Remove 4th gen wagon rear seats

[PortCityLGT]

Hey all,

 

Anyone have a link to a guide/write up (or any advice in general) on removing the rear seats on my '05 LGT wagon? Would love to get them out and thoroughly clean after the winter.

 

Cheers!

[PortCityLGT]

Quick bump, looking for any advice at all re:interior rear. Going to give this a shot tomorrow, may document the process.

[PortCityLGT]

This turned out to be surprisingly easy. The bottom rear is a breeze: pull up on the L + R side, undo the hook at the back - same as most other Subarus.

 

The back is bolted down with 3 brackets, 1 bolt in front of the seat and the other behind it for each bracket. You'll need a 12mm, either deep or w/ an extension.

Undo the front ones first, as well as one of the bolts holding down the side bolster/seatbelt trim piece.

 

Fold the seats down, flip up the rear carpet piece, and undo the 2 bolts+1 nut holding the rear half of the brackets down. From there, it's just a matter of sliding the whole unit over the stud for the middle bracket + down on the side you pulled the trim piece from.

 

The metal brackets on the R + L are separate and will fall out. Also pay attention not to misplace the plastic slip on pieces that go with them.

 

Final note: if you're like me and like a clean car, I highly recommend at least pulling the bottom - way more dust/sand/rocks than expected. Also included : $1.52 in change!