ZX3 seatback handles

harold · Tue Feb 06, 2007 5:26 am

I picked up some rear seat access handles for my wife's ZX3 to replace the missing ones. One was gone when we got the car 3 years ago and one broke off a few months ago. What I didn't know was that it wasn't the plastic that broke but rather the metal post to which it attaches. I've seen some reference to the post being part of the hinge assembly and that being available separately. Is this something that's hard to do? I'd like to avoid buying replacement seats if I don't have to, but I also don't want to spend a whole week fixing the seats.

zurno · Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:41 pm

it isn't very hard to do, I did it to my passenger seat a few months ago

the biggest problem is finding the replacement part for cheap I think. Maybe try a junkyard, or else Steve probably has them for a bit more than what most people would want to pay

zurno · Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:50 pm

oh ya, SVT-Swap or whatever his screenname is (my friend Ed) should have an extra drivers side part available, althouh if he would sell it I would ask of the broken part in return (to put the seat back together to make some chairs or somehting)

SVT-swap · Wed Feb 07, 2007 5:53 am

zurno wrote: oh ya, SVT-Swap or whatever his screenname is (my friend Ed) should have an extra drivers side part available, althouh if he would sell it I would ask of the broken part in return (to put the seat back together to make some chairs or somehting)

lol, dude has known me since the third grade and he still doesnt know my name. And yeah I can take the thing off right now if you want

zurno · Wed Feb 07, 2007 6:48 am

SVT-swap wrote:
zurno wrote:oh ya, SVT-Swap or whatever his screenname is (my friend Ed) should have an extra drivers side part available, althouh if he would sell it I would ask of the broken part in return (to put the seat back together to make some chairs or somehting)

lol, dude has know me since the third grade and he still doesnt know my name. And yeah I can take the thing off right now if you want

I meant your screen name

SVT-swap · Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:03 am

zurno wrote:
SVT-swap wrote:
zurno wrote:oh ya, SVT-Swap or whatever his screenname is (my friend Ed) should have an extra drivers side part available, althouh if he would sell it I would ask of the broken part in return (to put the seat back together to make some chairs or somehting)

lol, dude has know me since the third grade and he still doesnt know my name. And yeah I can take the thing off right now if you want

I meant your screen name

Yes, I know.

Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:14 am

SVT-swap wrote:
zurno wrote:
SVT-swap wrote:
lol, dude has know me since the third grade and he still doesnt know my name. And yeah I can take the thing off right now if you want

I meant your screen name

Yes, I know.

liar.

Y2k · Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:17 am

SVT-swap · Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:43 am

Hey, as long as nobody gets thrown into a chair I think we will be ok.

Wed Feb 07, 2007 4:58 pm

harold wrote: I picked up some rear seat access handles for my wife's ZX3 to replace the missing ones. One was gone when we got the car 3 years ago and one broke off a few months ago. What I didn't know was that it wasn't the plastic that broke but rather the metal post to which it attaches. I've seen some reference to the post being part of the hinge assembly and that being available separately. Is this something that's hard to do? I'd like to avoid buying replacement seats if I don't have to, but I also don't want to spend a whole week fixing the seats.

Hey, I think I mentioned that when you were here.

If you need them the drivers side hinge is $94.94 and the passenger side is $56.83.

They are unique to the ZX3 as you know but should interchange most years but not the SVT hinge.

zurno · Wed Feb 07, 2007 5:00 pm

good, our spare is the expensive one

harold · Wed Feb 07, 2007 6:20 pm

Holy crap! Yeah, you mentioned that happened to yours while we were talking. I thought I'd looked at the driver's side one when we got the car 3 years ago, but maybe I didn't.

Ed, if I could get the hinge you've got and order the passenger seat hinge from Steve, I think I'll be good to go. Anybody have pictures of the procedure or a write-up? I'll need to make fairly quick work of the fix so I don't leave us with just one car.

zurno · Wed Feb 07, 2007 9:41 pm

I think I took pics when I did it, but I cannot find them right now (possibly on my other hard drive)

basically I:

removed the seat

took off the plastic covers form both sides of the seats

removed any bolts visible then

pulled the rear seat cover half way up

remove a couple more bolts

then do it all in reverse and its all good again

zurno · Wed Feb 07, 2007 9:42 pm

oh ya, maybe ed could take a pic of the passenger seat that is still in 2 pieces