ZL1 1LE Rear Seat
Hello, I still feel like I am new to this as a 2023 ZL1 1LE owner. I know the rear seat fold-down is not available on my car for weight reasons. I saw videos on how to cut some fabric to gain access to the latch to manually unlatch the seat and fold it down. I tried it, I do not have a Latch. I would appreciate any information about how to just remove the Seat Back-Rest completely. Any other thoughts are appreciated. Thanks!
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Have you tried the "secondary hole" method on the backside of the rear seat, accessing it from the trunk?
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I did see videos to cut fabric from the trunk side to gain access to the Latch, then manually unlatch it. I did try that. I cut fabric on the Trunk side where the Latch would be. There is no Latch. I think this is a 1LE thing.
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Hello there!
Yes, folding down the rear seat on ZL1 1LE is unnecessarily complicated... I've been able to fold it by randomly poking a long metal rod (screwdriver extension bar in my case) through the little flap at the top. I wasn't able to do it with my finger (or was too scared I'd end up cutting myself trying haha) Without completely ripping the back of the seat's fabric, I wasn't able to understand the mechanism, nor was I able to attach some wire to make it easier next time around :noidea: :happy0180: Geoff |
I would just remove the backseat if I owned a ZL1 1LE, its a track package therefore doesn't need the backseat. Sounds like a hassle to keep it installed anyway. Save even more weight with it removed.
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I've done this numerous times.
In the trunk you can get to the center of the back seat where there's a little piece of cloth covering the latch assembly. I've reached in and used a long socket wrench extender to press on the metal latch assembly and it works. |
So if the seat is there....and the latch is there, but covered.
Where is the weight savings ??? :smiling1: |
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Don't cut the fabric, it's behind the flap that's below the visible hole. Pull the flap down and prod around in there. You'll feel it. You don't need a tool or anything, although if you have shorter arms you might not be able to reach it.
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This video was posted on the forum years ago. Maybe it will help
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx4xBkBrkbA&t=13s |
Thanks to everyone for commenting. What is interesting, is my 2023 does not have a flap. That was the very first thing I looked for. So I made a cut in the fabric. I would be surprised if they made a design change, but I do not know what else it could be....??? No flap for me! Everything else I have seen says you have to lower the seat back to remove it, which I cannot do... so I am stuck!
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