Drivers seat latch very hard for my wife to reach.
The arm where the plastic handle goes on could be bent upward & would help a lot.
Can anyone post a walk through of seat remove & replace ?
That would help a great deal. Many thanks
Uh, put the seat all the way forward and remove the rear bolts. Put it back and take out the front bolts. Lean it back and disconnect the wiring harnesses. Remove it from the car being careful not to cut the dash fabric with the very sharp edges of the seat mounts. (Ask me how I know..)
No real mystery here, just unbolt the fugger and take it out.
Oh, yeah, that's right.. I almost forgot, you have to secure the airbags as best you can to prevent accidental firing while you're handling the seat. Get yourself about 75 bazillion rolls of Saran Wrap, and wrap the whole seat top to bottom about a foot thick with Saran Wrap. Then wrap the steering wheel too, again about a foot thick. Then get a friend to wrap you in Saran Wrap as well. While this isn't completely necessary, it does feel pretty cool. Just make sure you pee first, because it can take hours to get back out of the wrap and, uh, well, lets just say there's a real potential for UN-coolness there.
Now take whatever Saran Wrap is left over and just wad it up and stuff it into the interior as padding in case that Airbag fires off..
Regarding the electrical system, you're going to have to wire yourself with 10 or 15 ground straps first, so make sure you do that before getting into your Saran Wrap. Attach one of the straps to the chassis ground point located under the engine. It will be necessary to remove the engine to accomplish this, but it's worth the peace of mind. Might as well wrap the motor and trans in Saran Wrap too, just 'cause. The rest of the ground straps should be placed in a bucket of water, which you will stand in while disconnecting the seat wiring harnesses.
Now here's the tough part:
The airbags are set to deploy in the case of side impacts, so it's important that you NOT MOVE laterally or turn sharply more than 2 or 3 degrees at a time while carrying the seat. Just make a lot of K-turns, or better yet, circle the house in slowly tighter concentric circles until you end up near the garage door, whereupon you should hurl the seat inside the garage while diving behind something heavy for cover in case the seat detonates. Of course, if your town has a Bomb Squad, the nice ordinance technicians can just take the seat out of the car for you..
Oh, yeah, that's right.. I almost forgot, you have to secure the airbags as best you can to prevent accidental firing while you're handling the seat. Get yourself about 75 bazillion rolls of Saran Wrap, and wrap the whole seat top to bottom about a foot thick with Saran Wrap. Then wrap the steering wheel too, again about a foot thick. Then get a friend to wrap you in Saran Wrap as well. While this isn't completely necessary, it does feel pretty cool. Just make sure you pee first, because it can take hours to get back out of the wrap and, uh, well, lets just say there's a real potential for UN-coolness there.
Now take whatever Saran Wrap is left over and just wad it up and stuff it into the interior as padding in case that Airbag fires off..
Regarding the electrical system, you're going to have to wire yourself with 10 or 15 ground straps first, so make sure you do that before getting into your Saran Wrap. Attach one of the straps to the chassis ground point located under the engine. It will be necessary to remove the engine to accomplish this, but it's worth the peace of mind. Might as well wrap the motor and trans in Saran Wrap too, just 'cause. The rest of the ground straps should be placed in a bucket of water, which you will stand in while disconnecting the seat wiring harnesses.
Now here's the tough part:
The airbags are set to deploy in the case of side impacts, so it's important that you NOT MOVE laterally or turn sharply more than 2 or 3 degrees at a time while carrying the seat. Just make a lot of K-turns, or better yet, circle the house in slowly tighter concentric circles until you end up near the garage door, whereupon you should hurl the seat inside the garage while diving behind something heavy for cover in case the seat detonates. Of course, if your town has a Bomb Squad, the nice ordinance technicians can just take the seat out of the car for you..
What about precautions if any for the seat mounted air bags?
Disconnect the battery before touching the seat and reconnect it after reinstalling it and reconnecting the harness to the seat.
On some older cars it's okay if you just keep the key out of the ignition, but it's safer to just disconnect the battery and not find out later.
You won't set off the airbag, but you will light up the MIL (multifunction indicator light), and if you don't have a scanner you'll have to pay the dealer to reset it.
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