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leeh · Joined: 08 Oct 2004 Posts: 6 Location: United Kingdom

Hello,

Does anyone know if the drivers seat sinking on a 924,especially on the side near the adjuster: is this a common fault. I understand the cars 22 year old. I recently found a old 924 in the local scrap yard,absolutely gutted,athough the seat was rock solid,both of them,the seat in mine feels very fragile,and i feel it may be beginning to protrude through the floorplan !! Could this be solved with a little welding ? I,m not sure if the owner before me (or any owner in its history for that matter) was over weight,but everytime i get in the seat i'm worried it may give way,and belive me i'm skinny,10 stone wet through !!

Regards Lee H.

924RACR · Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2004 10:27 pm Post subject:

No, not common, don't think I've ever heard of that problem... I'd be concerned about the condition of the floorboard, for sure... Check that first and determine if the floor needs to be patched or if you just have internal mechanical bits that need repair or replacement...
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emoore924 · Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 2822

4 10mm bolts to remove seat. Put seat all the way forward to remove rear bolts, all the way rear to remove fronts. Easy to remove. Don't forget to disco seatbelt sensor wire if you have one. Make sure door will open all the way 'cause you'll need to room to remove the seat. Do that and check out what's going on. The front LH side often pulls out so you might be feeling that...

Front bolts fasten through a crossmember so it is doubtful that there is a problem with that "sinking".

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Vince Ponz · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 3581 Location: Florida

Look under the seats and you will find that they have rotted. Ask 924Guy how I know.

We welded the floors for him.
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Mike924 · Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Posts: 2601 Location: IoW UK

How tall are you, Lee?

There is a potential problem for people who have the seat set back quite far. The weight of the driver is not very well supported and this can lead to metal fatigue and failure of the floor panel under the seat. This happened on a colleague's 924.

Remove the seat and have a good look underneath, especially at the rear mounting. Any cracks in the metal work can readily be welded.
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manouchehr · Joined: 05 Nov 2002 Posts: 58

had the two front floor mounting points of the driver seat welded up and redrilled just last week. The front end of the seat had com e completely loose over the years. scary thought though...all those miles sitting on just 2 bolts.
I recommend everyone checks them out if there is any play in the seats.

jazz guy · Joined: 26 Nov 2002 Posts: 434 Location: Colorado

I had the same problem. Turned out to be metal fatigue, no rust anywhere. As was suggested earlier, I believe it had to do with the seat being adjusted back to accomodate my seating position.

dannyisonnow · Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Posts: 8 Location: New York City

did you weld it yourself or get it done? how much did it cost? i'm also looking for some websites that offer a wide variety of parts for my '78 924.

924guy · Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 2:09 pm Post subject:

my floors didnt rust through initially, they tore from fatigue (the guy i bought it from was 300lbs + ) , they rusted later due to the exposed metal..id forgotten all about that until Vince mentioned it...

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