Hi all

New to freel2 so my apologies if this question has been asked before, is it possible to retro fit the front set armrests that come standard on the HSE model ?

I have the cubby box / arm rest from the wood group but would really like the comfort of the front armrests.

Thanks for your help

some threads here

http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic2508.html
http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic827.html
http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic644.html

forum search is your friend : http://www.freel2.com/forum/search.php 

Unfortunately, as I found out you cant easily retro-fit front seat armrests. The reason is that the spindle and bracket are not there on the seat back frame. On the HSE seat its a welded plate onto the seat back and its this that holds the spindle for the armrest. I'm hoping that you see what I mean by the photo and the arrow pointing to the welded plate. You can just see the 4 welds in the photo.

I'm in the process of trying to change the seat back frame on my GS to see if it will work with an HSE seat back. The alternative will be to cut out the plate and weld it on to the existing GS seatback frame.

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Hi Pete, how easy/difficult is it to remove the back of the seat? My lumbar support has a leak as it goes down and I would like to fix it, cheers. Rich.

There are a few gotchas but if you have a look at Spagleys (Ian) post he has saved me the trouble of all the pictures etc on seat back removal. To dismantle the seat I found was easier out of the car - the important thing to remember is to plan ahead with disconnecting the battery before fiddling with the mass of cables underneath the seat - one of these cables is to the side airbag and the seatbelt tensioner. Once the battery is disconnected allow a period of time for any latent charge from the battery to dissipate.

In my picture, you can see the lumber bag at the front. The pipe and pump are tucked away to the side of the inner frame. You will have to remove the foam to get to it. To release the cover, there are several clips which are a bit fiddly to access and remove.
If you decide to tackle it, and need some help / advice, let me know

Cheers Pete

RichP.

Just a thought, If either your lumber pump / bag needs replacing, then I have one which will not be needed