Seats: \"T\" rail and \"L\" rail

challenger Slammed & Awesome Dubber

95 posts · joined Jul 2006 · 29 Jun 2007, 10:29 pm

#599564

Looking for a pair of front seats for my 1970 beetle. Prefer a lighter colour. Will also take matching rear seat if in good condition. Will pickup from anywhere in Sydney & suburbs with cash on the spot.

Send pics to here.

Seats must be genuine VW (for blue slip).

Thanks
Dave
Carlingford NSW

[ Edited on 29-6-2007 by challenger ]

[ Edited on 12-8-2007 by challenger ]

[ Edited on 12-8-2007 by challenger ]

My email is dgolding01@optusnet.com.au

bushed Wolfsburg Elder

3,541 posts · joined Dec 2006 · 29 Jun 2007, 10:55 pm

#599565

very hard to find Dave
lotsaluck anyway, B

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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,474 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 30 Jun 2007, 8:59 am

#599597

are you after the t rail or the L rail ?

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challenger Slammed & Awesome Dubber

95 posts · joined Jul 2006 · 30 Jun 2007, 9:32 am

#599601

Hi barls

Being not so bright on this Saturday morning, I have a standard 1970 flat screen 1599 bug. What is the difference between a T rail and an L rail, and how can I tell which fits mine?

Cheers
Dave

barls wrote:are you after the t rail or the L rail ?

My email is dgolding01@optusnet.com.au

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,474 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 30 Jun 2007, 10:34 am

#599607

its the shape of the rail that the seats slide on you can just look at the rails and see which one it looks like, one looks like a capital t, the other looks like and upside down capital L, ive got a couple of sets of the t rail but no L rail which are the earlier set.

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challenger Slammed & Awesome Dubber

95 posts · joined Jul 2006 · 12 Aug 2007, 5:57 pm

#606457

Still confused between a "T" rail and an "L" rail. Can anyone please post some pics for a novice like me, or email pics to dgolding01@optusnet.com.au

Thanks kindly

[ Edited on 12-8-2007 by challenger ]

My email is dgolding01@optusnet.com.au

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 12 Aug 2007, 6:07 pm

#606459

the rail that the seat slides on with the T rail is about 20 to 25mm wide
and the L rail is about 12 mm wide at the top

hope that makes sense

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challenger Slammed & Awesome Dubber

95 posts · joined Jul 2006 · 12 Aug 2007, 8:30 pm

#606503

Thanks Dave. Do you know if the seats are interchangeable?

And most importantly, does anyone know when VW switched from the "L" rail track to the "T" rail track?

My email is dgolding01@optusnet.com.au

pod i`ve got to finish this thing one day

4,980 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 12 Aug 2007, 8:44 pm

#606507

the 69 and 70 we have has got the early L rails,and like others have said best of luck finding any later type seats,would you be able to get away with having the early style seat which dosent have the locking type back???

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Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 12 Aug 2007, 8:49 pm

#606510

u can fit T rail (71-74) seats on L rail bugs but there abit loose
u need to fit the plastic bushing from the original t runners to fit them snuggly

-Joel