Does anyone have any tips or advice for installation of both seat rails and front seats for B T 5?I. I would like them to run smoothly and be easily adjustable,
Looking forward to your responses,
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Norman May
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Front Seat Installation B T5
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Re: Front Seat Installation B T5
The rails on the tunnel are in a fixed position due to the screw holes. The outside rails have some adjustment like the T-6 rails. The main thing is to make sure the rails are parallel to each other and lubed. I use white grease.
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Re: Front Seat Installation B T5
The rails need to be equi-distant and co-planar. Yes Mike is right, that is the same as parallel, but a lot of people measure them front and back and don't check the co-planarity. Depending on the history of the car, if the floor was replaced or it was hit, you should check both. Use a precision level on each rail and check that they are the same, in addition to measuring front and back. I use wax for lube. Actually one of those lube sticks like you use for the door wedges. Grease attracts dirt so I don't recommend it for this application. Run the rail back and forth on the seat bottom to distribute the lube before installing.
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Re: Front Seat Installation B T5
A much better explanation, Dave.
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Re: Front Seat Installation B T5
Thank you for replies to my query, I have installed the seats and they are running smoothly,
What a great resource the forum is for solving problems!
Kind regards
Norman May
What a great resource the forum is for solving problems!
Kind regards
Norman May