3D Printed Rear Seat Latch Release

[Porpoise Hork]

Good luck on that. Printing nylon is a PIA. The couple times I tried printing with nylon it didn't end well. It's a small part so hopefully you will be able to print it with no issues.

On a side note the annealed PETG has help up very well. No warping or deformation at all with 95+ degree days.

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[tony72cutlass's']

Good luck on that. Printing nylon is a PIA. The couple times I tried printing with nylon it didn't end well. It's a small part so hopefully you will be able to print it with no issues.

On a side note the annealed PETG has help up very well. No warping or deformation at all with 95+ degree days.

if i had to admit I tasked one of my interns with printing it LOL they're way better at computers than i am

 

[astrand1]

Or this:
Rear Seat Release - BuiltRight Industries

This what I have also. No need to reinvent the wheel. ?

 

[antho]

This what I have also. No need to reinvent the wheel. ?

@astrand1
Some people enjoy making things and sharing while some like to set back and say how pointless it is. I see where you sit.

@Porpoise Hork
Thanks for sharing. Simple and easy!

 

[tony72cutlass's']

@astrand1
Some people enjoy making things and sharing while some like to set back and say how pointless it is. I see where you sit.

@Porpoise Hork
Thanks for sharing. Simple and easy!

not gonna lie right now my seat latch release is a piece of coat hanger lol

 

[astrand1]

@astrand1
Some people enjoy making things and sharing while some like to set back and say how pointless it is. I see where you sit.

@Porpoise Hork
Thanks for sharing. Simple and easy!

Some of you guys really need to just relax. I was just busting balls. I put a laughing emoji. Nobody can just laugh anymore.

 

[sbi]

The fact that these idiots left the latch without a proper pull mechanism is one thing. The fact that, once you pulled the seat back down you need to guess where the stupid horizontal bar on the receiving latch should be in order for the seat back to lock is an outrage on its own.

 

[Porpoise Hork]

@astrand1

@Porpoise Hork
Thanks for sharing. Simple and easy!

Anytime sir. It's nothing special but hey it works. ?

if i had to admit I tasked one of my interns with printing it LOL they're way better at computers than i am

Delegate. 1st rule of successful management.

 

[tony72cutlass's']

Delegate. 1st rule of successful management.

Agree good sir, *sits back and hauls out a dusty whisky bottle*

I think he was bored today anyway so this basically made his day LOL

 

[Porpoise Hork]

And that's what we call a win win scenario.

 

[UGADawg96]

I installed one of these Amazon latches a year ago and have yet to drop the seat since then.

https://www.f150gen14.com/forum/thr...release-driver’s-side.2321/page-2#post-131824

 

[sippy2]

The fact that these idiots left the latch without a proper pull mechanism is one thing. The fact that, once you pulled the seat back down you need to guess where the stupid horizontal bar on the receiving latch should be in order for the seat back to lock is an outrage on its own.

There is a trick to that.

1)When the seat back is down...move the bar to the center of the latch
2) Raise the seat back up...but not trying to latch
3) Then raise seat bottom...and lower it..this repositions the bar
4) Then lower seat back down....and lightly slam it up

Works like a charm

 

[sbi]

There is a trick to that.

1)When the seat back is down...move the bar to the center of the latch
2) Raise the seat back up...but not trying to latch
3) Then raise seat bottom...and lower it..this repositions the bar
4) Then lower seat back down....and lightly slam it up

Works like a charm

I'll try that but this is a ridiculous "procedure".
I found the right spot, the bar should be around the top line on the bracket (there are two lines about 2" apart). Still, there should be no reason for Ford engineers to expect us to guess. A clear marking on the bracket would be nice and logical.

 

[notabot]

There is a trick to that.

1)When the seat back is down...move the bar to the center of the latch
2) Raise the seat back up...but not trying to latch
3) Then raise seat bottom...and lower it..this repositions the bar
4) Then lower seat back down....and lightly slam it up

Works like a charm

You mean slamming it closed several times, with each attempt getting more forceful is NOT the right way to treat that latch?

 

[notabot]

@Porpoise Hork btw -love the ingenuity and use of modern tech.

not gonna lie right now my seat latch release is a piece of coat hanger lol

I have several thousand feet of safetywire hanging around my shop so I used a short length of that. Haven't snapped it due to fatiguing just yet.

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