Removing the seats for refurb

[V8vroom]

HI sorry can't find a topic on Wikilec or with search...

How do you remove the seats in a M100 S2??? I need to get them re-trimmed but only want to take the seats to the trimmer??

Have I missed a Wiki Let guide? Or is it really very simple?

Thanks for your help.

Rupert

[muley]

It's quite straightforward

Each seat has 4 set screws. The two inner ones screw into captive nuts. The two outer ones have nyloc nuts accesible from underneath. I +think+ they are 17mm but I'm a long way from my car to check

There will be electrical seat belt connection to be unplugged

Slide the seat back and forth to get access to the set screws

Make a note if which spacer goes where - they're not all the same

[dapinky]

Hi Rupert,

There is probably nothing in the WikiLEC as it is a very straight-forward procedure. That doesn't mean that it's a question NOT worth asking, as it is always nice to have the correct information before starting.

Each seat is held to the body by 4 bolts. The 2 nearest the outside of the car have a nut on the bottom, but the 2 inner ones are fitted into a captive nut held in a metal cage.

As such, it is possible to hold a spanner on the nut and a ratchet on the bolt to remove them without an assistant, and then remove the inner ones from inside the car.

You will need to slide the seat forward and backwards to give best clearance for the 4 fittings.

Once the 4 bolts are out, you need to unplug the connector for the 'seat belt warning' wiring (rear inner corner) and then lift the seat out.

You will find that there are 4 aluminium spacers between the seat rails and the floor - 3 are identical, but the rear outer one is slightly longer, to allow for the non-flat fibreglass floor. It may be that your spacers are missing, as many owners have removed them (or just the rear ones) to give better legroom/headroom if they are taller. If you do that, you need to put a couple of large washers on the outer rear corner to keep it all flat when reassembling.

The first time I took mine out it took me quite a while to work out how to actually get the drivers seat out of the car as it appears that however it was positioned on the sliders, and the back reclining mechanism, there just wasn't enough space to actually manoeuvre it through the door..... it took me a good half hour, but I'm sure that you'll figure it out very quickly........ in fact, I'd probably still be trying to do it now if my missus hadn't brought me out a cuppa and asked me why I didn't just put the roof down and lift them out

Edit - written as Jim was typing, hence the duplication.

[muley]

..BTW they are quite heavy.

[Graaf]

..BTW they are quite heavy.

I lthink you mean bloody heavy!

[roy666]

V8..just wondered..where are you going to get them refurbed? There is a picture of mine just finished on the Elan M100 Owners group on FB...

[V8vroom]

Hi thanks all!! Yep probably the chap near Billingborough!?!

[HJ2]

Does anyone have the correct color code for the anthracite leather on the S2 seats perhaps?

[RonR]

When I ordered a kit from Gliptone for my '92 SE back in 2017 they said it was "Raven Grey". Here's what was on the invoice:

Colour Code: Manufacturer:Lotus,
Model:Elan M100,
Year:1992,
Leather Colour:Dark Grey,
Leather Colour Name:Raven Grey,
Leather Colour Reference:Unknown,

[HJ2]

Hmmm. No reference nr...

Is this the one, I wonder?
http://www.perbang.dk/rgb/353635/