OK, do you drive with or without rear headrests installed?

crzy4135i · 09-29-2008, 06:35 PM

I removed mine when I had the tint installed and left them removed because it's easier to see.

Do you drive with or without rear headrests installed? Thanks

Feyd · 09-29-2008, 08:27 PM

wierd..

mine are on.

karma8 · 09-29-2008, 08:31 PM

it's pretty dangerious with out it man......

M2 · 09-29-2008, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by karma8

it's pretty dangerious with out it man......

Only if your sitting in the rear seat......read his post again...

sethchan · 09-29-2008, 08:46 PM

Mine fold down.

AndyM · 09-29-2008, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by sethchan

Mine fold down.

Mine too.

Ultraflight · 09-29-2008, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by karma8

it's pretty dangerious with out it man......

I'm sorry, why is it dangerous without them?

4wheelcycle · 09-29-2008, 09:46 PM

I took them out to improve visibility. If they fold down I couldn't figure out how to do it.

ARES45 · 09-29-2008, 09:48 PM

The large fat ones don't fold down, the eurospec ones do. I thought about getting euro ones, but I dont really use the back seat for passengers, so driving with them removed works fine.

Oregon · 09-29-2008, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crzy4135i

Do you drive with or without rear headrests installed? Thanks

Without.

x97Melbourne · 09-29-2008, 10:39 PM

talk about something ive never even thought of........

mielefan · 09-29-2008, 11:22 PM

What's a headrest???

aitsu · 09-30-2008, 02:42 PM

lol. this reminds me of my dad's old mercedes 300CE. I don't know of mercedes still does this, but they actually had a button you could press up on the front dash to release the rear headsets and make them fold down automatically. It was great fun when I was a kid. This wasn't a very elegant folding btw.. they dropped down backwards with a thud.

TheRustler · 09-30-2008, 02:57 PM

without

mistermojorizin · 09-30-2008, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mielefan

What's a headrest???

what's a ninja 135i?

uofmtiger · 09-30-2008, 03:22 PM

I leave them in, but I pushed them all the way down.

karma8 · 09-30-2008, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ultraflight

I'm sorry, why is it dangerous without them?

Because touch wood if u got into a crash the headrest will keep yr neck from snaping in 2 piece.....dueing the crash yr head will throw forward then backward right after the crash...so without the headrest yr neck will take all of the force since yr shouder is locked by the seat...

oneaabe · 09-30-2008, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by karma8

Because touch wood if u got into a crash the headrest will keep yr neck from snaping in 2 piece.....dueing the crash yr head will throw forward then backward right after the crash...so without the headrest yr neck will take all of the force since yr shouder is locked by the seat...

OP was clearly talking of the rear headrests.... i'm sure NO ONE can drive while sitting in the rear seats ! :wink::wink:

pit1 · 09-30-2008, 04:14 PM

but your passengers could suffer, and just for a minor improvement in visibility... not worth it in the slightest IMO. Adjust your mirrors.

TagMan · 09-30-2008, 04:33 PM

Let's clear this up...

If there is a rear passenger, then there should be a rear headrest in place. Period. Without it, an accident could cause serious injury to that rear passenger. In addition, the driver could potentially expose himself to significant liability, and face serious legal consequences in the event of rear passenger injury due to the lack of a headrest.

If there are no rear passengers, then it is perfectly acceptable to remove the rear headrests.

Recent improvements to headrest safety have made some of them responsive to impact, particularly for front passengers... however, I don't believe the 1er has any of those advanced headrest safety features yet.

1080eyes · 09-30-2008, 05:01 PM

I have long legs so I sit in the back to drive, so I have mine in.:wink:

Esmallstii · 09-30-2008, 08:37 PM

I tried taking mine out, but cant seem to release them like the front ones.
How do you get them fully out? Little help here guys.

View Poll Results: REAR HEADRESTS: INSTALLED, OR NOT INSTALLED?
INSTALLED	85	85.86%
NOT INSTALLED	14	14.14%
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09-29-2008, 06:35 PM	#1
crzy4135i Major 83 Rep 1,075 Posts Drives: 08 135i Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: US iTrader: (0)	OK, do you drive with or without rear headrests installed? I removed mine when I had the tint installed and left them removed because it's easier to see. Do you drive with or without rear headrests installed? Thanks __________________ Ordered 4/7/08, Delivered 5/15/08, Sold, but not forgotten.
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09-29-2008, 08:27 PM	#2
Feyd Major 348 Rep 1,288 Posts Drives: a DEEZZULL Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chicago, IL iTrader: (2)	wierd.. mine are on.
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09-29-2008, 08:31 PM	#3
karma8 Private First Class 16 Rep 182 Posts Drives: Join Date: Aug 2008 iTrader: (0)	it's pretty dangerious with out it man......
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09-29-2008, 08:46 PM	#5
sethchan Lieutenant 12 Rep 403 Posts Drives: 2008 135i Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sweden iTrader: (0)	Mine fold down.
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09-29-2008, 09:46 PM	#8
4wheelcycle Private 13 Rep 70 Posts Drives: 2018 X3 M40i, 2018 X2 M Sport Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Hampshire iTrader: (0)	I took them out to improve visibility. If they fold down I couldn't figure out how to do it.
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09-29-2008, 09:48 PM	#9
ARES45 Major 34 Rep 1,002 Posts Drives: Join Date: Oct 2007 iTrader: (0)	The large fat ones don't fold down, the eurospec ones do. I thought about getting euro ones, but I dont really use the back seat for passengers, so driving with them removed works fine. __________________ "Don't run, you'll only die tired" ~ Gunship Pilot
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09-29-2008, 10:39 PM	#11
x97Melbourne Molar World 47 Rep 916 Posts Drives: 2016 435i Coupe Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Florida iTrader: (0)	talk about something ive never even thought of........ __________________ Current: 2016 435i Coupe Previous: 2014 335i Sedan; 2013 328i Cv, 2011 335i Sedan Gone But Not Forgotten: 2008 135i Convertible (my favorite)
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09-29-2008, 11:22 PM	#12
mielefan Banned 12 Rep 68 Posts Drives: Join Date: May 2008 iTrader: (0)	What's a headrest???
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09-30-2008, 02:42 PM	#13
aitsu Mmmmm.. torque.... 45 Rep 367 Posts Drives: Imola Red F80 M3 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Dallas Area, TX iTrader: (0)	lol. this reminds me of my dad's old mercedes 300CE. I don't know of mercedes still does this, but they actually had a button you could press up on the front dash to release the rear headsets and make them fold down automatically. It was great fun when I was a kid. This wasn't a very elegant folding btw.. they dropped down backwards with a thud.
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09-30-2008, 02:57 PM	#14
TheRustler Speedy McSpeederson 7 Rep 77 Posts Drives: A Juiced One Join Date: May 2008 Location: LA iTrader: (0)	without
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09-30-2008, 03:22 PM	#16
uofmtiger Second Lieutenant 15 Rep 241 Posts Drives: Join Date: Aug 2008 iTrader: (0)	I leave them in, but I pushed them all the way down.
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09-30-2008, 04:14 PM	#19
pit1 Captain 239 Rep 790 Posts Drives: F87 M2 Join Date: May 2008 Location: It's always Sunny... iTrader: (1)	but your passengers could suffer, and just for a minor improvement in visibility... not worth it in the slightest IMO. Adjust your mirrors.
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09-30-2008, 04:33 PM	#20
TagMan Car Addict!! 62 Rep 1,303 Posts Drives: '08 135i Convertible Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Malibu, California iTrader: (0)	Let's clear this up... If there is a rear passenger, then there should be a rear headrest in place. Period. Without it, an accident could cause serious injury to that rear passenger. In addition, the driver could potentially expose himself to significant liability, and face serious legal consequences in the event of rear passenger injury due to the lack of a headrest. If there are no rear passengers, then it is perfectly acceptable to remove the rear headrests. Recent improvements to headrest safety have made some of them responsive to impact, particularly for front passengers... however, I don't believe the 1er has any of those advanced headrest safety features yet. __________________ 2008 /// Commemorative /// 6-Speed /// Titanium Silver /// Fully-Loaded /// 135i Convertible
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09-30-2008, 05:01 PM	#21
1080eyes Enlisted Member 6 Rep 34 Posts Drives: 2011 328i vert. Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Alabama iTrader: (0)	I have long legs so I sit in the back to drive, so I have mine in.:wink:
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09-30-2008, 08:37 PM	#22
Esmallstii Systematic Chaos 40 Rep 550 Posts Drives: 08 135i Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Waterford, NY iTrader: (1)	I tried taking mine out, but cant seem to release them like the front ones. How do you get them fully out? Little help here guys. __________________ BSM/Coral red/Sp pkg/Cft access/Htd seats/BMW Performance Pedals, Spoiler, & Rotors/18" VMR V710's/Hankook Ventus/Cool Carbon Pads ."The 135i's engine sound is so ferocious and bittersweet, so carnal and wicked, somebody ought to name a heavy-metal band after it: Velvet Chain Saw."
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