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Ok guys. We got this.
Left-Right side is in reference to sitting in the rear seat. [*]Step 1: Locate the correct post. The one without a button. [*]Step 2: Start rotating the black plastic cover - both clockwise and anticlockwise until you can see the notches on the underside of it. If you push the leather seat down to reveal the underside of the black plastic cover, youll notice there are two clips on the bottom of the cover. [*]Step 3: Take a 2.5mm flat head screwdriver and pry those clips off to release the plastic cover. This is tricky and stick with it. You can eventually pry them radially outwards. [*]Step 4: The teeth on the post are on the left side. The pin ACTUALLY is on the left side, but the pushbar is on the right side of the post. See pictures, it looks like a curved piece of metal that you can use a screwdriver to push towards the post. [*]Step 5:Now push the button on the left post and simultaneously push the push bar on the right side of the right post (!). Voila! The headrest will go all the way down! I didn't try to take the headrest off but I'll try to take it off and see if I can buy a plastic cover with a button. It is identical mechanism (mirrored to the left post) and should be easy to install a plastic cover with button to facilitate the problem we have at hand. Success. Doesn't take an engineer to figure this out but the fact that I am one, I for one, am PROUD! lol. |
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If I do this fix and lower down the headrest completely then will I be able to pull it up again to adjust ? ( If someone else is driving and wants the headrest up for example)
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I am going to order a couple of plastic covers with buttons so that I don't have to hack this again. Just press both buttons and you can even take the headrest out! Or, I can just cannibalize a plastic cover from one of the rear headrests. I am sure it is the same part number. From RealOEM.com, it seems like I can't just order a plastic cover w/button separately. It comes with the entire locking mechanism assembly. Last edited by npgatech; 05-09-2012 at 11:48 AM.. |
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I ended up unscrewing the plastic cover as described, then pulled out what I what looks like a cotter pin metal with plastic ends, after that I could drop the headrest all the way down as well as bring it up and set then all the way back down again
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I have the same problem with both headrests in the back seat of my week old 128i convertible. When I took delivery of the car, I noticed the headrests in the back had about 2" of height to them, exposing their chrome support rods. I'm only 5'-8", so when I look in the rear view mirror, the rear headrests at this height obscure my view. Being able to lower them all the way could help give me a little more rearward visibility.
I'll try the screwdriver/pick method mentioned on this thread to see it I can get it to drop.
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No. It doesn't. The ones in the back do, but the ones in the front don't seem to want to. I don't think it's a problem; I think it's the way they were designed. The car I'm driving (a service loaner equipped only with PP and CWP, base model (no line)) has the little buttons on that plastic cover through which the headrest posts slide.
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has someone linked the DIY about this on this thread?
if not here's the link
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In any case easy fix. And for those of you that dont mind the clamp, and if you dont want to remove the headrest all the way out, you may just be able to pry up on the plastic cap by the headrest without messing with the back cover to the seats and remove the springs. I wanted it all gone so thats the way I have it set up now.
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Here just follow this http://www.f30post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=727411
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Very nice writeup and pictures.
Question: it appears as if the black plastic cap could be removed, and slid up the headrest post, without taking off the entire headrest. Is this the case or is there something which prevents this? |
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I remember reading about a recall regarding this topic when the F30 first came out. The headrests originally could be moved completely down, but this apparently violated some US safety spec for height (although they were totally correct in Europe).
BMW then made a minor change (and had a limited recall) so that the European headrests still go completely down as before, while the US headrests are fixed to stay slightly up -- unless you use the DIY workaround. I ran into this headrest problem with an F30 loaner car this week -- I also found the headrest to be too high for me (I'm not 6'-1", and yes, I know how to properly adjust a headrest). BMW probably needs to find a more-expensive fix than just limiting headrest movement for US models. |
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Yes you can do it this way, and remove the springs. But if you want your headrest to come all the way out, then you have to remove the back panel, and take off the clamp from the stem.
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Thanks for bumping this thread - I rem reading about this when the '12s came out - just picked up our '13 last week and the stupid headrest problem remains. My wife is 5'1" so we need it all the way down - going to get the dealer to mess w/it today while in for A.S.S. coding...
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OK, checked the headrests once again - so unless a pin is removed, they simply don't go down all the way - the pair of metal bars holding each one up are visible - maybe an inch to an inch and a half. We have to tilt the headrest fwd, which feels kind of awkward, so shorter folks can drive. Sorry, but this is pretty stupid, BMW.
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