How to replace seat rails

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Bonymaenjack
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Post Mon Sep 05, 2016 6:22 pm

Good afternoon , I'm looking to replace my seat rails , the ones I have fitted have corrosion and I'm not happy withe condition of them .I have a tidy non corroded set but I'm not sure how to remove them from the seat base .(2 door version)
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Post Fri Sep 09, 2016 9:16 am

Mine are both knackered, without a passenger up front the whole seat rattles constantly despite cleaning and tightening everything up - can't see how to separate the rails, they look press fitted and riveted together -

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Post Fri Sep 09, 2016 9:23 am

google "e30 sport seat disassembly". 2nd one down is a step-by-step,with pix.
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Post Fri Sep 09, 2016 12:07 pm

biffer wrote:google "e30 sport seat disassembly". 2nd one down is a step-by-step,with pix.
Thanks

http://e30performance.info/viewtopic.php?t=1147