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      04-21-2021, 09:07 AM   #23
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Can you get Merino leather on the M Sports seats yet? Or is it standard only?
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      04-21-2021, 09:26 AM   #24
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Can you get Merino leather on the M Sports seats yet? Or is it standard only?
Unless there has been a recent update from BMW, M Sport seats are only available in standard Vernasca leather with Merino leather only being avaiable on the standard seats. HTH
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      04-22-2021, 12:25 AM   #25
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It's not the price that bothers me. I want lumbar support for both front seats!

I've since got some more info via a data sheet that a dealer supplied.

"Deletion lumbar support/width adjustment
passenger side S048Z

With this option, the passenger seat width adjustment is deleted when in
combination with Sport seats. Where front lumbar support is specified in
addition, only the driver's side will come with this functionality. There is no
option available to add back in either function to the passenger seat. M Sport
seats are not affected.
Available as standard."

That says to me that not only will the lumbar width not be adjustable (which is what the configurator states) but also there will not be any lumbar support at all on the passenger side! So the front seats will be odd. They won't match. You can of course still have it with the M Sport seats which are reasonably priced at almost a grand but you can only have them in a choice of two colours; black or cognac.
I’ve chosen to have merino leather this time so I can’t have the adjustment anyway!
Get your point about front seats being odd but I don’t think they will look different to one another in an appreciable way.
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      04-22-2021, 12:27 AM   #26
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Can you get Merino leather on the M Sports seats yet? Or is it standard only?
Pretty sure that’s still the case.
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      04-22-2021, 12:29 AM   #27
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Unless there has been a recent update from BMW, M Sport seats are only available in standard Vernasca leather with Merino leather only being avaiable on the standard seats. HTH
That’s how I understand it too!
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A few of us who had F series cars without lumbar used one of these... https://www.demon-tweeks.com/real-es...8;gclsrc=aw.ds


Just take the back off the seat and put in front of the wire, I also put a magazine in between the wire and pad. The pump can just sit to the right of the seat and did actually look OEM (well if bmw did a manual lumbar support!)
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      04-23-2021, 04:48 AM   #29
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That’s interesting- how easy is it to remove the seat back?
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      04-24-2021, 09:13 AM   #30
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I’ve chosen to have merino leather this time so I can’t have the adjustment anyway!

To be clear, you're referring to the lumbar adjust in the front passenger with Merino? I think I have that in mine which is full merino - will check though, pic to follow...

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      04-24-2021, 10:56 AM   #31
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To be clear, you're referring to the lumbar adjust in the front passenger with Merino? I think I have that in mine which is full merino - will check though, pic to follow...

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Yes that’s exactly what I was referring to!
Thank you for posting the pic.
That has now been deleted from the build spec as of wk 12 production this year apparently.
Think I’m going to be ditching the merino and going back to vernasca though now due to merino knocking the build status back to 0077 ‘No quota available’ and a further delay of an estimated 8 weeks at the most optimistic!
These cars are like bloody hens’ teeth and trying to get one is an absolute nightmare.
I sold my F32 440i privately ( to a very good home as it happens ) on the misguided belief from the dealer that they could get me a new car quite readily. That turned out to be a load of bollocks!
So from selling my car in March abs expecting to have a replacement by end of May I’m now looking at god knows when! ☹️
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      04-24-2021, 11:44 AM   #32
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That’s interesting- how easy is it to remove the seat back?
Not sure on the G series, if it's anything like the F series then at the base of the plastic seat back there are 2 small pins to pull out, once those are out then its a simple matter of pulling down on the plastic back to remove it.
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      04-24-2021, 03:09 PM   #33
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Yes that’s exactly what I was referring to!
Thank you for posting the pic.
That has now been deleted from the build spec as of wk 12 production this year apparently.
Think I’m going to be ditching the merino and going back to vernasca though now due to merino knocking the build status back to 0077 ‘No quota available’ and a further delay of an estimated 8 weeks at the most optimistic!
These cars are like bloody hens’ teeth and trying to get one is an absolute nightmare.
I sold my F32 440i privately ( to a very good home as it happens ) on the misguided belief from the dealer that they could get me a new car quite readily. That turned out to be a load of bollocks!
So from selling my car in March abs expecting to have a replacement by end of May I’m now looking at god knows when! ☹️

Ah gotcha I thought you were saying that that wasn't avail as an offering on Merino regardless of shortages but just wanted to check; this is a Sept 2019 build fwiw but I bought used so whatever turned up did I think Vernasca might be a decent shout as Merino seems to need a decent bit of TLC to keep nice! Definitely a shame about the delays though. I hope it comes through for you.
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Ah gotcha I thought you were saying that that wasn't avail as an offering on Merino regardless of shortages but just wanted to check; this is a Sept 2019 build fwiw but I bought used so whatever turned up did I think Vernasca might be a decent shout as Merino seems to need a decent bit of TLC to keep nice! Definitely a shame about the delays though. I hope it comes through for you.
Thank you for the words of support, it's much appreciated!
I really thought I'd treat myself to merino for a change and was all set to go down that route until the delay became apparent. Possibly fate but it made me think of the potential problems I could encounter with merino in what is essentially a daily driver and the use to which the car is put. Then of course the fact I'm somewhat anal about keeping my car in as 'showroom condition' as possible, in the circumstances I think I would just end up paranoid looking after merino, the first burr on the leather from a stud on a pair if jeans or the wife's fingernail and I'd go mental! So from the point of view of maintaining my sanity (and quite possibly my marriage!) I decided the Vernasca would be the better option. I might be able to source a car quicker by sticking to Vernasca with one option I'm exploring at present so fingers crossed!
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      04-25-2021, 02:43 AM   #35
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The Merino is lovely though!!!
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The Merino is lovely though!!!
I know! 😏
What was it my wife said....something about show pony or workhorse...guess I should know where that one’s going! Can’t afford a second divorce in one lifetime nor do I relish the prospect of living with a moaning wingeing bugger either!🤣
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I know! 😏
What was it my wife said....something about show pony or workhorse...guess I should know where that one’s going! Can’t afford a second divorce in one lifetime nor do I relish the prospect of living with a moaning wingeing bugger either!🤣
I hope she doesn't read this forum then!!!
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      04-25-2021, 12:11 PM   #38
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I hope she doesn't read this forum then!!!
If she does I could be toast! 🤣
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If she does I could be toast! 🤣
Too late!.....she’s already seen it😳....shit this is going to cost me! ☹️
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I’ve read this with interest, have you had your car yet?
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I’ve read this with interest, have you had your car yet?
Nope!…..8200 Released to Carrier as of two days ago!
The dealer is phoning me again on Friday hopefully with another update!🤞
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      06-19-2021, 08:24 AM   #42
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Originally Posted by Herr Gross Byte View Post
It's not the price that bothers me. I want lumbar support for both front seats!

I've since got some more info via a data sheet that a dealer supplied.

"Deletion lumbar support/width adjustment
passenger side S048Z

With this option, the passenger seat width adjustment is deleted when in
combination with Sport seats. Where front lumbar support is specified in
addition, only the driver's side will come with this functionality. There is no
option available to add back in either function to the passenger seat. M Sport
seats are not affected.
Available as standard."

That says to me that not only will the lumbar width not be adjustable (which is what the configurator states) but also there will not be any lumbar support at all on the passenger side! So the front seats will be odd. They won't match. You can of course still have it with the M Sport seats which are reasonably priced at almost a grand but you can only have them in a choice of two colours; black or cognac.
To be fair it's not really BMW's fault although why not give u the option to wait? I agree u should be compensated for removal of a feature, though Porsche made that an art form!! (RS specs remove interior options and charge more!).

There's a global chip shortage affecting all sorts of electrical equipment. Add into that bad parking in the Suez, Brexit and Covid. Perfect storm.
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To be fair it's not really BMW's fault although why not give u the option to wait? I agree u should be compensated for removal of a feature, though Porsche made that an art form!! (RS specs remove interior options and charge more!).

There's a global chip shortage affecting all sorts of electrical equipment. Add into that bad parking in the Suez, Brexit and Covid. Perfect storm.
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You're not wrong with all of that nil98!
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      06-19-2021, 12:58 PM   #44
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I don't understand how the chip shortage affects lumbar support in a seat.
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