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Pjenny
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Front seats

Post by Pjenny »

My moggies front seats are differant sizes,its a late 1970 2 door saloon, the passenger seat is defenately smaller,is this supposed to be,i wander whether maybe a mini seat my have been changed at some time or another?
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Re: Front seats

Post by Ian46 »

Hi there Jenny,
A photo of the front seats would help in identifying the query.
Some late 2dr saloons (mostly Trafalgar blue in colour) had a folding front passenger seat.
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Re: Front seats

Post by palacebear »

Picture would definitely help. Maybe a seat out of an earlier car??? Must be possible. My long-gone 1971 Traveller had a duo-tone (1961-1963) driver's seat!
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Re: Front seats

Post by philthehill »

The classic Mini front seats are mounted completely differently to the Minor front seats. Therefore unless someone has gone to a lot of trouble to install one I think that you can discount the seat as being from a classic Mini.
As above - a photo of the seat(s) fitted would help considerably in identifying what you have.

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Re: Front seats

Post by jaekl »

The folding passenger seat will not appear smaller. The only variation that will look like a Minor seat but will sit differently is a seat from a truck with shorter rear legs, so will lean back a bit and look smaller.
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Re: Front seats

Post by philthehill »

From your description it does not appear to be a Minor O/E seat but could be from any vehicle.
A picture of the seat would still be beneficial.

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Re: Front seats

Post by paul 300358 »

It may just require new foam and rubber bands, have you got the rubber lifting blocks under the seat?
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Re: Front seats

Post by Pjenny »

The seats have had new bands and the covers have been taken off and everything has been replaced,but the passenger seat is less broad acrossthe back and consequantly the seat base is smaller hav'nt got a picture here,cars kept at other premises sorry!
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