I have a pair of layback seat brackets(1 seat only) for a type 3 lowback seats, came off a 70 model, these enable the seat to fold down and adjust in different areas, rare to find, open to best offer, steve 0409475131.

hi rexy, can you confirm, do these brackets that make the seat back fall backwards further...and if so what is the difference to the factory seats?

or

are these brackets from a squareback that let you fold the seat forward and allow a longer "sleeping area" in the back?

cheers?

Yeh they make the back of the seat fall back further or down all the way till it hits the rear seat, cheers.

any pics of these

I cant put pics on this thing so send your email addresses and i will send them to you.

Is this the type you have?

DH

Yes thats them but without the plastic covers, they have a bit of black flakey paint on one side and some surface rust but they will clean up well.

yeah i got yr pic but aint had time to put it up as its on the other putor maybe tonight

cool thanks, i cant do it on this computer

What's a fair currency conversion today?.... found an ad that said $6.95 US or $7.95 Canadian. (Hopefully the pic attaches)

PM with offer sent rexy.

heres the seat brackets Rexy has 4 sale

pm not recieved, try again maybe mate.

One thing to remember if you fit these recliners on Type 3 seats (the ones in the add from Canada is actually a bug as you can see) is that you lose the backrest locking mechanism which is definitely a safety issue. The attachment point for the backrest is changed to the rear by about 30mm so even if a hole was made for the lock lever to protrude through it wouldn't line up with the recess in the backrest. Many of us who drove the early OZ built Type 3s without seat belts were pushed against the dash or steering wheel by rear seat passengers on heavy braking (well as heavy as the drum brakes and skinny cross ply tyres would allow!!). Think twice these days before fitting as it may mean problems at rego time as well.

To fit them, you will need to have the special bolts made which slide in the slots. Also, the plate was held in place at the rear with a small tension spring which attached to the lip of the seat base.

DH

Well you would have to be stopping pretty hard to be hitting the dashboard and hey the beetles never had a locking device on the seat either, plus who wants rear seat passengers anyway:p, i have them in my ragtop and never had anyone hitting the dash in that one yet, the more accessories the cooler the car in my opinion, i would guess these would be hard to find as are the ones for my ragtop bug, if someone is worried about rego you can take them off again and put them back on again after but i doubt anyone would know any wiser when it comes to that with old vws.

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Originally posted by rexy Well you would have to be stopping pretty hard to be hitting the dashboard and hey the beetles never had a locking device on the seat either, plus who wants rear seat passengers anyway:p, i have them in my ragtop and never had anyone hitting the dash in that one yet, the more accessories the cooler the car in my opinion, i would guess these would be hard to find as are the ones for my ragtop bug, if someone is worried about rego you can take them off again and put them back on again after but i doubt anyone would know any wiser when it comes to that with old vws.

Pm still not recieved vince

hey rexy, don't know what's happening with my PMs. Since my offer, I've decided against em as suitable for my use...but I'm guessing that PM didn't come thru either Someone should grab these.

these are still available

offers?