Getting my set of BMW seats with belts soon...

Either way works fine, but if it uses a separate module be sure to grab that and the wiring for it while you're there. I have a feeling you wouldn't want to pay BMW dealer prices on that stuff...
Ohh cool...good to know it's a part issue and not something buried in an ECU. I did just read about a guy who has these seats and his wife wrapped the belt around the back of the headrest and locked it. He had to take the headrest off to get the belt unwrapped, so it sounds like it was an inertia belt locking and not having the slack to unlock.