Mick:
The latch attachment is pretty intuitive. Here is the best
picture I know of as to how the whole thing fits together:
http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/tr6/images/168a.gif
I am guessing though that the fitting of the seat latch is not
your problem, but rather how to make the darn thing latch after you have
it in place. At least, that was my problem.
The issue is not with the latch, but with mounting the seat to
the floor runners. The first thing I did was mount the seat squarely on
the runners. But that is not the way the British do things; Forget
intuition and logic and get into that classically British mental space,
or get yourself slightly drunk. I find that the latter is much easier
than the former and equally effective.....
OK, ready? The seat needs to be mounted on the runners CROOKED.
The left hand seat needs to be rotated slightly counter clockwise
relative to the runners, the right seat needs to be slightly clockwise
relative to the runners.
Under the front edge of the seat on the runners you will find two ears
sticking straight up. These mate with corresponding ears on the seat
frame that point down. If you look carefully, you will see that the ears
on the seat frame have *two* holes, a forward and a rear hole.
Left Seat: Use the FORWARD hole on the left ear and REAR hole on
the right ear to attach the seat to the runners.
Right Seat: Use the FORWARD hole on the RIGHT ear, the REAR hole
on the left ear to attach the seat to the runners.
This will do a couple of things for you; get you clearance
between the seat and the "B" pillar so you can access the seat belt, and
it will align the seat latch with the runners so that you can latch the
rear of the seat firmly to the runners.
I am betting that this is really why you are asking how to mount
the latch, yes? Because you can't figure out why the darned seat won't
latch to the runners...?
But then again maybe not. All of this gets very confusing, like
every time you do your taxes, try to understand women, or work on a
British Car. But it does keep life interesting!
Vance
-----Original Message-----
From: 6pack-bounces+vance.navarrette=intel.com@autox.team.net
[mailto:6pack-bounces+vance.navarrette=intel.com@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Mike
Sent: January 22, 2008 11:50 AM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: [6pack] Newcomer.... seats
<snip>
Does anyone have a good picture of how the safety catch (black rod that
locks the seat from tipping forward) is attached to the back/bottom of
the
seat? I know this is a "shot in the dark" but is there a source for
headliner rods for the hardtop?
Its fun to be back but the cars seem to have shrunk as I don't fit into
them
nearly as easily.
Thanks
Mick
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