the rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated, also i own a e34 again

[632 Regal]

your seat cable fix is still around, http://m.odometergears.com/howto/E34...Cables_Fix.pdf

This is gold! I just don't go back there cause I didn't know how without busting things:

To get the back off of the seat you kind of push up and pull out at the bottom. You have to feel your way through it, here is one of the top clips.