Calais front seats...

[Stefan Nowak]

Howdy, i just noticed tonight that the front passenger seat of my Calais is loose.. the cushion lifts up easily and don't appeared anchored anywhere, I tried to tuck it in at the front of the seat but that didn't appear to be right...

Any thoughts? The drivers seat is a little better, but I know with a bit of coercing it could come off easily.

Where/how do these anchor to the metal frame?

Cheers,
Stefan.

 

[Eric Gleeson]

Howdy, i just noticed tonight that the front passenger seat of my Calais is loose.. the cushion lifts up easily and don't appeared anchored anywhere, I tried to tuck it in at the front of the seat but that didn't appear to be right...

Any thoughts? The drivers seat is a little better, but I know with a bit of coercing it could come off easily.

Where/how do these anchor to the metal frame?

Cheers,
Stefan.

Hi Stefan I've actually never heard of this happening before.... The driver and passenger seats are generally secured in those little rails that allow you to adjust the seats back and forth aren't they? maybe a couple of the bolts or little runners that secures it to those rails has come loose? I'd definitely run it by your mechanic next service anyhow... could turn out to be a very simple fix.

My International is the same year model as your Calais so I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for this myself now.

 

[Anthony121]

Howdy, i just noticed tonight that the front passenger seat of my Calais is loose.. the cushion lifts up easily and don't appeared anchored anywhere, I tried to tuck it in at the front of the seat but that didn't appear to be right...

Any thoughts? The drivers seat is a little better, but I know with a bit of coercing it could come off easily.

Where/how do these anchor to the metal frame?

Cheers,
Stefan.

There is a fix for the earlier Calais seats. My drivers seat actually did this in my first VF. Crappy design but series two they have seemed to put better clips that hold the leather on the seat.

 

[Stefan Nowak]

There is a fix for the earlier Calais seats. My drivers seat actually did this in my first VF. Crappy design but series two they have seemed to put better clips that hold the leather on the seat.

Thanks for the info, do you recall what they did to fix yours in the Series 1?

Cheers,
Stef.

 

[Anthony121]

They used clips to hold the leather back down

 

[Stefan Nowak]

Good lord, just clips that hold the entire cushion onto the frame? seems dodgy. I can't believe my car only has 65k on the clock and it's starting to fall apart already, I swore never to buy another holden after my VT.... it's been Jap and Euro since, but decided to give the Calais a go. I hope this isn't the sign of things to come as car ages.

 

[wetwork65]

Good lord, just clips that hold the entire cushion onto the frame? seems dodgy. I can't believe my car only has 65k on the clock and it's starting to fall apart already, I swore never to buy another holden after my VT.... it's been Jap and Euro since, but decided to give the Calais a go. I hope this isn't the sign of things to come as car ages.

Yep - the dealer used clips on my SSV leatherette seat covers.
Was done as a warranty item, after about 25k kms. You may be able to get it done as a service bulletin item, as mine was. Not quite a recall but no hassle here from the dealer - as I have mentioned before, pretty supportive guys really and on the Northern Beaches, so not hard to work out who they are.
I forgot about the trivial seat issue and have enjoyed the car for what it is. V8, responsive handling, braking, feeling of confidence every time I drive it. You know the things I bought the car for, which you dont get at a reasonable price elsewhere.

 

[Stefan Nowak]

How have they lasted since?

 

[426Cuda]

How have they lasted since?

My VF Redline had the metal clips added too. It's not as serious as perhaps it sounds. The skins are secured over the foam, as they are in most , if not all modern cars I'd guess. But, it's not part of what secures the foam to the frame. If your seat foam is moving around, I'd suggest you have a different issue.

 

[Stefan Nowak]

Yes the whole foam seat and cover are unattached.