How to remove a VAZ 2114 seat: we consider all options

The reasons why you have to remove the front seats on VAZ 2114 and 2115 cars are different, and the main ones will be given below.

• damage to the chair itself
• replacing floor carpet
• car floor soundproofing
• seat upholstery with leather or other material

In order to remove the front seats on Lada Samara cars, you will need the following tool:

• 8 mm socket (or torx e10 for late cars after 2007)
• ratchet handle or crank
• 13 mm wrench or socket

Removal and installation of front seats on VAZ 2114 and 2115

The first step is to disconnect the power wires from the heated seats, if such an option is present on your car. Then, using a 13mm wrench or a socket, unscrew the 4 nuts securing the front seat pipe. This can be clearly seen in the photo below:

If it is problematic to do this using a head, then you can use a regular open-end wrench. If necessary, the torsion bars should also be pulled out by pulling each edge with medium force.

Now we jerk the front part of the car seat up, resulting in the following:

In this case, the seat mounting bolts in the front part become easily accessible. Unscrew the fastenings of the slide on both sides.

Now, by lifting the lever, we move the seat forward, thereby freeing access to the bolt securing the slide in the rear. We also unscrew one bolt on each side:

After which you can remove the seat, because nothing else holds it.

The seat is replaced if necessary and installation is carried out in the reverse order. It is worth noting that if you replace it with a new one, you will have to pay at least 4,500 rubles for one new seat 2114 or 2115. But the quality of the seats sold in the store is obviously worse than the factory ones. Therefore, the best option is to buy used seats at a salvage yard from a fresh car at a more than adequate price.

Useful video

You can find more information in the video below:

Not all Lada car seats are equally comfortable. One of the main requirements for the driver's seat is height adjustment. The owners of Lada XRAY were the luckiest in this regard, because... All crossover configurations have this useful option. Other Lada models have a driver's seat lift only in richer versions, or not at all. Let's look at how you can modify the driver's seat with your own hands.

Owners of cars that do not have seat height adjustment can raise the cushion themselves in one of several ways:

1. Place a piece of plywood on the bottom of the seat between the springs and the cushion (the safest and fastest way).

2. Place nuts under the front part of the slide (most often they are raised by 2.5..5 cm). Only the front part of the chair rises.

3. Place a profile pipe under the slide. The front and back of the seat lifts up.

Replacing seats

Installing seats in a car may be necessary for various reasons, so in each case there are certain nuances that are worth paying attention to. The choice of replacement will largely depend on the location of the interior elements. For example, the front seats are replaced most often because they are used more actively. Drivers use their cars every day, so comfort during the trip plays an important role for them. Depending on your driving style and the purpose of the car, first choose the type of seat, and then the model.

The two rear passenger seats can be replaced if more than two people are needed frequently. Models here should be selected in accordance with your finances.

Because of these operational features, it is worth approaching the choice of seemingly identical seats in different ways.

When selecting a replacement for both options, you should pay attention to many factors: height, weight of the person, figure, as well as other anatomical features. If the car is used only by family members, then you should take care of their comfort and choose seat models that best suit their requirements.

Do-it-yourself seat upholstery 09/01/2015 02:48

Dear friends! We very often receive questions about how to independently replace factory seat covers that are already worn out with new ones. That is why we decided to publish a few tips that will make the replacement procedure much easier. In fact, the main part of the questions disappears after removing the old covering, when you get a visual understanding of how to reupholster the seats.

1. If you don’t have a garage or a dry and comfortable room for this type of work, it’s realistic to replace the upholstery in your apartment; you won’t need a lot of space, of course, if you don’t take on the entire interior at once. So, let's start with the front seats. We remove the seat and disassemble them into three parts: the seat, the back and the headrest. To better understand the principle of operation, start with the simplest thing, with the headrests, remove the old trim and put on the new one (see photo No. 1)

2. After you have removed the old covering, you will see that the cover (covering) is fixed with special metal hooks to the seat frames. From the back of the back they are located below. To speed things up and simplify it, instead of hooks you can take plastic clamps or otherwise called nylon ties (see photos No. 2, 3 and 4)

3. To give the skin shape, they use special metal knitting needles; they need to be removed from the standard kit, because They are not included with the new ones. (see photo No. 5)

4. There is still a point that cannot be ignored! If the service life of the old seats is already long, most likely the foam rubber under the covers is not in the best condition. If it is not possible to buy new foam rubber for both front seats at once, replace at least the driver’s seat, or, as a last resort, swap places with the passenger seat (they are interchangeable, see photo No. 6), as a rule, the driver’s seat wears out more. If you still don’t want to replace the foam rubber, the advice is as follows: When putting on a metal knitting needle, leave a little space on each edge, approximately 3 cm. That is, the casing is fixed in 3 places, if you make an indent of a few cm, then there will be fastenings along the edges knitting needle to knitting needle, but only from the middle part through the material.

5. Let's return again to the problem with old foam rubber. If you do not have the opportunity to replace it, we advise you not to install vertical spokes on the seats (see photo); dismantle them, marked in the photo.

6. We change the rear cover using almost the same principle. We insert the already removed knitting needles from the old upholstery into a new cover and fix the fabric. The type of fastening will depend on the car model. On some cars, rubber laces or already known metal hooks, etc. may be used as fastenings.

7. It is extremely rare, but it does happen that after replacing old covers with new ones, in some places there may be minor and practically invisible dents. In order to eliminate this and make everything perfectly smooth, you need to iron the surface with a steamer (see photo No.

8. By the way, do not forget that reupholstering the seats is the most convenient time to install or replace heated seats, clean the lower parts of the frames/slides from rust, and also, if you removed all the seats at once, you can also clean the ceiling, it will be more convenient.

At first glance, it seems that this process will take you a lot of time and it is very difficult, but if you have a positive attitude, you can handle it in five to six hours of work. And then what a pleasant feeling you will get from driving in the updated interior

Rear passenger seats

How to remove the rear pair of passenger seats? Removing seats in VAZ models, starting from 2108 and ending with 2115, is done in exactly the same way. The set of tools remains unchanged from the first example. Here is the sequence of actions:

1. The rear seats do not need to be moved, they are fixed. To access the fastenings, use a flat screwdriver to pry up the protective pad just below the seat cushion.
2. First, unscrew the two bolts that hold the pillows on the side. Here you need a 10mm head.
3. Next, the same fastenings must be removed in the lower part of the seat backs using exactly the same key.
4. After unscrewing all the bolts, you can safely remove the rear seat.

Ford or Audi A4 series rear seats are recommended as replacements. Why these options? They will require minimal correction of the frame and fastenings from you, in addition, they will fit perfectly into the interior of the cabin.

Of course, you can choose other seat options, but it will require more modifications, parts and time to properly attach the new passenger seats.

When is it necessary to remove the rear seats?

Over the years of use of the car, all elements of the interior wear out. The seats are upholstered in fabric, so they need to be cleaned periodically to remove dust and dirt.

It is best to do it after dismantling them, in this case the cleaning will be really high-quality and effective.

Rear seat removal may also be necessary for repairs in the following situations:

after an accident; if the backrest lowering mechanism breaks down; if the armrests are faulty; for tightening fastening mechanisms.

Finally, Alcantara, practically not inferior in aesthetic and technical characteristics to natural upholstery, has a low cost, and therefore car seat covers have a more than reasonable price. Delivery of selected and ordered products to any point in Russia in the shortest possible time.

A slightly less practical option is with model car covers made of fabric, velor and Alcantara. They also fit perfectly on chairs, like eco-leather covers, but at the same time they breathe better. The only negative is that it is not as easy to wipe off dirt from them as from eco-leather covers.

Secure fixation

When choosing new seats for your VAZ 2114, pay attention not only to their price and convenience, but also to the method of fastening. Some seat models are very difficult to fit into the cabin, although they may suit your preferences. Improperly securing the seats can cause injury, especially at high speeds or in accidental collisions. If you have found a suitable model of seat, but it is not securely attached to its future installation location, take the car to a workshop where all the work will be carried out for you.

As mentioned earlier, it is better to take the recommended models of seats from foreign cars for replacement from Ford or Audi. Many drivers have noticed that Opel seats are also excellent for replacement and require a minimum of additions. Even chairs from Hyundai can become a more or less comfortable and quite acceptable option, if you slightly alter the design of the frame and fastenings.

Dismantling

Before installing new chairs, you will have to get rid of the old ones. Accordingly, dismantling work cannot be avoided.

To work you will need:

• Flat-head, durable screwdriver;
• Set of heads;
• Collar;
• Ratchet.

Dismantling process

The procedure itself looks like this:

1. Pull the seat forward all the way.
2. Remove the metal cables that allow the seats to move forward and backward more smoothly.
3. Now move the seat as far back as possible.
4. You will have access to the four nuts that hold the chair to the bracket. They need to be unscrewed.
5. Raise the seat slightly to remove the two rear mountings to the skid. There are regular bolts there.
6. Now carefully remove the seat from the car.
7. Do a similar procedure with the second chair.

The installation of new seats depends entirely on the features of their design. There are no universal instructions for installation.

Remove and remove

Next comes the process of installing new chairs. Before doing this, be sure to clean the mounting points, the bottom of the cabin, and get rid of all existing traces of rust.

Additional replacement options

For all city cars, the front seats should be quite comfortable. If you are going to update your interior, pay attention to anatomical seats. A correctly selected anatomical seat will allow the driver to find a comfortable position for driving the car. It might seem like a small thing, but it relieves unpleasant back and neck pain, as well as stiffness in the limbs during prolonged sitting.

Among seat manufacturers, it is recommended to look at products from UNP.

Removing an old car seat can be much easier than installing a new one. Choose a replacement carefully, do not rush, because your comfort during the trip will depend on this choice. The optimal choice is an anatomical seat for driving on city roads. Depending on the number of functions, the price of an anatomical model may vary, so you can always find something suitable for you

Alternative seating

As we can see from the above, the answer to the question - how to raise the rear seat of a VAZ 2114 - is quite simple, since it is attached using a minimum number of fixing elements and does not require the use of a large number of tools. But another, no less important issue is the choice of new, alternative seats.

Many motorists, as already mentioned, install on their VAZ 2114 seats from other models and even other brands of cars (for example, seats from Ford). At the same time, when choosing them, you should pay close attention to their dimensions and fastening features (although very often motorists look specifically at the “performance” characteristics - convenience, wear resistance, anatomy, etc.).

New front seats

The same rule applies to the front seats - the fewer modifications that need to be made during installation, the better. It should also be noted that when replacing the front seats, you should pay attention to the so-called “anatomical” seats (for example, manufactured by UNP).

They allow you to spend long periods of time driving and travel for many hours without feeling any fatigue or discomfort in your back and joints (such seats are especially recommended for frequent and long drives in urban environments).

Which seats are suitable for the VAZ 2114, or how to improve existing ones

Western car manufacturers pay a huge amount of attention to developing comfortable seats. Essentially, high-quality seats are the key to comfort for both driver and passengers. Therefore, today in most foreign cars you can often find anatomical designs that are equipped with lumbar support, and there is also lateral support.

Recently, the domestic auto industry has begun to improve car seats for the benefit of comfort. But what about the owners of those generations where such options were not provided? In this case, the solution to the problem comes down to tuning the existing seats, or completely replacing the seats. This article will tell you how to modify the interior of a VAZ 2114, as well as which seats will fit in the car without complex modifications.

What is needed to install seats in Lada?

At car service stations, you could ask this question and receive a skeptical look from the mechanic in response. This is a rare task for workshops; not all bodywork specialists can perform this task. However, you can go in three ways to solve the problems that arise:

1. Self-remodeling. To do this, you will need to find good seats for a specific foreign car on the classifieds website. Next, the fasteners are cut off from the original seats and welded onto the purchased seats. After that, all that remains is to install the update in the car interior.
2. Search service station. Today there are many stations that are ready to do this job for you. In big cities there are even entire companies that install good seats in domestic cars. So it won't be too hard to find.
3. Purchasing ready-made refurbished chairs. It is quite possible that on the same advertisement site you can find seats for the VAZ 2110 that are ready for installation. The specialists themselves will digest the mount after receiving your order and send you the finished product.

Which option to prefer, choose for yourself. But before installing such a seat, it is worth checking the quality of welding

If the base is welded poorly, it is worth correcting this defect. For example, a crooked mount will force you to constantly sit with a small rotation of the body. And too flimsy installation will cause poor security

For example, in the event of an accident, such a seat can break off its fastenings and cause irreparable damage to the driver and front passenger.

And too flimsy installation will cause poor security. For example, in the event of an accident, such a seat can break off its fastenings and cause irreparable damage to the driver and front passenger.

The dangers of uncomfortable car seats

Safety and driver comfort in any vehicle begins with the driver's seat. An insufficiently developed design significantly affects the general condition of the driver during long trips. It is possible that your back, arms and other troubles may become numb, which significantly distracts you from driving. The presence of comfortable seats is the primary factor when buying a car. Because not everyone wants to exercise after a long trip.

What can be done to the interior of the VAZ 2114 to improve comfort:

• improve appearance through tuning;
• reupholster the interior with covers;
• replace standard seats with sports or anatomical options;
• perform complex tuning.

Installation

Install the rear seat in reverse order.

Many car enthusiasts are wondering how to remove seats on a VAZ 2114 or how to replace them?

The reasons for such manipulations can be very different:

• wear or serious damage to seats;
• the need to replace the floor covering;
• the need to glue the floors with soundproofing material;
• reupholstery of seats with new material (for example, leather);
• installation of alternative seats (both rear and front).

When choosing new seats to replace the basic ones, you should first of all pay attention not to their convenience and performance, but to the compatibility of their fastening with the fastening of the car.

In addition, various other situations may arise in which it may be necessary to dismantle and subsequently install the seats. We’ll look at how to do this as quickly and correctly as possible below.

We improve the interior with covers

If the design of the seats to some extent suits the owner of the VAZ 2114, then the main problem in the cabin is the presence of secondary factors:

• wear and tear of upholstery materials;
• all kinds of pollution;
• greasy spots.

Naturally, such an arrangement is unlikely to suit any owner of a VAZ 2114 car. The upholstery of domestically produced cars wears out very quickly - all this is the result of the use of low-quality materials.

If the upholstery in the car has not yet lost its original appearance and is in good condition, then it would be advisable to protect the seats with special covers.

In fact, this is one of the cheapest tuning options, which contributes to the following improvements:

• improving the appearance of the interior and giving it some individuality;
• comprehensive protection against abrasion and contamination;
• Some manufacturers offer products with special inserts that improve the comfort of the driver and passengers.

Car covers are inexpensive and easy to clean from all kinds of dirt. There are a large number of options on the market today, among which you can easily get lost. First, just decide whether to buy ready-made covers or have them made to order.

Ready-made solutions include covers with padding polyester inserts that provide back support. Such products, as a rule, have increased resistance to wear. Variations of available colors will allow you to choose covers to match other interior elements so that everything looks harmonious.

Manufacturing of covers

First of all, you will need new seat covers. You can either order them ready-made or sew them yourself. Practice shows that there are no particular difficulties in this work.

We remove the old covers and rip them into separate parts. We lay out the new fabric on the table, put the old parts of the cover on it and trace it along the contour. All that remains is to cut out the outlined details with sharp scissors. A finishing material called Alcantara is ideal for upholstering the seats of the VAZ 2114.

This suede-like fabric has many advantages:

• wear resistance;
• durability;
• resistance to external influences;
• elasticity (which is especially important for upholstery of products of complex shapes);
• ease of care;
• resistance to deformation due to temperature changes;
• pleasant, soft structure, reminiscent of suede.

Each part of the old cover must be signed with a marker or felt-tip pen so as not to get confused when cutting new products.

In addition to fabric, for upholstering the seats you need foam rubber, 5-7 mm thick, on a fabric basis. We glue the cut parts of the covers to the foam rubber on the reverse fabric side.

Separately, it is worth mentioning the glue used for reupholstering the seats. Regular glue in a jar and a brush are not suitable for this purpose. You can only use spray glue; in this state it will not clog into the large pores of the foam rubber and will not spoil its structure. The German Mah3 upholstery adhesive, created specifically for use in the auto industry, has proven itself to be excellent.

How to install covers on a VAZ 2114

It is entirely possible to cope with this task yourself, so no additional costs are expected. The standard set of covers includes upholstery for seats, backrests and headrests.

Before installation, it is advisable to accurately understand each element. That is, it is important to determine where each cover will be installed. The tensioning process must begin from the front seats. Step-by-step instruction:

1. Remove the head restraints.
2. Pull the covers over the backs.
3. Using hooks, secure the elastic bands that are located along the central seam. It must be threaded through the gap between the seat and backrest.
4. Next, the cover is pulled over the seat and secured in the same way.
5. The final stage is the installation of head restraints.
6. To install the covers on the rear seats, they must first be dismantled and removed from the car.

How to choose anatomical or sports seats for a VAZ 2114

Covers often improve only the appearance of the interior, sometimes slightly increasing the anatomical properties of the seats. If comfort is the main issue during modifications, then completely replacing the seats is an excellent solution. The selection of anatomical or sporty seats is limited only by the amount of money and the owner’s imagination. Do you want a lower back massage or heating? Buckets or comfortable seats? All this is real, even without any special modifications to the fastenings.

You can make a choice both in favor of new products and in the direction of used seats from foreign cars. The supply market is quite extensive.

Anatomical seats have good lateral support, which will prevent the driver or front passenger from flying out of it when cornering. In addition, the correct position of the back is maintained. Such seats significantly reduce the risk of musculoskeletal diseases - this is one of the important selection criteria for drivers who spend most of the day behind the wheel. Typically, anatomical seats are equipped with headrests and armrests.

Bucket-type sports seats are not divided into backrest, seat and headrest (as with anatomical solutions). The entire frame is characterized by increased rigidity, representing one whole, without adjustments. Thus, sports seats are not suitable for every driver.