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Nigel G

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Hi All,
I've just bought a 500L but doesn't have the centre rear headrest. I've searched the forum and couldn't find an answer. Is it possible to fit a third headrest to the existing seat (there are no visible holes, perhaps hidden?) or do I have to swap out the seat-back?

Nigel G.
 
It may have the tubes inside for the head restraints, but it also may not. Will depend on whether they can save a few pennines when making them, or if it is cheaper to make the frames all the same.

Does it have three seat belts across the back? This may be important.
Also check the V5, as this may declare it as a 4-seater, not 5.
If you add a seatbelt, and perhaps the head restraint, you would then need to get the registration changed, and inform your insurance company.
Might be a lot of hassle.
 
Hi, thanks for the reply.
on the V5 it says 5 seats and has a full seat belt for the centre rear passenger. Just seams odd to not have 3 head restraints on a modern car. Looks like I would have to get a new seat back, which i believe is the one with the pull down arm rest. why the flip isn't this standard across the range?
 
Hmm. Not sure about that. Many people seldom carry three rear seat passengers. Perhaps most hardly ever do. But never? That's an awfully long time.

I haven't noticed much missing on my popstar MPW. But the choices on my wife's Pop Panda were just plain strange. No glovebox. Just a moulding that must have cost more than the glovebox door to make. I purchased the door. No boot light, requiring a special boot moulding and wiring loom. I simply bought a stick on PIR version. Also only two rear seatbelts- I paid a couple of quid for the extra belt and headrests option. Yes - I shouldn't have been so tight when buying it.

It is one thing masking cost options - such as the satnav in the UConnect head unit, but why make special components with all the expense that entails, just to differentiate models.

My employer leases dedicated computer servers. No matter which spec you pay for you get the same machine with throttles in place. You pay more and the throttles disappear. It makes it much easier and cheaper. Why can't car manufacturers work the same way.
 
Powellj3 said:
Hmm. Not sure about that. Many people seldom carry three rear seat passengers. Perhaps most hardly ever do. But never? That's an awfully long time.

I haven't noticed much missing on my popstar MPW. But the choices on my wife's Pop Panda were just plain strange. No glovebox. Just a moulding that must have cost more than the glovebox door to make. I purchased the door. No boot light, requiring a special boot moulding and wiring loom. I simply bought a stick on PIR version. Also only two rear seatbelts- I paid a couple of quid for the extra belt and headrests option. Yes - I shouldn't have been so tight when buying it.

It is one thing masking cost options - such as the satnav in the UConnect head unit, but why make special components with all the expense that entails, just to differentiate models.

My employer leases dedicated computer servers. No matter which spec you pay for you get the same machine with throttles in place. You pay more and the throttles disappear. It makes it much easier and cheaper. Why can't car manufacturers work the same way.
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Stanav units are probably nearly identical just a few Extra part's on the PCB for the Extra button's and a different software
 
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