Front seat Rotor accent split opened
#1
Front seat Rotor accent split opened
Hope someone has experience with this problem.
The rotor shaped thing in the head rest of both of my front seats are split open (they are made up of 2 rotor shaped plastic). Is there a quick fix to that? I think the clip in one of them is broken as well...
Can someone post a picture of what the seat should look like when it is not broken.
Thanks in advance
The rotor shaped thing in the head rest of both of my front seats are split open (they are made up of 2 rotor shaped plastic). Is there a quick fix to that? I think the clip in one of them is broken as well...
Can someone post a picture of what the seat should look like when it is not broken.
Thanks in advance
#5
mine is a 2004, warranty expired ![Frown](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/frown.gif)
it takes a lot of force to close it, i think partly due to the leather being stretched so tight.. i wonder what caused it to split in the first place...
anyone else with similar experience? I think i will take some pics and post them later today
![Frown](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/frown.gif)
it takes a lot of force to close it, i think partly due to the leather being stretched so tight.. i wonder what caused it to split in the first place...
anyone else with similar experience? I think i will take some pics and post them later today
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You and your passengers will have to quit dancing in the car and banging your head around.
Can someone post a picture of what the seat should look like when it is not broken.
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Mine is a '04, but I have no idea if the previous owner ever swapped the seats. Ya I am aware of the leather, thanks for pointing out though~ At the moment, more concerned about the plastic part... Those things that look like Socket head cap screws aren't really holding the parts together are they?
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Looks to me like the 3 hex bolts hold the rotor accent together. I'd say that someone was messing about with the bolts and stripped the threads somehow. Easiest way to find out is to remove the bolts and see what happens. It's already broken so what do you have to loose?
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They switched to soft seatbacks in 2006. The hard shell backs were prone to scratching and I think that was one of the reasons for the switch. I like the soft better. Your seat shouldn't have done that.
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