[Augster]

Finally will be implementing this great writeup!

I truly missed the convenience and utility of folding rear seats like I had in my E46 and have been searching an entire year for the availability of folding seats. My patience was rewarded via CraigsList with practically brand-new (low mileage) black Sensatec (matches my existing "leatherette" interior) setup complete with headrests and ski-bag "boot." And no way can you realistically find a complete folding rear set ensemble on eBay for $200 nowadays (one decent looking set is still for sale at $699 free shipping, while another set was $800 local pickup only on the East coast, though it did include front seats as well).

Since I will definitely require the detachable center seat belt to allow more unrestricted room with the seats folded, that will bump the cost of ancillary parts another $175 ($125 for the top half and $50 for the lower half) for a total of $325 plus shipping.