rear seat removal?

[jonny mac]

hi guys basically i've removed the bottom bit of my rear bench of my seats and i'd like to take out the top part

how do i get the top part out? on close inspection i can see there's a big beam with a plastic cover on it with 2x17mm head bolts holding it down and i basically have no idea if i need to take this out??

cheers
jonny.

 

[AlexG]

There is a large torx bolt going through the floor holding them in iirc.
fold them forward and you will see them on the floor.
think thats the only one?

 

[Beef-Mc]

Take the isofix bar out.

 

[Fletcher]

Yes thats your isobar.

 

[jonny mac]

right so if i take that bar out will i not loose the rear strength chassis support??

so it's just one big bolt to take out the seats?

 

[Fletcher]

^^no you don't need it.

and there should be 2 bolts, one of mine won't budge

 

[Beef-Mc]

Might need to spray some WD40 onto the screws from underneath to get them out.

 

[jonny mac]

i gave them a try, get so far then stop...best thing to do is work it back and forth as much as you can which'll generate a small ammount of heat to help it shift, also spraying alot of WD40

so if i move this bar out of my car it wont change anything?

 

[Fletcher]

i gave them a try, get so far then stop...best thing to do is work it back and forth as much as you can which'll generate a small ammount of heat to help it shift, also spraying alot of WD40

so if i move this bar out of my car it wont change anything?

Nope quite a lot of people have removed them, without any probs.

 

[powey]

Use a powerbar

 

[alexbleubolt]

get some petrol and put it on the seat, and ignite with a match then it should be easy to remove once the material has been burned away

 

[jonny mac]

get some petrol and put it on the seat, and ignite with a match then it should be easy to remove once the material has been burned away

that's a brilliant idea

not sure why i didnt think of this first before posting on the forum

:lolup:

 

[jonny mac]

so to remove the rear bench i have to take the bottom 2 bolts out of that iso bar? then i can remove the rear seats?

 

[Fletcher]

^^^iirc yes.

 

[MistaT]

Two bolts on the isofix bar, take that out, the plastic cover pulls off. Then where the rear seat splits, the bracket bolts to the floor with two torx bolts, take them out, then with the seat at the right angle it pulls upwards.

 

[jonny mac]

ah klkl

well unfortunately gotta go put the rear bench back in for just now as ineed to give mate a lift lol

 

[NathJ]

bump .. anyone got any tips for removing the torx? as they're hard to remove!

 

[DannyR]

Torx bit?

 

[meeeees]

Brute force and ignorance worked for me