to buy again///////////////
everything deliberately complicated design This is not too smart
Nice video and Good job, it was very interesting. Thank you ////////////////////
huh, so it's not just me, these BMWs really do have weird seat problems
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Shame on you BMW.
Today's your technology it's disgusting and your quality so bad, shame on you BMW, you lost the name you should bankruptcy you make that too many people cry because we're leaving your car, now it's a garbage shame on you BMW. $70,000 cars sales for 1,000 in Millbury wanted to buy it shame on you BMW
Try driving a 20 year old Jaguar, Mercedes, Audi, etc... complicated things that make BMW luxurious are prone to wear. Some of us LIKE to work on our rides. My 2003 525i Sport Touring is still far and away the best quality car I've owned. The last of the E39s were the best, and the Touring is arguably the most advanced and solidify engineered wagon chassis. The E39 series had many firsts...