Dumb convertible question

[AW128i]

Originally Posted by roundel335

No - a folding rear seat is not offered in the convertible.

I double-checked, the 3-series 'vert does have a split folding back seat. It still only has the pass-through, but the rear seatbacks fold flat to form a parcel shelf of sorts. I thought I remembered this from the 328i 'vert loaner I had recently, but couldn't remember for sure so I checked BMW's website.

[coda72]

Originally Posted by Pangloss

Do you find that you raise the top-stopping cargo area partition very often? I haven't raised it much but when I do I generally forget and then (later) wonder why the top won't go down. (lol) (Please tell me every 1er vert owner has done this at least once!)

I don't know if every vert owner has done this, but on the first weekend I owned mine I did it, and it took me about 15 minutes to figure out why the top wouldn't go down! When I finally figured it out, I felt like a big idiot. But, this is my first convertible, so I guess I can excuse myself.

[RoundelM3]

Originally Posted by AW128i

I double-checked, the 3-series 'vert does have a split folding back seat. It still only has the pass-through, but the rear seatbacks fold flat to form a parcel shelf of sorts. I thought I remembered this from the 328i 'vert loaner I had recently, but couldn't remember for sure so I checked BMW's website.

We were talking about the 1-series; no folding back seat is offered in the 1-series convertible.

[sjp3003]

Originally Posted by coda72

Top down, windows up? Why bother? Sorry to continue the thread jack, but that's one of my biggest pet peeves with convertible drivers. If you need the windows up, you probably shouldn't have a convertible. Just my opinion of course.

But the stereo sounds so much better with the windows up....

[coda72]

Originally Posted by sjp3003

But the stereo sounds so much better with the windows up....

Well, I guess with the 10 years I rode a motorcycle before I bought the vert made me not care about the radio that much since I wasn't listening to a radio while riding. So, actually hearing a stereo at all with the top down is a bonus to me!

[audi4t]

Here's a view of the rear seat removed

I had to remove the seat to install the Smarttop module

I have an 08 135i vert with the "passthrough" feature



Here you can see one of the headrest activation mechanism tubes

[byebyemyti]

the through-loading system is now standard (I have it in my 2012 vert.)