Hello to all, I'm new on this forum. Did a search few times about removing the back seat for my car, found some but....couldn't find anything with pictures. I had to replace the sub, sadly it started to rattle about 1 month AFTER my warranty ended :-(.
It's fixed but thought I'd post some pictures for anyone needing them. Enjoy... :D
Back seat:
Pull up on the lower part on left/right sides. You can feel where it meets with the frame... Slide out towards front of car and up, there are the rear hooks holding the lower seat in place:
Remove lower seat.
Removing backrest seat you have 4 bolts, 2 nuts, 3 head rests. 3 bolts are along the bottom adjacent to hooks holding lower seat in, 2 nuts underneath left/right head rests, remove center headrest:
Bolts along the bottom:
Nuts (these took a while for me to find!!):
Remove 3rd brake light. Small regular screwdriver underneath back to lift up...slide towards front of car. Disconnect plug :
-(just so happens my neighbor decided to drive right by with their white GS300!)
Remove child restraint seat holders/clips:
Slide backrest up and forward to remove.
Optional...You can either remove the 3 seatbelt holders w/ 3 philips screws each or stick a small awl inside hole to pop open the seat belt clamp:
There are clips for the back shelf you can pop them out from within the trunk (could use 2 people for this). Sub is visible and can be easily removed..careful with the wiring!
Hope this helps some for those needing pictures ...
~Alex