Broken latch in back seat fold-down mechanism, 2004 Civic
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Broken latch in back seat fold-down mechanism, 2004 Civic
Hi all,
During our most recent move, we had some stuff crammed into my car which, upon removal, must have bumped around enough that the latch mechanism that controls the back seat let-down somehow broke. I believe that the plastic at the attachment point of the metal rod just snapped.
I need to order a new lock assembly for my driver's side door anyway and wanted to see if I could get necessary parts for this in the same order, but I have no idea what parts I need, and I've searched combinations of words that don't seem to return anything. This problem is also rare, I think, since I haven't found much on Google.
Has anyone made this repair, or does anyone know what parts to get? Thanks a bunch.
[EDIT: I can let down one half of the seat--the smaller side--but not the bigger side.]
During our most recent move, we had some stuff crammed into my car which, upon removal, must have bumped around enough that the latch mechanism that controls the back seat let-down somehow broke. I believe that the plastic at the attachment point of the metal rod just snapped.
I need to order a new lock assembly for my driver's side door anyway and wanted to see if I could get necessary parts for this in the same order, but I have no idea what parts I need, and I've searched combinations of words that don't seem to return anything. This problem is also rare, I think, since I haven't found much on Google.
Has anyone made this repair, or does anyone know what parts to get? Thanks a bunch.
[EDIT: I can let down one half of the seat--the smaller side--but not the bigger side.]
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Re: Broken latch in back seat fold-down mechanism, 2004 Civic
Lay in the trunk and look up, you can see what's wrong. Probably a plastic clip you can get for cheap at the parts store. Probably inadvertently crammed something up into it while moving...
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Re: Broken latch in back seat fold-down mechanism, 2004 Civic
Does the seat fold if you use the keyhole in the speaker shelf?
Lay upside down in the trunk and see what part came detached from where. Compare the good side to the bad.
Probably just knocked one of the linkage rods off.
Or one of the cheezy little handles.
Probably real easy if you start looking.
Take a flashlight with you.
Lay upside down in the trunk and see what part came detached from where. Compare the good side to the bad.
Probably just knocked one of the linkage rods off.
Or one of the cheezy little handles.
Probably real easy if you start looking.
Take a flashlight with you.
If you think a good mechanic is expensive, try hiring a bad one
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