ANY Car Front Seat Removal | How To Remove Front Seats From a Car
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- Опубликовано: 26 мар 2017
- How to remove front seats from a car | Your easy DIY car front seat removal tutorial. With important safety info for putting it back
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The example car is my Saab 9-3 '07, but most cars are very similar (you will just have to determine what type of tool to use on the bolts and fixings beforehand).
This is about removing and replacing, not working on the seat itself. See the video linked above for how to remove and replace the seat covering and any heat pads.
☠ If your seat has airbags (as mine does), then remember to leave the ignition off and the key out. It isn't really necessary to disconnect the battery unless your vehicle is older than 2000MY. ☠
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As I am a beginner in these things, can you suggest a strong tool with long horizontal leverage to remove torx bolts securing drivers seat on 2007 Ford fusion, and where I might buy one of these in the UK?
People who make videos about how to do stuff like this are the backbone of society. God Bless.
I try to clear some of the 'mystery' that surrounds cars (along with the pure bullshit from armchair engineers)
Not to mention he is doing it so under the good old glorious UK rain...😊😊👍👍🤙🤙
This made me laugh, but its also the purest truth there is
🙏
I agree ☝️ this is so helpful because I AM considering living in my car for 9 months 🩵
Typical England. Everything done in the rain! God Bless!
You were imagining it. It never rains here, lol
@@CycloneCyd The place never rains is described by this song " Never Rain in Southern California " .... I never heard of a song called Never Rain in UK ... unless you write /compose one ! Haha 😉😜
@@CycloneCyd Is England typically rainy then? That must make it really good for growing crops - if it doesn't get too wet.
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I live almost in the geographical centre of England now and last night it was coming down stair rods with thunder and lightning. Today has touched 26C and been gloriously sunny although it's clouding over now it's early evening.
Great Britain - all the weather at once
@@CycloneCyd Wow! You have quite the assortment of weather and crops both!
God bless you and keep you all safe in these uncertain and perilous times!
You have a big heart,
because you made the video in rain.
Thanks Azan
straightforward explanation without waffling on . Cheers : )
Thank you. Yours is the second comment I've had just recently in the same vein. "Concise and precise" was always my mantra right from the very get go. Glad it's working out and people appreciate it.
Careful not to over tighten those bolts, now!. They could snap in an accident if you do. Stay safe.
This helped me fix my seat! It was giving me horrible back problems and you explaining everything to a T is amazing. I can not explain how thankful I am for you and this video!
Great to hear! Thanks
Ok Mr fixit. With your encouragement, this 50-something gal is going to attempt to take out the passenger seat of my new "home", a '94 dodge Dakota to give more space for the dogs and I. Thanks for the hope!
Hi Daisyville, thanks for watching and for interacting. 👍
Every day is a skool day, so you go for it.
Two tips:
1. make sure to use the correct size tool (esp if it's torx)
2. mind your back, some seats are heavy 💪
Do let us know how you get on. 🖖 🖖
@@CycloneCyd hi Cyd, reporting in with an update!
I wish I had seen your reply earlier, because these exact two things had me doing 'dracarys' on the seat!
A) no matter the effort, I could not make the correct hex turn the bolts with a ratchet wrench thingy. So I resorted to a more barbaric manner, which resulted in so many finger smashes and one impaling myself on some wire prongs, ass first. The positions I had to assume in order to get the six bolts out was downright obscene. My back was toast by the end of it all.
But I did it! Yay me! Some vodka and tylenol fixed me right up aftewards! Thank you again! I subscribed, so expect to hear more annoying comments from me! 😁
Trying and doing is the way to learn, so good on you. Well done.
I always come to your channel when I need maintenance on my car. Great channel. Always good explanation and easy to understand👍🏻
Great to hear! Thanks Fredrik.
Lovely British Weather Thanks for the video mate. Good job
thanks big man. needed to get some general info on potentially getting a used seat for a sim rig, this did the trick.
That rain going all over seats was giving me anxiety lol fair play for making this buddy!! Appreciate the vid v helpful
Leather seats, so I wasn't bothered 👍. Don't forget to like and share.
And be careful not to overtighten fixings when putting seats back ❗❗
If it was an american youtuber most likely he will do a 10 mins video talking about his life and how much he loves his dog and then 2 mins actual video which you won't get a damn thing, all I wanted to say is thank you for the summarized detailed and valuable video.
Right there with you❗ They do it deliberately to 'push' their videos over the 8 minute threshold for having mid-roll ads which earns them more money. I don't believe in that strategy.
Precious helping video. Thank you and greetings from Portugal.
You are welcome!
Thanks, you make it look so easy. Is there a problem with airbags or seatbelt sensors if passenger front seat is left out of a Sienna?
Thanks mate this helped me out
Giving you a like and thumbs up because you my guy doesn’t have any excuses even working in the rain!Hats to you!
cheers mate helpful info
Would recommend disconnecting the negative battery cable to avoid throwing a code
disconect the battery and wait about 20 min ... only then you may proceed
I disconnected the battery and changed my seat straight away and now the car is showing a code, I’m not sure how to remove the code
Thanks for demonstration 👍
Great informative video👌🇬🇧
Glad you think so! Thanks 🤘
Great video, thanks
Glad you liked it!
Thanks this was very useful. I am trying to replace my broken seatbelt.
You can do it! What car?
@@CycloneCyd It's a VW Polo mk 5. The next thing on my list is an engine swap after bucket seats.
Thank you sir!
Thank you sir! 🙂
Most welcome!
Thank you for this informative video, today I will hopefully be replacing a seat in my girlfriends Mazda 6. Her drivers seat has a piece of metal sticking out of it.
I mean, you could file or grind it down..
Did you manage it okay?
Cyclone Cyd yeah got a replacement from pull a part & managed to get it in the car
Typical rainy day in England 😊
Thanks for the explanation.
You’re welcome 😊
Thanks, this is really helpful. If I removed the passenger seat (2014 Kia Sportage) would that result in any error / fault codes or problems?
If I’ve dropped something very important down in between where the top of the seat meets the bottom of the seat, is it possible to remove it without taking out the entire seat? 2014 Ford Fusion
Thank you. Very informative. I'm ready to go to the wreckers to get one. Great video but why in the rain? I felt bad for you. It could not have been fun. Extra thumbs up for dedication.
Thanks Mark, it looks worse than it was.
Haha. Have you been to the UK? That was a sunny summer's day :P
Thanks for existing in this world
Any idea where I can get a tool to remove stubborn torx bolts securing drivers seat on 2007 Ford fusion?
Thanx👍🏻
I've got a 2003 Saab 93 SE convertible with the driver's seat tilted forward and it will not return to the upright position.
Any suggestions as to how I get to release it? It feels like the release mechanism is frozen. Either that or the cable has disconnected from the end away from the handle/lever that you lift to release and move the seat back to upright.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
I have a car that is manual adjust. Only forward and back. No up and down. But it seems a little high. Is it possible to remove a seat and do something to make it sit lower?
🌴☀️Thank you for basic idea of how to do this, still helping others in 2023☀️🌴
Believe it or not, this is one of my best watched videos 👍
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Hi! Thanks so much for your clear and concise video! Could you please explain what tool you are using to reinstall the bolts? I have a socket wrench with a torx50 but I can't get it to budge.
Thank you for information!
For Renault Espace 4 is the same process?!? I can't get so easy to some screws :(
Almost certainly I'd guess.
Good video
Thanks man
Hi jAvEeD King and welcome aboard.
Make sure you get the correct size tool, especially if it's torx. A T47 bit will chew up a T50 recess real easy!
I'm hoping you can answer a question for me. I purchased a used 2019 Ford Transit. I have scoliosis and the seats are extremely uncomfortable for me. The aftermarket seats are too expensive. I was wondering if I could pull Nissan Murano seats from a salvage yard for the van? They both have airbag tags on the seats. The question I have is will the air bag wiring harness in the Ford Transit fit any seat or only aftermarket seats?
I did look into reupholstering the seats but he says he can not change the contour, only the covering. He suggested replacing them and provided a contact for a metal fabricator to help out.
Hi there, thanks for the tip! Did you ever tried to reverse the front passenger seat backward (facing at the back), even permanently ? I plan to transform my car as a mini tiny van for one person. Like that I could save space
I don't see why it couldn't be done. Might need some fettling.
@ganaytrotters7481 I’m thinking about doing the same thing. Do you maybe want to send pictures of how it turned out? And how do you like it now two years later?
Thank you sir
Hi Brett, thanks for watching and commenting, welcome aboard. ⬅️
Much appreciated Cyd. That should work for the passenger seat of my 9-5 saloon. I'm thinking of making it into a mini mini camper! (Need to measure first to see if it would work.)
I Morrison thanks. Most seats are similar. Good luck.
Hello there. Noticed that the seat you put back in is slightly different than the one you took out. (White saab logo, black leather? etc). What model was the donor car? As i like the new seats myself. Or did you modified you old one? Thanks and keep up the good work. 👍👍
Thanks for the compliment. For sure I'll try to keep making useful videos.
Any requests? Put them in comments and I'll see what I can do.
Sorry to disappoint, but same seat out as in. The SAAB logo is embossed into the leather on the Aero Anniversary - I just used leather paint to colour the logo in.
Thinking about replacing rav4 seats with Volvo seats for comfort. Should I be able to do this and it all be compatible in terms of electronics control?
Good Job Mate.
Thanks! What car were you working on?
2011 Cadillac CTS coupe (driver seat).
Do most cars have standard runner length?
You sir, need a raincoat.. or a garage 😅 great video cheers.
One of the benefits of skin (human or cow) - waterproof
Do the air bags not go off never removed seats my self ?
Hi, someone knows where I can buy something to get things that fell between the seats of the car without having to move them? 🖖
If someone could tell me, where to get the screw bits for this job or specify what they are actually called would help.
Anybody did this and used the space to stealth sleep in?
My drivers seat won't come up far isn't so that my feet will touch my pedal and it's electronic on drivers side how can we fix it
I would like to have seen how to disconnect the electrics because i want to remove the passenger seat permanently without getting computer problems cause if the airbag.
The screws on one seat are damaged and can't get them out with torx 50.
What can I do? D
How to remove them please?
Ouch! That's awkward.
On some cars the seat runners are bolted to the seat frame (others are welded). Have a look under the seats (or look at the one you can get out outside the car!) to see if yours are bolted. If they are that may allow you to unbolt the seats and leave the runners behind. It might take two of you to put it back though.
If you still need to get the runners out - remove seat as above (if you can) and then go for drilling off the bolt heads. Use a drill 1-2mm larger than the head, go gently and use plenty of coolant (any thin oil will do). Once the heads are off use something like an Easy Out kit to remove the shank. If you damage the threads in the body be sure to make a quality thread repair with an insert (ruclips.net/video/DVrmTCGqYNg/видео.html).
I also have a Saab, if I were to replace the seats with that from another same modelled Saab, would it mess with the heated seats feature? cheers
If your original seats are heated and you replace them with heated seats, then the heating ought to work okay as the wiring pin outs will be common.
does that answer your question okay?
BTW thanks for watching and interacting.
+Cyclone “Cyclone Cyd” Cyd that's excellent news, yes! thsnk you for your help and vids :)
Glad to be of assistance.
Use the comments sections if you have any requests and I'll see what I can do.
My man is filming this in the rain 🌧️ DEDICATION
This was a great video for a non-mechanic guy like me. I bought both of my kids aftermarket seat warmers which I intend to install myself. Do you have any hints on removing the seat cloth from the chair to be able to place the heating mats? I will also have to connect to an appropriate fuse for power. Any info would be appreciated!
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Thanks a lot!
@@jimdescher6964 There's a plethora of switches available on your favourite website, but I'd suggest something with an indicator light. Also make sure to use cable that can handle at least 10A. If the mats don't come with double sided tape, get some of this amzn.to/2Sa7AKY and stick the pads down to the foam with 2 or 3 strips at each end away from the wires if you can.
How did you get on with this project?
dude i drive a 9-3 , 2008 , could I possibly switch seats from a 9-5 ? would they fit ?
I think so, but can't be 100% sure. Search for Saab Nuts on Facebook and ask there. Excellent font of knowledge
Hi what if its really hard to remove the bolts holding the sliders in the place? can you just use wd40 to loosen it up a bit?
I think you can do that yes, and might be good to clean it dey again when putting them back since WD40 have that losening effect I think
Hello is it easy to disconnect ?
Do you have to disconnect the battery when taking out the seats if they have airbags in them
No. Just keep the key out of the ignition. Unless your car was built before 1990 - in which case yes disconnect battery.
@@CycloneCyd Hi firstly thanks for your video very informative thanks. What if your car has a smart key wis start stop button do you need to disconnect the battery then?
@@mattiboymdc1280 no, just keep ignition off.
@@CycloneCyd Just for my knowledge ... What would happen if we try to remove the electrical ports while the key is in? would it open the air bags ?
I honestly thought Airbag light would come on if you didn't disconnect battery
Mine got sort of stars bolt and how you are going to get this out please?
Most cars have torx bolts.
Hi, great informative video as always! Can i ask where the seat with the white car logo comes from? It is a nice seat!
The 9-3 Aero Anniversary (2007MY) has the same seats as a Standard Aero, but with SAAB embossed into the squab leather. I simply painted the letters white with leather repair paint (I may change to light blue to match the car).
@@CycloneCyd nice idea! I managed to get hold of this interior for my "regular" aero v6, it has the beige cloth and grey leather which i dont like too much, might paint it like you did!
What happens if you hook up the battery after you have removed the passenger seat without putting it back in. Will the airbags go off if you hook up the battery and start the car without the seat installed?
NO, the airbags will not 'go off' (deploy) when you start the car. You will, however, get the SRS light indicating a fault (the seat airbag is missing!) and in the event of an accident there will be no bag deployment as a result.
You could 'fool' the system into believing the airbag is there by putting a 2.3ohm resistor across the connector terminals.
Hi can you buy lower seats for the car thanks very much
Unfortunately not That I know of
It’s raining!! You could have chosen a better day… and it’s not as generic as you suggest.
Before beginning the process shouldn't you disconnect the battery about an hour beforehand to make sure there is no power going to airbag sensors and other electrical?? That is what I was advised to do. Thanks for the demo. I wish you would have been able to get your camera under the seat to show how to disconnect and reconnect the electrics but I guess it's not so easy when you're filming the video by yourself! Cheers 👍
Thank you that was very helpful.
What car are you working on? Let us know how you got on once done
@@CycloneCyd Thanks CC, my daughters kia cerato copped a smashed back window from hail and it caught a lot of water from the storm. I have been trying to dry the carpets with a fan heater but it doesn't seem to be fully effective so looking at pulling the carpet up.
@@mungobrass have you got or could you hire a dehumidifier?
Alternatively does the car have aircon? if so, try running the aircon on recirc with the heater on max and the car closed up. Be sure the evaporater drain is not blocked
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were to buy the seat covers
Most car accessory stores sell seat covers, or try your fave online outlet.
how do we disconnect the electronics? trying to shampoo the carpets of me dad's car and don't want to incorrectly mess with any wires....
There should be a connector under the seat. Often it's quite big.
how can you find the torque specs of the bolts?
Do you mean the screws that hold the seat to the floor? Use the guidance in the video - 30Nm unless you have info otherwise.
How do I remove front passenger seat from a Subaru legacy wagon. I don't care about air bags. Someone told me driver and passenger air bags are connected. If you remove or unplug passenger then drivers go too. Please help. Asap. Thank you in America
I don't know about the fixings specifically, but it's bound to be similar to the cars shown.
"driver and passenger air bags are connected" - what a load of tosh 👎👎 all devices in an SRS system are independent. If it's an old Legacy, disconnect battery negative for good measure, though I doubt it's truly necessary. If you're going to be driving without a seat fitted for a while, then put a 2ohm resistor across the seat airbag connector otherwise you'll have no SRS system. When you put it back together make sure all connections are clean and home properly.
I want to remove my passenger seat but I am scared to do it because of the airbag and electric situations of the car.
Is keeping the ignition off and key out enough for a safe removal.What then if I don't put the seat back and run the car?
Actually I want to be able to sleep longways that is why I need the seat removed..Hope you see my question.. Thanks
Put a 2.2ohm resistor across the airbag connector 👍
Thank you!! Get this: I’m having to part with a car I’ve had in my life since I was 12. It was my grandparents’ car. I inherited it when I was 24. I’m 42 now. She has a name: the Mable Mobile (Mable was my grandmas name). I have been all over the US with her. I moved from Pittsburgh to San Francisco with her. I’ve got no family here and am estranged from the rest of my family in Pittsburgh (major political differences). When I’m in my car, I talk and sing to my grandparents. They are with me when I’m driving her.
Its time to let go…she has fallen apart despite my best efforts.
I’m going to take out the front seats before she goes to “heaven. “
I’ll use them as seats in my house.
Thank you
Do I need to disconnect the car battery first?
On a modern car launched from the 90s on, NO.
I'm watching this because I'm going to go to a wreckers and rip a seat out for my racing simulator. gonna build it myself
Excellent.
What can I do if there is airbags
Ah, sorry I didn't see this at time of posting. If it's a 2000 on car no need to worry about airbags. just keep key out of ignition until the seat is back in.
Did you manage okay?
Is there no need to disconnect the battery?
On a modern car, no. On an 80s or early 90s car, yes.
I know this video is old but I removed my hyundai accent executive's both of the front seats.
Hello Zein, good solid information never gets old 👍👍
I have searched RUclips for a video that shows how to remove the plastic that covers the bolt……. I don’t wanna break it. 12:13 Pm
OK👍🏿
Take pics of intact equipment for reference...
Hi Elaine, yes an excellent tip.
Your set of leather seat is the Anniversary version .... Take Good Care of them ! ！
You are right! The car is an Aero Anniversary 2.0T - only 260 left in the UK
@@CycloneCyd Have you done a video how to repair the manual lumber support of the driver seat as mine is out of order !
@@lorddiablo8575 ha ha. Mine broke recently. I'm waiting for parts and then I'll do a video
@@CycloneCyd When your parts come in ? I will be WAITING and eager to see ....
Many Thanks ! 👍👍
Oh ... Recently, my door locks when control by key fob the lock & unlock function. The driver's side lock doesn't work while passenger side performs normally. However, when the humidity is 50% or above, it works AGAIN ! Do you know what WENT WRONG ??
i guess rain is the normal weather there
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Thank you
Rule No 1, opet the car door until raining outside and make the
video!
lol
My 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan seats can only be removed from underneath the vehicle 🙃
That's unusual, wonder why?
Renault Twingo has bolts, not screws.
Change the angle of your camera.Couldnt see what you were doing.
Thank you most likely English man
You are welcome Bradyn, thanks for watching.
should have waited for the weather to get better
lol lol lol. My skin's waterproof, as is the cow's skin on my seats.
Thank you for the tutorial.....buy why on earth would you shoot the video on a rainy thunderstorm day. You have 260days you could have done it. On a sunny day maybe 🤔
Not scared of a few drops of rain are we? ☔
Its England.
Aah, great English weather.
It sure is! 2C and not a cloud in the sky today 👍
I'm sorry but them bolts don't look safe 😳😳 like they look like they can just rip out when in accident 🥺🥺
You'd be wrong about that. Cars have to undergo stringent crash and strength tests demanded by law.
@@CycloneCyd So how much torque on those bolts?
if only this as simple for all cars bullshit
Front seat removal? Wrong title
This is not true. It is not for ALL. 2010-2015 equinox does not have seat bolts.
How are they held in place?
If you have an 08 taurus limited, this video does not help at all lol. So it is not for any car by any means
So how are the seats fixed in then?
Those connectors are the only problem, and they're designed to be removed only by an expert unless you want to break them. I hate crap like this. The designers should be punished.