Sy Seat Hinges

SY437MT

New member
Had my Sy seats recovered in leather. Attempting to reinstall. Both seats are not locking in the back position, they can be tipped forward without using the small lever on the back of seats. I know the apholsterer removed the hinges. Even after removing the hinges myself and operating them independent of the seat, they do not seam to want to positively lock in the back position. Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't. Any ideas?

Also, can someone descrige how the seats on the Sys operate. Do the seat backs only lock in one position or are they adjustable to a few positions using the lever? I also assume they should only tip forward to access the area behind the seats if the lever is engaged?
 

Tophatjimmy

Syclone FNG
Re: Sy Seat Hinges

My Syclone seats don't lock or ratchet. I just assumed it is because they have no reason to.

Easy solution is to hit up the junkyard and snag the hinges off an S10 Blazer, they should lock and have the adjustable seatback lever.
 

SY437MT

New member
Re: Sy Seat Hinges

Topjatjimmy ... Still confused. So, do your seats tip forward without using the lever?

Also ... I see you are in Post Falls, ID. I live outside Troy, MT in very NW corner of Montana. We are fairly close ...
 

Tophatjimmy

Syclone FNG
Re: Sy Seat Hinges

yeah I don't have to use the lever to tip my seats.

I have a feeling the latch is inertia engaged. I moves freely at low speeds or at rest, but if you slam on the brakes it keeps the seat from slamming forward.

Not 100% sure about that, but I've never had a seat tip forward under hard braking.
 

fauXGT

Brick Pilot
Re: Sy Seat Hinges

Had to check what mine do, being I yanked the passenger hinge off of stock ext cab to put on Bravada leathers. You can push the upper forward, releasing the lower track catch to go forward. Can adjust the recline position, and it returns to that position once it is pushed back. But the upper, I guess, could lunge forward at hard braking, releasing the whole seat to go forward.
 
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