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Mon 1 Sep 2008 10:56

2005 1.6 tdc Rear seat lock replacement - dws

The release catch has broken on the off side rear seat. Does anyone know how you get it out to replease it, without cutting the seat to pieces...................?

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 01/09/2008 at 11:01

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Tue 21 Oct 2008 16:42

2005 1.6 tdc Rear seat lock replacement - dws

I'm still stuck on replacing this seat lock............does anyone out there know the answer ???????

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Sun 2 Nov 2008 10:42

2005 1.6 tdc Rear seat lock replacement - ivancho

Hi,
I have the same problem with may fiesta ghia 2004, I haven't fixed yet but I'm trying to figure it out. I dismounted the lock like this : pull hard on the plastic cover (the one whose it's around the lock) until it detaches. you'll get a better view of the lock. After that you have to pull o one of the sides and pull the lock upwards sligntly to the side where you'll see a slant, just be carefull and don't broke it. One it's out you'll see if it the latch that has broken or just out of it's place. If you need to unlock the seat you can use tweezers and pull up while pulling the seat forwad.
If by this time you've already find out how to fix it, I'll appreciated.

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Mon 18 May 2009 18:22

2005 1.6 tdc Rear seat lock replacement - dws

I've managed to unlock the seat with a piece of string around the lock release, but still can't see how the complete lock body can be unbolted and removed.......Help

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Sat 12 Sep 2009 11:48

2005 1.6 tdc Rear seat lock replacement - nearlyme

This is how to do a 54reg Fiesta. I hope it helps!

Once you know how it is amazingly simple, and is probably within the capability of most DIY mechanics. I was told it might involve £80 labour costs. The part cost me approx £42 inc UK VAT in September 2009. They are sometimes advertised on Ebay. Watch out when buying that the parts are 'handed', so you need to know if you need a nearside or offside replacement.

This is how I did mine.

You will need:

a. a couple of flat ended screwdrivers with fairly blunt ends (ie to not cut fabric).

b. a torx screw bit to fit the screws in the rear of the seat.

c. a torx screw bit to fit the two bolts which hold the internal latch in place.

1. Using the screwdrivers, gently remove the plastic fascia which covers the top of the rocking release mechanism. It is just clipped on!

2. This will expose the rocking release mechanism and its surround.

3. If your seat is not 'locked on' then ignore 3. If your seat is 'locked on' then apply gentle pressure to the SIDE of the rocking release BETWEEN the mechanism and its surround. Lifting the rocking release mechanism will then expose the inside of the device. You should then be able to hook & pull up a plastic rod with a piece of string or similar and the seat will 'unlock' and tilt forward.

4. Now remove the torx bolts which attach the seat to the car floor and move it to the back of the car, face down for ease of working.

5. The fabric in the area of the latch now has to be gently removed.

6. Gently pull the fabric near the latch mechanism out of the groove which surrounds the seat back. THIS IS NOT EASY as it is held in place by a spring around the perimeter of the fabric. As you pull it starts to slip back again, so use a flat bladed screwdriver to help stop it slipping back into the groove whilst you renew your grip. Its a bit like removing the inner tube from a bicycle. A friend 'sharing the load' with a couple of screwdrivers makes life easier, but you need someone who values your car more than you do. Mr/Mrs/Mz,Miss Bigmusclesnobrain is not what you need! This is the most delicate part of the task!

7. Your aim is to only remove enough of the fabric from the groove to give limited access to the two torx screws which hold the mechanism in the seat. Don't do any more than you have to, and certainly don't go round the top of the seat. Six inches is plenty! :>))

8. With care, the heads of the two torx bolts will now be visible and the fabric will remain intact. After undoing the two torx bolts you can carefully remove the mechanism from the top of the seat.

9. Now feed in the new mechanism from the top of the seat and fix in place using the two torx bolts. Try not to trap the fabric between the top of the seat and the new fitting.

10. You did watch how the fabric 'spring' fitted in the groove in the back of the seat didn't you? Well now is the time to refit it and smooth it down. This is easier if you have only pulled out a small length!

11. Now refit the seat to the floor and tighten the torx bolts.

12. Carefully lock the seat in place.

13. Now check that the seat locks back firmly and correctly! A seat which tilts forward in an accident is not the aim for this project!

14 Now fit the plastic fascia to the top of the seat.

PLEASE DON'T ATTEMPT THIS IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS ABOUT YOUR ABILITY. SAFETY IS PARAMOUNT!

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Sat 6 Dec 2014 18:42

2005 1.6 tdc Rear seat lock replacement - Dunfixin

This post was a great help as both my Ford Fiesta mk6 rear seat latches were broken. It gave me the incentive to have a go. I followed the instructions to the letter and hey presto I got both latches out intact.

However I thought that if the latches were handed then maybe I could exchange one rocker linkage with the other, because on examination, only one eye of the linkage was damaged and when installed in the other latch it offered an intact eye to re attach the linkage.

The only extra tools needed was WD40 and a punch to remove the linkage pin and to re attach the pin through the new eye.

It was an unqualified success and saved me about 100 pounds. A good deal all around, just remember to keep the latches lubricated or it will happen again.

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