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ourv12 Samba Member
Joined: November 30, 2006 Posts: 492 Location: Great SouthWest Michigan
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 12:17 pm Post subject: vanagon front seat removal instructions |
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Whats the best way to explain to a wrecking yard grease monkey how to remove the front seats on a GL model(no swivel base) without them destroying the seats? I myelf have never done it but Im buying some seats from this yard and dont want them to mess them up. |
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hiram6 Samba Member
Joined: September 29, 2006 Posts: 1880 Location: Beautiful South
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 12:35 pm Post subject: |
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Slide forward using the pull-up lever on the side until it encounters the little slide-lock tab. Lift that up to clear, and continue sliding forward. The lock tab may hang up again, it does on my pass. seat. Continue until the set comes off the front of the rails. Anyone with a mechanical mind can figure it out as long as they know there is a locking tab. The tab is visible on the side of the seat rails. _________________ 1985 Westy, 1.9L automatic (Daisy)
1996 Mazda Miata
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.9 Limited
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ourv12 Samba Member
Joined: November 30, 2006 Posts: 492 Location: Great SouthWest Michigan
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 1:24 pm Post subject: seat removal |
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Thanks !!!!!! |
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kayakwesty Samba Member
Joined: February 15, 2007 Posts: 687 Location: East Tennessee
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 1:45 pm Post subject: |
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Mention to him, that the locking tab, is tri-angled shaped, and flips up, and then the seat will move forward...just in case he has never removed one before..it might help? _________________ 1984 Westy 2.0 Jetta ABA Motor/1.8 head converted to auto tranny, with 180,000 on body, 55K on engine and transmission
B.5.5 Passat Wagen with 30v V6-67000 Miles
DAS AUTO
CHANGE YOUR FUEL LINES!
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gator70 Samba Member
Joined: April 02, 2007 Posts: 63 Location: Santa Cruz
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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Does anyone have pics of the tab and flip up motion? |
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randywebb Samba Member
Joined: February 15, 2005 Posts: 3815 Location: Greater Metropolitan Nimrod, Orygun
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Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 1:08 pm Post subject: |
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FWIW for the future searchers:
on the passenger side, the tab is inboard & just in front of the triangular seat support (the hinge gizmo)
looks like the two sides are the same seats & can be swapped _________________ 1986 2.1L Westy 2wd Auto Trans. |
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DAIZEE Samba Member
Joined: January 26, 2010 Posts: 7552 Location: Greater Toronto Area Ontario West Side
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Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 2:31 pm Post subject: |
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Yep once you know about that small, inconspicuos piece, its really easy. Even I do it easily _________________ '09 2.5L Jetta 5 cylinder, 5 spd, super turbo, see thread in H2O Cooled Jetta, etc...
83.5 Vanagon L Riviera Model with 98 1.9L TD AAZ 4 speed Daily Driver 3 out of 4 seasons (sold)
84 Vanagon GL Wolfsburg Westy WBX 4 speed (sold) |
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campism Samba Member
Joined: September 07, 2007 Posts: 4491 Location: Richmond VA
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Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 9:50 am Post subject: |
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Found this in my archives, '87 Westy seat removal:
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dhaavers Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2010 Posts: 7756 Location: NE MN (tinyurl.com/dhaaverslocation)
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Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 10:00 am Post subject: |
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WTH - just spent an hour too long looking everywhere under the seat at the tracks, rails, etc. for this sucker...
STICKY, PLEASE?
Thanks, campy! _________________ 86 White Wolfsburg Westy Weekender
"The WonderVan"
<EDITED TO PROTECT INNOCENT PIXELS> |
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kamzcab86 Samba Moderator
Joined: July 26, 2008 Posts: 7916 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 10:08 am Post subject: |
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dhaavers wrote: |
STICKY, PLEASE? |
Added to the FAQ (72 Body – Seats). _________________ ~Kamz
1986 Cabriolet: www.Cabby-Info.com
1990 Vanagon Westfalia: Old Blue's Blog
2016 Golf GTI S
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Merian Samba Member
Joined: January 04, 2014 Posts: 5212 Location: Orygun
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Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 5:11 pm Post subject: Re: vanagon front seat removal instructions |
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Why am I having so much trouble putting the driver's seat back in?
Do I need to pull up on the lever when putting it back in?
seems like the rail on the seat should sit on the front tabs of the seat rail (which are bent down) and then slide back into the rest of the tabs (not bent down) but I just can't get it to slide back into them...
I'm now on day 2 of this grease wrestling job...
it is really the passenger side seat that I moved over to the driver's side some years ago... _________________ .... |
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campism Samba Member
Joined: September 07, 2007 Posts: 4491 Location: Richmond VA
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Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 5:57 pm Post subject: Re: vanagon front seat removal instructions |
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Is this in a Westy? If so, you probably have your swivel reversed. The bent-down tabs are at the rear to act as stops; they prevent the seat from sliding too far rearward. Once you align the rails on the seat with the fronts of the tracks the seat should slide rearward pretty easily, with the flats of the rails under the tabs on the tracks, until they get to the back and hit the stops (the bent-down tabs). If you do not have swivels I do not know what the problem is.
_________________ '87 Westy in Wolfram Grey Metallic |
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Merian Samba Member
Joined: January 04, 2014 Posts: 5212 Location: Orygun
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Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 7:16 pm Post subject: Re: vanagon front seat removal instructions |
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huh! yes, a Westy with swivels - I must have rotated the thing to get better access to the battery box
Thx _________________ .... |
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