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Old Jan 17, 2010 | 04:36 AM
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Hi newbie here, I have just purchased a E60 530D M Sport 2007 in carbon black with all the whistles and bells, however I have seen some E60's have a split folding rear seat option, is is possible to retro fit it to a non split rear seat?

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Old Jan 17, 2010 | 08:12 AM
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Old Jan 17, 2010 | 08:36 AM
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Any thing is possible, How much money do you got, it can be very expensive to retrofit factory installed options
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Old Jan 17, 2010 | 09:27 AM
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I dont think that you can retrofit this, I do not have folding seats and I had the same idea of maybe retrofitting. I discovered that there is a metal panel behind the seats that cannot easily be removed, that put me off but maybe someone else knows different.
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Old Jan 17, 2010 | 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Bob525D' post='1092398' date='Jan 17 2010, 06:27 PM
I dont think that you can retrofit this, I do not have folding seats and I had the same idea of maybe retrofitting. I discovered that there is a metal panel behind the seats that cannot easily be removed, that put me off but maybe someone else knows different.
I have them, and they don't look at all like the ones that don't from the rear. As said above, anything's possible but the cost would be silly, I would have thought.
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Originally Posted by Rich535d' post='1092419' date='Jan 17 2010, 02:06 PM
I have them, and they don't look at all like the ones that don't from the rear. As said above, anything's possible but the cost would be silly, I would have thought.
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Old Jan 17, 2010 | 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by 530D Lee' post='1092265' date='Jan 17 2010, 05:36 AM
Hi newbie here, I have just purchased a E60 530D M Sport 2007 in carbon black with all the whistles and bells, however I have seen some E60's have a split folding rear seat option, is is possible to retro fit it to a non split rear seat?

TIA

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Yes it is possible, no cutting or modifications needed. I started adding up some costs for you and it would easily cost $4,000+.
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