450 SL seat removal - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

jr811 · #1 01-09-2003, 03:15 PM

1979 450 SL I need to remove the front seat and clean tracks.
Have trouble moving seats forward/backward. How do you remove these seats

kip Foss · #2 01-09-2003, 07:14 PM

Check down about 10 threads to '560sl seats'. These seats are very easy to remove. Inside the black U shaped tracks that the seats slides in are some Philips head screws and some bolts-2 in each track on the pass. side and 3 on the driver's side I believe. Unscrew them and pull the seat out. Read my reply on the other thread about using moly grease and the nylon slides.

zeggate · #3 01-09-2003, 10:45 PM

Can 560sl seats fit into a 450sl. thanks

jr811 · #4 01-16-2003, 10:06 PM

Went I removed the drivers seat in my 1979 450
SL theit is a push botton switch attached to the right side of the seat with a cord with a male plug - which plugs into the floor anyone know what this switch is for.

cbdo · #5 01-17-2003, 12:13 AM

I'd expect it's part of the sensor for the "put-your-seat-belt-on-dummy" alarm, which I assume is normal equipment. My 560SL doesn't sound off when I start it before fastening my belt, but I expect that a PO disabled the alarm for the same reasons I'm always tempted to (although the theft alarm is functional). Come to think of it, even my old '73 Mustang had a "fasten seat belt" light which didn't operate, and I'd assumed that meant an audible alarm also which was silenced; are collector/enthusiast owners more likely to keep their vehicles from nagging them?

jr811 · #6 01-17-2003, 06:45 AM

Egg on face -- my so-called switch is the seat belt release.
Thanks for the reply Jim