How do you remove the Drivers seat back rest?

[Dnova68]

How do you remove the driver seat factory backrest on a 2014 spyder rt se6. Gray with chrome trim. 1330 cc

[Peter Aawen]

Umm, what year/model?? :dontknow: Removing the backrest varies a bit between RT's, F3's, & Rykers; as well as 2019's & earlier vs 2020+ for the RT's.





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[Dnova68]

2014 spyder rt limited 1330 cc. Gray with chrome trim model se6.

[JayBros]

If you raise the seat there should be a release tab on the bottom of the right side (as one sits on the Spyder, of course) backrest base. Push the release tab to the left and lift the backrest out.

[budC]

If you raise the seat there should be a release tab on the bottom of the right side (as one sits on the Spyder, of course) backrest base. Push the release tab to the left and lift the backrest out.

Thanks. As a new (to me) owner of a '14 RT, I'm just working my way into it, and I was puzzling out how to do this.

So, it's off - and there's a really ugly large hole in the seat. I was hoping for something !ike a velcro'd flap, but no such. Am I wrong in assuming that there was a plug that came with the seat? If there was, it's off with the tool kit, misplaced by one of the previous 3 owners. Anyone have an idea where to get something that will block weather from getting to the underside of the seat?

[Steve W.]

Umm, what year/model?? :dontknow:

Seems to be plainly-stated in the first post. :dontknow:

Maybe you need to turn your screen upside down because you are "down under"? :joke:

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[Peter Aawen]

Seems to be plainly-stated in the first post. :dontknow:

Maybe you need to turn your screen upside down because you are "down under"? :joke:

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That bit is true (now... :rolleyes: ) but that's only AFTER the first post was edited to add the requested info - everything after the word 'backrest' (looks like that was done by the OP, hence no reason/record visible to all ;) ) and even that was done AFTER the reply the OP posted up the info you can see in post #3 (look familiar?? :dontknow: ) a post which was put up some hours AFTER my post requesting said info & suggesting the OP edit their Sig Line to include that info & avoid all the queries/discussion about what Spyder/year/model... :p

Besides, I can fluently read upside down (& write too!) - how do you think I manage to read anything/everything here in the first place?!? :gaah:


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[JayBros]

So, it's off - and there's a really ugly large hole in the seat. I was hoping for something !ike a velcro'd flap, but no such. Am I wrong in assuming that there was a plug that came with the seat? If there was, it's off with the tool kit, misplaced by one of the previous 3 owners. Anyone have an idea where to get something that will block weather from getting to the underside of the seat?

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