Re: How do I get the rear seats....

Jun 28, 2008 2 Replies


Ok, I know this is OT...but since there are no Chevy car groups out > there,


alt.autos.gm - xposted for you.


I am hoping one of the wrenches can clue me in. I am trying to
> get the rear bottom seat out of a 2001 Impala. I can't find any
> retaining bolts on the damn thing, Nor can I find any clips holding
> it down. Alldata doesn't address this, and the Haynes manual is
> basically worthless. My wife has been hauling grandbabies around in
> this car and I really need to get in there to clean.

LOL!



Is that the 5.7L impala? I love that car. What a kick to drive.



Would the bolts be under the floorpan?



Hmmmm...didn't think to check under the pan. The crafty Canadians who build this thing might have hidden them there. No, this thing has the

3.4L in it...but it has 200,000 miles on it and runs great. I plan to drive it till the wheels fall off.

I don't remember which car it was I owned that did this, but one year the rear bench seat was 'hooked' in. To get it out, you had to press 'down' on the front edge of the seat, then while still pressing 'down', you pressed 'back'. It would move about a half inch or so, then you let it 'up'. At that point it would just lift out. Once you understood the trick of it, it was pretty easy to get in and out pretty quickly. The seat backs were hooked at the top and bolted at the bottom in the seat pan.

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