lift the dot fastener for back seat SeriesII
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lift the dot fastener for back seat SeriesII
Dear all could someone please send me a pic of the lift the dot fastener male part used to keep the back seat in place for the series II, I read that for this series you could access the boot space from inside the car, meaning the stud is on the back parcel shelf under the rear window?
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Re: lift the dot fastener for back seat SeriesII
There is a leather strap screwed to the back of the seat to which the fastener is attached at the other end. This clips over a stud bolted through the shelf below the rear window. I will get you a pic later today - if someone else doesn't beat me to it first!
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Re: lift the dot fastener for back seat SeriesII
I posted a pic last year:
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=69786&hilit=back+shelf#p638570
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=69786&hilit=back+shelf#p638570
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Re: lift the dot fastener for back seat SeriesII
To augment the above post, here is the strap and fastener screwed to the rear of the seat:
Here is the stud in the rear window shelf:
Which is secured by a nut underneath the shelf, in the boot:
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Re: lift the dot fastener for back seat SeriesII
wow guys thanks a lot!!
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Re: lift the dot fastener for back seat SeriesII
myoldjalopy wrote: ↑Thu Jun 11, 2020 1:13 pm To augment the above post, here is the strap and fastener screwed to the rear of the seat:
2020-06-11 12.19.38.jpg
Here is the stud in the rear window shelf:
2020-06-11 12.20.03.jpg
Which is secured by a nut underneath the shelf, in the boot:
2020-06-11 12.21.21.jpg
could you kindly tell me the approx length of the strap please?
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Re: lift the dot fastener for back seat SeriesII
Might I suggest that it could depend on where you fit the strap. The hole for the stud might be always in the same place, but as to the screw into the back of the seat...markattard wrote: ↑Fri Jun 12, 2020 12:21 pm could you kindly tell me the approx length of the strap please?
Perhaps have a look at your seat back and see if you can find a screw hole in the right sort of location?
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Re: lift the dot fastener for back seat SeriesII
The strap in my car is 3" long.
But, as pointed out above, the hole for the strap in the rear of the back seat may not be in exactly the same place on every car. You should be able to find the hole in your seat back which will assist you. The strap is screwed in here with a countersunk screw and cup-washer.
But, as pointed out above, the hole for the strap in the rear of the back seat may not be in exactly the same place on every car. You should be able to find the hole in your seat back which will assist you. The strap is screwed in here with a countersunk screw and cup-washer.
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Re: lift the dot fastener for back seat SeriesII
I've ordered a fastener for Basil.myoldjalopy wrote: ↑Fri Jun 12, 2020 6:16 pm The strap in my car is 3" long.
But, as pointed out above, the hole for the strap in the rear of the back seat may not be in exactly the same place on every car. You should be able to find the hole in your seat back which will assist you. The strap is screwed in here with a countersunk screw and cup-washer.
I've thought for a while about whether to bother or not, but then decided, 'Well I've got the stud sticking up, I might as well have something attached to it'.
From your image, it looks to be a strip of thin leather (seat quality perhaps) folded over for a bit of strength, rather than thicker leather.
Would that be right?
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Re: lift the dot fastener for back seat SeriesII
Yes, although that is my own fabrication because the old one rotted and snapped, and I had a bit of thinnish leather in the kitchen drawer which I decided to use in the way that you describe. But the original was just a simple strip of leather, maybe the thickness of a small belt.
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Re: lift the dot fastener for back seat SeriesII
Thanks.myoldjalopy wrote: ↑Sat Jun 13, 2020 10:14 am Yes, although that is my own fabrication because the old one rotted and snapped, and I had a bit of thinnish leather in the kitchen drawer which I decided to use in the way that you describe. But the original was just a simple strip of leather, maybe the thickness of a small belt.
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