Rear seat catch.

Moomoo · Nov 7th, 2021, 12:10

How much fun is replacing the lift-up release catch for dropping the back seat?
1991 , 245.
Just lifted it and the plastic lift bit broke!

Oops! Wrong section! Sorry.

Bugjam1999 · Nov 7th, 2021, 13:13

Not hard at all. A bit fiddly but nothing terrible, new ones are available.

Try to lube the mechanism at each end of the seat, so that the handle doesn’t break again.

Cheers

Moomoo · Nov 7th, 2021, 14:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bugjam1999

Not hard at all. A bit fiddly but nothing terrible, new ones are available.

Try to lube the mechanism at each end of the seat, so that the handle doesn’t break again.

Cheers

Thanks chief. Any idea where I might get one?

How would one start, it all looks so fragile!.

Bugjam1999 · Nov 10th, 2021, 17:44

This video will give you an idea how it goes together- basically pop the trim off, then there are two screws to undo to separate it from the seat back. It’ll be a bit fiddly to take off the two wires and reattach onto the new one, but not too bad.

https://youtu.be/AUQcISpb5VE

Then here’s a replacement

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-V...-127635-2958-0

Cheers

Moomoo · Nov 10th, 2021, 19:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bugjam1999

This video will give you an idea how it goes together- basically pop the trim off, then there are two screws to undo to separate it from the seat back. It’ll be a bit fiddly to take off the two wires and reattach onto the new one, but not too bad.

https://youtu.be/AUQcISpb5VE

Then here’s a replacement

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-V...-127635-2958-0

Cheers

Thanks chap, very much obliged. I'll study it closely.

Nov 7th, 2021, 12:10	#1
Moomoo VOC Member Last Online: Today 22:32 Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Ashbourne	Rear seat catch. How much fun is replacing the lift-up release catch for dropping the back seat? 1991 , 245. Just lifted it and the plastic lift bit broke! Oops! Wrong section! Sorry. Last edited by Moomoo; Nov 7th, 2021 at 12:54.

Nov 7th, 2021, 13:13	#2
Bugjam1999 Master Member Last Online: Today 13:54 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: London and Cambridge	Not hard at all. A bit fiddly but nothing terrible, new ones are available. Try to lube the mechanism at each end of the seat, so that the handle doesn’t break again. Cheers

Nov 10th, 2021, 17:44	#4
Bugjam1999 Master Member Last Online: Today 13:54 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: London and Cambridge	This video will give you an idea how it goes together- basically pop the trim off, then there are two screws to undo to separate it from the seat back. It’ll be a bit fiddly to take off the two wires and reattach onto the new one, but not too bad. https://youtu.be/AUQcISpb5VE Then here’s a replacement https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-V...-127635-2958-0 Cheers

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