Front seat removal

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Derrived from a Quattro list post:

> Lent my Book 2 Bentleys to a friend, now I need to remove > my '89 200's front seats. Can anyone summarize the R+R of > them for me? Reply off list to save bandwith. But that's what the bandwidth is for! I imagine they are power seats, but I'll yack on about both styles. 1. Manual: Locate the little bolt at the nose of the seat center front runner. Remove it. Power: Locate the plastic covers over the front mounting points, and fight them off by pulling forward with extreme prejudice. Undo the two bolts holding the "feet" to the floor. http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/seatmove-90.htm whows what they look like. 2. Both: Check the rear of the sliding tracks for silly little bits of trim and the like filling the end. Remove them, usually by pulling a few screws. 3. Manual: While releasing the seat adjustment lever, slide the seat backwards, until the rear feet pop out of the slider tracks and the front mechanism is free of the adjustment pin thingie. Unplug the seat heater connector, and the seat belt warning connector. Power: Tilt the seat backwards, physically, not electrically, and pull off all the silly electrical connectors for the seat memory, seat power, heater circuit and seat belt warning connector. Slide the seat out of the tracks backwards. Extra notes: On power seats you may want to leave the main plug in place until you check what position you want the seat in to get it out the door. It's the two pin one with big fat wires (red and brown, I think) The passenger side seat will have a lot less wiring going to it (no power seat memory connectors, no seat belt warning). Be careful wrestling the seats out of the car, especially power seats (they are heavier). Back surgery, chiropractry, and acupuncture are all expensive. [note: if there are other model groups that this applies to, please add them for me] -Huw Powell

Cody 18:10, 28 December 2007 (PST)