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Technical Board => Restoration Help => Topic started by: grey58fc on December 13, 2009, 09:24:43 PM



Title: removal of front seat.
Post by: grey58fc on December 13, 2009, 09:24:43 PM
is it possible to remove the front bench of an FC without taking off the front door?
is there a secret method or just take the doors off?


Title: Re: removal of front seat.
Post by: FC427 on December 13, 2009, 09:53:17 PM
I comes out easy  with out removing the doors  ??? try again ......FC427......


Title: Re: removal of front seat.
Post by: zulu on December 13, 2009, 10:57:34 PM
It's good if you have someone to help, remove the rear bolts & loosen the fronts, move the seat backwards out from under the front brackets, take out carefully through the passenger side door, easy, just take it slowly


Title: Re: removal of front seat.
Post by: grey58fc on December 14, 2009, 10:52:56 AM
ive taken all the bolts out so it can move around everywhere but it seriously will not come out through the door,maybe im douing it wrong, ill go tyr again hahahah thanks for that guys hahah apparently wisdom does come from experience hahahaha this is my first resto, everything seems way harder than it probably is!


Title: Re: removal of front seat.
Post by: CraigA on December 14, 2009, 11:40:58 AM
You'll need to tip it forward to get it out but as everyone has said they do come out pretty easy.

The only other thing that would make it a problem is if your door hinges are stopping the doors from opening wide enough???

The front door comes off with only a few easy to access bolts anyway so its not a major thing to do. Just mark the hinges carefully before removal and it'll be simple to put it back right.


Title: Re: removal of front seat.
Post by: grey58fc on December 14, 2009, 02:48:18 PM
a lil bit of thinkin and some brute force prevailed it was the door not opening wide enough cos it is up on axle stands a the ones at the back are a bit lower s te door kept swinging closed, there out now and now i cant start wire wheeling all the "stuff up off the floor and start to fix rust  ;D