daisydub Learner Dubber
4 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·
What do you do when all the lugs snap off your seat rails? Can you replace the rails or something?
Seat Rails
Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l
12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Not really sure what part you are talking about.
First - i assume you are talking beetls??
What year - early, middle or late 3 point??
has it broken on the seat or the rail on the floor ???
Does it look like it cam be welded back on?/
No chance of a pic???
Barry
First - i assume you are talking beetls??
What year - early, middle or late 3 point??
has it broken on the seat or the rail on the floor ???
Does it look like it cam be welded back on?/
No chance of a pic???
Barry
Futue te ipsum!!!
daisydub Learner Dubber
4 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·
its the part that holds the seat in position and stops it from moving back and forward. I put my foot on the clutch and the seat slides back so far I can't reach the pedals. It's a 1970 beetle.
1303Steve Scirocco Rare
8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Hi
The lugs dont often break off. Usually the lever dosent snap back into place to lock the teeth in. Try removing the seat and give the lever a shot of WD40 so that the lever springs back nice n easy.
Steve
The lugs dont often break off. Usually the lever dosent snap back into place to lock the teeth in. Try removing the seat and give the lever a shot of WD40 so that the lever springs back nice n easy.
Steve
daisydub Learner Dubber
4 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·
no, they've broken off.....
Someones had some non standard seats in it and bent the lugs down to accommodate. We've taken those seats out to get it regoed and now the lugs are weakened and most have broken off...can you get new rails ?
Someones had some non standard seats in it and bent the lugs down to accommodate. We've taken those seats out to get it regoed and now the lugs are weakened and most have broken off...can you get new rails ?
Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l
12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
If you look VERY carefully you will see the clawed/toothed lug Steve is talking about on the left tract
It "just" swings down and and catches the tract.
If you compare with the right you will see it is different.
OR
Has it broken off and is flopping about in the car??
It "just" swings down and and catches the tract.
If you compare with the right you will see it is different.
OR
Has it broken off and is flopping about in the car??
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Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l
12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
eeeeeeewwww
I an thinking you mean the rail on the floor pan is rooted.
Yes - you can buy a new floor pan and take the rails off that and braze/weld them onto your old pan.
May as well change the whole pan 🙁 might be easier
I an thinking you mean the rail on the floor pan is rooted.
Yes - you can buy a new floor pan and take the rails off that and braze/weld them onto your old pan.
May as well change the whole pan 🙁 might be easier
Futue te ipsum!!!
Che Castro ankle straps
1,945 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Wow i'm seeing double barry!
Jon
Che Castro ankle straps
1,945 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Wow i'm seeing double barry!
Jon
Doug Sweetman Nil Bastardo Carborundum
2,128 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
Barry is right, you can buy new floorpan halves and pinch the seat rails from them, however a word of caution first !
I have new pan halves in my 73 and the seat rail material is very thin... its definetely different to standard german metal. As a result, even with the plastic runners that sit on top of the rails, the seats have play at the base (passenger is worse), which is not ideal.
I'd find someone wrecking a bug and either just cut and transplant the seaction of the seat rails with the lugs on it, or remove the entire, original german seat rails and transplant in total.
But if you have to the new ones will do, they just arent as good as you can get.
I have new pan halves in my 73 and the seat rail material is very thin... its definetely different to standard german metal. As a result, even with the plastic runners that sit on top of the rails, the seats have play at the base (passenger is worse), which is not ideal.
I'd find someone wrecking a bug and either just cut and transplant the seaction of the seat rails with the lugs on it, or remove the entire, original german seat rails and transplant in total.
But if you have to the new ones will do, they just arent as good as you can get.
bugeyedbabe Wheres her VW heart on her sleeve
3,945 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·
bingo.....have an old beetle...pans is dead...holes in back as big as my baby....but rails r good...german ones..
will see if i can get friend to cut rite round them this weekend to send to u if it helps...
btu am in brissy, so maybe someone closer to u.nn[ Edited on 1-7-2005 by bugeyedbabe ]
will see if i can get friend to cut rite round them this weekend to send to u if it helps...
btu am in brissy, so maybe someone closer to u.nn[ Edited on 1-7-2005 by bugeyedbabe ]
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killakornkobb where's that clutch?
1,663 posts · joined Mar 2004 ·
i have a set in melbourne.. from a 69 bug.. is that any coser for you?
Tagedeezee Heezy
Bug_racer Officially Full-On Dubber
351 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
Where abouts are you . I'll be putting in race seats so I wont need my runners anymore . I'll probably get new floorpan halves for both sides
daisydub Learner Dubber
4 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·
Located in a place called Seaham, near Newcastle, NSW.
We haven't fixed the rails, just made them so the seats are on, but we can't move them, which means we can't adjust when we switch drivers, which means I can't drive the car generally...
But that's OK, we've got another bug....
We haven't fixed the rails, just made them so the seats are on, but we can't move them, which means we can't adjust when we switch drivers, which means I can't drive the car generally...
But that's OK, we've got another bug....
Special Air Service Chief "Gunna"
1,769 posts · joined Oct 2004 ·
Might have some in Taree if youre still wanting them will check this arvo and get back to you
Cheers
Brendan
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Special Air Service Chief "Gunna"
1,769 posts · joined Oct 2004 ·
I have one only, drivers side, let me know.
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Brendan
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68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --
11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
I just had My seat rails replaced as I have 1302 model Beetle seats and needed to fit 1302 seat rails.....
cut original rails out with grinder....
My Son welded replacement 1302 Superbug rails in.....
pulled out of a 1302 wreck....
Lee
cut original rails out with grinder....
My Son welded replacement 1302 Superbug rails in.....
pulled out of a 1302 wreck....
Lee
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