Best Option For Seat Rails?

Zeug · Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 2:54 pm Post subject: Best Option For Seat Rails?

I need to get some seat rails for my thing.

The PO had replaced the floor pans with dimond plate and ditched the seat rails in favor of some half inch bolts welded to bridge the gap between seat and pan. Nice! Shocked

I just finished replaceing the diamond plate with Danish pans. Not that bad of a job, all things considering...

So now I am in the market for stock seat rails. I havent found any close by and am wondering if The Thing Shop seat rails are really that much better than stock. They want $210 for a pair. Ouch!

If anyone has a lead on some used ones that would be cool too.

Thanks,

Kent

Semper_Dad · Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 4:14 pm Post subject:

$210 is definately ouch but if you planning to stay with the stock seats it's probably the best way to go. Most likely the last rails you'll have to install. 71 and 72 highbacks also fit the stock rails.
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[email protected] · Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 3:11 pm Post subject:

I have a pretty good option for you
They're not an exact but they will work

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http://stores.thingparts.com/-strse-454/SEAT-TRACK/Detail.bok
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swhitcomb · Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 6:12 pm Post subject:

I've been looking at the brazilian ones for my wife's car. What's not exact about them?
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[email protected] · Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 6:35 pm Post subject:

Basically, the angle is different. Whereas thing ones are more straight these are more angled.

Mine are a little bit heavier duty than some of the others I have seen.
I bought a case of these when rocky mountain motorworks was around
I was unhappy with the other brazilian ones that were thinner gauge
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1 THING · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 5:23 am Post subject:

if theyre anything like the 3/4 floor pans i bought from Mike, theyll be "heavy duty"

swhitcomb · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:08 pm Post subject:

Zeug · Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 9:48 am Post subject:

[email protected] · Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 10:05 am Post subject:

They will work on the left or right side I would just say a bit reclined, not too drastic thanks Mike
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kubelmann · Samba Member Joined: April 13, 2003 Posts: 3266

One seat solution that I use (especially with pan replacement and no seat rails are Race Trim suspension seats. They go for around $150 ea and require no rails but use much safer bolt-in seat mounts. I have had a pair on Herr Kubelmann for over ten years. I sold the ver nice stock seats for nearly enough $$ to buy the Race Trim seats. As an aded benefit they can be ordered to fit your size asn shape and are many times more comfortable and safe than the stock units. They also happen to look way better and take up far less floor space. Check them out at:

http://carcraftstore.com/hi-backseats.aspx

mr white · Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 6:37 pm Post subject:

Can someone please post pics with some good reference points where these seat rails get welded to on the pan halves? I need to install these on my new pans soon.

Zeug · Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 3:16 pm Post subject:

Zeug · Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 3:19 pm Post subject:

tyiii · Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 5:36 am Post subject:

I used Thing Shop tracks on my danish pans worked great . Look at another car when installing , they sit at an angle on the floor pan.

kubelmann · Samba Member Joined: April 13, 2003 Posts: 3266

All you need is measurements taken from the pan prior to the seat rail being removed. I have a 74 Thing pan off the car with stock factory installed seat rails, if anyone needs measurements. K-mann

citroen · Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 4:02 pm Post subject:

maybe this will help this is thing shop seat rails and thing shop half pan

swhitcomb · Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 4:03 pm Post subject:

Some quick follow up:

The are in and work. It takes a little work to get enough contact with the pan to weld them. They sit on a slightly different angle. The are about 1/3 the price of the ones at The Thing Shop, so I am happy.
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Bashr52 · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 6:22 am Post subject:

swhitcomb · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 6:56 pm Post subject:

I studied the before pics very carefully, mounted the seats on the tracks, and welded them in. They are very close to correct. Not 100% though.
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Bashr52 · Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 4:13 am Post subject:

I just got my tracks. Can someone give me some mounting measurements? Ive got nothing to reference. Thanks.


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