Through loading bay or rear split seats
04-25-2008, 10:34 PM
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Am I right in saying that if you have a completely standard e60 (specifically a MY2006 535d M Sport) that there is no way to pass long items from the boot to the front seat? The only way this would be possible is if the car had an optional extra for through loading bay or split rear seats?
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04-26-2008, 02:00 PM
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My Ride: E61 CarbonBlack 535d, Ventilated and Heated Comfort Seats with Massage in Black Nasca Leather, Dark Poplar Wood, Professional Navi, Folding Rear Seats, Load Through, Advanced Remote, PDC, Bluetooth, Dimming and folding Mirrors, Bi-Xenons, Hi-Fi, Tinted
Hi, yes they should fold on standard. Optional extra is ski bag - load through.
04-26-2008, 02:12 PM
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My Ride: 535d Auto M Sport delivered 04/10/05, Carbon Black, Beige Ventilated Nasca Leather, Dark Poplar Wood, Media Pack - Sat Nav Pro, Bmw Assist, Bluetooth phone prep + telematics + snap in adapter for Nokia 6230i & 6 CD, Visibility Pack - bi-xenons, adaptive headlights and Headlight Wash, HUD, High Gloss Shadow Line, Extended Lights, HiFi System, Extended Voice, M Spoiler and Heated/ventilated f/seats. Chrome Grills. M Double Spoke 19" Mixed Wheels 172 with 245/35 front and 275/30 rear (Non-runflat continentals) Spare wheel and jack. Supaglass.
Option of through load system includes ski bag and folding rear seats. Otherwise std UK model doesn't have folding rear seats. Very useful optio I've found.
04-26-2008, 11:34 PM
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Ok the last two posts contradict each other for whether the back seats fold on a standard spec e60. Is this because this changed? What year did it change? Has one of the posters made a slight mistake? Thanks.
04-27-2008, 02:32 AM
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My Ride: UK 2005 535d Sport & Audi Q7 S-Line
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I don't think they fold as I'm pretty sure mine don't
Haven't you bought a car yet then ?..............Just find one that has that option....or get a tourer LOL
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Haven't you bought a car yet then ?..............Just find one that has that option....or get a tourer LOL
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04-27-2008, 02:38 AM
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My Ride: BMW E60 520d SE Saloon M47 2.0dTitanium Grey II, Grey−Dakota Leather, Visibility Package, Media Package, Through Load System, Lumbar support − fr seats, Automatic Air Conditioning−Advanced, High beam assistant, Hi−Fi Loudspeak
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In the standard seats on the EU spec cars the back is completely fixed, none of the seats can fold down. Infact the boot in this case becomes completely sealed and the back of the seats are one metal sheet. You get the opening, ski bag and the fold down seats only with the Through Load option. I agree its one of the more useful options that if you dont take you will probably have an incident one day where you will kick yourself for not getting it - and I'm not even talking about people who thought they should have taken this just to be able to stick a big subwoofer into the ski hatch!
IMHO it should have been standard and not an option.
IMHO it should have been standard and not an option.
04-27-2008, 03:35 AM
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I have it now on my e60 
...i made the mistake on my old e46 where i didn't opt for through load option...i always had a tough time arranging the boot to make my family's stuff fit into the boot...can you imagine that situation on the e46 where the capacity was considered small?
but, to tell you the truth, i don't think you'll be facing this problem (like on my old e46) because the capacity of the e60's boot is considered spacious...unless you plan to load ski bags or something which i don't do at all in my country.
...i made the mistake on my old e46 where i didn't opt for through load option...i always had a tough time arranging the boot to make my family's stuff fit into the boot...can you imagine that situation on the e46 where the capacity was considered small? but, to tell you the truth, i don't think you'll be facing this problem (like on my old e46) because the capacity of the e60's boot is considered spacious...unless you plan to load ski bags or something which i don't do at all in my country.
04-27-2008, 03:36 AM
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Originally Posted by bruce_miranda' post='569022' date='Apr 27 2008, 06:38 PM
IMHO it should have been standard and not an option.
04-27-2008, 03:45 AM
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+1 Bruce. This is an option that should be standard. Some of the BMW "options" are ridiculous and a bit insulting. Like the compass on the rearview mirror. Come on, my "bottom of the line" '03 Suburban had this and the outside temp gauge standard. Nickel and diming in the name of "exclusivity" is the BMW mantra these days. If not for the fact that I'm in love with the brand and have been a bimmer owner of one type or another for nearly 20 years, I'd be tempted to take my business elsewhere. I must say it has gotten worse over the years especially for us-spec bimmers... 
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This is an option that should be standard. Some of the BMW "options" are ridiculous and a bit insulting. Like the compass on the rearview mirror. Come on, my "bottom of the line" '03 Suburban had this and the outside temp gauge standard. Nickel and diming in the name of "exclusivity" is the BMW mantra these days. If not for the fact that I'm in love with the brand and have been a bimmer owner of one type or another for nearly 20 years, I'd be tempted to take my business elsewhere. I must say it has gotten worse over the years especially for us-spec bimmers... Ace