DIY: Factory Folding Rear Seats

linuszz · 10-03-2022, 03:05 PM

Wow, thank you very much MILLER335I & drrust sounds like you saved me some headache.

One more question... How about e90 vs e92? I just took posession this weekend of an e90 M3 (!) and am looking at eBay for some fold down rear seats now. Do I need to look specifically for sedan / M3? (Silverstone / Leather "Novillo"/black)

Edit: looking around some more, it seems that the coupe's (all?) have a center console in the rear which my sedan does not have.... so therefore I will likely need to source from a sedan to get a fold down seat without the console. Uggh, definitely going to make this harder to find since fewer sedans had this option.

NjPrince · 10-23-2022, 07:39 PM

For those wondering you can find all these parts on eBay: https://ebay.us/XbfpMX

sfarisminhas · 07-03-2023, 03:13 AM

Has anyone had a problem whereby the seat back doesn’t click into the release lock when pushed back upright? So far I have ended up damaging two of the plastic parts on the lock itself. It’s the left side one, the larger of the two backs. The smaller one clocks back in just fine. Not sure if something is obstructing it?

sfarisminhas · 07-05-2023, 04:14 PM

Tried a third locking mechanism, still didn’t work. Eventually put the non locking mechanism back in, which oddly works. Any ideas?

10-03-2022, 03:05 PM	#89
linuszz Enlisted Member 2 Rep 30 Posts Drives: E90 M3 / Porsche 996 Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: NY iTrader: (0)	Wow, thank you very much MILLER335I & drrust sounds like you saved me some headache. One more question... How about e90 vs e92? I just took posession this weekend of an e90 M3 (!) and am looking at eBay for some fold down rear seats now. Do I need to look specifically for sedan / M3? (Silverstone / Leather "Novillo"/black) Edit: looking around some more, it seems that the coupe's (all?) have a center console in the rear which my sedan does not have.... so therefore I will likely need to source from a sedan to get a fold down seat without the console. Uggh, definitely going to make this harder to find since fewer sedans had this option. Last edited by linuszz; 10-04-2022 at 11:22 AM..
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10-23-2022, 07:39 PM	#90
NjPrince Captain 82 Rep 790 Posts Drives: 22' M3 Comp Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: NJ iTrader: (1)	For those wondering you can find all these parts on eBay: https://ebay.us/XbfpMX
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07-03-2023, 03:13 AM	#91
sfarisminhas Second Lieutenant 4 Rep 247 Posts Drives: E90 Saloon 2011 Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Wetherby, UK iTrader: (0)	Has anyone had a problem whereby the seat back doesn’t click into the release lock when pushed back upright? So far I have ended up damaging two of the plastic parts on the lock itself. It’s the left side one, the larger of the two backs. The smaller one clocks back in just fine. Not sure if something is obstructing it?
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07-05-2023, 04:14 PM	#92
sfarisminhas Second Lieutenant 4 Rep 247 Posts Drives: E90 Saloon 2011 Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Wetherby, UK iTrader: (0)	Tried a third locking mechanism, still didn’t work. Eventually put the non locking mechanism back in, which oddly works. Any ideas?
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