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Author:  SSSIERA [ Sat Apr 16, 2011 12:25 pm ]
Post subject:  seat mount cracks
so ive noticed a few people mentioning about having cracked seat mounts, it seams to be a prety common problem. dose anyone know what causes it.
Author:  Fatzook [ Sat Apr 16, 2011 12:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: seat mount cracks
Shitty thin steel and poor seat mount/ floorpan design. Just keep an eye out for it, and WHEN it happens, get it repaired properly. :wink:
Author:  SSSIERA [ Sat Apr 16, 2011 12:53 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: seat mount cracks
too late, already migged it
Author:  Rossco [ Sat Apr 16, 2011 1:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: seat mount cracks
I noticed mine when I put autotechnica seats in mine. will I have a problem getting it engineered next week?
Author:  hutch [ Sat Apr 16, 2011 8:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: seat mount cracks
Fatzook wrote:
Shitty thin steel and poor seat mount/ floorpan design. Just keep an eye out for it, and WHEN it happens, get it repaired properly. :wink:


+ Fat bastards :oops: lol
Author:  shakes [ Sat Apr 16, 2011 9:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: seat mount cracks
Fatzook wrote:
Shitty thin steel and poor seat mount/ floorpan design. Just keep an eye out for it, and WHEN it happens, get it repaired properly. :wink:


With mine, (rear of passenger seat)

- I ground everything from the area so I could see the end of the crack.
- drilled a hole with a 30bit at the branches and end of the crack
- welded, cold gal'd and then primed and painted


I was thinking I could cut some 2mm plate that I have laying around to approx 50mm square, drill a hole centre for the bolt to go through and tack in where the foot of the seat base sits. To possibly spread the load a little.

Or how else should I have fixed it and whats a bette way to strengthen it?

My other idea was remove the captive nut, run a strip of ~4mm x 50mm or so mild steel as a strap under the floor to both the rear mounts with 8.8 Bolts and nylocks underneath.
Author:  whincup [ Sat Apr 16, 2011 10:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: seat mount cracks
shakes wrote:
Fatzook wrote:
Shitty thin steel and poor seat mount/ floorpan design. Just keep an eye out for it, and WHEN it happens, get it repaired properly. :wink:


With mine, (rear of passenger seat)

- I ground everything from the area so I could see the end of the crack.
- drilled a hole with a 30bit at the branches and end of the crack
- welded, cold gal'd and then primed and painted


I was thinking I could cut some 2mm plate that I have laying around to approx 50mm square, drill a hole centre for the bolt to go through and tack in where the foot of the seat base sits. To possibly spread the load a little.

Or how else should I have fixed it and whats a bette way to strengthen it?

My other idea was remove the captive nut, run a strip of ~4mm x 50mm or so mild steel as a strap under the floor to both the rear mounts with 8.8 Bolts and nylocks underneath.


mines done it in exactly the same spot, my plan was just to weld it up then put some metal plate as you said either side to distribute the weight more evenly...
Author:  shakes [ Sat Apr 16, 2011 11:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: seat mount cracks
The problem with distrubting the weight more evenly is it's very possible to move the stresses and cause more damage.

Be interested to see people who are more in the know's opinion on making a bigger plate for the mount to rest on, vs making a sandwhich style plate underneath the floor.
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