Are they quick release (like on a minivan), or would they require the same amount of work as talking out the back seats on a car with fixed seats (like a Camaro or Mustang)?

Has anybody else added or taken away things to their Mini for weight loss? Thanks.

The rear seats are easy to remove. give the bottom part a tug and they should snap out. I'm not too sure how to remove the seat backing, maybe someone else could say how to.

By back of the seat do you mean the back rest? I'm confused.

Thanks for replying, though!

Yeah the back rest! I'm sorry for that :smile: I think theres some bolts that might need to be removed but not too sure.

I still don't understand. Aren't the bottom and back connected?

Nope they are not, the bottom part just pops out if you pull up on it

Here is a good discussion on Rear Seat Removal.

Approximately how long does it take to take the bottom of the seat out?
Approximately how long does it take both the back and bottom out?

Thanks so much.

Does anybody know?

The bit of the seat that you sit on is easy to remove - you just pull on the rear edge of it and it releases from four clips, and unlatches from the front. Hardest bit is maneouvring it out the car.
- 10 seconds!

The upright part of the rear seat (two parts actually) requires a tool (10mm bolt driver I think).
You have to undo a bolt between the two seat backs, accessible from the trunk. Then you can raise a bracket and remove the seat backs.
You have to remove them in a specific order (right first I think); you lift the pin out of the center bracket, then rotate the seat back forward (as if folding it flat); at about 45 degrees you can pull it out of the side of the car and release the other pin. Then you can lift the seat back out of the car.
Then repeat for the other seat back.
- a couple of minutes, if you have the tools and have done it before.

Replacing the rear seat backs is the old "reverse of removal". Make sure to replace the bolt which locks the center bracket so the seats cannot come loose.
Replacing the bit you sit on takes a little more effort than removal - you need to make sure that all four clips at the back are locked into place (they latch where the four black covers are, which you can open and peer in to see that they have latched properly).


They are *NOT* intended for regular removal, like a minivan. And once removed the interior is not flat either.