Rear Seat Removeal

[chajones]

I have a 2001 ES and the female end of the seat belt is not visible. I suspect it is under the rear seat. How do I remove the rear seat to check? Thanks.

[steviej]

grab the seat down lown where is meets the carpet behind your calf. Give a good tug at each end and in the middle. This should release it from the clips. Then lift up and out away from the back of the seat.

Connect the seat belts to help them stay up out of the way and then replace the bottom part of the seat making sure are three sets of seatbelt parts are still above the seat part going in. Sometimes a second pair of hands is helpful.

You may have to smack the cushion of the seat again to get the clips to secure.

or you could just reach down in between the cushions and fish around, it can't go far.

steviej

[chajones]

grab the seat down lown where is meets the carpet behind your calf. Give a good tug at each end and in the middle. This should release it from the clips. Then lift up and out away from the back of the seat.

Connect the seat belts to help them stay up out of the way and then replace the bottom part of the seat making sure are three sets of seatbelt parts are still above the seat part going in. Sometimes a second pair of hands is helpful.

You may have to smack the cushion of the seat again to get the clips to secure.

or you could just reach down in between the cushions and fish around, it can't go far.

steviej

Thanks for the tip. I have fished down between the cushions and I can feel the middle belt, but not the female end of the outboard belt. If I had stuck my hand in any further I'd have to remove the seat to find my hand also!! Thanks again.

[backwoods lex]

This guy did a great write up of removing struts. It has some pictures of the rear seat removal that might help you.

http://michalscheck.com/lexus/struts/struts.html