I've heard people mention that it gets in the way of the armrest when folded down but you need to always leave it up if you want easy access to the center console. What year is your X5? I am partial to the headrest systems but still looking for a good aftermarket solution. I just found this though (missed it the first time):
http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-related-...t-systems.html
Too bad no saddle brown...