[Petroleum]

not sure if this is an issue that other X1 drivers will encounter, but I just want to put it here in case someone does.

I was at the local home improvement store. The roll-up window shade(for my covered porch) that I bought was the 10-foot model. It came in a clear plastic box measuring 126" x 4" x 2" and was not flexible due to the inner steel tube.

I tried fitting it several different ways. Eventually found only one way to fit it. One end was jammed up down the far right corner of the passenger-side footwell. The front passenger seat was reclined about halfway. The other end was jammed up the top left corner of the inside of the tailgate glass with about 1 inch to spare. I put some bubble wrap on that end just in case it hits the glass while driving.

Short of getting a rooftop luggage rack, I don't think anything longer than 10-foot 7-inch can fit inside the current X1.

[zerbitini]

Impressive! I’ve fit 10’ rebar, PVC pipe and iron pipe using a similar approach. 8’ long 2x4 and 2x6 boards can rest on a towel on the dash - away from the airbag area - but I securely tether them to the luggage hooks I installed in the cargo area so they won’t slide forward when braking (that would be an expensive mistake).
I’m meticulous about the interior of my car, so I always keep clean folded towels, rope and bungees in the spare tire area for our Home Depot and Lowe’s trips.

[markronnie]

Hi Zerbitini, I see you mentioned having hooks in your new x1. My 24 28i did not come with any hooks. Just has 1 plastic cover on either side where I suppose a hook set up would have been, perhaps outside of the USA. My other SUV’s came with 2 hooks on each side (front & back) making it EZ to use to hold cargo in place.

Can you tell me where you got them & the ordering #’s? I live on the east coast.

[Tunners]

There’s the part numbers in the attached link.

https://u11.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...=Lashing+rings

[Petroleum]

Originally Posted by markronnie

Hi Zerbitini, I see you mentioned having hooks in your new x1. My 24 28i did not come with any hooks. Just has 1 plastic cover on either side where I suppose a hook set up would have been, perhaps outside of the USA. My other SUV’s came with 2 hooks on each side (front & back) making it EZ to use to hold cargo in place.

Can you tell me where you got them & the ordering #’s? I live on the east coast.

I was too lazy to look them up, so I just asked my BMW sales guy to get them installed. He had the parts dept guy order the D-rings and plastic parts. They arrived even before my X1 was delivered. On the day that I went to pick up the X1, the rings were already installed.

I think it's kind of cheap that BMW(US) does not include them for free like other countries.

[Tunners]

Originally Posted by Petroleum

I think it's kind of cheap that BMW(US) does not include them for free like other countries.

They don’t come as standard in the UK, mine certainly didn’t.

[FlashMonkey929]

Originally Posted by Petroleum

I was too lazy to look them up, so I just asked my BMW sales guy to get them installed. He had the parts dept guy order the D-rings and plastic parts. They arrived even before my X1 was delivered. On the day that I went to pick up the X1, the rings were already installed.

I think it's kind of cheap that BMW(US) does not include them for free like other countries.

To be fair, compared to some other major countries we pay a lot less for our cars.