Hi Folks,

I am somewhat clueless about car stuff (stereotypical of my gender and generation - female, almost 50), but I love my xB... I have factory interior lights and my 9yo kid accidentally kicked the one behind the driver's seat, breaking one of the brackets that holds it in place and dis-lodging the other bracket from whatever it is anchored to underneath the seat. So, 2 questions :

1. Is there anything I can get that is inexpensive to replace that broken bracket? I purchased the hardware kit from Toyota that goes with the interior lights, but have not opened it yet (costs a fortune - I assume mostly because it includes the switch and they want to charge more for that), so I have the factory bracket if I need to use that.

2. How do you :?: get the cloth covering off from below the front seats without cutting it in some way? I took a quick, cursory look and did not see anything obvious that would allow me to remove the cloth - it seems sewed to the seat cover. I am fairly handy with tools (have replaced garbage disposals), so this looks easy if I can figure out how to do it without tearing up the cloth covering and seat cover.

Any and all responses would be appreciated. Am due for a routine service visit on Wed. 11/10, so I would really like to figure this out before then - OTW I will just have them do it on Wed. - but would love to save that $$!

Thanks, V

 

use a zip tie, and don't forget to cut the extra off. just feel around up there for a bar under the cloth and you can put a zip tie through the cloth and around the bar. very easy

 

yeah zip ties or velcro to the seat fabric in the crack of the seat. lol

 

people thing that it looks bad, but you can't see it its under your seat

 

Will try the zip ties for sure...

Thanks!

V

 

no problem glad I could help

 

zip tie the nine yo kid when he is in the car too...