Clazzio Install Questions

Been a long time lurker on the website and finally bought my truck last week..ironically from the dealership across the street from my house after emailing dealerships all over the place. Nice to meet the community and glad to be in the truck!

Installing the clazzio seat covers now and have run into two issues. Searched the forum but didn’t find the particular issues I have...apologies if it has already come up but here it is.

1. Unscrewed the backseat seatbelt screw to put the backseat clazzio cover up and can’t seem to get screw back in. Tried using a ratchet and wrench, don’t have a drill but wondering it that would even make a difference. Anyone come across this issue? Any ideas on how to put it in? Pictures attached.

2. I can’t unhook the elastic bands that are located at the bottom of the front seats that connect to the bottom front seats. The bands are connected to the bottom front seats by some sort of black clip that I can’t remove. Does anyone have an idea on how to unhook them??

Appreciate if anyone has any insight!

 

The screw should go back in easy enough, back it out until you feel it drop past the last thread then start screwing it in. For the clips just push forward real hard, it might hurt your fingertips but the thin plastic clip goes around a bar under the seat and will unclip when pushed forward enough. I found the passenger seat to be harder so I'd start with the driver's side.

 

Thanks @bv8ma. I’ve managed to remove the hooks and put everything but I just can’t seem to get the screw back in! Even had a buddy look at it and couldn’t do it either. Did yoy use a drill to put the screw back in?

 

I did not but I actually took the retaining washer right off. Does the nut spin freely by hand? Maybe you need to back the retaining washer off a bit to let it spin easier. Mine threaded back in by hand, but I also remover the washer completely then put it back on for reassembly.

 

Thansk for the tip. I took the washer and seat belt ends off the screw to see if I can put the screw in by itself and it just wont catch. It’s like the screw is not made for it. Will continue to try tonight but maybe going to the dealer. You think I would have any warranty/insurance issue because I unbolted the seatbelt?

 

Odd that it won't catch even though it just came out of there. Do the threads on the bolt look normal? I doubt anyone would give you a hard time about it.

 

Inspect the threads on the bolt & the hole first. Any dealer can pretty much do & say anything they want these days. Since all you're doing is adding seat covers you should be ok. It's not like you have the motor half in pieces.

From the pictures I can see dark areas on both & the bolt has some poor looking starting threads but that could just be the picture

 

I ran into the same problem with the seat belt bolt. Had to have the dealership rethread the hole. They had to order the tool to rethread the hole, but did not charge me anything. Apparently an odd size. I did not use anything powered to try and reinstall the bolt, so not sure why it would not go back in.

 

Thanks for all the responses guys.

All the threads appear to be normal but I suppose it could still be possible some are bad. I don’t see what else it could be at this point. I’m going to try it again tonight after work. If I don’t have any luck, I will go to my dealership. Will let you all know what happens.

 

Have you tried a bigger hammer?

 

Haha negative @Brn2fly . I actually just called the dealership and will stop there tonight. Hopefully they can just screw it in for me but we’ll see.

 

Dealership wants $300 to re-thread. Not as lucky as @Auroraboy so may go to another one and see what they say

 

Determine the size of the bolt, and order the rethreading tool yourself, and do the rethreading on your own, or get a mechanic friend to do it for a case of beer. I think the actual time to rethread the hole was about 5 minutes, as I recall.

You may as well get a new bolt. The part # shows as 90105-A0100 on my invoice. They charged me $2.30 CAD + tax. Not 100% sure the part # is correct, because when I Google it, it comes up as a "bolt flange". Any Toyota part department should be able to identify the correct part # and order it for you.

 

I was thinking put some hair around it.
I totally understand what he’s going through. Mine was a little difficult to screw back in as well.

 

Re-thread? did you try to force it in with a ratchet or drill? I don't see how else you could've messed up the threads.
When I installed the seat covers, I remember that bolt being a little tricky and I had to wiggle the whole bracket around while trying to screw it in by hand, and it worked.

 

What a rip-off. Bring the bolt to Lowes or home depot, check the thread size, buy the appropriate tap and die set and be done with it.

 

Hopefully you didnt cross thread it.

 

Holy crap!!! If this bolt was only taken out in that condition I'm guessing it was slammed in with an air gun at the factory at an angle & it straightened up once it got in the hole a lil ways. Should be taken care of for free!

 

Any chance it is a reverse thread bolt? Never taken one out myself so not actually a suggestion, just a question.

 

No - it is not a reverse thread.