Help with seats please

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Turton
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Help with seats please

#1 Post by Turton » Sat Dec 12, 2015 3:34 pm

Hi all! So I bought some deluxe seats for my 2A,(it had Subaru seat when I bought it), Terry sold me a seat frame and I purchased the middle and passenger seats for 3 Brothers. I'm trying to get them to fit and I'm not getting it. How do the seats stay in place and not slide out. The one I bought from Terry is a square frame but the others are just rail with the parts to plug the seat tops into.
Need direction please
Thanks Geoff

Bill E.
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Re: Help with seats please

#2 Post by Bill E. » Sat Dec 12, 2015 6:09 pm

Photos might help us help.

TOLON

Re: Help with seats please

#3 Post by TOLON » Sat Dec 12, 2015 6:45 pm

Geoff,

For the seats cushions that sit between the rails there is supposed to be a small L bracket at the front of the seat box that keeps cushion from sliding forward. A small bracket from the hardware store should work.

Terry

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Re: Help with seats please

#4 Post by Turton » Sat Dec 12, 2015 9:20 pm

here is a pic. I have just laid them in place while i scratch my head in wonder.
Terry, do you have a picture you could send me so I have an idea what I need to make.
thanks
Geoff
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DBrands
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Re: Help with seats please

#5 Post by DBrands » Sat Dec 12, 2015 10:50 pm

You can see the two "L" black brackets, one at the top and bottom of the photo, attached with those shiny bits.

http://i599.photobucket.com/albums/tt79 ... AG0705.jpg

Turton
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Re: Help with seats please

#6 Post by Turton » Sun Dec 13, 2015 8:04 am

Wow that's all that is holding the seat in place! I think I can fab something to work. Thank you for pic that made it a lot easier.
Geoff

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Re: Help with seats please

#7 Post by red90 » Sun Dec 13, 2015 9:27 am

If you want something better change to the slider style seat base.

S3ute
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Re: Help with seats please

#8 Post by S3ute » Sun Dec 13, 2015 1:24 pm

Hello from Lombok.

My truck (Aust built S3) has those small brackets. A lot of the older ones also had a small leather tag at the front similar to the one holding the seat back in place. This looped on to small fitting attached to the front face of the seat box.

As a general rule the standard squabs are a fairly neat fit in the brackets at the rear and don't slide around that much.

Cheers

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