Anyone who had retrofitted rear folding seat?

raspo · 01-28-2015, 01:01 PM

I've got a grey dakota interior and I really need to swap to a folding rear seat, but I know I am never going to find one that matches in grey, so I am considering my options.

If I get a cloth folding seat, I assume I can re-use the grey dakota cover on the my current seat bottom - is that right?

Assuming it is, I am thinking it might be possible to pay someone who does trim to alter the leather on the non-folding seat back to fit the larger (the '60' side) folding seat back, and then I can buy the smaller side of the seat back from a dealer.

Is there any reason this plan won't work? Any cheaper way to do this apart from waiting an eternity to find a breaker that has grey leather AND folding seats?

IanS100 · 01-28-2015, 01:12 PM

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=461974

Retrofit guide

raspo · 01-29-2015, 12:16 PM

Yeah, thanks. That thread was the reason I bought the car even though it didn't have folding seats.

But anyway it inspired me to ask the guy who posted that whether I could re-use the seat leather, etc. (as asked above) and his reply was no. So back to watching the breakers, I guess.

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raspo Enlisted Member 1 Rep 34 Posts Drives: 09 325i Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: N Herts iTrader: (0)	Anyone who had retrofitted rear folding seat? I've got a grey dakota interior and I really need to swap to a folding rear seat, but I know I am never going to find one that matches in grey, so I am considering my options. If I get a cloth folding seat, I assume I can re-use the grey dakota cover on the my current seat bottom - is that right? Assuming it is, I am thinking it might be possible to pay someone who does trim to alter the leather on the non-folding seat back to fit the larger (the '60' side) folding seat back, and then I can buy the smaller side of the seat back from a dealer. Is there any reason this plan won't work? Any cheaper way to do this apart from waiting an eternity to find a breaker that has grey leather AND folding seats?
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IanS100 Major General 135 Rep 5,050 Posts Drives: 520d F10 LCI M Sport Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Southport UK iTrader: (0)	http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=461974 Retrofit guide
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raspo Enlisted Member 1 Rep 34 Posts Drives: 09 325i Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: N Herts iTrader: (0)	Yeah, thanks. That thread was the reason I bought the car even though it didn't have folding seats. But anyway it inspired me to ask the guy who posted that whether I could re-use the seat leather, etc. (as asked above) and his reply was no. So back to watching the breakers, I guess.
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