Help - Front seat tilt and slide (3 dr cars)

[Lee01]

Hi All,

New year wishes to everyone!!

Over the festive holidays, having friends and family climbing in and out of the car my drivers seat slide function is not working, i.e. if you lift up the handle to allow access to the rear seat, the seat back tilts forward however the seat itself will no longer slide forward.
I did feel something break, and have since discovered small pieces of black plastic under the seat - clearly somthing has broken.

Just wondering if anyone else has suffered a similar problem?

Any help would be great.

Thanks

[Gene Hunt]

A few have suffered this mate, i think it's some little piece of plastic thats broke & from memory in old threads it's only pence from the dealers BUT a bit of a tw*t to change.

[Lee01]

Thanks, thought as much - nothing is ever easy 

I shall try the search function and see what it throws up!

[aidogti]

i have this problem too pal,  if you find a how-to link will you post it here

thanks pal

aidan

[TrickGTI]

yea mine has never gone forward when tilted, only the passenger one just thought it was supposed to be like that i did think it was a tad strange!!!!! a how to link would be cool 

[SeanyK]

yea mine has never gone forward when tilted, only the passenger one just thought it was supposed to be like that i did think it was a tad strange!!!!! a how to link would be cool 

Same, funnily enough in my last 3 or 4 cars the same has been the case, always the passenger side one folded forward and moved, the driver side only folded forward.

Mine does it and solution is get them to go in the other side, that way you don't need to get out the car either 

[Golfgirl]

Mine was the same and I got it fixed under warranty.

[no golf clubs at all]

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,3237.msg51844.html#msg51844

See above, sorry the pic seems to have gone from photobucket for some reason, was a small J clip and a nightmare to get back on...

Second time this happened to me the clip detached inside the seat but VW refitted it for free even though it was outwith warranty...must have been a quick easy fix 

[Gene Hunt]

Sorry for sounding thick but when you tilt the back rest forward i take it you still have to ''push '' the whole seat forward manually ?.

[TrickGTI]

Yea you do..  I do find though that the seat won't slide forward untill you give the back rest a good fold forward Before it will release the bottom to slide forward

[no golf clubs at all]

^^^^ and if then it doesn't move forward lift the lever and see if you can notice any movement in the release mechanism, if the black cable (like a bike brake cable) hangs loose the J clip is bust if there is no movement chances are that the cable has become detached inside the seat. You may need to get down on your hunkers with a torch and see what is going on.

[Gene Hunt]

Yea you do..  I do find though that the seat won't slide forward untill you give the back rest a good fold forward Before it will release the bottom to slide forward

.............thanks for that.Been ages since i've owned a 3 door & just wanted to check it was all working correct(which it is)

[TrickGTI]

No problem... How's the new edition treating you??? Bet Youv got a grin from eat to ear when driving it 

[stu_no_1]

Are recaro seats supposed to slide forward swell because I've never had a 3 door before I just thought it was because they were recaros that they don't slide forward

[Gene Hunt]

No problem... How's the new edition treating you??? Bet Youv got a grin from eat to ear when driving it 

.......love it thanks. Not  really had chance to play in the 3 weeks i had it due to work & the crap weather in fact ysterday was the first time the ice symbol on the dash has gone out since i've had it!!!! .
Haven't forgot about another York meet, was with my brother in law last sunday & he will def be at the next one (he's got a red ED 30) &  with us that were there last time thats at least 5 so should be ok  .