rear seat removal

[stan801]

Hi. ..is it possible to remove the rear bench base seat to fit seat covers. The front of the bench pulls up but the rear seems to be permanently fixed.. thanks

[toni8b]

It is possible, I have seat covers fitted on my car, however I wasnt present when the work was being done so I dont know the procedure.

[Genoa1893]

Octavia 3.0 TDI quattro. :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

[Black_Sheep]

The bench seat is held in place by two plastic grommets at the front and a hook at the rear - once free from the front gromments you need to push the bench seat backwards then lift it free from the hooking mechanism. I will post a picture from EKTA when I finish work as I need to replace the front grommets, but have not yet carried out the repair.

[stan801]

Ok. Thanks will give it a try

[stan801]

Black_sheep I tried that it didnt work. It is a mk3 your instructions are for isnt it. It has isofix fixtures in and 2 metal hooks that hold the front of the seat down...

[stan801]

managed to remove them as  you described, many thanks black_sheep

[Black_Sheep]

managed to remove them as  you described, many thanks black_sheep

Ok cool. You are now the expert on the forum as I haven't done this yet! The grommets that fix the hooks at the front of the bench aren't very robust - mine have been broken whilst the interior has been in/out several times to fix a leak in the bulkhead. Part number for grommets is 5G0-886-373 if they need to be replaced.