Tekara 0 Posted August 9, 2004 Hi all Yet again i wish to ask for help. One day ill beable to give back Anyway to save me a lot of hassle can any one explain how to fix the folding seat mechanism. No ideas what happened, but the release handle on the side is really floppy and only operates the catch nearest the door. The other catch near the centre console has a rather loose wire, its got about an extra 1-2 inches of slack in it. Not knowing about the internal workings of the seat im guessing its popped off a track or something. Could you possible explain how to get into the seat and if at all possible take a guess at whats wrong. Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted August 9, 2004 odds are the cable has snapped... quite a common thing on VW seats to be honest... :roll: I've not done one on a Corrado seat, but I would imagine it's pretty similar to the MKI and MKII golf seats I have replaced these cables on in the past... :) The cables are available from VW and aren't hellishly expensive. They're also not difficult to fit as long as you are careful not to damage the material on the seats... the worst bit is that you'll probably end up scratching the hell outta your hands... It's a case of taking the seat out of the car and resting it over a work bench so it's upside down. You can then unclip the seat covering along the bottom back of the seat (from catch to catch on the back rest part of the seat) until you can gently lift the material away from the frame and look up inside the back with a torch to see what's happened... Have a look at the bolster replacement how to as it's very similar to that to change the cable in the way the seat comes apart... 8) Good luck! :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ben16v 0 Posted August 9, 2004 if its MOT time soon it wil fail on that, but as a temporary fix (on Golf2 anyway) you can cable tie the catch that doesnt open with the handle , open so that only one is getting pulled open! however this is probably a bad idea, if you were in an accident the seat would probaly not hold and and end folding forward! best to do it properly i would say!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
