Anyone know how to mod the front passenger seat to fold forward flat?

Aaron · Mar 19, 2019

I’m trying to figure out how to modify the latch so I can fold the passenger front seat forward and flat, I know it must be doable, just need some pointers...

Jumbo_shrimp · Mar 19, 2019

Want your front seats to fold all the way forward flat?
(I'm sure someone posted about this before, but can't find it)

Here's how:

Unscrew recliner lever and seat hinge cover and remove.

Take a dremmel / junior hacksaw / hammer(!) and remove this metal (you may want to unhitch the upholstery, I just pulled it back)

TA,DA!! one folded flat seat. Drivers side it the same, but have to remove headrest to fold all the way forward and be aware of seatbelt and handbrake getting in the way so less flat and less elegant.

Aaron · Mar 20, 2019

Thanks!!!

natematos · Mar 20, 2019

Are you able to reinstall the cover once this is done? Or is it always going to be exposed like that?

Aaron · Mar 20, 2019

I just did it - just cut the notch a bit deeper on the plastic piece and it works

Aaron · Mar 20, 2019

Works

natematos · Mar 20, 2019

Awesome thanks! Gonna do this right away. Also, super jealous of your seats. Active Gear? Or later model Chamonix/Jasper?

Aaron · Mar 20, 2019

Chamonix 94 and I’m including a couple more photos. You need to Chanel out the inside as well as cuting out that chunk of the seat support - there is a stop pin attached to the spring that hits a stop on the inside of the assembly before the seat would even fold flat, so in my view it’s a two part removal to make it all work

Nenw · Mar 24, 2019

Im sorry guys. But what am i missing? It seems as though you have to cut both the outer (upper) and inner (lower) plates to make this work, yeah?
I looks as though there are two pins that will contact the inner plate and that is what neds to be cut away.
Can the pin be knocked out instead?

Aaron · Mar 24, 2019

Nenw said:
Im sorry guys. But what am i missing? It seems as though you have to cut both the outer (upper) and inner (lower) plates to make this work, yeah?
I looks as though there are two pins that will contact the inner plate and that is what neds to be cut away.
Can the pin be knocked out instead?

The pin holds the spring- look at my response prior it shows cutting out a channel in the back side of the seat pivot

AnthonyMo · Oct 27, 2020

Hello good citizens,

these are some shots of passenger side seat, some sort of older GM seat, looking to make them fold further forward, any suggestions? Thank you in advance!

noah_crab · Feb 26, 2023

Am I missing something? It seems that even after the cut there is some king of stopper that's keeping the seat from folding all the way foward. Advice?

Nenw · Feb 26, 2023

noah_crab said:
Am I missing something? It seems that even after the cut there is some king of stopper that's keeping the seat from folding all the way foward. Advice?

I never managed to get this sorted out. Was worried about continuing to cut more away than i already had.

I think the key is that you need to go in from the foam side and cut out a channel. I can’t remember how much i cut out from the inside. But its not just a matter of cutting out that notch.

See post #8