Toilet seat fitting identification and removal help

[dougzy]

Hi guys. Long time forum lurker here. I have been having trouble removing a toilet seat base with quick release fittings. I have a varied level of DIY experience, but it does not extend to cover this! I tried some googling and reverse image search, but that just brings up a series of photos of car doors (not exactly what I was going for).

Any ideas on how to remove this base? I've included a photo of the base, and one of the fixings. It's probably simple in practice, but I've not encountered it before.

Thanks in advance!

 

[denso13]

Does the chrome plate on top come off to reveal the fixings as per https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/282984454853. I know the fixings are different but should be the same principal.

 

[dougzy]

That's what I was thinking too, but I've been trying to prise it off but there's not much movement on it. I'm reluctant to use too much force with it in case I damage the pan.

 

[dougzy]

It was as simple as you said in the end! I think the bathroom fitter must have glued the chrome top plate down and that's why it wasn't shifting. I just tore into it with a screwdriver with cloth underneath the blade to protect the ceramic, and it popped off.

Cheers!

 

[Madrab]

That's been a victim of the male inhabitants of the house I'm afraid, especially the ones that cant pee straight, basically it's pee that has stuck that down over time coupled with a tight fit.

 

[dougzy]

Ah, a wonderful parting gift from the previous occupants of the house then!

 

[dilalio]

Crystallised human urine...
Nothing quite like it

 

[Mottie]

Ah, a wonderful parting gift from the previous occupants of the house then!

Could’ve been worse. Could have been a sharting gift.