Rear seat release latch broke off
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I found posts about the seat lever getting stuck, but have any of you had the latch break off? It happened while I was picking up a trunk at the furniture store. It snapped off in my hand and surprised me a bit. Luckily the other seat folded and the trunk still fit.
I'm pretty sure I can snap another latch back in if it's intact but I can't find any replacements. I imagine most people never think to remove the latch from an old seat before salvaging it.
I can release the seat with my leatherman but it's somewhat annoying.
I'm pretty sure I can snap another latch back in if it's intact but I can't find any replacements. I imagine most people never think to remove the latch from an old seat before salvaging it.
I can release the seat with my leatherman but it's somewhat annoying.
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The_OGCJR (02-11-2023)
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I've been meaning to post my update for this. I found a local salvage yard that will let you pull your own parts and they happened to have a D2. Most of the vehicle was stripped but the rear seat was still there. In bad shape, yes, but all I needed was a piece of it.
The instructions for removing the latch are on page 1023 of the PDF manual. It's much more simple than they describe. Just remove the end cover. Don't bother removing the seat back. Detach the cable at the bottom of the seat first, then you have enough slack to detach it at the latch. Don't try to pop out the little black plug. There's a small slot to remove the cable instead.
Because the seat was a different color I had to refit the red plastic part to my beige trim. The latch parts are all fairly delicate so I had to take great care not to snap something when removing and refitting the parts.
The instructions for removing the latch are on page 1023 of the PDF manual. It's much more simple than they describe. Just remove the end cover. Don't bother removing the seat back. Detach the cable at the bottom of the seat first, then you have enough slack to detach it at the latch. Don't try to pop out the little black plug. There's a small slot to remove the cable instead.
Because the seat was a different color I had to refit the red plastic part to my beige trim. The latch parts are all fairly delicate so I had to take great care not to snap something when removing and refitting the parts.
![](https://landroverforums.com/forum/members/locknload7-47063-albums-spare-my-broken-part-876-picture-a-4879.jpg)
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I found posts about the seat lever getting stuck, but have any of you had the latch break off? It happened while I was picking up a trunk at the furniture store. It snapped off in my hand and surprised me a bit. Luckily the other seat folded and the trunk still fit.
I'm pretty sure I can snap another latch back in if it's intact but I can't find any replacements. I imagine most people never think to remove the latch from an old seat before salvaging it.
I can release the seat with my leatherman but it's somewhat annoying.
![](https://landroverforums.com/forum/members/locknload7-47063-albums-spare-my-broken-part-876-picture-rear-seat-release-latch-snapped-off-4750.jpg)
I'm pretty sure I can snap another latch back in if it's intact but I can't find any replacements. I imagine most people never think to remove the latch from an old seat before salvaging it.
I can release the seat with my leatherman but it's somewhat annoying.
![](https://landroverforums.com/forum/members/locknload7-47063-albums-spare-my-broken-part-876-picture-rear-seat-release-latch-snapped-off-4750.jpg)
Land Rover Discovery 2 - Rear Seat release Mechanism - Part N° HWO100020CCG
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