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I am having difficulty in getting the front U clips, located underneath the seat, to stay engaged by the lug.

I have managed to clip on one side but it just springs back up off the lug.

The rear of the seat is correctly secured onto the rear lugs.

I have examined the U clips at the front of the seat and they are in order.

Would taking the seat back rest out and then trying the base help I wonder?

Mike

I have found the cause of the problem.

I removed the seat from the car and examined the seat 'frame'. The frame was bent, on one side more than the other. This meant that the seat frame could not fully engage via the U clips to the lug on the body of the car under the seat.

Visually the shape of the seat was as it should be, but underneath the bends were visible. Someone must have been rather ham fisted in removing the seat from the donor car.

I have straightened the frame and I expect the seat to fit without any further problems.

The reason I say 'expect' is because as usual, rain has prevented any further work on this issue.

Bermudan 75 wrote:I have found the cause of the problem.

I removed the seat from the car and examined the seat 'frame'. The frame was bent, on one side more than the other. This meant that the seat frame could not fully engage via the U clips to the lug on the body of the car under the seat.

Visually the shape of the seat was as it should be, but underneath the bends were visible. Someone must have been rather ham fisted in removing the seat from the donor car.

I have straightened the frame and I expect the seat to fit without any further problems.

The reason I say 'expect' is because as usual, rain has prevented any further work on this issue.

This thread is useless without photos there is also a spring clip which can open to wide so it will not hold.

As you say Steve, the clip was too wide.
The seat when laid on a level surface looked ok, even without Pebble the cat.

I removed part of the leather fabric cover to discover a number of bent sections of the seat frame.
These were straightened and the seat base was positioned in the car.

The seat frame was positioned at the securing lugs, but they did not line up.

I managed to secure the frame to the lugs but the U-clips were too wide. This meant that they did not grip the securing lug adequately.

The gap of the U-clips was reduced and the seat frame then adequately secured the lugs. The seat cover was re-fitted and the seat is now securely in place.

Bermudan 75 wrote:I managed to secure the frame to the lugs but the U-clips were too wide. This meant that they did not grip the securing lug adequately.

Seat base positioned clip wide.jpg

The gap of the U-clips was reduced and the seat frame then adequately secured the lugs. The seat cover was re-fitted and the seat is now securely in place.[/quote

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Hi Mick.
Excellent work, thanks for posting pics too, i had to sort out the spring clips on my first tourer has they would not completely hold, once they were squashed together a little they were fine after.