Seat Latch By Headrest

[gqflyaznguy]

Was wonder if there was a fix for the seat latches by the headrest which makes the seat tilt forward without holding the power seat button. both the latches on the passenger side doesnt work and on the drivers side only one side of the latch works. I tried searching through the forums but didnt come up with anything. Car is a 99 carrera. Thanx in advance.

Edited June 2, 2010 by gqflyaznguy

[andyn]

Hi, I have the exact same issue; a passenger seat where the tilt forward latch very rarely works. I have removed and started to disassemble the seat, but accessing the cables and the latches down near the hinge of the seat seems impossible. Can anyone help as I need to sell the cars asap to fund the purchase of a house! : ) thanks

· Model year: 1999

· Body Style: C4 coupe

· Transmission type: 6 speed

· Country specific information (RHD, UK)

Edited August 9, 2010 by andyn

[Loren]

[andyn]

Thanks for fast reply!

Looks like a full cover and foam off job then....Probably not worth the inconvenience of having to use the electric tilt I'm guessing.

I guess I was hoping the centre arch backing could come out for access but looks integral to entire seat upright.

Thanks anyway!

Great site :renntech: , Cheers, Andrew

[rallygabe]

Sorry to revive an ages old thread.

I also have tilt handles that do not work on my drivers seat. I just spent about an hour trying to figure out how to get my seats cushions apart.

on my MY99 standard issue seats the center back cushion unwraps at the bottom rear and unclips at the top. This, I thought, would be very helpful. It was not. It appears that the cable release mechanism is either on the outside of the shell, or inside a hollow on the outsides.

What I did finally discover at the end of my time with that #12 is a Torx bolt that can be adjusted. Why does this matter? because the way the release works is that it pulls UP on a pawl.

SO, I believe if you adjust the Torx bolt inward (viewed form the bottom of the seat) I believe that will help in correcting the problem. I will report once I find the appropriate torx driver and try it on my seats.

Cheers!