[T3] seats

[Bobsnotch at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/24/2014 11:37:23 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
fiestacranberry at gmail.com writes:

Dave

Hi Dave,
It's not the cable release that's  broken.  It's the big knob at the
junction of seat back and seat  bottom.  The one you turn to determine the
angle of the seat  back.

Lori
 
That's what I thought you were meaning Lori. It's actually the pot  
metal/soft aluminum adjuster block under the seat that is worn. Someone was  
looking at having them made out of a harder aluminum, or out of steel, but  
couldn't find a pair that weren't already worn to make a set. This was about 2  
years ago on the Samba type 3 forum. I haven't heard anything since. 
In your case, it might be worth taking a ride to a pick n pull, and  see if 
you can find a seat to harvest a better pair out of. 
Short of that, you're probably looking at having a block or 2 made  
(slightly wedge shaped, and with a couple of holes thru it to fasten it to the  
seat base) that can attach to the seat base, right under the curve for the  
seat back rest. Keep in mind that it would limit any seat back adjustments  
(changing the angle), without having to change the blocks position. 
I've experimented with this on my wife's Fastback, mainly because of  a 
posture deal for her (she prefers to sit more upright than the seat actually  
adjusts). But, it's her car, and she drives it, not me. ;-)
I hope this helps.

Bob 65 Notch  with Sunroof
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