The "pillow" headrests
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Originally Posted by ?gent99' date='Oct 3 2005, 11:59 AM
Are you talking about the two "flaps" or "bolsters" that pull out so one's head doesn't roll around when snoozing?? 
They are purely mechanical...no electronics to move 'em in and out.? I like them...pretty cool.? My wife LOVED them during our recent 4600 mile excursion through BC and Alberta (Canada).? Should could snooze and it would keep her head from that sudden "I'm about to fall asleep head jolt".?
They are purely mechanical...no electronics to move 'em in and out.? I like them...pretty cool.? My wife LOVED them during our recent 4600 mile excursion through BC and Alberta (Canada).? Should could snooze and it would keep her head from that sudden "I'm about to fall asleep head jolt".?
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Though, I'm jealous and regret that did not get comfort seats. They are really comfortable, but I used the $1200 to get an iJoy massage chair at home. So it works out.
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Originally Posted by Peter530i' date='Oct 3 2005, 05:37 PM
do those pillow head rest from comfort seat have different width of their two plugs to the seat? I mean I do not understand why they would not fit standart or sport seat???
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Originally Posted by Iceman' date='Oct 3 2005, 02:31 PM
[quote name='Peter530i' date='Oct 3 2005, 05:37 PM']do those pillow head rest from comfort seat have different width of their two plugs to the seat? I mean I do not understand why they would not fit standart or sport seat???
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[/quote]Ya BMW was smart enough to not allow an easy swap of the head rest to get those pillows... else I would have had them in my car already!
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Originally Posted by wiszmaster' date='Oct 3 2005, 10:06 AM
no, they cannot be retrofitted to any other seat. The Poles are too large to fit the regular, sports or premium seats.
Its been debated over many times ... and 1 memeber if i remember correctly managed to make it happen with ALOT of custom work ... however the headrest is a vital safety part of your car, i would not go & mess with it. If it brakes during an accident, it may just cause you neck & back damage. my $0.02
Its been debated over many times ... and 1 memeber if i remember correctly managed to make it happen with ALOT of custom work ... however the headrest is a vital safety part of your car, i would not go & mess with it. If it brakes during an accident, it may just cause you neck & back damage. my $0.02
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Originally Posted by DTAHT' date='Oct 5 2005, 11:56 AM
The comfort seats have "active head restraints" that move forward in certain types of collisions. Neither the standard or sport seats have this function - it lessens any damage to the neck. This is why they are not intended to be swapped from seat to seat.? The IIHS tests on the E60 indicate that they do work, and gave the cars so equipped a much better rating than w/o active head restraints.
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I thought the sports seats had it too...
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Originally Posted by DTAHT' date='Oct 5 2005, 02:56 PM
[quote name='wiszmaster' date='Oct 3 2005, 10:06 AM']no, they cannot be retrofitted to any other seat. The Poles are too large to fit the regular, sports or premium seats.
Its been debated over many times ... and 1 memeber if i remember correctly managed to make it happen with ALOT of custom work ... however the headrest is a vital safety part of your car, i would not go & mess with it. If it brakes during an accident, it may just cause you neck & back damage. my $0.02
Its been debated over many times ... and 1 memeber if i remember correctly managed to make it happen with ALOT of custom work ... however the headrest is a vital safety part of your car, i would not go & mess with it. If it brakes during an accident, it may just cause you neck & back damage. my $0.02
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[/quote]um ... i'm not quite sure that is correct. I believe its an optional feature ... but not standard .. and not available in the US yet. ... like i said .. not positive .. but thats what i was under the impression of.
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Originally Posted by wiszmaster' date='Oct 6 2005, 10:36 AM
[quote name='DTAHT' date='Oct 5 2005, 02:56 PM'][quote name='wiszmaster' date='Oct 3 2005, 10:06 AM']no, they cannot be retrofitted to any other seat. The Poles are too large to fit the regular, sports or premium seats.
Its been debated over many times ... and 1 memeber if i remember correctly managed to make it happen with ALOT of custom work ... however the headrest is a vital safety part of your car, i would not go & mess with it. If it brakes during an accident, it may just cause you neck & back damage. my $0.02
Its been debated over many times ... and 1 memeber if i remember correctly managed to make it happen with ALOT of custom work ... however the headrest is a vital safety part of your car, i would not go & mess with it. If it brakes during an accident, it may just cause you neck & back damage. my $0.02
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[/quote]um ... i'm not quite sure that is correct. I believe its an optional feature ... but not standard .. and not available in the US yet. ... like i said .. not positive .. but thats what i was under the impression of.
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[/quote]well actually you're both right, you are right in saying that it's an optional feature under the comfort seats option and he's right in saying that it is avaible in the US and has been for a while.
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Originally Posted by ?gent99' post='178604' date='Oct 3 2005, 09:59 AM
Are you talking about the two "flaps" or "bolsters" that pull out so one's head doesn't roll around when snoozing?
They are purely mechanical...no electronics to move 'em in and out. I like them...pretty cool. My wife LOVED them during our recent 4600 mile excursion through BC and Alberta (Canada). Should could snooze and it would keep her head from that sudden "I'm about to fall asleep head jolt".
They are purely mechanical...no electronics to move 'em in and out. I like them...pretty cool. My wife LOVED them during our recent 4600 mile excursion through BC and Alberta (Canada). Should could snooze and it would keep her head from that sudden "I'm about to fall asleep head jolt".