John Etnier

Gonna want to remove my driver's seat soon. Nothing too complicated to the best of my recollection (I've never removed a seat). What are the specs for the proper driver bit to remove the bolts? Anything else I should know?

jpk

Should be a 6mm allen wrench. I used a grinder to cut down the short leg of one to make it even shorter. That made the job a lot easier. Also, I found that using the cut off piece with a regullar 6mm wrench worked pretty well.

SpeedBump

I use a socket based hex/allen wrench. Keep it straight and it will be fine
like this

RajDatta

Make sure you raise your seat to its maximum height before you start. It will help getting sockets in. There will be a wire connection if you don't have heated seats. Leave car in gear, lower the emergency brake handle and you should have plenty of space to get the seat out.
Raj

Jaap968

Some things that worked well for me; once you have removed the bolts lower the seat again before disconnecting the power supply. Tilt the backrest forward and then tilt the whole set backward which gives good access for disconnecting the power. Use a piece of cloth to cover the sill before taking out the seat to prevent damage to the paint with the sharp metal of the seat rail.

Jaap

John Etnier

Thanks, all!!!
Only one question: Raj: the would be a wire connection in any powered seat, right? I have 8-way, no heat.

Actually, thought of another: is this work best done with the seat itself fully back???

RajDatta

Yes, only one connection if you have power seats. If you have heated seats as well, there will be a 2nd connection.
I always move the seat reclined forward to make it smaller when removing. Angle the top part of the seat out and be careful as suggested.
Raj

FRporscheman

I use a ball-end allen wrench. The short non-ball side to break loose the bolts, then the long ball-end side (held at whatever angle works) to spin them out quickly. Easy job, and luckily the seats are light.

John Etnier

Thanks to everyone here for this information!

jeff968

John, if you have the 490 hi-fi sound system you will find the Amp under the seat as well. Now, in 92 they had two Amps, one under each seat. I think I have read that Porsche went to 1 Amp for 93-95 and it is under the passenger's seat. Also, I found almost $4 in change. Good luck!

John Etnier

I'm hoping to find several pairs of missing clip-on sunglasses.

blue44

The true value of a used car they used to say. You should have seen the change I found when I did my belts... Donn

John Etnier

A followup of sorts: the seat in/out went just fine, thanks to all the info posted here. If only the reupholstery of the bolsters had gone as well: the only guy who does that work up here is quite old and got sick with gout the minute I dropped my seat off. I was without a car for a week instead of a day, and the finished work wasn't that great.

I'm posting to inquire about something I noticed. There were two harnesses headed to the seat: one led to a largish, odd multipin connector which clearly had to do with seat motion control (I have 8-way). The other cable was smaller and led to a 2-pin connector. With the seat out I noticed a cable similar to the 2-pin's headed up to the seat back from the seat bottom. Almost makes me think the seat is wired for heat. Anyone know anything about this?

RajDatta

That wire is for heated seats, as you suggested.
Raj