Seat latch cable has broken

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Terry Kronlund
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Seat latch cable has broken

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2010 R1200R cable to seat latch has broken. I got the seat off but I am having difficulty disassembling the key latch to replace or possibly having someone make me a new cable. Does anyone know how to dissemble the key lock mechanism? I do not have a shop manual. I believe I have seen where people have added a shop manual on this forum before but I have yet to find it.
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Re: Seat latch cable has broken

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On my '07, the latch is held in place by conventional Torx screws, which come right out. However, Realoem.com shows the latch mechanism held in place by "oval-head screw with anti-rotation lock." The realoem page is here: https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showpa ... Id=46_1071.

I imagine those are screw heads with ramped slots so the screws cannot be unscrewed. I think you'll have to slot the heads manually (perhaps with a Dremel or a hacksaw) so you can remove them.
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Re: Seat latch cable has broken

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Thank you for your response. I had removed all the screws except the two outside ones. They must be hide by the tail rack supports. I thought I would have to remove the tail rack to perform the removal. But I have a trip planned for sunday to ride a week into Oregon, so I just wanted to find a way to get the seat off repeatedly. So I have a shoe string tied to it. LOL It works. So I will dive into it when I get back. I do hope you are wrong about the safety screws :-(
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Re: Seat latch cable has broken

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Good temporary fix!

I was looking at the latch end, where the hook grabs onto the seat pan. I don't know how the other end of the assembly (where the lock is located) fastens in place. Maybe you'll get lucky.
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Re: Seat latch cable has broken

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No safety screws! After I removed the side case racks I found the screws I needed to remove to remove the assembly and get to the latch lock, Once removed I asked around until I found a guy that was able to put a cable inside the housing with the proper ends. $20 instead of the $88 BMW wanted. Thanks for your help David.
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Re: Seat latch cable has broken

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You're welcome, Terry. Glad it worked easily.
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