Rear arm-rest removal

[SCUMDOG]

As all vehicles imported to New Zealand vehicles are checked fairly thoroughly for rust before being allowed on the road I need to take out my front kick-pads (done) and the rear seats and arm-rests for inspection.

I have had a look at these last items and cannot see how best to remove them.
The arm-rests each have two oval 'plugs' on them, are they required to be removed to get access to screws and are they just popped out with a screwdriver?? Or are the arm-rests attached in another way??

And how is the rear seat assemblies attached? The manual is not clear on this.

Hope somebody can give me advice on this - before I wreck something trying!!

 

[dans65]

You are correct, there are attatching screws behind those plugs. There are also about 3 or 4 more screws that hold the panel on. Once the seat is out you will see those clearly.

 

[tbird5866]

To remove the rear seat cushion, lift the front of the seat and remove the cushion. To remove the rear seat backs, remove two screws at the lower edge of the back.

 

[SCUMDOG]

Thanks for the advice guys.
I went out to the garage and pulled up the rear seat a little amd using a mirror I noticed the locating lugs on the bottom of the seat.

I then heaved upwards, man that sucker was TIGHT but it came loose in the end, once I had it out I realise two things:
(a)The rear arm-rest panel would probably not have to come out.
and
(b) I could now see the bolts that hold the seat back in place!!

BTW The alloy panels on the front-seat backs have small scratches on them, I wondered how they got there, looking at things I would guess it was caused by somebody taking the rear seat out and sliding it up the back of the folded forwards front-seat backs.