Rear seat removal

[Gospelsax]

Remove tourx rear seat

 

[D2R]

Sounds like a fun thing you are planning to do.
Feel free to share the details. 🤔

 

[Chef jpd]

Reinstall Tours rear seat.

 

[Gospelsax]

Sounds like a fun thing you are planning to do.
Feel free to share the details. 🤔

Probably not what you’re thinking. Just trying to put some seat covers on the rear seat and can’t get the bottom seat loose. Thanks for responding.

 

[Skynet]

Probably not what you’re thinking. Just trying to put some seat covers on the rear seat and can’t get the bottom seat loose. Thanks for responding.

Did you ever get this done? From what I found, you just give them a firm pull upward but I have never tried yet. I'd like to know as well as I'll be replacing the rear carpet in the future.

 

[Gospelsax]

Haven’t done it yet, but I received an excerpt from the Chilton book that stated to insert a ? long prybar under the seat and pry the Connect points up.

 

[abizzle]

Haven’t done it yet, but I received an excerpt from the Chilton book that stated to insert a ? long prybar under the seat and pry the Connect points up.

Is it two pages with very simple sketches of the rear seats and showing the locations where to insert the prybar?

I can’t seem to locate the PDF, but I have a printed version I can scan if that would help.

 

[Gospelsax]

Yes, looks pretty simple if you can put your hands on a flat pry bar.

 

[abizzle]

Yes, looks pretty simple if you can put your hands on a flat pry bar.

Word is, you have to pry the s**t out of it. I need to remove mine as well, so lemme know how it goes, if you don’t mind?

 

[Gospelsax]

Ok

 

[Skynet]

Ok

Any success?

 

[CNYmetalGuy]

Interested in what you've learned about this as I might do a seat swap

 

[rollingtones]

Probably not what you’re thinking. Just trying to put some seat covers on the rear seat and can’t get the bottom seat loose. Thanks for responding.

First, put both front seats all the way FORWARD. Then use a long thick heavy pry bar such as a floor tile removal tool. Slide it in as far as it will go about one foot in one either side and pull up. Some cars are easy, and one I did recently (I install car electronics) took a HUGE amount of force, but it did pop off. Use silicone grease on the locking tabs after removal.

Before doing this, look under the front edge of the rear seat pan for clips that can be pulled OUT with pliers.

 

[abizzle]

First, put both front seats all the way FORWARD. Then use a long thick heavy pry bar such as a floor tile removal tool. Slide it in as far as it will go about one foot in one either side and pull up. Some cars are easy, and one I did recently (I install car electronics) took a HUGE amount of force, but it did pop off. Use silicone grease on the locking tabs after removal.

Before doing this, look under the front edge of the rear seat pan for clips that can be pulled OUT with pliers.

Thank you! I don’t mind putting what little @$$ I have left into removing a part. I just need to know it’s OK to do it.

 

[rollingtones]

Word is, you have to pry the s**t out of it. I need to remove mine as well, so lemme know how it goes, if you don’t mind?

Like I said, before, I do this for a living. Put both front seats all the way forward, and open all the doors and windows. You may have to use a very long, heavy steel prybar, such as one used for removing tile, or you may not need to use one quite as long. You could use a traditional 3 foot crowbar as well, see if that works,. I cannot imagine that would not give you enough leverage.

 

[danzig997]

Removing a back car seat can be daunting, but it’s not as difficult as it seems. In fact, with the right tools and a little bit of know-how, you can remove a back car seat in just minutes.

 

[danzig997]

rear seat cushion removed

 

[abizzle]

rear seat cushion removed

Uh oh! What you gettin' into now? You're tempting me to remove mine. I still need to soundproof the back wall and floorboard, so it's probably better if I pulled out ALL the seats at one time.

 

[Chef jpd]

Do it. The seat comes out in 2 minutes.

 

[abizzle]

Do it. The seat comes out in 2 minutes.

HaHa! It’s too much of a commitment this weekend. Besides that, I’ve got the front end disassembled while I’m waiting on parts. I’ll see about making it my next project. Soundproofing and interior lighting complete with a fuse and console-mounted switch.