Wobbly seats

The seats in my '85 mk1 cab are very very loose an rock about side to side…..are they all like this or is there anything I can do to hold them in better?

I saw some seat runner clips on fleabay for about ?4. that seemed to suggest that they could fix the loose seats but will these do the trick?

vRS_Si said

I saw some seat runner clips on fleabay for about ?4. that seemed to suggest that they could fix the loose seats but will these do the trick?

There are no guarantees in life but the probability is that yes. These can wear out and come off over time so I'd get a set and try it out.

Tian :wink:

If it wobbles with the movement at the back, it will be these. The other parts involved are metal, so unlikely to wear to that extent, in fact I could bet the plastic runners are missing.

If it wobbles at the front , there's another thing which sits here and makes it run smoothly, a wedge-like piece of plastic/rubber.

I've replaced the two side runners and the front rubber mounting and it tightens the seat up nicely. mkae sure you get the correct ones. They are 'handed' left and right.

Nothing more off putting than a wobbly seat when you're cornering!!!

Dan

paul_c said

If it wobbles with the movement at the back, it will be these. The other parts involved are metal, so unlikely to wear to that extent, in fact I could bet the plastic runners are missing.

Cheers, yeah both the front seats wobble at the back.

My clips from ebay turned up, 2 grey and 2 white clips, but they came with no instructions. Doh!
Stupid question, but do they just push into the seat runners?

vRS_Si said

paul_c said

If it wobbles with the movement at the back, it will be these. The other parts involved are metal, so unlikely to wear to that extent, in fact I could bet the plastic runners are missing.

Cheers, yeah both the front seats wobble at the back.

My clips from ebay turned up, 2 grey and 2 white clips, but they came with no instructions. Doh!
Stupid question, but do they just push into the seat runners?

Yep, they clip on.

Tian

pics below of the drivers seat clips if thats any help.

vRS_Si said

paul_c said

If it wobbles with the movement at the back, it will be these. The other parts involved are metal, so unlikely to wear to that extent, in fact I could bet the plastic runners are missing.

Cheers, yeah both the front seats wobble at the back.

My clips from ebay turned up, 2 grey and 2 white clips, but they came with no instructions. Doh!
Stupid question, but do they just push into the seat runners?

Have you a Ebay site for them as I need some

Thanks


Gary

Cheers, yeah the pictures are a big help!!

There are some on ebay here: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/…ZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

stuff like this has to make me laugh a bit...rememebring when my bro managed to bust the passenger seat, all he did was adjust it lol

Thanks for the help!
Got this sorted this morning. I no longer fall into the passenger seat when taking right hand corners  

Just thought you might like to know. GSF do these for about ?1 as opposed to ?4-5 off theaf bay

what they under on GSF........Im probably going round in circles like I have all night looking for the things

Think they're called a seat clip

Bugger….looked that up on gsf and havent had any luck finding them  

I put these new clips on my car stopped all wobble but STILL it's still very hard to move both seats forward and back

Finny said

Bugger….looked that up on gsf and havent had any luck finding them  

Why not just give them a ring?

GWTaylor, I've got new ones and yes that are a snug fit, my advise, stop playing with the seat mate!

Tian

Go to vw water cooled - golf mk1 - interior

they're called seat runner clip inner and outer, part numbers 88530 and 88532.

Or you could just go into a gsf shop, they'll probably know the parts

GWtaylor said

I put these new clips on my car stopped all wobble but STILL it's still very hard to move both seats forward and back

Have you tried a little bit of grease on the clips and in the runways, where they slide ??

I had a car that someone had jacked up on the floor panel bending the seat runner, that can cause the seats to not slide properly!