Rear seat fixing

[bluemin]

OK so I'm stuck in the house with present temps at -14 & still about 18 inches of snow so I thought that I'd float this on here as idle curiosity.........

The car has no rear bins & most of the seat panel has been removed [ I.e. The bit that you sit on] back to where the subframe sits.

The seat back has at present a spare wheel bolted to it and that's staying. [See pic]

The problem is that I now have to refit the seat & the rear trims. I'll probably get away with the lack of the rear bins.
SO
Just what is the best method of doing this?

I assume that I can bung in the seat back & have it "fixed" by the wheel but how to fit the rest of the seat so that it appears fixed, doesn't float about but can be removed fairly easily...........that's important as getting anything in the back is almost impossible with both front seats fitted.

And finally how best to fit the rear cards??

[Gray]

Self adhesive velcro strips??

[bluemin]

Yeh had thoughts on that one thanks. I did think that adhesive magnetic strips might be stronger.

Neither would work though for the rear cards................unless anyone knows otherwise.

[IAIN]

To fit a seat base in there, the spare wheel would need raised about 4".

The back part is'nt a problem the wheel will hold it.

I would consider fitting new bins, as they would hold the seat base in position.
You could fit the bins with screws or rivets rather than welding them.
Mid 70's onwards seat bases have two straps at the back edge of the base for fixing the seat base to the car. But with no side bins it won't be very secure.

Early cars had the rear cards fixed with three screws at the top.
You could make up some brackets to drop down from below the side window rail and screw the trim panels in to them.
If the top was held, the wheel arch should hold the bottom in position.

[GraemeC]

Just glue, or double sided tape, the cards in place - you shouldn't need to remove them in a hurry.

The seat base will need the wheel raising unless you take it in bits and carve a well in the centre of it. If you do it that way then you can just make it a good fit under the wheel so the wheel still holds it in place, then just some self adhesive velcro at either end.
Mine is velcro'd in place and has never moved. I also shortened the bottom section so it matched what was left of the seat panel - it looks right at first glance (from a scrute ) but doesn't have a floppy overhang and leavs you with that little bit of extra space for the front seats.

[bluemin]

Thanks IAIN/GraemeC.

Not too keen on sticking the rear bins in even with self tappers. Might though, if I can get a pattern, stick in a cardboard bin [I've got some door card stuff from Woolies] with Bluetac or similar.

As regards the rear seat base I had thought on just "hacking" a chunk out of it and leaving the wheel where it is.

Like the idea of the shortened seat base though. Mind you with my skills it's likely to look like it's been adjusted with a blunt axe.

Once the temperatures reach just freezing I might see how I get on with the rear cards..........and once I can travel to the car & dig out the garage.

All good ideas though.........Ta

[IAIN]

Another idea for the base.
Fix a couple of threaded rods to the car seat base and punch them through the sponge base, put a washer and wing nut on to hold the seat down.
That way at least it would be removable.

[bluemin]

Fix a couple of threaded rods to the car seat base

Hmmmmmmmmmmm...........you mean through the "floor" And into the seat base? Could always Araldite a couple of small spikes to the "floor" & drive them into the seat base. Doubt if anyone [a legless midget] is going to sit there.

[Pandora]

If you cut down the seat base at the rearand fold the top fabric under it should leave a reasonably neat edge, then put the spare back in it's current position and it'll wedge it into place fairly well.

Or you could put in the front section - perhaps a nice sheet of alloy - for the rear seat base (the bit that's been removed) with the seat glued to it, but make it bolt in (or quick release) and raise the spare wheel a wee bit to clear the cushion?

[IAIN]

[quote="Pandora"]If you cut down the seat base at the rearand fold the top fabric under it should leave a reasonably neat edge, then put the spare back in it's current position and it'll wedge it into place fairly well.

Good idea "pandi" the extra material from the base, pushed up behind the back rest will hold it in place.

Even bluemin could probably manage that.

[bluemin]

Even bluemin could probably manage that

.............Oh I don't know...........I'm pretty sure that I could make a hash of it.

Thanks though Pandora sounds a good idea.