Carbon Buckets Regret?

LVI · 04-28-2023, 02:06 PM

buckets on a daily driver are silly for the most part. If this is your "special car" or weekend car or whatever, that's a different story. While the buckets can be comfortable, and add to the driving experience when driving agressively, getting in and out of them is a chore, especially if you park in crowded parking lots, parking garages, etc.

If you track your car all the time, buckets are a must. This bucket seat hype is similar to what you find in the Porsche GT community, although most of those guys rarely drive their cars so one could see it being justified there.

does anyone know the weight difference between the regular seats and the buckets on the G80? It's a bit odd to me that BMW chose to make these power adjustable instead of manual... could've saved some more weight that way.

emthreepa · 04-28-2023, 02:08 PM

Just my opinion but I think the buckets are a must regardless. I have driven 32k miles 2/2022 to 4/2023 with buckets and I am so happy I got them! Comfortable, supportive, no negatives from my perspective.

LVI · 04-28-2023, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by emthreepa

Just my opinion but I think the buckets are a must regardless. I have driven 32k miles 2/2022 to 4/2023 with buckets and I am so happy I got them! Comfortable, supportive, no negatives from my perspective.

You drove 30k miles in a single year? Wild. Long commute or what?

Trojan4evr · 04-28-2023, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by stunt2402

Sounds like you have the same body type as me…. Hahaha

I’m looking at trading my 22 M3 Comp in for the M3 CS. Only comes with the carbon buckets and it’s going to be my daily driver but I’m still terrified I’m going to hate it after purchase. Only a handful of G80/G82s here and I haven’t found anyone that has the carbon buckets.

Trust me, you won't. Go for it. I don't think the CS comes with the fixed CF buckets like CSL. The buckets that we have are really comfortable. You will love them. Order the CS ASAP.

emthreepa · 04-28-2023, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by LVI

You drove 30k miles in a single year? Wild. Long commute or what?

I have two full-time employment positions; work travel.

nsquared · 04-28-2023, 03:14 PM

Carbon Buckets are a must.

No, the CS is not fixed, its powered.

CSL has two options on buckets - power & non.

PLF69 · 04-28-2023, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by LVI

buckets on a daily driver are silly for the most part. If this is your "special car" or weekend car or whatever, that's a different story. While the buckets can be comfortable, and add to the driving experience when driving agressively, getting in and out of them is a chore, especially if you park in crowded parking lots, parking garages, etc.

If you track your car all the time, buckets are a must. This bucket seat hype is similar to what you find in the Porsche GT community, although most of those guys rarely drive their cars so one could see it being justified there.

does anyone know the weight difference between the regular seats and the buckets on the G80? It's a bit odd to me that BMW chose to make these power adjustable instead of manual... could've saved some more weight that way.

I find the part of being electrically adjustable and having a memory function totally awesome, I can have a track/aggressive position on #2 and a more relaxed position on #1.

GrannyShiftG80 · 04-28-2023, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by LVI

buckets on a daily driver are silly for the most part. If this is your "special car" or weekend car or whatever, that's a different story. While the buckets can be comfortable, and add to the driving experience when driving agressively, getting in and out of them is a chore, especially if you park in crowded parking lots, parking garages, etc.

If you track your car all the time, buckets are a must. This bucket seat hype is similar to what you find in the Porsche GT community, although most of those guys rarely drive their cars so one could see it being justified there.

does anyone know the weight difference between the regular seats and the buckets on the G80? It's a bit odd to me that BMW chose to make these power adjustable instead of manual... could've saved some more weight that way.

5 kg per seat for a total of 10 kg

element56 · 04-28-2023, 10:21 PM

no regrets at all getting the carbon buckets. I smile every time I get in. can’t wait to track them.

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LVI BMW Veteran 310 Rep 503 Posts Drives: 2016 M3 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Midwest iTrader: (0)	buckets on a daily driver are silly for the most part. If this is your "special car" or weekend car or whatever, that's a different story. While the buckets can be comfortable, and add to the driving experience when driving agressively, getting in and out of them is a chore, especially if you park in crowded parking lots, parking garages, etc. If you track your car all the time, buckets are a must. This bucket seat hype is similar to what you find in the Porsche GT community, although most of those guys rarely drive their cars so one could see it being justified there. does anyone know the weight difference between the regular seats and the buckets on the G80? It's a bit odd to me that BMW chose to make these power adjustable instead of manual... could've saved some more weight that way.
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emthreepa Private First Class 206 Rep 188 Posts Drives: G80 M3 Competition xDrive Join Date: Dec 2022 Location: Pittsburgh, PA iTrader: (0)	Just my opinion but I think the buckets are a must regardless. I have driven 32k miles 2/2022 to 4/2023 with buckets and I am so happy I got them! Comfortable, supportive, no negatives from my perspective.
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nsquared [Versatile] 378 Rep 1,683 Posts Drives: (S)LOW. Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: California & Utah iTrader: (2)	Carbon Buckets are a must. No, the CS is not fixed, its powered. CSL has two options on buckets - power & non. __________________ '02 TS E46 330xi - SOLD '06 SGM E90 325i - SOLD '13 AW F30 335i ///M-Sport 6MT. OEM(+) - SOLD '20 AW F87 X3MC - Sold Current: `23 Chalk G80 M3CX \| Ordered: '24 M3CS - Week37 build.
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element56 Lieutenant 1091 Rep 401 Posts Drives: 16 X3 '22 M4XC '23 X3M40i Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Vancouver, WA iTrader: (0)	no regrets at all getting the carbon buckets. I smile every time I get in. can’t wait to track them.
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