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im having a prob taking the rear seats out of my touring cant seem to find bolts



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also can some one tell me how to remove the part in the pic between the rear seats and boot that has the 2 handles

thanks

the handles have little caps. that under them are screw that hold teh handles. down .

the seats,.
NO IDEA . i just use a leaver bar and pop the things out the braket.
ive removed loads. and never found an easy way

Thanks for the help m8 got them out

Rear seat bases are obvious when you tip them up.
The whole back assembly does NOT require the use of 'leaver bars' or even 'lever bars'!!
There are two little spring clips on the main support rail that need a small screwdriver wedged behind each of them to hold them out. The assembly can then be moved slightly and it will all lift straight out.

yeah thats how i done it Brianmoooore when i was looking for the springloaded bit on the seats i seen one clip either side on the rail so pop them out and had tap upwards whit a hammer and came right off

thanks for the reply

This site and its contributors are so useful - especially Mr Moooore - I thank you.

In addition, as I have just used these tips to remove my Touring rear seat backs - I feel the following might help:

About 4 inched in from the outsides of the rail on which the seat backs pivot, there appears to be two 4inch strips of steel riveted at their inner ends and with their outer ends bent into the rail, the outer edges of these strips - when in place - lock the rail into the body. Prise them out and keep them out with screwdrivers, lay the seat backs flat on the rear bench and with your hand under the lowered back near its pivot give a sharp tug vertically upwards - this breaks the interference fit and the whole rail comes loose.

Those clips are a fycker to get back in too.

bpowell555 wrote:Those clips are a fycker to get back in too.

???? Just drops back in! Spring clips lock it in place automatically.

I, too, found it wasn't easy to get the bar locked back into the car without first holding the spring clips out - a reversal of the removal procedure.