Subject: Re: Power headrest cable repair Author: vtbimmer as Kevin : member since January, 2004 : 347 posts Posted on: 2004-02-25 19:57:17

That was my first repair on the car. I added the 3/8" of coat hanger into the socket where the cable goes into the motor. That was about 5 years ago and everything has been working perfectly since then.

Kevin Elmore
'86 735i
224,200 miles
Virginia Tech

• Power headrest cable repair (pic) - DavidC 2004-02-23 22:03:06 (31466 views)
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    • I haven't had that problem yet, so I don't have a fix, but (m) (url) - DavidC 2004-04-26 17:52:31 (1765 views)
  • great pics David...remember this works for the infamous seat twist, too! - Q 2004-04-04 11:23:02 (1858 views)
  • Thanks for this post. I made my friend do it himself and> - kff 2004-03-06 01:45:04 (1673 views)
    • the friend who did it himself here - Chip in PA 2004-03-29 20:21:26 (1409 views)
      • Re: the friend who did it himself here (nt) - Chip in PA 2004-03-29 20:53:02 (1313 views)
        • Re: the friend who did it himself here (pic) - Chip in PA 2004-03-29 20:54:43 (2510 views)
    • Sounds like a familiar story! Please post some pics and/or a description - DavidC 2004-03-06 03:07:35 (1452 views)
      • Chip just bought a 1986 535i with 130K on it and it was... - kff 2004-03-06 20:28:55 (1365 views)
  • Re: Power headrest cable repair - Kevin 2004-02-25 19:57:17 (1772 views)