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Passenger Seat is broken!!

Posted: Sep Thu 04, 2008 1:31 pm
by Dubber
Hey guys - My girlfriend accidently slammed my seat down a little too hard the other day, and it broke - now it wont lock in at all when i try to set it down. I am not sure if you all have the same type of seats so ill explain it a bit.

You can pull the seat up and forward so that someone can enter the rear without having to be a midget...
there is a locking mechanism that sits on the bottom of the seat which locks the seat back into the rail so you can sit on it. It no longer sits on the rail, it pops up and slams my dash when i brake. (very annoying)
In any case - the real question is does anyone have any experience with this?? how can i fix it?
I think i want to get a whole other seat locking mechanism does anyone know where i can buy that? i could not find it on ECS or German Auto Parts.com - who knows maybe i am blind...

In anycase - i am going to try the junk yards around here next- its really annoying me. id like to stay away from dana, but i might as well call them just to check the prices...

any info would be great - if photos would help i can shoot some and show you what i mean

Thanks

Posted: Sep Thu 04, 2008 2:57 pm
by Mikewire
It's hard to tell what could be going on without seeing it, but I would suspect that the locking mechanism is bent, broken or got pushed too far out of place and is stuck. Pictures would help - the diagrams in the repair manual stink. If you can snap a couple of the locking part on the seat and on the base of the seat I think we will be able to tell what's going on. Or you could wait until next week - lunch GTG - although I won't have any tools with me.

Posted: Sep Thu 11, 2008 3:32 pm
by Dubber
alright it looks like it will cost me about 600 dollars before shipping to get new leather interior

so i am going to take this seat out to see if i can fix it - do i need to worry about the airbags deploying?? how do i take the seat out? i looked on vortex and got mixed reviews i didnt know if anyone knew for sure..
this seat is driving me nuts though =)

Posted: Sep Thu 11, 2008 3:46 pm
by kompressorgolf
there are a few torx screws to take off the track covers then slide seat all the way back remove 2 13mm screws from under the front seat, slide seat back lift up front of seat and un-plug connectors, dont worry about the airbags. :thumbsup:

Posted: Sep Thu 11, 2008 3:58 pm
by Dubber
these are the seats im kinda looking at http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3886186

Posted: Sep Thu 11, 2008 4:58 pm
by kompressorgolf
those look dope!

Posted: Sep Thu 11, 2008 8:00 pm
by Dubber
awesome thanks man - im going to take the seat out soon then , id rather not have one at this point if its broken =)

Posted: Sep Fri 12, 2008 9:09 am
by Rennwagen1
You have cloth right now, right? Those would look awesome!

Posted: Sep Mon 15, 2008 5:08 pm
by Dubber
yea i have cloth now - but i dont know if i want to drop 600 dollars on seats... anyone know of a cheaper place?

Posted: Sep Mon 15, 2008 6:03 pm
by Dubber
I took the seat out - removed the broken parts - this is what i have - i have no idea where to go from here..
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Any ideas??
And thank you kompressorgolf for the tip on how to get the seat out - was easy as can be to do after you told me =)