Many Lada Vesta owners were faced with the need to dismantle the rear sofa and the entire seat. To do this, we contacted a car service. But, this procedure is carried out quite easily and simply with your own hands.
Video about dismantling all the seats on the Lada Vesta:
The video will show how quickly and without unnecessary hassle you can dismantle the rear seat, and will also tell you about some of the nuances and subtleties of the process.
Why remove the back seat?
General view of the rear seat.
Of course, before considering the issue of carrying out the process of dismantling the rear seat of the Lada Vesta, it is necessary to understand in what cases this procedure will be needed.
So, let's consider in more detail in what cases it will be necessary to remove the sofa and the back of the car:
- To replace upholstery . This is often done when tissue elements are damaged. This could be holes burnt by cigarettes, spilled liquids, an accidentally torn surface, or, in extreme cases, a fire inside the car.
- Carrying out repair and restoration work on the body . It often happens that after a traffic accident, the rear part of the vehicle is damaged and deformations appear along the bottom of the cabin. This also includes side impacts in the area of the B-pillar and rear pillar.
- Replacement of upholstery or seats during the process of tuning and modification of the interior. In this case, you just need to remove the sofa and the back of the rear seat.
- Pasting soundproofing will also require dismantling the rear seat, since it is necessary to get to the bottom of the car.
- Other factors that will require dismantling the rear sofa and backrest.
Removing the rear seat of a Lada Vesta
The process of removing the rear seat on a Lada Vesta is quite simple and quite typical for all vehicles of the VAZ family. This procedure can be carried out in one pair of hands and requires minimal tools.
Let's consider the sequence of actions aimed at dismantling the rear seat:
- Of course, the manufacturer recommends removing the negative terminal from the battery when carrying out all repair and restoration operations. But, in this case, this is not necessary, so we will skip this operation.
- Let's start dismantling. First you need to dismantle the sofa. To do this, lift it up to remove it from the clamps.
Location of the rear sofa seat latch.
Location of the rear sofa fastenings.
Rear seat back bolt locations.
Location of the rear backrest fastenings.
The installation process is identical to the dismantling process in reverse order.
How to remove the rear seats on a Lada Vesta
The process of removing the rear seats on a car of this model will be simple and typical for most vehicles produced by the Russian automobile industry. A person can carry out this procedure independently, using a minimum of tools. During work, most often no difficulties arise if the driver follows a certain sequence of actions. But before you begin to consider the step-by-step instructions, you should understand in what situations you need to do this.
Why film?
Disassembling the rear seat is most often required in the following situations:
- 1. To replace the upholstery. Often, upholstery replacement is necessary if the fabric elements are damaged. This should include the appearance of stains from various drinks, holes formed as a result of wear, abrasions, and burnt material.
- 2. Body restoration work. Sometimes, after an accident, the rear of the car is damaged when the deformation occurs at the bottom of the passenger compartment. In case of side impacts in the rear or central area of the body, it may also be necessary to replace the rear seat.
- 3. Replacement of seats. Some vehicle owners replace armchairs and sofas when tuning the body and interior.
- 4. Other reasons that require removing the rear seats.
Step-by-step instruction
To avoid any difficulties during the procedure, it is important to adhere to a certain algorithm of actions. Step by step guide:
- 1. First you need to find the latches that are located on the back side. They need to be pulled up. During manipulation, the horizontal part of the sofa should rise.
- 2. Next, you need to pull the entire seat by the backrest, and then remove the front latches from the grooves. During this action, the seat is completely removed and remains in the hands. If you planned to replace the fuel pump or filter, then it will not be enough to remove the lower part of the seat. To perform more complex installation work, the backrest is also removed.
- 3. To dismantle the backrest, you need to find four mounting bolts. For more convenient operation, first unscrew the seat belt latches. Then you can start unscrewing the bolts.
This completes the procedure for removing the seat on the Lada Vesta. The sofa is completely disassembled and dismantled. Even an inexperienced car owner can cope with such a task.
To reassemble the seat, all steps should be performed in reverse order. First, the vertical backrests are installed and secured with bolts. Next, the central seat belt is secured, and the sofa is installed on the brackets. Finally, gentle pressure is applied to the front area to record the result.
conclusions
As you can see, there is nothing difficult in the process of removing the rear seat of a Lada Vesta, and it is carried out quickly and in one pair of hands. Installation, like dismantling, can be done independently in your garage or even on the street
Car seat covers are not just about protecting car seats. This is also an element of the car’s interior, and quite an important one. The appearance of the seats radically changes the appearance of the interior as a whole, depending on the covers. Some people select covers to match the color of the car, others to match the color of the interior, while others, on the contrary, contrast the color of the covers and the car.
Should I put covers on the seats or not?
This is the personal choice of the car owner. But generally, cases have more pros than cons. Of course, if you put cheap covers from the market on beautiful seats, the interior of the car will lose a lot in terms of appearance. But more often it’s the other way around - the standard seat upholstery looks so-so, but good covers give it a more expensive, beautiful look. Often already worn out seats are covered with covers.
Another undeniable advantage of covers is in terms of practicality. They can be removed and washed, wiped, vacuumed. And the standard upholstery underneath is like new. Before selling the car, you can remove the covers if they are frayed and sell the car with apparently new seats. The covers can be changed just like that if you get tired of them. Buy and supply a different color, a different material...
What types of covers are there for Vesta?
Cases are different. There are “shirts” that usually cover only the front seats. There are covers that completely cover all seats.
Car covers come in different materials. And at different prices. From two or three thousand in the nearest market to several tens of thousands. There is also a complete refurbishment of the interior, but that’s a slightly different conversation.
Covers are made from leather, faux leather, synthetic fabric, velor, vinyl, Alcantara and even sheepskin.
Synthetic fabric covers are very comfortable and inexpensive. Easy to remove, wash and put back in place. But there are some disadvantages: they look simple, they slip in the heat, and they don’t absorb moisture well.
Velor covers are pleasant to the touch, beautiful, and do not heat up or cool down very much. It’s quite comfortable with them, but...there are also disadvantages. They wear out, velor is short-lived. Such covers often have to be replaced.
Vinyl covers are cheap, bright, but very uncomfortable. They overheat greatly and become tanned in the cold. No comfort.
Today we will install eco-leather covers on Vesta.
The central inserts are perforated. Since the car is silver, the covers are gray and black. Cases from the middle price category - without weights.
Let's start with the driver's seat, as it is the most difficult. First you need to remove it. You can put the covers on in place, but it will be more difficult and the result will be worse.
First of all, remove the headrest. We just pull it up.
Then we move the seat as far back as possible to get to the front bolts.
Use a Torx 40 wrench to unscrew these bolts.
After this, move the seat completely forward. Use the same torx to unscrew the two rear bolts.
Don’t forget to disconnect the connectors for heated seats and the passenger sensor (in the case of a passenger seat). The photo shows the connectors (bottom view):
Remove the lumbar support handle (if equipped).
To do this, you need to pull out the retaining bracket.
After this, you can remove the handle itself.
Carefully remove the seat from the car. It is advisable to call an assistant so as not to scratch the car body.
Depending on the weather, the seat can be taken home or to the garage for further action. You can continue to practice outside.
The seat lift handle can now be removed. The cover has a slot for a screwdriver.
We pry up and remove the decorative cover.
Under the cover we find two screws securing the handle.
Using a shaped screwdriver, unscrew them and remove the elevator handle.
The plastic cover on the side of the seat is held in place by latches. Carefully pry them off with a screwdriver and pull them out. Some latches need to be squeezed with pliers.
The casing does not need to be completely removed. Simply unclip the latches and thread the case using a ruler, for example, through the casing. If necessary, the casing can be removed; inside it is held on by a couple of latches.
On the other hand, the backrest reclining handle will interfere with removing the cover. It is held on a metal lever with a single latch. Bend it and remove the handle. Now you can remove this side panel.
We put the cover on the lower seat cushion. We thread, pull, tie and hook all the elastic bands and cords, depending on the model of the covers. Here we simply put rubber bands on the springs of the seat cushion, tightened and tied the main tightening cord of the covers. You can use special hooks from the cover set.
That's it, the bottom pillow is ready.
Assembling the seat. We install and snap back the plastic sides, put the elevator handle and the backrest tilt handle in place.
Next, we put the cover on the back of the seat. In some places, you may have to unfasten the standard seat trim. But there is no need to remove it completely. We tie all the laces and the cover is in place!
Find the location for installing the lumbar support handle.
Cut a hole large enough to fit the handle into place. The base of the handle should fit inside the cut out circle. It is better to cut with a scalpel or a stationery knife.
How to put on rear covers
First of all, remove the rear sofa cushion. We simply pull the front part of the sofa up. There are latches. Here is the mounting bracket in the photo on the removed pillow, bottom view:
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And the mount itself. Rear seat strip. It may break when the bracket on the pillow is pulled out of it, then it must be replaced.
Then we move the entire cushion of the back sofa towards the back. There are hooks under the back that hold the pillow.
We spread the pillow cover in a convenient place - on a table or workbench, face down. Place a sofa cushion on top (upside down). We stretch the cover, fasten all the elastic bands, tie the laces.
The rear sofa cushion is ready. Let's put it aside. We take hold of the back of the rear seat.
Remove the three rear head restraints. Immediately put covers on them and put them aside. The smallest headrest is medium. The case on it is also smaller, keep that in mind.
Next up is most of the backrest.
Using a 14mm socket, unscrew the lower fastening of the middle seat belt. The belt remains on the back of the seat.
Unscrew the front two bolts and two more at the back. We use a 13mm head.
Carefully, so as not to hit the car body, we pull out part of the backrest from the car. We place it on the table.
Remove the isofix child seat mount, which is located on the back side of the backrest. To do this, pry up the fasteners with a flat screwdriver and pull the fastener out of the back.
It is better not to remove the cover near the back recline button unless necessary. Very delicate fastenings, can be broken. It's better to just slide the cover under it.
These covers have a flap around the seat belt. After putting on the covers, you just need to fasten it with Velcro.
Then we thread the headrest locks.
We insert the child seat mount back.
Where necessary, we tighten it, tie the laces, and fasten the clasps of the case. The backrest can be replaced. With the second, smaller part of the back, we repeat all the points. We also install it in place, tighten the backrest mounting bolts and fasten the middle seat belt. Place the sofa cushion in place.
That's it, eco-leather covers on the seats. If small wrinkles have formed, don’t worry; they will smooth out over time. But the more you tighten the covers during installation, the better. This is a relatively budget option. There are covers that are twice as expensive, they need to be tightened, stitched, etc. But these look not bad either, better than the standard non-luxury seat upholstery, although this is also not for everyone.
Now you don't have to worry about getting your seats dirty. By the way, during the installation process, these new covers got dirty with grease like grease, all the bolts were in it. So the grease was wiped off with a damp cloth, not a trace remained, which pleased me.
Here are photos to compare the standard upholstery and seats with covers.
What does the seat assembly on a Lada Vesta car consist of?
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We prepare the car for work, disconnect the negative terminal of the battery.
Removing the front seat
Push lever 4, Figure 1, up and move seat 1 to the rearmost position.
Using a Torx T40 head, unscrew the two bolts 3 securing the slide 2.
We press the lever and move the seat to the extreme forward position.
Using a Torx T40 head, unscrew the two rear bolts 1, Figure 2, securing the slide, disconnect the rear wiring harness connectors from the seat, and remove the seat.
Removing the rear seat
We take our hands by the front edge of the cushion 1, Figure 3, of the rear seat and pull it up until the loop 2 of the cushion frame comes out of the hole in the latch 3 on the body. We repeat this operation on the other side of the seat.
Grab the cushion 1, Figure 4, of the rear seat, move it back towards the trunk, then lift the rear edge of the cushion to remove the hinge 2 of the cushion frame from the grip 3 on the body. Repeat this operation on the other side of the seat, remove the rear seat cushion from the car interior.
Using a 14mm head, unscrew bolt 5, Figure 5, securing the right seat belt buckle and the lower mounting point of the middle seat belt.
Using a 14mm socket, unscrew bolt 3 securing the rear seat back bracket to the body floor.
We tilt the right backrest 4 and the left backrest 6 forward by pulling up the clamps 1 and 2.
Using a 14mm socket, unscrew bolts 1, Figure 6, securing the brackets for the left 2 backrest of the rear seat, remove the backrest.
Unscrew the bolts 1 securing the brackets of the right 3 backrest of the rear seat, remove the backrest.
Install the seat in the reverse order of removal.
When installing the front seats, apply Fiol-1 lubricant to the rubbing surfaces of the slide.
Removing the rear parcel shelf trim
Remove the rear seat cushion as described above.
Lower the rear seat backs.
Remove the right and left side panel arch trim.
Using a Torx 20 head, unscrew the self-tapping screw 2 on the right and left sides, Figure 7, fastening the trim 1 of the side window.
We disconnect the side window trim from the body by pulling the trim with a force that overcomes the force of the plastic holders.
We remove the plastic buttons 2, Figure 8, fastening the upholstery 1 of the luggage compartment shelf.
Using a flat-head screwdriver, remove the gaskets 3 of the right 4 and left 5 seat belts from the holes in the shelf upholstery.
We remove the trunk shelf upholstery as an assembly with the right and left side window trim, threading the seat belts through the holes in the shelf upholstery and disconnecting the wiring harness block from the additional brake signal installed on the shelf upholstery.
Using a Torx T20 head, unscrew for each side three self-tapping screws 4, Figure 9, fastening the upholstery 1 and 2 of the side window to the upholstery of the 3rd shelf, and separate the parts.
Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal.
The tightening torque of the seat belt bolts is from 38 to 50 Nm (from 3.8 to 5.0 kgf.m).
It consists of a pillow and a backrest, which are supported by a frame. The connection of these parts is made with the possibility of adjusting the position of the backrest, height, and also the distance relative to the steering wheel with pedals. The side pockets on the car are designed for one of these adjustments.
You can, of course, use capes; they will be easier to remove to wash, but they bulge and look untidy; the covers are universal, but cannot be adjusted to fit.
Vest owners are mainly inclined to choose textile covers, among which there are magnificent, practical eco-leather covers that can be given an individual design. Unfortunately, the standard Vesta does not provide upholstery made of natural or artificial leather, so this step is the exclusive right to upgrade the interior to a high level of quality.
In addition, covers made of genuine leather can be ordered, then the master will “adjust” the dimensions exactly to your car.
How to remove the front seat of a Lada Vesta Sedan
The process description is suitable for many car brands.
- We place the car on a level surface and open the front doors.
- Move the driver's seat all the way back. Remove two screws (head 10).
- Move the chair forward as far as possible and unscrew the two screws at the back. The size is similar.
- We remove the chair from the car interior and place it on the surface of the workbench for work.
Using the same principle, we remove the front seat of the Lada Vesta.
Unlike “Classic”, “Lux” and “Comfort” chairs have:
- greater rigidity;
- lateral support;
- quality of fabric upholstery;
- the presence of an armrest;
- heating system.
How do the front seats fold out?
If necessary, the driver and front passenger can fold out the front seats. Unfortunately, an angle of 180° is not formed, but feel free to count on 140 - 150° degrees.
If you temporarily dismantle the sofa, the angle will increase by another 15°. This is quite troublesome and requires some effort.
To recline the backrests of the front seats, you must:
- Pull the lever under the seat towards you, move the chair back and forward.
- Pull up the lever located on the left.
- Tilt the backrest to the desired degree, release the handle. The position is fixed automatically.
- In the “Comfort” and “Luxury” trim levels, additionally adjust the position of the lumbar support roller.
To fold the seats back to their original position, adjust the levers one by one. Sometimes you need to fold the front passenger seat forward. To do this, press the lever to the “pull” position, move the chair back and forth, and adjust the backrest tilt.
Removing the back of the rear seat on a Lada Vesta
- Unscrew the seat belt fastenings on the left and right side of the backrest (bolts at “14”).
- Unscrew the screws at the base of the back (2 in total).
- We unfasten the fastening one by one and remove the backrest from the car interior.
If necessary, we carry out preventive maintenance and install in the reverse order. On the Lada Vesta SV station wagon, the rear seat is removed by pressing the side plastic latches and folding the backrest to a horizontal position.
How to remove the back seat on a Lada Vesta with your own hands
The car is prepared for work, the negative terminal of the battery is disconnected.
Removing the rear seat
With your hands, you need to grab the front edge of the rear sofa cushion and pull it up until the loop of the cushion frame comes out of the latch hole in the passenger compartment. This operation is repeated on the other side.
Take the rear seat cushion and move it back towards the trunk. Next, the rear edge is raised to remove the sofa frame from the loop from the grip on the body. This process is repeated on the other side. The rear sofa is removed from the car interior.
Use a 14mm head to remove the bolt that secures the lock of the right seat belt and the lower fastening of the middle belt.
The same tool is used to unscrew the bolt securing the rear sofa backrest bracket to the floor of the car body.
The right and left backrests tilt forward by pulling the locks up. Use a socket to unscrew the bolts securing the bracket for the left backrest of the rear sofa, and remove the backrest.
Installing the seat in reverse order
Removing the rear parcel shelf trim is done as follows:
- the pillow is dismantled as described earlier;
- unscrew the lower fastening bolts of the left and right seat belts using a 14mm socket;
- the rear seatbacks are lowered;
- the upholstery of the left and right side arch is removed;
- the self-tapping screw securing the side window trim is unscrewed with a Torx T20 head from the left and right sides;
- it detaches from the body by applying force to overcome the hold of the plastic fasteners;
- the buttons securing the upholstery of the trunk shelf are removed;
- use a flat screwdriver to remove the gaskets for the right and left seat belts from the holes in the upholstery;
- remove the trunk upholstery as an assembly with the left and right side window trim, threading the seat belts through the holes, and also disconnecting the wiring harness deck from the additional brake signal installed on the shelf upholstery;
- using a Torx T20 head, unscrew three self-tapping screws securing the fastening of the side window trim to the surface of the shelf for each side, the parts are separated.
Installation is done in the reverse order of removal.
How to put covers on a Lada Vesta without removing the front seats
Standard set of covers:
- front and rear headrests (2 pieces each, plus one small one);
- front backrests (2 pcs.);
- base (2 pcs.);
- backrest is composite (2 pcs.);
- rear sofa (1 piece).
Before you start putting on the covers, remove the seat pad and the plastic handle for the lumbar support.
- To do this, we press the casing at the location of the handle, and use pliers to squeeze the metal bracket out of the core.
- Pull the cover carefully without damaging the fabric.
- We put the braid under the bottom of the chair, pull it through, and tie it in a knot. We first move the chair forward (backward) all the way for convenience.
- We put the covers on the backrests, tuck the material under the plastic clamps of the headrests. You can remove them with a flat screwdriver or by hand.
- We insert the braid into the gap between the back and the base, pull it tight, and tie the thread.
By analogy, we put covers on the passenger seat.
Installation of rear sofa heating on Lada Vesta
In order to install heated rear seats on this vehicle, you must remove the seat according to the instructions. First you need to disconnect the special rings that hold the pillow upholstery. After disconnecting them, it is worth putting plastic clamps in their place during assembly, which can easily be found in any car store. Elements that perform the heating function are usually sewn or glued to double-sided tape. In this case, it is not recommended to use glue, because it is too tenacious and can damage the material.
All wires must be protected from moisture and mechanical damage. To do this, they are isolated and connected to the fuse box using a parallel connection circuit. It is advisable to secure the wires with special clamps along the “path they follow.”
Purchase and replacement of rear seat latches Lada Vesta
The luggage compartment of the car is spacious, but sometimes it is not enough to transport oversized cargo. The owners remove the back and dismantle the sofa.
During frequent installation and dismantling, the mountings for fixing the pillow wear out. The material is plastic and will crack if not handled carefully.
| Name / catalog article | Price in rubles |
| Latch 8450006696 (old model) | From 150 |
| 8450030620 (new sample) | From 190 |
| Analogs from General Motors A2656521 | From 170 |
*prices are as of March 1, 2019.
Conclusion
The process of dismantling the front seats and rear sofa is simple. If you follow the described recommendations, installing the covers will take no more than half an hour.
How effective the covers are is up to you to decide individually. Don’t forget that every time you get into the car you rub down the seats, subsequently holes and scuffs form. The service life of the seat is reduced by a third. When selling a car, worn out (damaged) seats serve as the basis for a discount on the price of the car.
