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option click said:
At the risk of taking this off topic, I've been thinking about CSLs recently.
I was chatting to a dealer (obviously not the most impartial source of info, as he was trying to sell me a Z4 MC) who mentioned, and I quote "the non-adjustable seats" and "the cardboard boot floor".
Obviously an exaggeration, but just how much adjustment do the seats have?
Presumably the boot floor is lightweight (carbon fibre?), but has this been an issue with owners for some reason or another?
Please dispel these damn lies and put my mind at rest!
I was chatting to a dealer (obviously not the most impartial source of info, as he was trying to sell me a Z4 MC) who mentioned, and I quote "the non-adjustable seats" and "the cardboard boot floor".
Obviously an exaggeration, but just how much adjustment do the seats have?
Presumably the boot floor is lightweight (carbon fibre?), but has this been an issue with owners for some reason or another?
Please dispel these damn lies and put my mind at rest!
The seats slide forwards and backwards. The boot floor is made of some sort of fibre, you wouldnt want to fill it with bricks for this reason.
He could have also thrown in that the carbon fibre interior resonates with the loud engine and the ride is very stiff, but its that type of car so whaddya expect...
Bennno
Don't ask me how but I'm 6'3" and my wife is 5'4" and we have managed to get the seat so I'm comfy and she can see over the steering wheel.
I think we have the rear of the seat on the lowest setting and the front on the middle. The rest we can do on the runners.
The whole underside of the CSL is made of metal just like every other E46. The boot floor/spare wheel/tyre inflator cover is made of lighter material that the regular M3 but as with the regular M3 it sits directly on a moulded polystyrene base. I have transported a Jag diff in my boot and it was still in there when i arrived at my destination.
I think we have the rear of the seat on the lowest setting and the front on the middle. The rest we can do on the runners.
The whole underside of the CSL is made of metal just like every other E46. The boot floor/spare wheel/tyre inflator cover is made of lighter material that the regular M3 but as with the regular M3 it sits directly on a moulded polystyrene base. I have transported a Jag diff in my boot and it was still in there when i arrived at my destination.
Edited by Dave Dax builder on Wednesday 6th September 20:35
bennno said:
option click said:
At the risk of taking this off topic, I've been thinking about CSLs recently.
I was chatting to a dealer (obviously not the most impartial source of info, as he was trying to sell me a Z4 MC) who mentioned, and I quote "the non-adjustable seats" and "the cardboard boot floor".
Obviously an exaggeration, but just how much adjustment do the seats have?
Presumably the boot floor is lightweight (carbon fibre?), but has this been an issue with owners for some reason or another?
Please dispel these damn lies and put my mind at rest!
I was chatting to a dealer (obviously not the most impartial source of info, as he was trying to sell me a Z4 MC) who mentioned, and I quote "the non-adjustable seats" and "the cardboard boot floor".
Obviously an exaggeration, but just how much adjustment do the seats have?
Presumably the boot floor is lightweight (carbon fibre?), but has this been an issue with owners for some reason or another?
Please dispel these damn lies and put my mind at rest!
The seats slide forwards and backwards. The boot floor is made of some sort of fibre, you wouldnt want to fill it with bricks for this reason.
He could have also thrown in that the carbon fibre interior resonates with the loud engine and the ride is very stiff, but its that type of car so whaddya expect...
Bennno
I found the CF didn't resonate, although I had feared it would. The car does develop a new rattle every drive though. The boot floor under the carpeted board is metal.
bennno said:
The boot floor is made of some sort of fibre, you wouldnt want to fill it with bricks for this reason.
You have got to love good old Clarkson for this Urban Myth.
The CSL boot is the same as every other E46 out there, with one exception. THE BOOT MAT is made of a recycled fibre (possibly cardboard) material and therefore is about .5kg lighter...
Everyone used to ask me about my cardboard boot...
nbetts said:
bennno said:
The boot floor is made of some sort of fibre, you wouldnt want to fill it with bricks for this reason.
You have got to love good old Clarkson for this Urban Myth.
The CSL boot is the same as every other E46 out there, with one exception. THE BOOT MAT is made of a recycled fibre (possibly cardboard) material and therefore is about .5kg lighter...
Everyone used to ask me about my cardboard boot...
First thing my neighbour asked when I got the car.
The Dude said:
nbetts said:
bennno said:
The boot floor is made of some sort of fibre, you wouldnt want to fill it with bricks for this reason.
You have got to love good old Clarkson for this Urban Myth.
The CSL boot is the same as every other E46 out there, with one exception. THE BOOT MAT is made of a recycled fibre (possibly cardboard) material and therefore is about .5kg lighter...
Everyone used to ask me about my cardboard boot...
First thing my neighbour asked when I got the car.
the boot was different on my CSL to that of my M3. as confirmed in the sales brochure the boot tray / boot floor is made of a cardboard / carbon fibre composite.
has yours been swapped?
Bennno
bennno said:
The Dude said:
nbetts said:
bennno said:
The boot floor is made of some sort of fibre, you wouldnt want to fill it with bricks for this reason.
You have got to love good old Clarkson for this Urban Myth.
The CSL boot is the same as every other E46 out there, with one exception. THE BOOT MAT is made of a recycled fibre (possibly cardboard) material and therefore is about .5kg lighter...
Everyone used to ask me about my cardboard boot...
First thing my neighbour asked when I got the car.
the boot was different on my CSL to that of my M3. as confirmed in the sales brochure the boot tray / boot floor is made of a cardboard / carbon fibre composite.
has yours been swapped?
Bennno
Me?
I don't understand where the quote came from - certainly not me.
bennno said:
The Dude said:
nbetts said:
bennno said:
The boot floor is made of some sort of fibre, you wouldnt want to fill it with bricks for this reason.
You have got to love good old Clarkson for this Urban Myth.
The CSL boot is the same as every other E46 out there, with one exception. THE BOOT MAT is made of a recycled fibre (possibly cardboard) material and therefore is about .5kg lighter...
Everyone used to ask me about my cardboard boot...
First thing my neighbour asked when I got the car.
Benno - Trust me old chap. The boot is the same as every other E46.
the boot was different on my CSL to that of my M3. as confirmed in the sales brochure the boot tray / boot floor is made of a cardboard / carbon fibre composite.
has yours been swapped?
Bennno
Benno - I have just thumbed through my M3 CSL Sales Brochure - Damn I was saving it as well... and I Quote...
...Innovative lightweight technologies must be used to optimise existing components. The roof as well as the front and rear apron are made entirley form Carbon-fibre reinforced plastic (CFP), as is the door trim and the centre console. The boot (meaning Boot Lid) is made of glass-fibre reinforced Duroplast and the rear window of thin glass. The LOADING BAY FLOOR is a glass-fibre/paper composite tray... Tray = Boot mat.
It really is the same as every other E46.
...Innovative lightweight technologies must be used to optimise existing components. The roof as well as the front and rear apron are made entirley form Carbon-fibre reinforced plastic (CFP), as is the door trim and the centre console. The boot (meaning Boot Lid) is made of glass-fibre reinforced Duroplast and the rear window of thin glass. The LOADING BAY FLOOR is a glass-fibre/paper composite tray... Tray = Boot mat.
It really is the same as every other E46.
m12_nathan said:
The actual boot floor is metal, same as the M3, the carpets are different so I guess it depends on your definition of boot floor.
(the bodyshell is metal thats taken as a given.)
I would define boot floor as the base of the boot, i.e. the item that spans over the top of the spare wheel recess.
This to my knowledge was wood with a carpet covering in my standard M3 whilst on the CSL it is composite carboard / carbon or am I missing something here?
Bennno
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