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Title: Swapping seat subframes
Post by: Gloves88 on 29 September 2008, 13:49

I intend to swap the subframes over on the front seats.

There was a thread up a while ago where someone had put a link up to a project thread where this had been done.

I'm struggling to find this project thread....anyone know which one it is?

Cheers

Title: Re: Swapping seat subframes
Post by: Mew on 29 September 2008, 16:23

Do you mean swapping the base foam? If not, the driver's subframe won't go on the passenger side :wink:

Title: Re: Swapping seat subframes
Post by: sharpie on 29 September 2008, 16:28

search found this

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=68091.0

part because i'm feeling generous, part because i have rocco subframes myself that i will be changing the seats on at some stage.

Title: Re: Swapping seat subframes
Post by: Gloves88 on 29 September 2008, 16:46

amazing...thanks.

So all I need to do is swap the seat foams over and the back rests.....

Right....how do you get that back rests off? :)

Title: Re: Swapping seat subframes
Post by: monkeyalan on 29 September 2008, 16:58

prise the clips out and waggle the back til it comes off.  :smiley:

Title: Re: Swapping seat subframes
Post by: Gloves88 on 29 September 2008, 17:13

Quote from: monkeyalan on 29 September 2008, 16:58

prise the clips out and waggle the back til it comes off.  :smiley:

Without wanting to come across as really stupid...but what clips? :)

I've taken the reclining bar thing out but that doesnt seem to have done anything

Title: Re: Swapping seat subframes
Post by: Gloves88 on 29 September 2008, 18:46

ok...ignore the last comment.

I know what clips where meant.

I dont know if its different on 3door seats but there is also a screw on the one side that is holding the back rest frame on.....it will not budge!....

Title: Re: Swapping seat subframes
Post by: ...joe on 29 September 2008, 19:26

yeah they are feckin tight, i use a socket with a 1/4 inch drive and bit.

Title: Re: Swapping seat subframes
Post by: rubjonny on 30 September 2008, 09:32

only thing to watch out for is pre-90 and post 90 frames are different.

Title: Re: Swapping seat subframes
Post by: Gloves88 on 30 September 2008, 18:13

Quote from: rubjonny on 30 September 2008, 09:32

only thing to watch out for is pre-90 and post 90 frames are different.

Cool, pretty sure ones I've got are both the same.

Havent been able to get the screws off but have found a nice long winded way around it :laugh:

Title: Re: Swapping seat subframes
Post by: bomp on 30 September 2008, 19:21

Quote from: Gloves88 on 29 September 2008, 18:46

I dont know if its different on 3door seats but there is also a screw on the one side that is holding the back rest frame on.....it will not budge!....

Yeah, they put thread lock stuff on those screws. The head on one screw came off one seat I was doing, so I had to drill the shaft out, and rethread the hole. Easy enough to do, but annoying to have to do "another job"

Title: Re: Swapping seat subframes
Post by: Gloves88 on 30 September 2008, 22:06

Quote from: bomp on 30 September 2008, 19:21

Yeah, they put thread lock stuff on those screws.

That would explain a few things!  :laugh: