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Gday guys

My 2010 fg xr driver seat is sliding backwards and forwards a little even after being locked into position with the slider bar if that makes sense. Has anyone had this or know of a fix? 

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  • Member For: 16y 6m 24d
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clearly too fat :stirthepot:

 

nah... never had this problem... but it'll be the teeth or the engagement with the metal prong that sits in between the teeth that's either bent or broken... either get a replacement seat rail from a wreck or get a welding place to get it back to operational spec

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hahaha you can tell my wife that then considering she's the one who has been driving it 95% of the time.

 

By any chance can you show me a photo of what you're talking about? I can get parts welded no worries if I can show my mate what needs doing.

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well, first up I don't have an FG, so I'd only be able to take a pic of a BA haha... but it's not a complicated mechanism, the bar you lift to disengage the seat position lock is just a pivot in/out of the lock position with a tab.

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My FG drivers side front seat is starting to squeak now.  Not sure if it's because the repair place removed it to replace my rear drivers door or not.  Just that I only remember that I noticed the squeak after the replacement of the rear driver side door.  I have had a quick look at the bolts underneath it and it all looks like the ones I could reach are tight.  The squeak happens as I decelerate.  Feels like something is giving more than it should and not holding in place firmly.  Any suggestions guys?

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I think I'm going to have this sorted out because it's starting to worry me that the seat will start sliding on a cruise (with the higher G forces in side to side driving).  So you reckon it's got something to do with the teeth in the seat rails bent or broken k31th? (I'm a fat bugger so no surprises it's coming loose :roflmbo:).  I'll take a look under the seat at the rails.  I initially thought it would be just a bolt loose and all that I'd have to do is tighten them but I felt by hand done of the bolts awhile ago and they all seemed tight to me under the seat.

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I still have not sorted this out. It's starting to annoy me a bit that there is a bit of movement.  Let the wife drive my car for her golf trips and she says "now I know why you like driving your car!" but she also noted that there is a bit of movement in the driver seat.  It's a FG 2010.  I am wondering if it is a part fault from that time of manufacture?

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Gary... just take it to any "engineering" place (places that do metal work, basically) or a car interior specialist and get 'em to look at repairing it and just bite the bullet.

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Yeah, I probably will have to do that at some stage.  APS did tighten up some of the bolts and it does not move much now, except I think as time goes by, it will start to move again. Thanks.

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Take a look under the seat while you rock it, to see what is moving.

If that does not work, get someone to sit in the seat a move it, while you take a look at what is moving.

Then you have an idea where the play is and what needs to be done.

Taking the seats out is only 4 bolts and a few electrical plugs.

Not sure about FG, but on BA some seat bases cracked and needed to be welded to fix (I had this done on mine a fair while ago).

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