Rear Headrest Internal Post Support

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Hello all - does anyone know where/if the plastic internal support for the rear head rests are available? Please note the attached image. On the right is a new chrome cover, but on the left is the brittle internal support I am referring to and seeking to replace.

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Oh man. I can't find it an ANY of my diagrams. can you possibly pull one out and see if the part number is stamped in it?
 

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Item number 2, only source will be a parts car. Headrests were introduced in March 1971 but most Bavs here didn’t have them I believe, perhaps 3.0S and Si?
 

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this is exactly something I would 3d print when it comes time for me to need one. probably like 8 cents in materials
 

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Item number 2, only source will be a parts car. Headrests were introduced in March 1971 but most Bavs here didn’t have them I believe, perhaps 3.0S and Si?

At least for 1972 Bavarias, I'm pretty sure rear headrests were standard...at least they were on my car.
 

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Our first 1972 Bavaria did not have rear headrest. That car was purchased in 1974. The current 1972 Bavaria does have the rear headrest. I was missing those covers but thanks to Mike Burger some time ago he was kind enough to supply me with them.
 

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I wish I had a window sticker for mine, but I only still have the bill of sale that just listed "AM radio" and "sunroof" as the only options. I do have an original brochure for the 1971 2.8L Bavaria, and it shows the car without rear headrests. I seem to recall that there were some "1972" Bavarias built with the early E3 (1971 Bavaria) style c-pillar vents and taillights - perhaps it was those early 1972 examples that also had no rear headrests? (I realize this is a trivial, and perhaps moot point, but I tend to get caught up in the details -- old engineer here, emphasis on old).
 

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Hello all - does anyone know where/if the plastic internal support for the rear head rests are available? Please note the attached image. On the right is a new chrome cover, but on the left is the brittle internal support I am referring to and seeking to replace.

Thanks

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Anybody got a line on these?
 

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It looks like E9 shelf, isn't it?

Does it have the metal pipes/sockets to fix the headrest in? They are probably on the trunk wall.
 

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It´s an E9 shelf. The supports do come separately, see comments from HB Chris above
Headrests and supports came from the E3 and are still available, e.g.
from California.
Plus the Chrome Cover from W&N
 
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The topic was about E3 not E9 - that's why I pointed that.

It is interesting for Others as well as for me how it was mounted on E9.

If you could share some pictures that would be just great.
 
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