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How do you get front seats out - MK1 GTI

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I'm getting font seats covered and need to ge them out

I need to get the front seats out of Golf MK1 GTI.  I had hoped it would be easy - i.e. obvious but having looked at them I have no idea how to do it.  Does anyone have any instructions or guides or video re how to go about getting the two front seats out (and back in)?

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Now I've never had to do mine but I do know that there's a technique to doing it. One thing I do know is that it is fairly simple once you understand the method.

So while we're waiting for the Pro's to jump in I'll have a look around the 'How To' posts to see if there's something there, ok! ;)


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look under the seat at the front, remove the nut & bolt limit stop. look at the inner rails, remove the screw holdign the covers on, remove. outer rails might have a plastic cap in, if they do look closely theres a slot in the end with a lock tab inserted. lever the tab out then the cap pulls off

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from the HOW TO's section in the Archive below.

My seat Rocks and is hard to slide.

My Seat rocks, and is hard to slide?

First go to Ebay or to your Dealer and get a
Slide Kit.




Scoot the Seat forward, and fold it over.


Remove the Pin that holds the cover to the inner rail.






Lift the cover up slightly and pull it to the back.


Remove the 10mm Acorn nut off the Allen screw on the front rail remove the screw.







Slide the seat as far back as you can go, Now lift it up and out of the rails.

Take the time to remove the latching pin, remove the one or 2 springs take the pin out and clean it free of grease
and goo, Brake clean and q-tips are great.




Clean all the crud out of the seat rails.  Lightly grease the Latching pin and the rail tops and bottom.

Clean the center rail on the bottom of the seat.

Place the new rubber slide on the carrier.  Curved piece goes to the center. Grease the top of the new piece.



Pull the Nylon slides off the Seat rails by lifting the center (removes the key from the slot) and prying it off the side.



Tap the new ones back into place and make sure that the center is laying flat and in the slot. There are 2 slides one flat and one with wings.
The Wing ones go on the outside rail, the flats go in the middle.

Now the fun part.  

Place the Seat back in to the far as you can get it position, and work the slides so they just get started in to the
rails.


Now lifting the front of the seat pull it into the latch,

Be Patient as it is a PITA..

While you are pulling the seat forward… Move the seat slide mechanism arm to the latching pin.
Use a flat blade a Screwdriver to hold the latching pin away from the slide. Its so much fun….

Replace the Acorn nut and tighten…..

Slide the seat forward and replace the cover, and the pin.


Repeat for the other side.

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