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Offline tommy1

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3dr seats
« on: November 30, 2009, 10:26:54 pm »
hi guys

hope im missing something but my ive just bought a new mk5 and the seats wont slide when folded.
the seats will slide forward and back using the front handle but will only fold from the top handle.
the seats are leather if that makes any difference.

Cheers tommy

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Re: 3dr seats
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2009, 08:30:15 pm »
You need to pull the lever and hold up whilst pushing the seat back as if you are almost pushing it into the seate base and it will slide.

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Re: 3dr seats
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2009, 11:10:48 pm »
nope, even holding up the handle and pushing on the base of the seat.
not sure if the top handle is connected to the base, but i don't particularly want to take the seat apart.

Tommy

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Re: 3dr seats
« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2009, 11:27:35 pm »
iirc isnt there something on the runner that can be removed?

i seem to remember reading something somewhere about this for when seats jam

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Re: 3dr seats
« Reply #4 on: December 01, 2009, 11:31:34 pm »
When you pull the lever on the top of the seat, do you see the lever at the bottom of the seat go up as if you were sliding the seat backwards and forwards?

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Re: 3dr seats
« Reply #5 on: December 01, 2009, 11:32:57 pm »
My drivers seat has started doing this.  It's going in for a service on Thursday so I'll get them to lok at it then and report any findings.

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Re: 3dr seats
« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2009, 10:53:32 pm »
thanks guys,
i will look to see if the front handle moves but i'm 80 percent sure it doesn't its not the end of the world but id rarther not damage the seats with people getting in/out!

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Re: 3dr seats
« Reply #7 on: December 02, 2009, 11:55:00 pm »

Golf girl are you from west mids, and used to own a blue r32?

Yes, who are you? :scared:

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Re: 3dr seats
« Reply #8 on: December 03, 2009, 12:50:15 pm »

Golf girl are you from west mids, and used to own a blue r32?

Yes, who are you? :scared:

your new stalker  :grin:

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Re: 3dr seats
« Reply #9 on: December 03, 2009, 01:29:23 pm »

Golf girl are you from west mids, and used to own a blue r32?

Yes, who are you? :scared:

your new stalker  :grin:
.........just beat me to it.  :grin:
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Re: 3dr seats
« Reply #10 on: December 03, 2009, 07:10:34 pm »
Had mine looked at today and it was apparently a cable that had come loose.

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Re: 3dr seats
« Reply #11 on: December 03, 2009, 11:11:22 pm »
No im not a stalker  :happy2:, i used to go to a few club GTI Worcs meets with my blue polo and MK1 GTI, I haven't been for ages tho! does anyone still go to those meets?

Good to hear about the seat, not sure about taking the leather off tho, seems like one hell of a delicate job! may have a look this weekend, and drop it into VW if it gets out of hand!

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Tommy

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Re: 3dr seats
« Reply #12 on: December 04, 2009, 09:50:52 am »
Slightly off topic but does anyone else think that the seats adjust on there own? Had the car about 8 months now and have only managed to get the seats comfortable twice. Seems once its sorted its fine for a while but the it seems to move? Am I going mad?

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Re: 3dr seats
« Reply #13 on: December 04, 2009, 12:06:41 pm »
Slightly off topic but does anyone else think that the seats adjust on there own? Had the car about 8 months now and have only managed to get the seats comfortable twice. Seems once its sorted its fine for a while but the it seems to move? Am I going mad?

Yes :popcornsoda:

No im not a stalker  :happy2:, i used to go to a few club GTI Worcs meets with my blue polo and MK1 GTI, I haven't been for ages tho! does anyone still go to those meets?

cheers
Tommy

Yes but it's not CGTI now.  We go under the name of Rubbadubz and a few of the old lot are still around.  We try to cater for the whole VAG range now, including air-cooled.

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Re: 3dr seats
« Reply #14 on: December 04, 2009, 03:24:27 pm »
thanks, i may well pop along to see what goes on!

Ill report back to see if i can sort the seats!