Anyone know how to remove the rear seat bottom cushion? I am working on sound deadening and only have the floor and rear seat left and was wondering how the heck to get the rear seat off. Anyone install leather covers that has taken removed the rear seat cushion?? Thanks in advance, Chan
Hi Chan, Just push your front seats forward to get a lot of room in the back, then reach on the bottom of the rear seat and pull upward with a lot of force. The seat will come off. It's just held in by a couple of clips.
Will give this a try next weekend. I need to let my back rest for a week before attempting that again. Wow, I remember sound deadening a much easier job when I was younger. Thanks again, Chan
If it's just like the Gen II, in the front there's a hook on the left and a hook on the right which you unhook by lifting the seat up from the center with your left arm on the left and your right arm on the right of the center hump. Once you lift the front up you should be able to see another hook or hooks in the back. Here are the Gen II Seat Assembly Instructions. Page 15 illustrates and describes how to remove the rear seat cushion: SE%20-%20Seat.pdf
This is a great doc, as I have my Katzkins, and my hog clipper...... Can anyone confirm this also applies to the 2010 model (for seats)??????
Yes, that doc applies to the 2010. It takes an inordinate amount of muscle to pull those steel loops in the seat bottom loose from their plastic sockets in the chassis. I wound up using nailpulling bars and broad tip screwdrivers for the pass. side. Drivers side came up readily enough. Just a bit of wiggling gets the back hooks loose from their frame.
Find hooks on each side, use both hands very close to hook and lift up. The metal wire frame has a tendency to go off from cushion, so using both hands is essential.
Just curious, for those that have removed the rear seat... is there enough room under there for say a 3" high, 8"x12" amplifier?
http://priuschat.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=30101&stc=1&d=1304640476 It may, but consider the lack of air flow. Heat is the enemy of electronic components, even "D" class.
True, but I don't think I will be pushing the amp that hard. Say, that link doesn't work... what was it of? Thanks
This made me wonder if all the juice being the traction battery could cause noise or interference with a line-level audio component. It's normally advised not to route analog signal or digital data cables too closely to normal everyday power wires (12v DC or 120v AC), so I wonder how much electromagnetic nastiness might be coming out of that high voltage traction battery & wiring. Perhaps you can wrap the amp in some kind of combination heat sink/EMF shield and solve both problems!
Hey Spiderman, I just took my back seat out today to run signal wires for my sub, and on mine, the seat is solid foam all the way to the bottom. There is really no cavity to tuck an amp into, even if it didn't need ventilation.
Not sure if you've seen my post on this topic but there's an image that shows you were to grip the cushion. http://priuschat.com/forums/gen-iii-2010-prius-audio-electronics/74690-noise-control-sound-vibration-damping-3.html#post1345819
I think so. The PriusChat team at the Las Vegas reveal managed to pull the rear seat up while looking a car over, lol.
