http://public.fotki.com/stilljester/2003-bmw-525i/active-seat-retrofit/ Added Active Seat equipment out of a 740il [E38]. My sincere thanks to the original authors of the following posts / contents which helped me put this all together. E38 Active Seat Retrofit: http://www.bimmerboard.com/forums/posts/567475 E46 Lumbar Install: http://www.tmk.com/lumbar/index.shtml E39 Lumbar Install: http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=818328 http://images.fotki.com/logo3.gif http://public.fotki.com/stilljester/2003-bmw-525i/active-seat-retrofit/ http://public.fotki.com/stilljester/2003-bmw-525i/active-seat-retrofit/activeseatkit.html Active Seat Kit
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