Third row from E70 fit E53??

[RobGeeLau]

Hey guys does anyone know if the third row seating from a E70 X5 fit in the E53 X5?? If it fits is it a direct bolt on?? Thanks!

[shogun]

moved to X5 forum

[RobGeeLau]

Bump if anyone knows! There is a E53 I'm looking to buy this week (tomorrow actually) if the 3rd row seats from a E70 fit E53

[smokeyyank]

Doubtful. The back part of the e53 is a slider and I would have no idea how you would bolt it in with out some heavy mods. Plus there isn't going to be any leg room.

[Qsilver7]

You would need an automotive fabricator...like LA Street Customs... to squeeze a 3rd row into the e53's cargo area. The e35 & e70 X5s are two different generations, platforms, length, body design, etc. No way is it a plug-n-play or unbolt/re-bolt proposition.

The e53 was never designed to even consider a 3rd row...and trying to bolt on the 3rd row from a later design would need fabrication to even attempt to get it in there. And you've given no description of the e53 since some have a slide out cargo floor and some don't...but I guess it doesn't matter because the e70's 3rd row seat isn't an easy swap anyways.

The e70s with 3rd row seat has a different cargo floor layout (no spare etc) to accommodate the 3rd row. The e53 has the spare and components for the air suspension (if 4.4/4.6is/4.8is & optional on the 3.0) as well as the box that contains the battery and other components.

Here's a visual of both cargo areas...you can see that the e70 w/3rd row seat has more square cu.ft.:

{E53 X5 Cargo Area}



{E70 X5 w/3rd row Cargo Area}