removing front seats of a 01 mondeo to valet?

x in the city

Is it viable to remove the front seats of a mondeo?

I was thinking of buying a wet/dry or steam vaccum from argos and doing a valet myself, the car is full of grime, is there any good cleaners I could use?

thanks.

colm_mcm

be careful with the passenger seat airbag and occupency sensor wiring.

I like Auto Glym Hi foam upholstery cleaner.

x in the city

my seats are like a massey ferguson circa 1993 model. the footwell is worse.

is there a connector to remove for airbags and whatnot ?

crosstownk

colm_mcm wrote: »

be careful with the passenger seat airbag and occupency sensor wiring.

I like Auto Glym Hi foam upholstery cleaner.

Yep - be careful. I don't think there's any absolute need to remove the seat. You should be able to clean it in position.

Avns1s

Not sure about the mondeo but some cars will show the airbag light once you remove the seat. You'll have to hook it up to diagnostics to clear the "fault".

colm_mcm

remove the battery before disconnecting the seat, and only reconnect once the seat is installed again.

don't get the passenger seat too wet as you may affect the sensor.

I'm all for removing the seat, you can make a great job of the floor when the seats are out of the way. cleaning the seats is easier with the seats in the car though as they don't rock around when you're scrubbing them.

x in the city

slightly off topic

whats the difference between wet/dry and steam cleaners in argos??

around 110 notes would get you one, i can spend a good few hours doing the dirty myself, and have a machine to do the house carpets also.

colm_mcm

AFAIK the wet/dry hoovers have a water tank for warm/cold water that is either pumped or sucked by the vaccuum on the nozzle, then the dirty water is sucked into the dirty water tank. these are good cos you can use them as a hoover, and you can use it to clean up spills around the house

I don't think a steam cleaner does the same job, or if it would be as effective on a car.

x in the city

so wet/dry is the way to go then?

105.99 for one in argos...

colm_mcm

yup, the ones with a seperate pump for the water spray are great, don't know if Argos do them or if this feature is only on expensive ones? I had one (Hoover Aquamaster) that didn't have a seperate pump, and the clean water and detergent only came from the tank when the nozzle was right against the carpet (hope this makes sense) ones with a seperate pump can spray the warm water and detergent onto the carpet/seats,without sucking it straight off. You can then scrub with a brush, then vaccuum off the dirty water

x in the city

i can get one and see how it goes, they got another 3-1 vax job for 210e. 4 litres wet/ 8 litres of muck capacity.


might be worth the extra cash

colm_mcm

what's the model number for the Vax?

the 6131 by any chance, ooh it has pumped water delivery, and it'll double as a tough vacuum or around the house/garage - definately buy one!

x in the city

6131,

so you think that would do a good job then. 200notes.. !

colm_mcm

€200 doesn't seem too outragous from a shop, they seem to generally retail for around £149GBP

Here's some reviews
http://www.ciao.co.uk/VAX_6131__Review_5747998

http://www.reevoo.com/reviews/mpn/vax/6131

http://catalog.ebay.co.uk/Vax-6131-Bagged-Canister-Vacuum_W0QQ_fclsZ1QQ_pidZ57351057QQ_tabZ3

For the money, I reckon it's a good buy, it's obviously not a professional carpet cleaner, but would be a brilliant vaccuum cleaner that will double as an above-average carpet cleaner.

Here's one (prob refurbished, but guarunteed) on ebay for £89.99 (around €115) including delivery
http://cgi.ebay.ie/Vax-6131-Multifunction-Hoover-Carpet-Cleaner-System_W0QQitemZ250276059418QQihZ015QQcategoryZ43526QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

x in the city

I have to see tomorrow, it might be too bulky.

sorry to turn this into a cleaning thread but would a steam cleaner on its own suffice? I have no idea what a steam cleaner is as i never used one, i just know the valet guys use stuff like it. lol

colm_mcm

TBH, the only time I ever see anyone actually using steam cleaners is on the shopping channels. anyone I know that bought them use them to keep their excercise bike and coffee machine company in the attic.

x in the city

my coffee machine gets daily usage ....:eek:


must see tomorrow what i can do with the seats.

bazz26

The Mondeo also has an electrically adjustable driver's seat so this might complicate things even more if trying to remove the seat.

colm_mcm

bazz26 wrote: »

The Mondeo also has an electrically adjustable driver's seat so this might complicate things even more if trying to remove the seat.

Can't see why, should only be one plug.

Henry Ford III

This car must have been mega manky when op bought it. Pics?

fletch

colm is right....my Mam has a steam cleaner and I've tried to use it before on the seats but it actually makes them look worse. Now I use Autogylm Interior Shampoo with a damp cloth and it brings them up like new.