***CAB HEADREST MOD***---Help needed

Post Mon Jul 11, 2005 7:40 pm

I got some Headrests,need to get em trimmed up then i can get on to fitting em..

How are they fitted?...i had my Rear seats when i recond my Seats and saw nothing on the rear-back seat to take the rests...

Also i think im right in saying that the whole section was just Foam with leather trim?

Anyone done this MOD who can shed some light

Cheers

Post Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:33 pm

You'll need the mounting brackets and make holes on the seat top:

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do ... g=52&fg=30

Post Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:40 pm

the cut out is already in the foam on the back of the seat all you need is the fitting kit which cost about Ãƒ”šÃ‚£18.50

Post Tue Jul 12, 2005 5:32 am

Yep as above, but i got mine from a scrap yard, just remove rear seat back and they just unbolt with four 8mm bolts then dont forget to take the plastic washer thingie that finishes off the hole you have to make in your seat fabric. i believe the front seat mechanisms are also the same, so again scrap yard, remove front seat rear panel and unbolt the frame.

mrlee

Post Tue Jul 12, 2005 10:44 am

:yeahthat: and make sure the hole you cut in you leather is in the right place and not too big. oh and get pics up once done.

Post Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:49 pm

Are the rear headrests on a saloon/coupe the same as the convertible?

Post Tue Jul 12, 2005 1:39 pm

to my knowledge all headrests are the same with the obvious exception of what colour they are and what material they are covered with. The rear head rests on my cab you can see above are from a four door, and i changed the fronts too as the colours didn't match!!

when i did mine i put the bracket into the seat back, then got a sharp spike (swiss army knife) and poked it through from the underneath carefully, then opened the hole with a sharp knife from the top. the rear head rests will mainly be in the bottom position anyway so the hole will be hidden by the head rest.

mrlee