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Old Jun 21, 2022 | 02:52 AM
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Does anyone know where to hook these straps at the bottom of the Porsche OEM seat back protector? They look like they want to hook onto the rawr part of the bottom of the seat but when you lift the lever and pull the seat back and forward (to get into the rear) the straps unhook and so the protector just dangles.

Anyone worked out a way to attach the bottom so that the protector doesn’t just hang and flap about?!!

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Old Jun 21, 2022 | 08:49 AM
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Under the seat, the seat cushion is supported by metal bars. I'd hook them to those metal bars as they'd move with the seat.

Here's a photo of my office chair so you can get a good look at what the underside of a seat looks like, that's hard to see when in the car.

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Old Jun 21, 2022 | 10:11 AM
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I would support Petza's idea, but you still have to add a piece of rubber band, because the problem would basically persist when moving the backrest.
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Old Jun 21, 2022 | 06:04 PM
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Thanks I'll try replacing the straps with elastic ones so that it will stay attached even when the seat is folded back and forward....(that's the problem).

Another thought was, how do you remove this back part of the seat? If I could remove it I could probably hook the protector to something inside the seat.
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Old Jun 21, 2022 | 06:06 PM
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Thanks...I can hook it to a location below the seat...but the trouble is how much the strap moves to keep the protector in place when the seat is folded forward and backwards. It comes loos in the normal - folded backwards - seat position.
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Old Jun 22, 2022 | 04:07 AM
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Originally Posted by eggsandwich
Thanks I'll try replacing the straps with elastic ones so that it will stay attached even when the seat is folded back and forward....(that's the problem).

Another thought was, how do you remove this back part of the seat? If I could remove it I could probably hook the protector to something inside the seat.
I posted a DIY for removing the thorax-airbag a few weeks ago, search for that document, the first steps will help you to perform. Frankly I would be interested what the Porsche-idea was for save installation of that protector ...;-)
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Old Jun 22, 2022 | 05:26 AM
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Sorry I couldn’t find your post about the thorax air bag…?
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See attachment, but i am not sure how to place straps there without destroying someting else...:-|
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Old Jun 22, 2022 | 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by 8x57IRS
See attachment, but i am not sure how to place straps there without destroying someting else...:-|
not sure this helps…I want to remove this rear part to hook the bottom of the protector to the upper part of the seat that tilts back and forward not the lower part that you sit on.

How do you remove this back part?



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