Reaching the seat belt

Pentland · 03-09-2023, 03:15 PM

Only had the M240i a short while but for some reason, I find the seat belt hard to reach. Just me? May be

Anyway, can anyone recommend a seat belt guide or suggest another solution (other than not wearing a belt) to my problem?

Cheers.

PS UK sourced products please.

PP3121 · 03-09-2023, 03:25 PM

Same. Not the easiest to access. Work on strengthening and increasing flexibility in your left rotator cuff! Seriously, it is not easy to reach.

ZM240i · 03-09-2023, 03:42 PM

Same as well.

We need someone to make one of those thingamajigs that attaches to the headrest and act as a seatbelt caddy.

In Extremis · 03-09-2023, 03:45 PM

Yes, I grab it from where it connects down low

Pentland · 03-09-2023, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by In Extremis

Yes, I grab it from where it connects down low

That’s what I do just now.

TJZ67201 · 03-09-2023, 07:20 PM

Add me to the grab her from down low camp. Really never noticed any trouble grabbing it so it’s a non issue for me.

Y’all should have got the 4 series, they come with seatbelt butlers 😂

Bandit009 · 03-09-2023, 08:15 PM

My issue is it chokes me. Dang that seat belt don’t give any breathing room.

viperx100 · 03-09-2023, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Bandit009

My issue is it chokes me. Dang that seat belt don’t give any breathing room.

So THAT'S why I am turned on driving my M240...

PP3121 · 03-10-2023, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by In Extremis

Yes, I grab it from where it connects down low

Never tried to grab low. Will do so today!

XC3LLR8 · 03-11-2023, 06:44 PM

Use the arm next to your door instead of reaching around.

Bandit009 · 03-11-2023, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by PP3121

Never tried to grab low. Will do so today!

Sounds like prison talk.

MPR · 03-12-2023, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by XC3LLR8

Use the arm next to your door instead of reaching around.

That's what I do, I grab the belt with my left arm and pull until the latch is reachable with my right hand.

XC3LLR8 · 03-12-2023, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by MPR

That's what I do, I grab the belt with my left arm and pull until the latch is reachable with my right hand.

I didn’t want to mention left or right because I think he’s across the pond. lol

ThunderM240 · 03-12-2023, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by TJZ67201

Add me to the grab her from down low camp. Really never noticed any trouble grabbing it so it’s a non issue for me.

Agree…same non-issue for me

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Originally Posted by TJZ67201

Y’all should have got the 4 series, they come with seatbelt butlers 😂

I found they only worked maybe 75% of the time in my F32 but did love telling my passengers to wait before reaching for their belt hoping it wouldn’t slip off the butler, which it often did there too

PP3121 · 03-12-2023, 10:19 PM

Tried the "low" grab! Found it more difficult than the high above the shoulder grab.

03-09-2023, 03:15 PM	#1
Pentland Colonel 1746 Rep 2,089 Posts Drives: BMW M240i (G42) Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Reaching the seat belt Only had the M240i a short while but for some reason, I find the seat belt hard to reach. Just me? May be Anyway, can anyone recommend a seat belt guide or suggest another solution (other than not wearing a belt) to my problem? Cheers. PS UK sourced products please.
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03-09-2023, 03:25 PM	#2
PP3121 Lieutenant 359 Rep 449 Posts Drives: 2023 M240i Join Date: Aug 2022 Location: NE iTrader: (0)	Same. Not the easiest to access. Work on strengthening and increasing flexibility in your left rotator cuff! Seriously, it is not easy to reach.
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03-09-2023, 03:42 PM	#3
ZM240i Private First Class 171 Rep 149 Posts Drives: BMW M240i Join Date: Feb 2023 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	Same as well. We need someone to make one of those thingamajigs that attaches to the headrest and act as a seatbelt caddy.
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In Extremis First Lieutenant 38 Rep 385 Posts Drives: G42 M240i xdrive Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (1)	Yes, I grab it from where it connects down low
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TJZ67201 Captain 844 Rep 748 Posts Drives: '23 M240i Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Naperville, IL iTrader: (0)	Add me to the grab her from down low camp. Really never noticed any trouble grabbing it so it’s a non issue for me. Y’all should have got the 4 series, they come with seatbelt butlers 😂
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Bandit009 Lieutenant 354 Rep 403 Posts Drives: M240i xdrive Join Date: Jan 2023 Location: Florida iTrader: (0)	My issue is it chokes me. Dang that seat belt don’t give any breathing room.
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XC3LLR8 Banned 2063 Rep 1,559 Posts Drives: Super73 Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: Keller, TX iTrader: (0)	Use the arm next to your door instead of reaching around.
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03-12-2023, 10:19 PM	#15
PP3121 Lieutenant 359 Rep 449 Posts Drives: 2023 M240i Join Date: Aug 2022 Location: NE iTrader: (0)	Tried the "low" grab! Found it more difficult than the high above the shoulder grab.
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