Andrew I used to install a 25mm square tube block under the front runner bolt to increase the hight of the front of the squab to get a more laid back driving position. I replaced the runner bolt with one 25mm longer to compensate. You could reverse this idea to get a more upright position. ----- Original Message ----- From: "GREENBURY, Andrew Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, 23 February 2002 10:29 AM Subject: RE: Seat supports...
> Hi Terry, > > Yep we are talking about the same support frame I think. > > The reason is my car came with a pair of non standard seats (unknown > origin), flat bottomed, and one uses the standard 1600 runners, while the > other has these runners exactly the same dimensions as standard except 20 > mm higher at the rear. > > the seat on standard runners leans back a little too far (with not enough > adjustment in tilt to compensate), whereas the other which is slightly > higher at the rear tilts the seat forward just enough to be in a good > position. I wanted to find what these runners were from in order to fix > the other seat position. > > Perhaps they did come from the wagon version? I check out the wreckers > again today... > > Thanks > Andrew > > On Fri, 22 Feb 2002, Terry Rudd wrote: > > > Andrew, > > > > I think we are talking about the same thing. A runner goes between the seat > > and the floor, and has the adjuster mechanism in it. Why do you want a 20mm > > higher runner for a 1600? I take it you want to raise the seat height? What > > chances a wagon for some reason has a higher seating position? Or you could > > use seats that are higher/thicker in the base than normal on the standard > > runners. > > > > regards > > Terry > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Andrew > > Greenbury > > Sent: Friday, 22 February 2002 5:11 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: Seat supports... > > > > > > Terry, > > > > yeah I am after the triangular supports that bolt to the floorpan, that > > the seat runners/rails and seat then bolt to. It is a bit tricky to > > describe as there is no universal "seat terminology" :) I know there > > is a car out there that has the same form as the 1600s but 20mm > > higher because I have a pair, but dont know where they came from > > in order to get the other side :) > > > > Know what I mean?! > > thanks Andrew > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
