kooyajerms
grocery getter
- Joined
- May 5, 2004
- Location
- Pomona, Southern California
- TDI
- 97 B4V (mine), 11 x5 35d (hers) 04 V10 (that one you want), 2014 Q7 (mom's) 74 Shasta 1400
*I'm sure this would apply to an A3 but someone should confirm that for me.*
Does your seat wobble? Does it topple to the side as you take a tight corner? Does it shift up and down as you hit the brakes hard? Check your guides.
As I would take some hard turns my seat would shift, and make the sensation that my suspension was crappier than it actually was. Made turns feel so loose and wobbly. No bueno! After replacing the inner guide, my sharp turns feel so much stiffer, so much more solid. It makes a difference in the drive.
Here are your part numbers. Fairly cheap still at about $15-20 for all 3. Buy them from your local dealer or 1stvwparts.com. The inner and outer guides are interchangeable from driverside to passenger side seats (just reverse them).
front guide
435881203a
retail $9.87 or $5.12
inner seat guide piece
191881213 909
retail $9.87 or $5.12
outside seat guide
171881213 b 2vk
retail $6.98 or $3.62
*First step is not necessary for the job afterall* First take off the cowling with 3 phillips screws (front, 2 that hold the adjusting handles) and pulling the adjusting knob.
Pull the cowling off away from the adjusting knob, and then on the front/side under the seat there is a black clip holding it to the metal frame. Get ready for some possible plastic breakage.
Here is your front guide for you wobbly folks that go front to back.
On the front of the seat, remove the lock by squeeze the end and pushing it through. (this lock keeps the seat from pulling back all the way on the guides)
In the rear, take off the caps of the guide rails so you can pull the seat all the way out (allowing you to attach the plastic guides)
Outside, use a screwdriver, press through the rail and then pull the cap off
Inside, pull the long cap out by hand
Seat is pulled all the way back past the rails and you replace the missing or chewed up guides. (Only my inner guide was missing)
outer
inner
Grease the rails with a dry lube.
Put the seat back into the rails with your new guides. Put the rear caps back on, slide the lock back in and put the cowling back on.
Enjoy your solid feeling front seats again.
Does your seat wobble? Does it topple to the side as you take a tight corner? Does it shift up and down as you hit the brakes hard? Check your guides.
As I would take some hard turns my seat would shift, and make the sensation that my suspension was crappier than it actually was. Made turns feel so loose and wobbly. No bueno! After replacing the inner guide, my sharp turns feel so much stiffer, so much more solid. It makes a difference in the drive.
Here are your part numbers. Fairly cheap still at about $15-20 for all 3. Buy them from your local dealer or 1stvwparts.com. The inner and outer guides are interchangeable from driverside to passenger side seats (just reverse them).
front guide
435881203a
retail $9.87 or $5.12
inner seat guide piece
191881213 909
retail $9.87 or $5.12
outside seat guide
171881213 b 2vk
retail $6.98 or $3.62
*First step is not necessary for the job afterall* First take off the cowling with 3 phillips screws (front, 2 that hold the adjusting handles) and pulling the adjusting knob.
Pull the cowling off away from the adjusting knob, and then on the front/side under the seat there is a black clip holding it to the metal frame. Get ready for some possible plastic breakage.
Here is your front guide for you wobbly folks that go front to back.
On the front of the seat, remove the lock by squeeze the end and pushing it through. (this lock keeps the seat from pulling back all the way on the guides)
In the rear, take off the caps of the guide rails so you can pull the seat all the way out (allowing you to attach the plastic guides)
Outside, use a screwdriver, press through the rail and then pull the cap off
Inside, pull the long cap out by hand
Seat is pulled all the way back past the rails and you replace the missing or chewed up guides. (Only my inner guide was missing)
outer
inner
Grease the rails with a dry lube.
Put the seat back into the rails with your new guides. Put the rear caps back on, slide the lock back in and put the cowling back on.
Enjoy your solid feeling front seats again.
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