Removing the back seat in an E34

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Vernon Balbert - 12 Apr 2005 04:27 GMT

I have a 1994 530i (E34 with M60 engine) and have not been able to
figure out how to remove the back seat so I can access the battery. Can
anybody help me with the procedure for this? The manual doesn't seem to
be any help or I just didn't see the instructions. Any assistance would
be appreciated.

Vern

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bfd - 12 Apr 2005 04:59 GMT

>I have a 1994 530i (E34 with M60 engine) and have not been able to
> figure out how to remove the back seat so I can access the battery. Can
> anybody help me with the procedure for this? The manual doesn't seem to
> be any help or I just didn't see the instructions. Any assistance would
> be appreciated.

Come on its simple, just pull up! Here's some pics:

http://www.nmia.com/~dgnrg/page_29.htm

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Mike G - 12 Apr 2005 10:46 GMT

> I have a 1994 530i (E34 with M60 engine) and have not been able to
> figure out how to remove the back seat so I can access the battery. Can
> anybody help me with the procedure for this? The manual doesn't seem to
> be any help or I just didn't see the instructions. Any assistance would
> be appreciated.

Simply give the front part of the seat a good yank upwards.
They're usually quite stiff.
Mike.

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Vernon Balbert - 12 Apr 2005 16:50 GMT

<425b9914$0$16613$892e7fe2@authen.white.readfreenews.net>,
metier@lycos.co.uk went clickity-clack on the keyboard and spewed out
this:

> > I have a 1994 530i (E34 with M60 engine) and have not been able to
> > figure out how to remove the back seat so I can access the battery. Can
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> They're usually quite stiff.
> Mike.

Everytime I've tried this it seems like it's fastened with something and
I'm afraid I'll break it.

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Mike G - 12 Apr 2005 18:46 GMT

> <425b9914$0$16613$892e7fe2@authen.white.readfreenews.net>,
> metier@lycos.co.uk went clickity-clack on the keyboard and spewed out
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
> > They're usually quite stiff.
> > Mike.

> Everytime I've tried this it seems like it's fastened with something and
> I'm afraid I'll break it.

You need to pull harder. :-)
There's 2 catches, bent like a 'U' on the underside front of the squab.
They're about a foot in from each side, so if you pull the squab up at those
points, I'm sure nothing will break.
Fitted, the squab is a very tight fit at the back. The upholstery in effect,
pushes the squab forwards, putting quite a lot of pressure on the front
'catches'. It's only this pressure thats making it stiff.
Give a jerk rather than a pull at one end, then do the same to the other
end.
It'll come.
Mike.

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Vernon Balbert - 13 Apr 2005 07:53 GMT

<425c0982$0$873$892e7fe2@authen.white.readfreenews.net>,
metier@lycos.co.uk went clickity-clack on the keyboard and spewed out
this:

> You need to pull harder. :-)
> There's 2 catches, bent like a 'U' on the underside front of the squab.
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
> It'll come.
> Mike.

Thanks! You're right, I just had to pull harder. A good jerk did the
trick. Before I just tried to pull up gently.

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