How to take Recaros apart?

[Redfox 10]

Hi all,

Have a project on some Recaro seats. I looked a bit on them, and managed to take the backrest from the seat, and off came the seat base also. But I cannot seem to take it all apart from there. I need to change one foam in the outer seat, and the big foam/bolster on the seat back.

Are there anyone who can explain it to me in details and maybe pics. I understand that there are some hooks etc, that one have to be carefull with for example, but have no idea how to do it. And I really don't want to spoil anything.

Please help ;)

 

Cheers,

Redfox.

[winchbietch 0]

Pm me your number and i can talk you through it mate

Or alternatively i can upload you the pictures

 

Paul

Edited January 16, 2013 by winchbietch

[GusPW 0]

Sorry, can't offer any help but where did you manage to get replacement foam from?

[emu 0]

 

Honestly nothing complicated, plenty of hooks underneath, you need a good players and here you go

[MikeVR6 0]

winchbeitch please post some photos and a wee "How To" as I need to remove the seat base on one of mine to repair the heating element. Thanks.

[winchbietch 0]

Ok guys il have to do this in two stages as computer is hormonal, pics to follow. - of the seat lol Appologies for ****e picture quality..

 

With seat out of car.

 

Remove the 3 phillips screws from the motor cover under the front of the seat - remove cover

 

There are 6 cap head bolts per seat frame to the runner - remove

Plastics are held on the same bolts.

 

I cut the zip ties that hold the wiring to the frame to allow more movement

 

On the sides where the seat tilts you have plastic covers, locate the 3 plastic dowel clips on each - use a pin punch or equivelent to gently push them through. Dont loose them

Gently lift cover off noting the outer of the clips are part of the outer plastic cover you are removing, so go carefully - (a butter knife to gently tweak them out squarely worked for me.)

On the bottom of the seat back there is a plastic clasp running the full width of the cover, image is base seat clasp

You need to unclip this, its a bitch job and the plastic can be brittle.

i did it Using a very small flatblade screwdriver in one end and sliding the two halfs away opening it up.

 

With clasp open carefully withdraw the heated seat element out from between the foam to cover,noting wiring goes through frame so leave element with frame - taking care not to stretch it or tear it.

Lift the base of the seat center out slightly and in a upward motion unhook the 3 tags on the top part of the frame (above marked red dots) You may have to tweak the tags open to release the cover to frame.

using 2 sets of pliers (or cut them if you have new) the 3 steel clips that hold the foam back to the frame.[ marked white]

Remove centre pannel

There are two r clips holding the headrest in - remove them and remove headrest?

The outer part is now a case of unhooking the cover from the seat frame 8 of [marks alligned red] that is held on the inner edge of the fabric to same style tags as previously unhooked opened up.

The tilt levers have a surround that pulls out the frame slightly allowing the cover off the seat. ( they can be tight)

and if in doubt you can feed the cover around and off the seat without touching the surround

Bolster foam will lift off.

 

The seat base center is held to the frame by similar plastic clasps as the seat back. Pictured earlier . You have to unclip them front and rear on the frame.

Center pannel will lift off - note the heating element wire will still be attached as element will probably be glued to foam

 

Now i cut the wire about 8" from the foam as im going to put a connector plug here to make future dissasembly easy.

 

The bolsters are held to the frame in same fashion as the top outer cover top and bottom of the frame

Base Bolster foams will lift off

 

To seperate the two halves of the seat there are two horse shoe clips to remove but note the motor wiring is linked by base to back frames.

 

 

Hope this helps guys, i could do a fully in depth how too but for tonight after about 2 hrs of playing about with phone, ipad, computer - patience with computer's is at an all time low lol

 

Paul

Edited January 18, 2013 by winchbietch

[MikeVR6 0]

Superb. Thanks a lot! :cheers:

[Redfox 10]

I second that. Thanks a ton.

 

Cheers,

Redfox.

[winchbietch 0]

No problem, like i say pictures didn't turn out brilliant but gives you the general idea.

[Redfox 10]

No no, it's absoloutely great, so I just came in from the garage, where I spent the afternoon taking my bmw Recaro's apart, so they can be used for further projects. I didn't have time/heat to take a Recaro out of the Corrado, so that will have to wait a bit. Next is that I NEED a leather cover for the two backrests from the bmw Recaro's and fit it to my other Recaro's, as the covers are too small. I prefer original leather/nappa stuff, and a leather smith here in my country is very very costly, unfortunately.

I only took the seat bases off, the seat backs off, and the cloth and foam off the seat backs. So seat bases will have to wait till' another day. Your guidance helped a lot!

Thanks.

 

Cheers,

Redfox ;)