Quick question about rear door and rear head protection airbags. Please confirm!! - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

tc3 · 27th February 2008, 19:30

OK, I've search the matter extensively, but have read contradicting statements.

What I know:
01 and 03 had rear doors standard
02 rear doors were an option

What I'm guessing:
01-03 Rear head protection system (HPS) curtain all were standard?!?

Please confirm:
Even if an 02 did not have rear door airbags, HPS is still present?!?

Thank you from a soon to be M5 owner

m5 deamon · 27th February 2008, 22:48

YES IT DID

MCarRacr07 · 27th February 2008, 22:52

HA!!...My 2000 Beast had it all...HPS..rear door....front etc.
In fact the rear airbags in the panels did not deploy so if anyone wants em!!...LOL
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JizJizJiz · 27th February 2008, 22:59

I think 01 and 03s have to have them activated at the dealer. I know I have receipts showing that my car had them activated

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DouglasABaker · 27th February 2008, 23:10

All model years had rear doors. Front ones too

Ok, seriously:
02 Rear airbags optional, and rare at that. Need to be activated even when present
<>02 Rear airbags standard, need to be activated

HPS linked to airbags on all model years

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CSBM5 · 27th February 2008, 23:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by DouglasABaker

All model years had rear doors. Front ones too

Ok, seriously:
02 Rear airbags optional, and rare at that. Need to be activated even when present
<>02 Rear airbags standard, need to be activated

HPS is standard on all model years

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Are you sure about that? I'm 99.99% positive that if you have a 2002 w/o rear air bags, there is no rear HPS. I talked with BMWNA years ago about this subject, and that is what I was told. It is easy enough to find out. If you have a 2002 model with no rear door airbags, check the C-pillar for the embossed "HPS" up near the reading lamp.

On 2000 models, supposedly they only have rear door bags. Same check will reveal whether it has HPS.

CSBM5 · 27th February 2008, 23:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by tc3

What I'm guessing:
01-03 Rear head protection system (HPS) curtain all were standard?!?

Correct.

As to 2002 w/o door bags, see above post.

MCarRacr07 · 27th February 2008, 23:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by CSBM5

Are you sure about that? I'm 99.99% positive that if you have a 2002 w/o rear air bags, there is no rear HPS. I talked with BMWNA years ago about this subject, and that is what I was told. It is easy enough to find out. If you have a 2002 model with no rear door airbags, check the C-pillar for the embossed "HPS" up near the reading lamp.

On 2000 models, supposedly they only have rear door bags. Same check will reveal whether it has HPS.

Nope your misinformed....my car was a MY00 and I had front & Rear door as well as HPS....the HPS deployed when I had my accident in Dec.
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CSBM5 · 27th February 2008, 23:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by MCarRacr07

Nope your misinformed....my car was a MY00 and I had front & Rear door as well as HPS....the HPS deployed when I had my accident in Dec.
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I didn't ask BMWNA about the 2000 models. That info came from the list of changes for 2001 models that BMW put out...there's a link somewhere for it. Curiously, what was the build date for your 2000 model? You must have had a late production model perhaps where they had added HPS in the rear? I've never seen one of those. One of the announced changes for the 2001 M5 was that "Rear side impact airbags now incorporate rear HPS." See: list of changes from 2000 to 2001.

MCarRacr07 · 28th February 2008, 01:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by CSBM5

I didn't ask BMWNA about the 2000 models. That info came from the list of changes for 2001 models that BMW put out...there's a link somewhere for it. Curiously, what was the build date for your 2000 model? You must have had a late production model perhaps where they had added HPS in the rear? I've never seen one of those. One of the announced changes for the 2001 M5 was that "Rear side impact airbags now incorporate rear HPS." See: list of changes from 2000 to 2001.

Ive been getting that alot lately...LOL....when people see my caramel int. they are shocked that I have black leather door handles...LOL....build on my car was May 2000..pretty sure.
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