Re: Tech: Seat release lever - released its last.

[Speriod Ducum <htay@indiana.edu>]

It is easy, if i can do it, you can too :)

you do not need to get the seats out but you will need a flat tip screw
driver... small one would do...

then take the back seat...

flip the seat over and look at the bottom horizontial spine...  you can
see four metal tips digging into the seats...

pry those open and you can then see four more...  pry those open too

becareful of rotting sponge falling all over the place...

you will be able to see the cables...

if you need new cables... potterman has them...

else just tie them up and reuse :)

hope it helps

ALfred

On Fri, 4 Dec 1998, Volkswagen Scirocco wrote:

> Ok so I thought no big deal the folks can just get in on the passenger
> side anyway.  That was last year.  And I figured ya, I'll fix that
> when I find the time its nothing important anyway.  Beside how often
> do you need to seat release thing anyway?
> 
> So yesterday morning the passenger side seat release went "snirt" or
> pretty close.  And that was it.  My passengers were trapped in the
> back of the car.  I thought about leaving them there.  But just as I
> was locking the door and walking away I had a change of heart.  After
> much mucking with the seat slider and adjustment thingy for the tilt I
> got them out.
> 
> So the question is:  How the heck do I get inside the seat to fix that
> release lever?  I'm not against cutting the back off the seat if it
> means I don't have to pull the seat out.  But how hard can it be to
> pull out a seat... (only 1 coat of paint, under coating, and some rust
> and mud on the bottom of the car... can't really see the bolts
> anymore...)
> 
> Help!
> 
> PS:  Any comments about replacing the seats?  Is it expensive?  Hard
> to do?  Any tricks I need to know?
> 
> L Crawford
> 84 Scirocco 8v Silver w/Busted seats.
> 
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