Reclining second row seats: INSTALLED

[exerciz101]

Ok I found out the info if you have an 03 model year Hummer H2:

There is a reclining product but the diference is you are either fully reclined or in the full upright position, this is due to the smaller mounting brackets used in 2003 and the different stages and degrees of adjustment were not possible.

[GeorgeSSSS]

I recall that our friend NJ H2 bought reclining hardware for himself and got a couple of extra sets for whoever wanted them. I think the following link is to him, but I might be wrong. It's definitely the hardware I have though. Mine continues to work great.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/DENALI-ESCALADE-HUMMER-H...QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Best regards,

George SSSS

[Nixxxster]

I second that the recliner kit really help alot. NJ H2 is the man you need to talk to.

[GeorgeSSSS]

Friends:

I'm resurrecting this post from last year for anyone who wants to make the second row seats of their H2 recline. Our family has been using this hardware for about 11 months now and it has never malfunctioned. It lets the second row seats tilt back until they touch the bins in the cargo area -- -- you need an outside tire mount to tilt the right rear seat; you need to relocate the jack to tilt the left rear seat.

I'm 100% satisfied with the kit and if I had it to do over again, I'd buy it in a New York minute. The quality is very good and the reclining brackets are much stronger than the original GM brackets.

You order them directly from Japan via the attached link:

http://www.fukushin-ind.com/hummer_rk-eng.html

Best regards,

George

[Humdingah]

I've got to concur with GeorgeSSSS...I just installed the set that I got from NJ H2 and they are top-notch pieces. The hardest part of the entire install was yanking out the seats (definitely easier as a two person job) and getting to the top bolts on the seat frame where the hinges mount. Anyone who can follow directions and is relatively handle can pull off the swap in a few hours (I took my time and touched up the paint on my seat frames and I'm pretty anal about things and it only took me a total of about four hours). One caveat is you'll definitely need a deep 18mm socket...my four hours included a trip to Autozone on a Sunday to grab one. Just as an aside the seat frame to floor mount nuts (18mm's) are torqued to 41 lb.-ft. per the Hummer service manual and the actual hinge bolts are torqued to 33 lb.-ft.

Dan

[GeorgeSSSS]

Wow Dan. Definitely good technical info. I'm going to try to add it to the other thread I've mistakenly got going on this subject. (Obviously, I'm not as adept at doing things as you are.)

George SSSS

[Humdingah]

Just tyring to save some folks the headaches that I ran into...