RE: Seat Problems

[Brian Wanamaker <bwanamaker@sofsol.com>]

Great advice! I'll try to restrain myself.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Dp Scene [SMTP:dpscene@yahoo.com]
> Sent:	Thursday, May 20, 1999 10:24 AM
> To:	jettaglx@igtc.com
> Subject:	Re: Seat Problems
> 
> It may be too late for your seats but here is a hint.
> "No Sex in the front seats". Too much will wreck the
> adjusters... and only 15,000 miles....You animal...
> 
> 
> --- Brian Wanamaker <bwanamaker@sofsol.com> wrote:
> > I'm resending a message that I sent to the list last
> > fall. [see below] The
> > only reply I received at that time was from Billy T.
> > who told me to check
> > all the bolts and the white plastic runner inserts.
> > I checked all that stuff
> > and it was OK. My car now has 15K miles on it and
> > the clunking noise isn't
> > getting any better. The dealer says its "normal" --
> > Bulls**t. The seat
> > adjusters are just plain sloppy. Like, in stop and
> > go traffic, whenever I
> > start or stop, the seat moves backward or forward a
> > fraction of an inch and
> > makes a clunk. When I take a corner, the seat leans
> > left or right a little
> > and goes "CLUNK". It's embarrasing!  I can actually
> > put my hand on the top
> > of either front seat back and wobble it a half inch
> > from side to side.
> > 
> > Doesn't ANYONE but me have this problem??
> > 
> > B. Wanamaker
> > 98 GLX, Black/ Beige leather
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From:	Brian Wanamaker 
> > > Sent:	Friday, September 25, 1998 9:21 AM
> > > To:	'jettaglx@igtc.com'
> > > Subject:	Seat Problems; was Sad days...
> > > 
> > > The driver's seat in my 98 GLX with 7000 miles
> > CLUNKS when I turn left
> > > or right. I'm the only one who drives it, so it
> > certainly isn't getting
> > > any excessive wear from adjusting it for different
> > drivers. It doesn't
> > > lean (yet) but the clunk is annoying! It sounds
> > like some REALLY OLD
> > > junkers I've driven with totally worn out seat
> > adjusters. I haven't
> > > mentioned it to my dealer yet, but I'm worried. If
> > it clunks at 7000
> > > miles, what the hell is it going to sound like at
> > 50,000? 
> > > 
> > > I'm glad that VW is taking some sort of action
> > instead of saying "They
> > > all do it." Has anyone else besides Franklin
> > gotten any positive
> > > response from their dealer?
> > > 
> > > Brian Wanamaker
> > > 98 GLX Black/Beige leather
> > > noisy seat
> > > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From:	Franklin Mosley [SMTP:fmosley@voyetra.com]
> > > > Sent:	Thursday, September 24, 1998 5:19 PM
> > > > To:	Jetta Mailing List; GTI Mail List
> > > > Subject:	Sad days...
> > > > 
> > > > Sad day.  I'm driving a rent-a-car because my
> > baby is in the shop :(
> > > > because
> > > > of a seat a problem that I have been having ever
> > since I got the car.
> > > > What
> > > > happens, is when I turn either left or right the
> > seat will lean to one
> > > > side.
> > > > They called down a field engineer from VW to
> > take a look at the
> > > > problem and
> > > > now they are planing to change the seat frame. 
> > So now I am stuck
> > > > using a
> > > > rent-a-car, which they are paying for in full. 
> > Someone a while ago
> > > > was
> > > > looking for the best VW dealer in NY and I found
> > Mayer of Westchester
> > > > to
> > > > have great sales and service.  BTW are there any
> > other list members
> > > > that
> > > > live in Westchester?  If so let me know, it
> > would be great to meet a
> > > > fellow
> > > > list member.  O'well let me take this Cavalier
> > and race a VR6, at
> > > > least I'll
> > > > turn MY sad day into a happy day for another VW
> > owner.  Later
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Franklin Mosley
> > > > 98 GLX Black
> > 
> > 
> 
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