craig l Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 I decided to get a new stereo on sunday when mine packed in, foolishly i went to halfords for a cheap one and got them to fit it, took over an hour but the big lump who fitted it pushed my seat right back and jammed it, its as far back as itll go and wont move either way. The motors still working but seems to be jammed on the left. Theyve taken it to their auto repair centre but no one has a clue how to fix it, or even get to the bolts to remove it. Todays update was we need authorisation from head office to maybe cut the frame to get it out then replace it, my words were wtf i dont think so, told them to remove front bolts to maybe lift it up enough to get the back bolts. So help someone please before the halfrauds dipshits hack up my car, can you manually move it without damaging the motor or cogs thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh42 Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Yes mate, remove the plastic piece of trim on the front of the seat and you'll see a 10mm and a 12mm bolt, you'll need to turn these equally one way to manually wind the seat forward, to get to the rear bolts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig l Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 Thanks so the garage tryed that today moved about 3 inches forward sounded like its came off the rails cos the motors still working but not moving and the bolts came off the thread so wont go any further, the good news is the manager of halfords has basically admitted their auto repair centre is crap and told me to take my car out and go wherever i want who knows what their doing and theyll pay. So a weeks been wasted for nothing when i couldve had it into my first choice of garage and been fixed by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 They did a good job of gubbing that eh. The above solution works a treat btw, you have to be very careful to do both sides equally as if you don't...... guess what happens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig l Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 lol exactly was watching the guy when he was doing it told it had to be equally he was old and said youd have to be pretty good to do them both at the same time, the left inside threads still there the right side has vanished somewhere, so how do i fix the problem or will i just leave it to someone who knows what their doing. The choices are my mates garage whos an auto sparky or a polish garage in dundee who knows supras inside out whos built a 750 bhp drift car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 LOL you have to laugh at Halfrauds. My headlight bulb decided to go pop,.. so called in on the way home tonight. It was dark and I didn't have a torch, so I asked if i could move my car into the garage to swap the bulb myself. Just finding the keys to open the garage door was a mission. should have been a 2 minute job,... but I found the replacement bulb was naff too. Told the guy in the shop who was determined to prove me wrong. Have you checked the fuse. "Yes" i said. Have you touched the bulb with your hand as that can damaged the filament "No" i said *yawn* "Let me try" he says,.... 5 minutes later and,... Broken 15amp fuse. Snapped the retaining bar on the headlight Dropped the rubber grommet into the engine bay,... which i can find now as its too dark And burnt his fingers trying to get the other sides bulb out to compare pattern. After that, he said,.... "looks like the bulb is screwed. Go and swap it for another and it should fine"... wow. Those boys really know there stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Craig, can you get the nuts back on the seat adjustment threads? I had this problem with my NA and had to bash the end of the threads so the nut couldn't come off. I will find my original thread if that helps..!! H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?211575-Electric-Seat-Problem-!!&highlight=electric+seat This is my original thread. In the end I put the nut back on the thread and tightened it up so that the seat started going backwards. I then bashed the crap out of the end of the thread and mushroomed it over. I then turned the nut the other way and the seat came forward. Once forward I undid the bolts holding the seat in at the back to get the seat out. This is presuming that you have already undone the ones at the front that you can already get at. H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 To save the bashing it would probably be better to use a 2nd nut with the same thread to lock the 1st in place.... if there's enough to get a couple of threads on the end that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 To save the bashing it would probably be better to use a 2nd nut with the same thread to lock the 1st in place.... if there's enough to get a couple of threads on the end that is. You can't get two nuts on there mate. It's the first thing I considered. You may get the second nut on half a thread is anything. H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 You can't get two nuts on there mate. It's the first thing I considered. You may get the second nut on half a thread is anything. H. Probably no use in this situation but if you ever need to do it again... Get a nut machined flush into the thread, the chamfered edge stops you from getting the most out of it. I've done this sort of thing before when struggling to get a bite on something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Probably no use in this situation but if you ever need to do it again... Get a nut machined flush into the thread, the chamfered edge stops you from getting the most out of it. I've done this sort of thing before when struggling to get a bite on something. I found that bashing the kack out of it worked better than any well engineered solution.... The seat was out within minutes. H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I found that bashing the kack out of it worked better than any well engineered solution.... The seat was out within minutes. H. You would make a good mechanic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 You would make a good mechanic I think so. My tool box consists of only a hammer and a pack of chewing gum..!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 I think so. My tool box consists of only a hammer and a pack of chewing gum..!! You'd go far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig l Posted February 12, 2012 Author Share Posted February 12, 2012 thanks for the info but the cars going into a garage of my choice on wednesday paid for by halfrauds gonna get it serviced at the same time im paying for that, its a polish guy who has it, having built his 700bhp supra drift car im sure my seat wont be a problem to fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraDan24 Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 My seat is like this also. I put it right back so i could do some work on the dash, tried to move it back forward again and only one side moves. I wound the seat forward using the two nuts thinking that would sort it, but even coming forward 3 inches didnt make any difference, it still only moves on one side. I've had a good look underneath and it appears to be on the rail. I've been meaning to get round to fixing it for ages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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