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Front seats for superbug '74
gordo - March 3rd, 2009 at 12:03 AM

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 - March 3rd, 2009 at 12:29 AM

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 - March 3rd, 2009 at 06:38 AM

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


1303Steve - March 3rd, 2009 at 07:52 AM

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 - March 3rd, 2009 at 12:47 PM

What sort of runners do you have.


grumble - March 3rd, 2009 at 08:40 PM

Gordo what sort of mountings do you have?


gordo - March 4th, 2009 at 12:27 PM

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


Bizarre - March 4th, 2009 at 12:30 PM

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


grumble - March 4th, 2009 at 07:28 PM

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 - March 4th, 2009 at 08:28 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by 1303Steve
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


Joel - March 4th, 2009 at 08:44 PM

yep 12/70 to 11/74 beetles


gordo - March 6th, 2009 at 02:26 PM

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.