How to remove bar in boot behind rear seats

[D1CKY]

Does anyone have any ideas n how to remove the bar thats in the boot of most clios including ine ?

Its an ISOFIX bar to hold in babyseats itheavy and i thought "Ah f**k it i'll never use it, lets take it out".

But how do i go around doing this ?

Does anyone know where its fixed into floor ?

And if its standar or torx bolts ?


I tried asking in this post http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=297792
about removing it with no replies

 

[A13EX F Trophy No70]

common sence would say open your boot and have a look at it!

it's held in with two torx bolts easy to see and remove if you drop the seats down

 

[jamojamojamo]

As above, easy job

 

[D1CKY]

common sence would say open your boot and have a look at it!

it's held in with two torx bolts easy to see and remove if you drop the seats down

Sorry

 

[Nick_P]

I tryed getting mine out, the bolts started to come up but then after a while they just wouldnt budge... and thus i gave up.

 

[Gray]

I tryed getting mine out, the bolts started to come up but then after a while they just wouldnt budge... and thus i gave up.

When all else fails reach for the grinder

 

[Fred@BTM]

the threads are exposed under the car, so they're always a bugger to get out due to s**t and rust in the threads, 17mm socket and a rachet and ave it!

 

[raepaul]

i tried to take mine out a while ago. seemed easy to start with but when the bolt came loose i relised it had just snapped. think there must have been something in the threads so id check that first

 

[Nick_P]

You chaps have given me hope. Im going to attack it tomorrow. The buggers coming out.

 

[ditz]

mine were good and seized just spray some wd up from under the car if you are really having probs

 

[christian rea]

i was about to say wd them under the car first if the heads round the turn to the mole grips dont attack witha grinder because you then will have burns in your boot if you dont cover up

 

[ditz]

i was about to say wd them under the car first if the heads round the turn to the mole grips dont attack witha grinder because you then will have burns in your boot if you dont cover up

rounding the heads is physically impossible imo especially when you've got two shots at it
torx and 17mm
you'll snap them before youd round the heads

 

[christian rea]

ive done it twice so cant be that hard lol

 

[ditz]

ive done it twice so cant be that hard lol

so you rounded the torx on both bolts then proceeded to round the 17mm hex on them aswell?

you deserve a medal

 

[D1CKY]

Cheers guys.

I'll have a go at it and heres hoping the bolts aren't to rusted under car

If so i think i'll just have to screw them back in as i don't fancy snapping them

As i'd be screwed if i needed to fit it again

 

[bmh.01]

They will come out, just use a 6 sided socket rather than a 12 and make it have it.

 

[D1CKY]

They will come out, just use a 6 sided socket rather than a 12 and make it have it.

Willthis mean more torque on bolt or nut ?

 

[capturedbyjames]

17mm 6 sided socket, and a 24inch breaker bar - worked for me!

 

[D1CKY]

Thats the bar out

The bolts were quite tight, but i just slackened them a bit then tightened again abit then slackened them a bit and they freed off. Then i screwed the bolts back in with a bit of grease to plug the holes in the floor they came out of

I couldn't be arsed lying under car spraying them with WD 40 where they come through floor, the worst that would have happened is they'd snap and plug the hole.

That would cause no issues neither as i have no intention of refitiing the bar, as i have no child seats etc to attach to it.

The only thing now is the boot carpet is a bit short now

So i put the ISOFIX bars plastic cover back in boot where bar was to hide the floor where carpet runs short.

P.s. Excuse the toolkit handle i broke it a few weeks ago and just jammed in back in the toolkit

 

[Mark One]

get it on the scales! how much has been saved?

 

[daviebroon]

ive done it twice so cant be that hard lol

so you rounded the torx on both bolts then proceeded to round the 17mm hex on them aswell?

you deserve a medal

lmfao... awesome post.



On another note, why are you removing it? Weight saving exercise?... bin the bloody spare wheel then

 

[D1CKY]

get it on the scales! how much has been saved?

Just thought, not that it matters with having a spare wheel.


Lol

 

[D1CKY]

On another note, why are you removing it? Weight saving exercise?... bin the bloody spare wheel then[/quote]


I know, i would love remove the spare wheel but i don't trust those cans of tyre foam/weld stuff

What if i have a puncture with a hole to big to seal ?:S

 

[daviebroon]

^^ AA / RAC / Green Flag / your mum / my mum

 

[D1CKY]

^^ AA / RAC / Green Flag / your mum / my mum

And the Rac will turn up with a wheel :S

I'm thinking they'd have to tow you home, and wouldn't you look silly calling them to tow you home cause of a puncture ?

 

[daviebroon]

^ well i've got a cup... (real one)... so its can of foam or nothing.

 

[franx]

thing is about 5 kg !!

 

[franx]

loose the tyre now you're wanting weightloss