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Seat travel I am 76" tall and I cannot get the power seat back far enough to be comfortable. My car is a 2001 525i. Is the range of seat travel adjustable?

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Not really but, it can be modified if nothing is binding the seat travel.
Almost all cars use 4 bolts to hold the seat to the floor boards. You maybe able to drill a new set of holes to move the seat back as required.  Remember to use lock washers and tighten the nuts tight as you don't want the seat to wobble.  Also some cars the pedal set adjustable in position 

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