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    Rear seat movement

    Hi chaps,

    Bit of a strange one... The rear part of my drivers seat has collapsed one side, has anyone had this and repaired it?

    Thanks in advance

    Davo

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    Re: Rear seat movement

    Check over the footwells for a small torx bolt. These usually fall out the seat and make them rock.
    Flip the seat up and check for play and you will probably find its missing.

    http://www.cgbmotorsport.net/front-s...bolt-968-p.asp

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    Re: Rear seat movement

    Quote Originally Posted by car.crash View Post
    Check over the footwells for a small torx bolt. These usually fall out the seat and make them rock.
    Flip the seat up and check for play and you will probably find its missing.

    http://www.cgbmotorsport.net/front-s...bolt-968-p.asp
    Will do. Cheers fella. Are these black torx bolts by any chance? I have one in my glovebox and have wondered where it come from.

    Thanks again

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    Re: Rear seat movement

    Yep they are black. Quite short bolts with a shoulder for the seat to sit on. Easy to replace and you won't need to remove the seat.

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    Quote Originally Posted by car.crash View Post
    Yep they are black. Quite short bolts with a shoulder for the seat to sit on. Easy to replace and you won't need to remove the seat.
    To be honest I found it when I bought it, only taken 6 months for the seat to go lol. Hopefully that'll be it. Then it's nearly ready for the summer

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    Re: Rear seat movement

    Nice easy fix, a bit of thread lock wouldn't go a miss if you have any to prevent it popping out again.

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    Re: Rear seat movement

    Yeah, I'll take them all out and lock title them up. Thanks for the advice.

    Ill update to,tomorrow when i tackle it.

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    Re: Rear seat movement

    i reckon you've snapped the rear frame on one side.....

    are you 15 stone + ???

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    Re: Rear seat movement

    Quote Originally Posted by Sparkie View Post
    i reckon you've snapped the rear frame on one side.....

    are you 15 stone + ???
    Depends iif hes got his wallet in his pocket

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sparkie View Post
    i reckon you've snapped the rear frame on one side.....

    are you 15 stone + ???
    I'm about 14 1/2 mate. Not the smallest of lads. I didn't break it, am I gonna have to get my weld on ya reckon? :/

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    Re: Rear seat movement

    Quote Originally Posted by chris View Post
    Depends iif hes got his wallet in his pocket
    Notes don't weigh a lot son

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    Re: Rear seat movement

    Quote Originally Posted by TopCat View Post
    Notes don't weigh a lot son
    Good answear lol i am 14 and half stone aswell hope mine dont break how tall are you davo 5ft 3" there all little down south lol

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    Re: Rear seat movement

    Quote Originally Posted by chris View Post
    Good answear lol i am 14 and half stone aswell hope mine dont break how tall are you davo 5ft 3" there all little down south lol
    6 foot mate in my heels

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    Re: Rear seat movement

    Lol how are you davo? Take some pictures of what you find mate my drivers seat is wobberly

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    Yeah I'm all good mate, for some reason it won't let me upload pics on here. Ill take some pics of what I find pal & email em to ya see if u can load em up for me, if that alright?

    I've bought a gas welder, so think I could be a busy bee tomorrow

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    Re: Rear seat movement

    Yea send them over

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    Re: Rear seat movement

    Morning all, the movement is due to the frame being snapped (10points to sparkle)

    It's had the biggest bodge repair I've ever seen, so I'm now going to remove the bird **** welding & seam weld it properly.

    I'm no welder, but I was horrified seeing the attempt made. So after work tomorrow it will be prepped, then welded properly.

    Just another job to add to the list before the fete

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    Re: Rear seat movement

    Unlucky on the fact its snapped mate. But at least your in a position to reweld it all

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    Re: Rear seat movement

    Quote Originally Posted by car.crash View Post
    Unlucky on the fact its snapped mate. But at least your in a position to reweld it all
    I've asked a lad I know if he has a MIG welder, but if he hasn't, I'm going to use oxy acetylene.

    I braize copper pipe work all the time at work, so can't see it being harder than that. I'm glad it's snapped now and not in the summer. So I'm lucky in that respect I guess.

    Joys of owning a renault 5!

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    Re: Rear seat movement

    Quote Originally Posted by TopCat View Post
    Morning all, the movement is due to the frame being snapped (10points to sparkle)

    i had a mate who was a bodybuilder - he had a 5. he was about 18stone and he managed to snap both sides at the same time.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sparkie View Post
    i had a mate who was a bodybuilder - he had a 5. he was about 18stone and he managed to snap both sides at the same time.....
    I can't believe how flimsy they- I know they are 20+ years old, but its still not an excuse really.

    I'm sure my list of things to do is as long as the day I bought it, and that was 6 months and about £3000 ago lol.

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