Taking the passenger seat out today, sheared off one of the bolts
It looks like its happened before since a previous owner seems to have bolts down a new strip of metal for which the front most bolt to screw down into.
I notice that there are a number of holes there, however the other two i could possibly use dont seem to be threaded. So whats my best course of action?
You can establish if they are threaded by looking under the car to see if there is a nut welded underneath the hole. Usually there is and the hole is full of sealing gunge.
Older and more confused than I could ever imagine possible.
Winger,
On my 1098 there are two sets of bolt holes - to give the passenger seat some adjustment!.
Both sets are threaded (i.e. there's a bolt welded on underneath) so you can use either set of holes.
Best course of action -as above OR carefully drill down the old bolt using a small drill and use a suitable size stud extractor (after lots of penetrating oil) to wind it out. Having a set of stud extractors almost guarantees you'll never need them!
Colin
ps remember to gunge up the unused holes or youi'll have a water feature when it rains!
Unlikely - Even without gunge, very little spray is going to travel directly up the hole. Enough for a very small wet patch perhaps, but not enough to soak the floor. You probably have leaking windscreen or rear screen rubbers. See the post in the 'Tips' section.
