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    How many here have bare seat back instead of pockets?

    My car has it and I don't remember seeing it on another car. My car isn't anything special other than being European Delivery Car. I do like it over the bulgy pockets and interior looks cleaner IMO. I was just wondering if it's an option or something.

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    It depends on the specific seat outfitted on the car. Some got the bare seat backs, some got the pockets. The majority of them got the pockets, but I think in the early years the bare seatback was more common.

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    Wheres all the cherrios and kids trash? Wish mine looked like that.

    I think all comfort seats have the pockets.
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    Yes, it does look less busy than with the pockets.
    AND, I see you have the little cubby in place of the rear cup launcher - Something I R&Rd years ago.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BimmerBreaker View Post
    It depends on the specific seat outfitted on the car. Some got the bare seat backs, some got the pockets. The majority of them got the pockets, but I think in the early years the bare seatback was more common.
    I see. I forgot to mention I have the sport seats if that makes any difference.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ed CT View Post
    Yes, it does look less busy than with the pockets.
    AND, I see you have the little cubby in place of the rear cup launcher - Something I R&Rd years ago.
    Yep, I love the look and functionality over the US armrest.

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    Quote Originally Posted by philly98540 View Post
    Wheres all the cherrios and kids trash? Wish mine looked like that.

    I think all comfort seats have the pockets.
    All the trash and car seat has moved to X5, lol. I have the 540 all to myself now. I'm starting to regret selling the headers greatly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JimLev View Post
    Z, wow I thought my car was clean. Nice going.
    It's not at your level yet, but no kids in car anymore helps greatly.

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    You know, I think you really missed a chance for a sexual innuendo in the thread title. Something about bare backs...

    Either way, we could spend a few days digging up all the answers. Or we can just wait for QSilver to jump in and -bam- 20 detailed images with all the info we could ever hope for...

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    No pocket? Where do you stash your pron collection then?



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    I totally want no pockets. Cleeeeean!
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    Sport seats = no pockets.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BimmerBreaker View Post
    You know, I think you really missed a chance for a sexual innuendo in the thread title. Something about bare backs...

    Either way, we could spend a few days digging up all the answers. Or we can just wait for QSilver to jump in and -bam- 20 detailed images with all the info we could ever hope for...


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    Quote Originally Posted by auaq View Post
    No pocket? Where do you stash your pron collection then?
    Under the back seat, of course.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bluesman View Post
    Sport seats = no pockets.
    Aye. It's what I have.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bluesman View Post
    Sport seats = no pockets.
    Got pockets on my sport seats.
    Nothing in them for you to read auaq, sorry.

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    No pockets in my 1998 540/6

    I do wish I had them sometimes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bluesman View Post
    Sport seats = no pockets.
    My 05/2003 530i sports seats have pockets, too.
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    sport seats no pockets clean lines.sporty not busy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BimmerBreaker View Post
    ...we could spend a few days digging up all the answers. Or we can just wait for QSilver to jump in and -bam- 20 detailed images with all the info we could ever hope for...
    OMG...Im LOL because just the other day,I was trying to find something in my pic library and opened the image below...which was from a previous discussion about the sport seat backs...with some having map pockets (bag) and some not having it.....and was about to send the pic to trash thinking it was something probably not needed...glad I didn't.

    From the part database...it appears that the (Montana) leather sport seats were offered with or without "bags". If your seat code has "07" then it has the "bag" (map pocket):




    (12-way sport Montana leather seat w/07 (bag) option)


    (BW540san's 12-way sport Motana leather seats without 07 (bag) option)
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    With pockets. pls. thnx.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Bluesman View Post
    Sport seats = no pockets.
    +1

    Mine came from an E38 Sport. No pockets=no tabs to break.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cal45fan View Post
    +1

    Mine came from an E38 Sport. No pockets=no tabs to break.
    I have sport seats.. unless you are referring to E38 seats.
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    I would rather have e38 comfort seat pockets, much cleaner looking, and they never look stretched out. Granted they do have a tendency to break.


    I really hate it when people use the magazine pockets in my car, it stretches them out to never look the same again!
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