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LouieCoop · Feb 7th, 2006, 07:56 AM

Hi, i've just bought some leather front seats, they're like new, mint condition! However for some reason the drivers seat won't stay up-right. The button on the side won't resolve this either? The seat just won't adjust/move.

Anyone else had this problem, i've just paid £300 quid for them

Any help would be much appreciated!

Lewis.

DaFlake · Feb 7th, 2006, 08:25 AM

Sounds like the lock might be damaged. Where did you get the seats?

LouieCoop · Feb 7th, 2006, 08:56 AM

I bought them off ebay, item described as new. Paid my company driver to travel all the way to kent to pick them up so even if I do decide to return them im still 100-150 quid down

Any idea how to repair the lock or how to get to it? Hopefully won't be too much of a pain to repair. Gutted

ButtonIt · Feb 7th, 2006, 09:08 AM

Take the plastic cover off the back, it just pulls off (carefully so as not to break the connectors) and you should see the mechanism at the bottom. Check all is in order.

Or just fit them and take it back to the dealer under warranty

just don't mention that they're not original seats

CWaldie · Feb 7th, 2006, 09:09 AM

Hi,

I had this problem when my drunken mate ruined the seat and it locked in place. My solution was to push the handle down and while sat in the chair push back towards the top of the seat (using feet pushing in footwell) and eventually it went crack and has been fine ever since... it wasn't a 'breaking' crack but more of a freeing of something stuck crack!

Anyway feel free to try unless no-one has a better idea.

Oh... better idea posted while i was typing this LOL

LouieCoop · Feb 7th, 2006, 09:43 AM

Lol, thanks for the replies everyone, hopefuly I can get it fixed. If anyone still has some ideas feel free to keep them coming! Thanks alot!

Lewis.

emu_p · Feb 7th, 2006, 09:55 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by LouieCoop

Lol, thanks for the replies everyone, hopefuly I can get it fixed. If anyone still has some ideas feel free to keep them coming! Thanks alot!

Lewis.

I bought some leather seats also off e-bay and they have a wire that connects to mech underneath and on one seat it had become detached so when you use handle on side its not doing what its supposed to do!! were the rails and seatbelts still attached as this also need to be checked as mine I had to swap over from the cloth seats that were in the car!!

when rails are removed you have to be careful to retension them so that they slide back & forth correctly

LouieCoop · Feb 7th, 2006, 01:05 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by CWaldie

Hi,

I had this problem when my drunken mate ruined the seat and it locked in place. My solution was to push the handle down and while sat in the chair push back towards the top of the seat (using feet pushing in footwell) and eventually it went crack and has been fine ever since... it wasn't a 'breaking' crack but more of a freeing of something stuck crack!

Anyway feel free to try unless no-one has a better idea.

Oh... better idea posted while i was typing this LOL

Spot on dude! Thanks very much. Thanks for all the replies people, very helpful!

Lewis.

CWaldie · Feb 8th, 2006, 05:58 PM

glad it worked!

Feb 7th, 2006, 07:56 AM	#1
LouieCoop Loui The Mini Dude Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Sheffield Local Time: 05:10 AM Posts: 160 Offline	Leather Interior - Not Staying Up-right?? Hi, i've just bought some leather front seats, they're like new, mint condition! However for some reason the drivers seat won't stay up-right. The button on the side won't resolve this either? The seat just won't adjust/move. Anyone else had this problem, i've just paid £300 quid for them Any help would be much appreciated! Lewis.

Feb 7th, 2006, 08:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
DaFlake I miss my MINI Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hanging on The Cape! Local Time: 01:10 AM Posts: 10,630 Offline	Sounds like the lock might be damaged. Where did you get the seats? Global Moderator

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Feb 7th, 2006, 08:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
LouieCoop Loui The Mini Dude Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Sheffield Local Time: 05:10 AM Posts: 160 Offline	I bought them off ebay, item described as new. Paid my company driver to travel all the way to kent to pick them up so even if I do decide to return them im still 100-150 quid down Any idea how to repair the lock or how to get to it? Hopefully won't be too much of a pain to repair. Gutted

Feb 7th, 2006, 09:08 AM	#4 (permalink)
ButtonIt The Disorganiser My Classifieds Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Waiting for others Local Time: 06:10 AM Posts: 15,546 Offline	Take the plastic cover off the back, it just pulls off (carefully so as not to break the connectors) and you should see the mechanism at the bottom. Check all is in order. Or just fit them and take it back to the dealer under warranty just don't mention that they're not original seats

Feb 7th, 2006, 09:09 AM	#5 (permalink)
CWaldie MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Attleborough Local Time: 06:10 AM Posts: 76 Offline	Hi, I had this problem when my drunken mate ruined the seat and it locked in place. My solution was to push the handle down and while sat in the chair push back towards the top of the seat (using feet pushing in footwell) and eventually it went crack and has been fine ever since... it wasn't a 'breaking' crack but more of a freeing of something stuck crack! Anyway feel free to try unless no-one has a better idea. Oh... better idea posted while i was typing this LOL

Feb 7th, 2006, 09:43 AM	#6 (permalink)
LouieCoop Loui The Mini Dude Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Sheffield Local Time: 05:10 AM Posts: 160 Offline	Lol, thanks for the replies everyone, hopefuly I can get it fixed. If anyone still has some ideas feel free to keep them coming! Thanks alot! Lewis.

Feb 7th, 2006, 09:55 AM	#7 (permalink)
emu_p Now on my 3rd Mini !!!! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wiltshire Local Time: 05:10 AM Posts: 593 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by LouieCoop Lol, thanks for the replies everyone, hopefuly I can get it fixed. If anyone still has some ideas feel free to keep them coming! Thanks alot! Lewis. I bought some leather seats also off e-bay and they have a wire that connects to mech underneath and on one seat it had become detached so when you use handle on side its not doing what its supposed to do!! were the rails and seatbelts still attached as this also need to be checked as mine I had to swap over from the cloth seats that were in the car!! when rails are removed you have to be careful to retension them so that they slide back & forth correctly

Feb 7th, 2006, 01:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
LouieCoop Loui The Mini Dude Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Sheffield Local Time: 05:10 AM Posts: 160 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by CWaldie Hi, I had this problem when my drunken mate ruined the seat and it locked in place. My solution was to push the handle down and while sat in the chair push back towards the top of the seat (using feet pushing in footwell) and eventually it went crack and has been fine ever since... it wasn't a 'breaking' crack but more of a freeing of something stuck crack! Anyway feel free to try unless no-one has a better idea. Oh... better idea posted while i was typing this LOL Spot on dude! Thanks very much. Thanks for all the replies people, very helpful! Lewis.

Feb 8th, 2006, 05:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
CWaldie MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Attleborough Local Time: 06:10 AM Posts: 76 Offline	glad it worked!

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