///M Headrest

[das boots]

Will they fit on E46 Sedans?

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/pts/3501660788.html

[Hermes]

not sure but it should... I thought your interior was a different color

[JupiterBMW]

Interesting...

[das boots]

I have light grey interiors. I'm contacting the seller to do a fitting test.

[az3579]

I have light grey interiors. I'm contacting the seller to do a fitting test.

Unless your interior is a special order Dove Grey, which I don't think was possible unless BMW Individual offereed it up, then the greys won't match. Dove Grey is a very light grey; E46's came with a slightly darker grey. I think you would notice a difference...

For fitment, the posts on those look straight. I thought ours was curved slightly?

[das boots]

Unless your interior is a special order Dove Grey, which I don't think was possible unless BMW Individual offereed it up, then the greys won't match. Dove Grey is a very light grey; E46's came with a slightly darker grey. I think you would notice a difference...

For fitment, the posts on those look straight. I thought ours was curved slightly?

Good point. Not sure about the headrest post.

[UdubBadger]

love those stripes, BMW needz to bring dat back

[cakM3]

love those stripes, BMW needz to bring dat back

Yeah Seth... those /// stripes add a nice touch to the headrests ;)


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[brettbimmer]

Unless your interior is a special order Dove Grey, which I don't think was possible unless BMW Individual offereed it up, then the greys won't match. Dove Grey is a very light grey; E46's came with a slightly darker grey. I think you would notice a difference...

For fitment, the posts on those look straight. I thought ours was curved slightly?

X2. I have Dove Gray in my E36 and it is a very different color to what was offered in the E46 in standard option form. Nonetheless I have always admired the M stripes. Let me know if you need me to see if the headrest from my E36 will work in my E46. (Probably best to PM me).

[das boots]

PM sent. Anybody have photos of the different shdes of Grey between E36 & E46 side-by-side?

[Johal E32]

E36 dove grey has more white in it, the E46 has more grey in it. It will be a noticeable difference..

Here

E36

http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/3215/201/33035100028_large.jpg

E46

http://www.samtorrez.com/nss-folder/pictureshelmut/BMW_330Ci_InteriorRight_02.jpg

Those are some nice looking headrests, maybe you could swap in some E46 M3 headrests?

[Hermes]

if I'm gonna do something like this I don't want vert headrests, I want '96-97 sedan headrests...

http://mxpaintball.phpwebhosting.com/M3_Parts/Misc_Interior/Headrests.jpg

...but honestly Vaders are the shit

http://www.euromcars.com/parts/e36m3/seats/08-20-06/m3vad-6.jpg

[brettbimmer]

E36 headrests will not fit the E46 seats without modifications due to the difference in distance between the support posts. If you jammed it in it may work, but I see problems here.

Also included a shot of Dove Grey interior. Sorry, my zhp has the natural brown scheme.



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[das boots]

@Johal...thanks for the color comparison. That was what I was looking for....
@JP.....You are so right....Vaders are the sh^$ but heavier. Try getting one in good condition and heated seats. How about direct mount?
@Brett...thanks for the post comparison. Looks like the E36 has a wider stance.

A follow-up to the seller of the headrest. The seller lives in SouthEast San Diego (rough area) and works in South Chula Vista if you guys know the area. I tried to set up a meeting to do a test fit and color matching. The seller is not very motivated to do a meet or willing to schedule a meet on a neutral ground like somewhere in Qualcomm in Mission Valley. Since I live in North County. He prefers to meet further south in his neck of the woods. Either weekdays or weekends. I get a lot of excuses on meeting times and area. My feeling is he is trying to hide something.

[brettbimmer]

Also FWIW, one would think that you would want to be sure any headrest used is firmly secure in case you ever really need it to protect you in a crash. Maybe seller is lazy & doesn't want to drive very far? Giving him the benefit here, though it may not be the case.

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