Author Topic: Drivers seat not locking  (Read 1737 times)

Offline jas307

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Drivers seat not locking
« on: 03 March 2014, 21:15 »
Hi guys
I am having problems with my drivers seat, basically the seat just slides forwards and backwards and wont lock into position. Anyone have any suggestions?

Offline joshstanvw

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Re: Drivers seat not locking
« Reply #1 on: 05 March 2014, 10:22 »
Take the seat out and have a look at the mechanism that releases it you will need to change the handle and the cable part I got one from the scrapper fiddly job but easy enough done

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Offline mcgee9t2

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Re: Drivers seat not locking
« Reply #2 on: 05 March 2014, 12:59 »
if its sliding back and forth it sounds more like the actual seat subframe is not locking into place. as above take seat out and have a look at the mechanism that locks it into place, proberbly a snaped or loose cable. either that or some crap has got in the mechanism and jammed it.

Offline jas307

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Re: Drivers seat not locking
« Reply #3 on: 06 March 2014, 18:58 »
Had a closer look today and noticed someone had used tape on the seat cable to hold it together which was broken. I pushed it back in place and the seat locked. Does anyone know the correct name for the part? would this be ok  http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-GOLF-MK4-BORA-BEETLE-FRONT-SEAT-SLIDE-ADJUST-CABLE-/390736315318?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item5af9b303b6#ht_882wt_1111

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Re: Drivers seat not locking
« Reply #4 on: 10 March 2014, 10:56 »
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