Ok here goes. Back story. The support springs under the foam in the drivers seat decided to bite the dust. I do not have a GM part number as they do not sell this part individually they expect you to drop $389 at the dealer for the entire seat lower frame. So for $50 shipped a company on eBay makes the support frame and springs. Not a killer deal but better than replacing an entire frame work.
I figured it out as I went along and it took me 40 minutes start to finish.
First you will need a 12mm wrench, set of cutters for a zip tie, and a flat head screw driver.
To start put the seat in the up position and in the middle of the track. Reach under the seat (flashlight helps) you have 3 plugs that you will need to disconnect. One by the seatbelt, a large one attached to the floor vent, and a 3rd for the seat controls on the door side at the frame rail.
Next remove the 2 nuts at the front of the seat under the lip at the edge of the material. Once these 2 nuts are off, lift the front of the seat about 1.25" so that the bolts lift out of the track. Now you want to slide the entire seat bottom to the steering wheel 2 inches. And lift up on the rest of the seat bottom. You have the seat out.
Flip the seat over on a clean garage floor. Carefully flip the 5 seat material retainer clips off of the seat bottom frame. And carefully peal the seat cover off of the foam. You want to peal the foam at the rear of the seat back from the frame some to allow you to slide the new support cage into the seat frame.
Now on the front side of the seat you have 5 retaining arms that hook onto the support mesh that you are replacing. Press the foam down and get the metal mesh aligned with the hooks and use a flat head to wedge the rod in fully.
Now that the front side is secure you want to hang the 4 springs with the hooks facing you away from the foam. Their are 4 holes in the seat frame that you will hook to. Put the flat head thru the support mesh and I to the spring hook and pry the spring onto the mesh. Repeat this 4 times.
Now set the seat on the bottom on the frame. Align the rear slider deals with the holes. Pressing down slide towards the seat back until the front threaded bolts drop into the holes. Now you can put the nuts back on and reconnect the plugs.
I figured it out as I went along and it took me 40 minutes start to finish.
First you will need a 12mm wrench, set of cutters for a zip tie, and a flat head screw driver.
To start put the seat in the up position and in the middle of the track. Reach under the seat (flashlight helps) you have 3 plugs that you will need to disconnect. One by the seatbelt, a large one attached to the floor vent, and a 3rd for the seat controls on the door side at the frame rail.
Next remove the 2 nuts at the front of the seat under the lip at the edge of the material. Once these 2 nuts are off, lift the front of the seat about 1.25" so that the bolts lift out of the track. Now you want to slide the entire seat bottom to the steering wheel 2 inches. And lift up on the rest of the seat bottom. You have the seat out.
Flip the seat over on a clean garage floor. Carefully flip the 5 seat material retainer clips off of the seat bottom frame. And carefully peal the seat cover off of the foam. You want to peal the foam at the rear of the seat back from the frame some to allow you to slide the new support cage into the seat frame.
Now on the front side of the seat you have 5 retaining arms that hook onto the support mesh that you are replacing. Press the foam down and get the metal mesh aligned with the hooks and use a flat head to wedge the rod in fully.
Now that the front side is secure you want to hang the 4 springs with the hooks facing you away from the foam. Their are 4 holes in the seat frame that you will hook to. Put the flat head thru the support mesh and I to the spring hook and pry the spring onto the mesh. Repeat this 4 times.
Now set the seat on the bottom on the frame. Align the rear slider deals with the holes. Pressing down slide towards the seat back until the front threaded bolts drop into the holes. Now you can put the nuts back on and reconnect the plugs.
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