Front seats for superbug '74

gordo Learner Dubber

3 posts · joined Mar 2009 · 3 Mar 2009, 12:03 am

#698245

Hello just joined and just bought my 1st Beetle(1974 Superbug.Used to drive my brother's Beetle back home in England (oh really).Live in Collingwood, Melbourne now.

Needs some love to get it road worthy and need two front seats.Anybody outhere have any for me?
Gordo

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 3 Mar 2009, 12:29 am

#698246

Hi

Your font is really hard to read. Dont have any spare seats. If your car has the T runners on its base, seats from 72 & 73 bug will fit.

Steve

greedy53 Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,062 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 3 Mar 2009, 6:38 am

#698260

most honda seats fit the thing you need to watch for is the base height. a friend has just fitted a set of honda buckets one of the nicest seat i have seen and a fast fit, uses the honda runners

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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 3 Mar 2009, 7:52 am

#698275

Hi

I agree, I have Honda Prelude seats in my daily driver, they were snack to fit but you need to watch the mounting height.

Steve

vwperformance Seriously Crusin Dubber

155 posts · joined Oct 2008 · 3 Mar 2009, 12:47 pm

#698325

What sort of runners do you have.

grumble Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,672 posts · joined Jun 2008 · 3 Mar 2009, 8:40 pm

#698411

Gordo what sort of mountings do you have?

gordo Learner Dubber

3 posts · joined Mar 2009 · 4 Mar 2009, 12:27 pm

#698537

I have two runners parallel under the seats. Can't seem to get the seats off either.Tanx for the replies tho.Gordo

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,787 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Mar 2009, 12:30 pm

#698539

there is a little "safety latch" you need to lift that stops them from sliding out "all the way" by "just" lifting the lever
It is only on one side of each seat

See if i can find a picture

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grumble Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,672 posts · joined Jun 2008 · 4 Mar 2009, 7:28 pm

#698612

Sorry Gordo mine are L bug,the release tab is on the R/H/S of the runners ,slide the seat forward and just in front of the runner push tab down with a screwdriver and slide forward.cheers Les

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Mar 2009, 8:28 pm

#698647

1303Steve wrote:Hi

Your font is really hard to read. Dont have any spare seats. If your car has the T runners on its base, seats from 72 & 73 bug will fit.

Steve

the T runners
are they the ones with the plastic strips on top of the runners?

LEE

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Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 4 Mar 2009, 8:44 pm

#698652

yep 12/70 to 11/74 beetles

gordo Learner Dubber

3 posts · joined Mar 2009 · 6 Mar 2009, 2:26 pm

#698924

THanks for all the replies.Haved manage to get some seats that lock now.Only trouble they are both torn to shreds. Gonaa get some gaffa and then cover with seat covers. Hopefully this will be ok for the road worthy, as he said the old seats were too ripper and could be danger of springs coming up my ass whilst driving.Then my bug will actually get on the road, its unregistered at the mo.