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Before doing any work on your rig, disconnect the Neg (-) battery cable and wait 10 minutes!
This will allow time for the airbag capacitors to discharge.
Under and attached to the seats are ORC components.
You don't want to have your airbags go off accidentally.

The front seats are pretty straight forward. The issue is getting to the seat belt bolts. You have to remove the reclining handle to access them. Oh, and remove the headrests to make it easier to get them out.

The rear seats are a PIA, because even with the split seat config, they are still attached to each other. There you have to remove the bending panel behind the seats to get to the bolts, then remove the front floor bolts, then lift the cushions a little to get to the other bolts in the back.

Author:	ThatEpicLlama [ Mon May 11, 2015 3:16 am ]
Post subject:	Removing the seats
Since it is starting to get pretty warm out, I was thinking about taking the seats out of my 2009 KK and doing a full on detail. Thoroughly vacuum places that are hard to reach and then shampoo the carpets and everything. My question for you guys is... How hard is it to take the seats out of the KK? Am I looking at a pretty tough job? I know I could pay someone to do a full detail, but there's just something so rewarding about doing it yourself!

Author:	Scar0 [ Tue May 12, 2015 12:57 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Removing the seats
Before doing any work on your rig, disconnect the Neg (-) battery cable and wait 10 minutes! This will allow time for the airbag capacitors to discharge. Under and attached to the seats are ORC components. You don't want to have your airbags go off accidentally. The front seats are pretty straight forward. The issue is getting to the seat belt bolts. You have to remove the reclining handle to access them. Oh, and remove the headrests to make it easier to get them out. The rear seats are a PIA, because even with the split seat config, they are still attached to each other. There you have to remove the bending panel behind the seats to get to the bolts, then remove the front floor bolts, then lift the cushions a little to get to the other bolts in the back.

Author:	ThatEpicLlama [ Wed May 13, 2015 12:37 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Removing the seats
Scar0 wrote: Before doing any work on your rig, disconnect the Neg (-) battery cable and wait 10 minutes! This will allow time for the airbag capacitors to discharge. Under and attached to the seats are ORC components. You don't want to have your airbags go off accidentally. The front seats are pretty straight forward. The issue is getting to the seat belt bolts. You have to remove the reclining handle to access them. Oh, and remove the headrests to make it easier to get them out. The rear seats are a PIA, because even with the split seat config, they are still attached to each other. There you have to remove the bending panel behind the seats to get to the bolts, then remove the front floor bolts, then lift the cushions a little to get to the other bolts in the back. Thank you so much! I was going to hopefully work on cleaning the KK this weekend, but I'm subbing in a golf outing now. Once I get around to it, I'll let you know how everything went!

Author:	Oban [ Thu May 14, 2015 11:57 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Removing the seats
I wanted to add to what was already stated above as I just recently installed a leather interior in my KK and had to remove all seats: There are electrical connectors under the front seats. They are for various functions, but also for the head restrain system, which is part of the airbag system. As mentioned above, DISCONNECT THE BATTERY CABLE PRIOR to doing any work on the seats. 1.) When you remove the front seats, move them all the way forward and remove the rear floor bolts (one on each side). It easiest done with a ratchet and the appropriate bit. Then move the seat all the way backwards to get easier access to the bolts on the front (same size as the rear ones). Depending on how big your wrench is, you might need an extension. Once all the bolts (total of 4, one on each corner) is removed, move the seat forward again. Remove seat belt bolt cover (careful! The clips break easily!!!). Then take out the seat belt bolt with a ratchet and bit. The seat belt bolt may be stubborn and require some patience. Once all bolts are done, move the seat to the middle position and tilt it backwards. This will give you easy access to electrical connectors underneath. Then just lift the seat, move it slightly forward and take it out by the driver / passenger door (fits easily, no issues). 2.) As already mentioned, the rear bench is a PITA. While removing all bolts is fairly straight forward (I would start in the back through the trunk, and then tilt the bench upward to gain access to the bolts underneath), moving bench itself it backbreaking. Firstly, while the bench is split, it is till connected and cannot be remove in pieces. It is also very difficult (I'd argue almost impossible) to remove it through the rear side doors. I found it the "easiest" to tilt and turn it and slide it out through the trunk gate. Note: it is heavy, so getting it out of the trunk onto the floor is best done with someone helping you. It also got sharp metal underneath, so wear gloves or have band-aids handy. As a general comment: all bolts will require torx bits that, depending on the bolt, may vary in size (i.e. floor bolts are different than seat belt bolt). Thus, make sure you got your torx bits handy, otherwise this operation is a no go.

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