Remove 4th gen wagon rear seats

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!

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

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!