my mystery part (seats)

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westy64

my mystery part (seats)

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Hello,

I can't remember where and how this part was bolted around the seats.

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Pretty sure I will help to stop the seats, but can anybody confirm the exact place and position ?

thanks

jean
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I have never seen that piece on a seat, but that just me
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I think I have removed those from the rear of the seat tracks and they flip around opposite of your pic. I don't know what they are used for other than maybe holding the carpet down? My current fiat does not have them and I think I left them out with no ill effects before.
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The were placed at the back of the sliding tracks to prevent the front seat from sliding back into the rear seat. However with them installed it's a real PITA to remove the front two screws that secure the sliding rails. All the cars I've been in contact with, those clips have been removed for obvious reasons.
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YES Matt has the answer! I had long forgot why I left them off :D
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manoa matt wrote:The were placed at the back of the sliding tracks to prevent the front seat from sliding back into the rear seat. However with them installed it's a real PITA to remove the front two screws that secure the sliding rails. All the cars I've been in contact with, those clips have been removed for obvious reasons.
thank you.
I do remember I had serious troubles to remove those front screws at the first time.
I won't put them back in.
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