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(Message started by: Robin.M on Jun 8^th, 2010, 8:23pm)

Title: Estate rear seat
Post by Robin.M on Jun 8^th, 2010, 8:23pm

In my estate, I tried to lift the rear seat to get to the ABS senser to compare them to the front ones, but the seat refuses to lift up - am I missing the obvious - is it just more muscle - I cannot believe I am asking this question but there you are.

I have folded the backs down for a clue but no help

Title: Re: Estate rear seat
Post by gozz on Jun 8^th, 2010, 8:26pm

Try slackening off the hinges at the front a few turns of the bolts,they sometimes need to move forward slightly to clear the pegs.
GOZZ.

Title: Re: Estate rear seat
Post by 5stud on Jun 8^th, 2010, 8:53pm

just fited a salon rear base to my estate witch had two grab handels but you still cant tilt the base.you have to remove the backs.just 4 torex bolts each.both whear facelift maybe pre facelift are diferent.noticed that the hinge at the front is still a1985 part no.

Title: Re: Estate rear seat
Post by Highlander on Jun 9^th, 2010, 5:18pm

on 06/08/10 at 20:53:42, 5stud wrote:

just fited a salon rear base to my estate

they are different sizes??

Title: Re: Estate rear seat
Post by Robin.M on Jun 9^th, 2010, 7:04pm

Done as Goss said and seat came up - no problem. I noticed that the seat cover had come off the front quite a bit, so in the end removed the seat and re - set the seat cover on

Thanks to all

Title: Re: Estate rear seat
Post by shooshyneman on Jun 9^th, 2010, 7:30pm

The customs at Hull docks couldnt get mine up either! Dont forget the seatbelts when putting it back down or you'll be doing it all over again.

Title: Re: Estate rear seat
Post by 5stud on Jun 9^th, 2010, 10:46pm

the estate one had a rased lump at the back just the width of the rear arm rest
on 06/09/10 at 17:18:02, Highlander wrote:

they are different sizes??

Title: Re: Estate rear seat
Post by Jonnycab on Jun 10^th, 2010, 1:58am

on 06/09/10 at 19:30:34, shooshyneman wrote:

Dont forget the seatbelts when putting it back down or you'll be doing it all over again.

Not necassarily.....Those are b****rs to hold through while trying to push the seat down...talk about broken fingers ::)

Much easier if you move the belt buckles back toward the boot, then push the seat down, then fold the rears of the seat down & pull the flaps up. You will see the buckles under the flaps, so then it's just a case of easily pushing the belt buckles between the base & rears of seat ;)

Title: Re: Estate rear seat
Post by Highlander on Jun 10^th, 2010, 9:59pm

I've tried an estate rear seat base in a saloon and it was a couple of inches short, front to back, leaving a gap??

Title: Re: Estate rear seat
Post by Mike H on Jun 11^th, 2010, 8:50pm

that's odd I thought saloon and estate rear seats were identical http://livinginthepast-audioweb.co.uk/images/misc/unsure.gif

Title: Re: Estate rear seat
Post by gozz on Jun 11^th, 2010, 11:45pm

Not North of the border they ain't ;D

Title: Re: Estate rear seat
Post by Mike H on Jun 12^th, 2010, 1:56pm

Oh I see it's a "cultural thing" ;D

Title: Re: Estate rear seat
Post by Highlander on Jun 13^th, 2010, 8:52pm

No they are different, at least the ones I have tried were, the saloon seat base is a couple of inches deeper front to back, I couldn't fit a saloon base in an estate and the other way round it left a gap between the base and the back.

Title: Re: Estate rear seat
Post by gozz on Jun 13^th, 2010, 10:27pm

Only jokin Jock ;D nae offence,see ye at Harewood.
GOZZ.

Title: Re: Estate rear seat
Post by Mike H on Jun 14^th, 2010, 10:17pm

OK I stand corectified.

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