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Old Dec 3, 2025 | 03:42 PM
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Rebuilding seats in 72. Does not seem to be mechsnism to tip seat backs forward. Only tilt?
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If you mean, can you 'lock' the seatback into a position different than than what it is, no, you cannot.

The seatback release button serves to allow the seatback to tilt forward, giving access to the rear storage area.

I believe that when sold new, the cars contained a packet of washers that could be placed under the seatback bumpers, raising them a tiny, tiny bit, and yielding a very slightly different seatback angle.
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Mine tilt back, but not forward to access cargo. If the same button does both, I have to take it apart I guess.
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This is what it looks like behind the seat back



They lock fully back when the inside of the button is in the hole on the top. It won’t lock in any other position.
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So that release is behind the seat?
PO had seats redone. No sign of that. Explains a lot. Thanks.
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Hello,
This is the button that is pushed to release the seat back so it can be tilted forward.
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Release 'button' for seat back


Seat base where shim plates and washers are used to change seat back angle


Seat base hardware


Seat base parts


Seat shims... plates and washers.



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