Very rarely do situations arise when car owners are faced with the need to remove seats. But in some cases it is simply necessary - for example, to replace carpet, to put covers on Niva Chevrolet seats, to install heated seats. It is best to perform these operations with the seats removed to gain the necessary access. Removing the front seats is performed in the following order:
- The latch is pulled back, after which the chair moves to the rearmost position.
- Then you need a wrench size 8. Use it to unscrew the nuts that hold the front slide.
- The chair is then moved to the front position to be able to remove the decorative trim at the back.
- After this, using a 8 key, unscrew the rear seat fastenings.
- Then the bolts of the slide located in the middle part are unscrewed. There will be a spring washer underneath it.
- After this, you can remove the seat from the passenger compartment and, if necessary, dismantle or repair the front slides of the Chevrolet Niva.
- In order to remove the slide, you need to unscrew the bolt that secures it to the seat.
- Now you can unscrew the rear seat bolt.
If necessary, the slides can be lubricated or replaced with new ones. This is where the removal work ends. To install the front seats of the Chevrolet Niva in place, you must perform all the steps in reverse order.
Removal and installation
Just like with the front ones, there are many situations where it may be necessary to remove the seats. The most common thing besides repairs is the installation of covers. To perform this procedure, the following procedure is required:
- You need to empty the trunk, pull out the rubber mat, then unscrew the six nuts holding the backrests.
- The backrests can be removed from the seat and pulled out through the side doors.
- The seat cushion is raised enough so that you can unscrew the bolts securing it to the body.
- Assembly proceeds in reverse order.
What is suitable for a Russian SUV?
Many complaints from car enthusiasts about Niva’s factory seats come for several reasons:
- it is difficult for a tall driver to find a comfortable position, literally - “knees rest against the dashboard”;
- short motorists have the opposite complaint - “legs dangling in the air”;
- The seat folding mechanism often breaks down, which is why it is constantly required to be repaired;
- The rear seats fold awkwardly.
The simplest solution to the problem is the development by AvtoVAZ designers of height-adjustable seats. But the obstacle here is the folding design required for three-door cars. The production of adjustable and at the same time forward-folding seats will lead to an increase in cost. Therefore, the owners of Russian SUVs have no choice but to solve the issue themselves and install seats from a foreign car on the Niva. Often, the rear seat is also replaced along with the front ones.
Owners of five-door versions of SUVs do not face such problems, where, due to the extended wheelbase, the driver and passenger seats are quite comfortable. For example, it rarely occurs to owners of a Chevrolet Niva to install seats from a foreign car. Their rear sofas are also more comfortable and can be folded out in a 60/40 ratio.
Chevrolet Niva 2005, 87 l. With. - accessories
What to do about it? The best option is to replace the lock. Remove the old jammed lock. If it is stuck in the unfolded position, then you will need to apply some physical force and hit the back, preferably with your foot through the trunk.
You can remove the device in another way: The first method is effective and fast, and the second is reliable, but slow. Next, the device is removed from the seat structure and a new one is purchased.
Very rarely do situations arise when car owners are faced with the need to remove seats. But in some cases it is simply necessary - for example, to replace carpet, to put covers on Niva Chevrolet seats, to install heated seats. It is best to perform these operations with the seats removed to gain the necessary access. Removing the front seats is performed in the following order:
Installing head restraints
Headrests provide a more comfortable fit. This is especially true for long trips. As a rule, they have an L-shape, which allows you to select the optimal height position and, when recessed, are almost completely hidden without obstructing the driver’s view. But, unfortunately, at the moment they are not available in minimum configurations.
If necessary, they can be purchased separately. The standard headrest has two pins that are inserted into corresponding holes in the backrest. The pins have special notches that allow them to be fixed in height.
How to fold out and remove the rear seats on a Niva Chevrolet: location of the latches
Car seats in all cars are primarily designed to carry passengers, thanks to their special anatomical shape and softness. However, the rear seat in tandem with the trunk can also be used as a place for transporting large cargo and other things. In this article we will take a detailed look at the design of the rear seat and the procedure for dismantling it to increase space and cargo.
