Seat catches

PostPost by: Lens4 » Wed Dec 20, 2023 8:40 pm

Hi. Just rebuilding my seat frames new tubing etc and noticed the seat forward and back catch is on the same side on both seats ( on left sitting in car ) is this correct. Kind regards. Len
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PostPost by: ericbushby » Sun Dec 24, 2023 1:49 pm

Hi Len,
Mine is as well. I assume that it simplified the manufacturing.
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PostPost by: Barney » Sun Dec 24, 2023 9:33 pm

I read somewhere on here that the later models had the mechanism on the same side, but I know on my S2 they were mirrored. Don't know when it changed.
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PostPost by: types26/36 » Sun Dec 24, 2023 9:49 pm

Opposite sides on my S2.
Same sides on my Sprint.
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PostPost by: Lens4 » Mon Dec 25, 2023 11:41 am

Need to find new peg springs think it’s what you call that kind of spring to go on seat levers Len
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PostPost by: gjz30075 » Mon Dec 25, 2023 8:42 pm

Same side on both my Sprint and late S3, on the right, sitting in the seat.
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