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Hi all,
I put the front seats back in my '68 type 1 today. First time in about 5 years off the road! The thing is I can't remember how the springs on the runners attach to the seats. Are they supposed to pull the seats forward or back? The only way I can see of getting them on has them stretched to double their normal length when the seat is in a drivable position (can't be right - can it?). Thanks Spike |
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Spike wrote:
> Hi all, > > I put the front seats back in my '68 type 1 today. > > First time in about 5 years off the road! > > The thing is I can't remember how the springs on the runners attach to the > seats. > > Are they supposed to pull the seats forward or back? The only way I can see > of getting them on has them stretched to double their normal length when the > seat is in a drivable position (can't be right - can it?). > > Thanks > Spike > > They are to pull the seat forewards. J. |
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Thanks.
Does the extension I described sound about right? I have it connected between a small hole about 1/3 of way along front of frame to a tab on the underside/inside of the seat (that rests on the runner). Seems an awful long stretch. "Berg" > wrote in message . .. > Spike wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I put the front seats back in my '68 type 1 today. >> >> First time in about 5 years off the road! >> >> The thing is I can't remember how the springs on the runners attach to >> the seats. >> >> Are they supposed to pull the seats forward or back? The only way I can >> see of getting them on has them stretched to double their normal length >> when the seat is in a drivable position (can't be right - can it?). >> >> Thanks >> Spike > > They are to pull the seat forewards. > > J. |
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Sounds about right. Put it on with the seat forward! Adjust it correctly, then
if the seat moves forward with a little help when you lift the latch, that must be about right. If it fires you through the windscreen, you may have the wrong holes selected! -- Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ "Spike" > wrote in message ... > Thanks. > > Does the extension I described sound about right? > > I have it connected between a small hole about 1/3 of way along front of > frame to a tab on the underside/inside of the seat (that rests on the > runner). > > Seems an awful long stretch. > > "Berg" > wrote in message > . .. > > Spike wrote: > >> Hi all, > >> > >> I put the front seats back in my '68 type 1 today. > >> > >> First time in about 5 years off the road! > >> > >> The thing is I can't remember how the springs on the runners attach to > >> the seats. > >> > >> Are they supposed to pull the seats forward or back? The only way I can > >> see of getting them on has them stretched to double their normal length > >> when the seat is in a drivable position (can't be right - can it?). > >> > >> Thanks > >> Spike > > > > They are to pull the seat forewards. > > > > J. > > |
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LOL,
Not a bad set up for certain passengers for the right seat. Dave Hall wrote: > Sounds about right. Put it on with the seat forward! Adjust it correctly, then > if the seat moves forward with a little help when you lift the latch, that must > be about right. If it fires you through the windscreen, you may have the wrong > holes selected! > > -- > Dave. > UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club > http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ > ------ > "Spike" > wrote in message > ... > > Thanks. > > > > Does the extension I described sound about right? > > > > I have it connected between a small hole about 1/3 of way along front of > > frame to a tab on the underside/inside of the seat (that rests on the > > runner). > > > > Seems an awful long stretch. > > > > "Berg" > wrote in message > > . .. > > > Spike wrote: > > >> Hi all, > > >> > > >> I put the front seats back in my '68 type 1 today. > > >> > > >> First time in about 5 years off the road! > > >> > > >> The thing is I can't remember how the springs on the runners attach to > > >> the seats. > > >> > > >> Are they supposed to pull the seats forward or back? The only way I can > > >> see of getting them on has them stretched to double their normal length > > >> when the seat is in a drivable position (can't be right - can it?). > > >> > > >> Thanks > > >> Spike > > > > > > They are to pull the seat forewards. > > > > > > J. > > > > |
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