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removing and then installing seats Type 3
jaymesobryen - January 23rd, 2006 at 03:53 PM

Hey there,

I have found a P.I.M.P. pair of front seats to go in my type 3 fastback, and i was wondering if anyone had any tips on removing my old ones and installing new ones.

Ta James


bitemeoz - January 23rd, 2006 at 04:03 PM

just slide em off the rails, there is a little stopper on the front center of both rails that youll have to turn. they slide forward.


jaymesobryen - January 23rd, 2006 at 04:06 PM

ok this may require the universal tool for this job ( a hammer, the seats dont really move a lot ) . But ta for the help. I will let you know how I go.


jaymesobryen - January 23rd, 2006 at 05:18 PM

having a little trouble finding the little stopper,.....any clues????


HotRodMatt - January 23rd, 2006 at 05:30 PM

Right at the front. Push the seat til almost where it stops. Get a long screw driver and push down the little tab on the tunnel side. Give the seat another push and off it comes. Akward if you don't have a friend.


hellbugged - January 23rd, 2006 at 05:30 PM

pull the seat back a bit, sit on it and look down at the top of the rails the seat slides on.(tunnel side)

theres like a tab that sticks up on top of the rail at an angle and catches on the seat base as it slides forward.

use a screw driver to push the tab down as you slide the seat forward again .

whaala, i think


jaymesobryen - January 23rd, 2006 at 09:49 PM

Ok I have run into three problems....
1. my seats aren't moving back or forward :sniffle:
2. the P.I.M.P. seats I found have been sold, ( mind you this is my own fault for not buying them sooner )
3. I still can't seem to find the tab thing I'm supposed to push down with a screwdriver

So I'm going to give the seats ANOTHER good soak of wd40 and then try and get them moving.