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Larryboy_3t5
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 Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2016 2:59 pm Post subject: The seats in my 65 Ghia coupe seem like they are too wide. |
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Bought a 65 Ghia, interior was already done. Looks like TMI stuff. The front seats are so wide they touch the inside of the doors and they are pressed so hard against the tunnel it is extremely difficult to adjust them for and aft. Also, the driver's seat seams like it is turned a little to the left instead of facing straight forward. Also, when the spikes on the rail for the seat adjuster are used the seat is so far forward in it's most rear position that my 5'6" wife can't even drive it. Had to bend the spikes down so the seat would go further back. Does anyone have an idea what the problem may be?
The PO says those were the seats the car had when he bought it. They are sitting very close to the pan so I don't think they would be Beetle seats. I've read that those are raised up about 6". COuld they be from a different year Ghia or another model (square back, Thing, etc.)?
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jason_hamilton
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| Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2016 3:27 pm Post subject: Re: The seats in my 65 Ghia coupe seem like they are too wide. |
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The seats could have wrong padding kits in them, but stock seat covers would be nearly impossible to install if the pads are bigger than stock. Custom stuff?
Additionally, the seat tracks could have been welded in wrong.
Anything's possible in a 50 year old vehicle.
Got pics?
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c21darrel
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KGCoupe
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| Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2016 9:16 am Post subject: Re: The seats in my 65 Ghia coupe seem like they are too wide. |
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| Larryboy_3t5 wrote: |
Bought a 65 Ghia, interior was already done. Looks like TMI stuff. The front seats are so wide they touch the inside of the doors and they are pressed so hard against the tunnel it is extremely difficult to adjust them for and aft. Also, the driver's seat seams like it is turned a little to the left instead of facing straight forward. Also, when the spikes on the rail for the seat adjuster are used the seat is so far forward in it's most rear position that my 5'6" wife can't even drive it. Had to bend the spikes down so the seat would go further back. Does anyone have an idea what the problem may be?
The PO says those were the seats the car had when he bought it. They are sitting very close to the pan so I don't think they would be Beetle seats. I've read that those are raised up about 6". COuld they be from a different year Ghia or another model (square back, Thing, etc.)?
Appreciate any help. |
While a previous owner certainly could have done something to cause the seat tracks on the pan to be off kilter in some way, I have always felt that the driver's seat in my Ghia sits at an odd angle and I'm fairly certain that's just the way Volkswagen made them for whatever reason.
I could be wrong, but I'm pretty certain that no other model vintage VW used seat bases with legs as short as those on the Karmann Ghia seats.
I'm sure someone here more knowledgeable on the subject than I will chime in and correct me if I'm worng on either one of those beliefs.
Also, just a guess but perhaps it's a lack of sufficient lubrication on the seat tracks that makes them difficult to move fore or aft rather than the snug way they fit against the tunnel?
Being located on the floor and intially covered in grease, it seems as though seat tracks in just about any car attract dirt, debris and moisture like a magnet and that often ultimately makes moving them fore or aft rather difficult over time. |
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paul_round
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| Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2016 11:09 pm Post subject: Re: The seats in my 65 Ghia coupe seem like they are too wide. |
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| Agreed, I recently took my seats out as the only way I could move them was by sitting in the back and pushing my legs against them. Now, after cleaning and regreasing them, they slide for and aft easily, in fact , I would say a little too easily now! |
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