Sport Seat fore-aft adjustment connecting strip

[wdesbrow]

I have a 72S Targa with sport seats. Underneath the frame for my passenger side seat, there is a flat metal piece that extends to both sides of the seat track. When the passenger pulls the seat release to slide the seat frame forward or aft, the metal piece connects BOTH sides of the release that lock the seat into a chosen position. In my case the metal piece – which is fairly thin gauge – is “bowed” or bent a bit. So it’s a little bit shorter than normal and fails to LOCK IN both sides of the track. So in a sudden stop, the seat, being unlocked, tends to slide forward. Does anyone have one of these pieces or know of a good replacement source? Is the same piece used in a (no-sport) standard seat frame?

Thanks to all.

Wayne Desbrow
wdesbrow@zoominternet.net
412 860-5700

[Frank Beck]

Uhhhh...

Why not fix what you have? Double-lock crossbars can usually be straightened.
Worst case you can fab one. Can't imagine someone selling as a spare bit.

[Soterik]

^^^^ This...

Also, curious why the seat would slide forward. Isn't one side engaging?

[Frank Beck]

Wayne, as Eric mentioned the seat should still lock. (The frames prior to '72 didn't even have the second lock.)

Theoretically you should be able to disconnect the slave side and the frame locks in.

My solution would be to get rid of those awful seats and install stock bench buckets. Let me know if I can help you with that.

[BOYER73S]

72 shouldn't have double lockers anyway so sell them to Frank, he needs them for sure

Also half a chance the seat has been apart and the springs that control the locking blocks via the actuating lever were not properly re installed.

Then they do not have the correct tension and hence will do exactly what you describe almost put myself through the windscreen because of my mistake

Problem solved when I re installed the spring so it had maximum and intended tension

[wdesbrow]

Thanks to all.

Clyde: My local interior guy -- who is very good -- only took a quick look under the seat, so I can't blame him for an incomplete analysis. The spring mis-positioning sounds like it is at least the likely offender and I will take an in-depth look.

Frank: I have read many of your posts and THOUGHT I had a good "fix" on your sense of humor -- but now I really get it -- and love the "irreverence!" I enjoy these comments very much and (although I'm not there yet...) the sharing is helping to slowly move me up, out of the "Beginner/Newbie" category.

I would certainly love to see your collections some day. And THANKS AGAIN.

While I am thinking of it -- I need 2-3 of the correct small fasteners that hold the inside of the front door panel to the door frame -- or at least the part number. (My interior guy tried to source them from a local Porsche dealer, and they sent him a fastener that was a bit too long -- so that when they are installed there is still a small gap between the upholstered panel and the frame. The dealer still claims the ones they sent are correct. Any ideas?)