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BSKPLoft100

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I have a couple of spare front seats for my P6 1972 2000, the driver seat in my car is a bit naff, the passenger seat of my spare set is excelent, the question is, are the torsion and support rod reversable, in other words, is the driver and passenger seats interchangeable by reversing the rods and recline lever?
Better to have some idea before diving in head first
Regards
Brian
 
I think it can be done, but not having done it myself I can't be sure just how much or little needs to be swapped over to do it.
 
Hi, you may have to change the seat belt inertia reel for the smaller type, because the
the passenger seat frame will have the relief on the wrong side.

Colin
 
If you feel brave enough you can swap covers, if the reversing of the reclining mechanism doesn't lead you anywhere.
 
There are single part numbers for the seat base and back so they don't appear to be handed, but as I recall there is some hassle involved in swapping sides of the car. I was going to do exactly what the OP described several years ago but ended up not doing it for some reason. Which is now lost in a back corner of my memory somewhere.

Yours
Vern
 
my car just has the seats swapped, with the recliners on the outside. Seems to work OK, but you have to be a little bit careful when getting in and out...

was done before I got it, and only found out by looking at pics on here :)
 
I have make a right hand seat into a left handed seat with success, on a 66 model car. It is a bit fiddly. I do have a parts break down from the parts manual if needed I can scan in and email.

You may have an issue with the inertia reel. So you might have to change to the older style seat belt, and the later seats may well be handed. Inspect closely and see what you can work out.

James.
 
Re: seats swap

Having striped the good passenger seat down, I obtained the correct sided operating lever from my spare drivers seat, drilled the necessary three holes, inserted the other handle, on the other side of the seat. reassembled the rest of the seat as it was.
I have not put it back in the car yet as I need to give all seats a good clean-up, but it seems that it is a goer. (I could prove to be wrong)
Regards
Brian
 
I have proved to be wrong!!! and should have taken in what others have written, yes the back of the seats do have a reliefe to allow for the seat belts, (not noticed untill I had got rid of the other two seats, sods law) and this is quite a problem if an inertier belt is fitted with the reliefe being on the inside.
I have managed to fit the seat by making up some spacers to highten the seat, and moving the seat over towards the centre of the car, this is OK but the recline is not very good, I am thinking about investing in a different type of belt now.
regards
Brian
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PS, to anyone who has not taken out a P6 seat , the fixing screws removal is easy, getting them back a nightmare, (unless you are a teenager with skinny fingers)
 
BSKPLoft100 said:
PS, to anyone who has not taken out a P6 seat , the fixing screws removal is easy, getting them back a nightmare, (unless you are a teenager with skinny fingers)
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I find it easier to fit the runners to the car first, then bolt the seat to the runners.
 
Willy Eckerslyke said:
BSKPLoft100 said:
PS, to anyone who has not taken out a P6 seat , the fixing screws removal is easy, getting them back a nightmare, (unless you are a teenager with skinny fingers)
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I find it easier to fit the runners to the car first, then bolt the seat to the runners.
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+1
 
Often the bolt threads are a bit distorted on the seat runners so that putting the bolts thru a die nut is very helpful to ease re installation, I purchased one for this very operation many years ago.
 
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