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Thread: Fold-down rear seat from a non-fold-down rear seat?

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    Default Fold-down rear seat from a non-fold-down rear seat?

    Can anyone help me speculate as to how much work it would take to convert a regular E34 rear seat to a hinged fold-down rear seat? The fold down option apparently only came with a very small number of E34 sedans. I know one can buy all the hinge and latch parts for it. I also know that these cars often have additional wiring or cutouts for added features. Could there already be some perforation marks or holes behind and under the rear seat for this? Or am I just talking ?


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    i think it would be talkin.....afaik MOSt e 34 have a solid wall between cabib and boot except for the pre punched ski bag....I think the fold down rear seats would be completely different in that area.try realoem ...

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    I know that the chassis part numbers differ for only two options, fold down rear seats and a sunroof. I think you would have a seriously tough job making it work. There is no way I would ever try it.

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    Haha! Ok, guys, that answers my question. It was talk afterall.

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    I took a fold-down rear seat out of a scrap e34 once, to see how it worked. The seat back, seat belts & headrests clip to a bolt-on support rail, so you would need to cut the rear bulkhead out to fit that, and the seat base clips to two pins welded onto the floor. It's a do-able project but cutting that rear b/head will be a PITA.

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    would be a seriuosly practical car though...
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    the E34 had fold down seats as options?

    pics?

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    It certainly did! It's quite common here in the UK. It's not that special really, just imagine having no bulkhead between your rear seat and the boot (trunk).

    HTH,

    Shaun M

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    That would be practical. I've never seen or heard of it in the U.S.
    My guess is wasn't available here because of crash requirements. Either the strength of that piece or more likely that it provides another barrier between the fuel tank in the rear and the passenger compartment.
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    I wondered if they bulked up the surrounding since they removed that major part of safety cage.

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