[DeTomaso] Seats: Specifically the Passenger Side Seat, and the Emergency Brake Housing.

[Mike Drew]

Chris,

Normally the seats don't touch the ebrake housing. The seats are the same side to side. 

Something is wrong. But what?

Mike

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On May 30, 2013, at 13:21, Chris Difani <csdifani at gmail.com> wrote:

> Guys:
> 
> My passenger seat won't slide as far back as it could/should because the
> inside edge hits the outside corner of the e-brake mount housing.
> 
> This is a second pair of seats that I picked up, which theoretically is a
> driver's side, and a passenger's side seat.  But since it's been quite a
> while since I had the original seats installed, I don't remember if this
> e-brake-housing-to-passenger-seat interference is normal, or simply
> something special.
> 
> 
> Which brings me to my questions;
> 
> Is it normal for the passenger seat to hit the e-brake housing when you try
> to slide it back?
> 
> If this is "normal", is there a solution besides using a graduated set of
> hammers?
> 
> I realize that the passenger seat can't slide as far back as the driver's
> side due to the bulkhead hatch curve, but I've got to believe that it will
> slide farther back than the e-brake housing!  But before I begin doing
> irrevocable metal bashing, I'd like to hear from anyone that has solved
> this problem.... preferably using something more sophisticated than a large
> hammer....
> 
> ...or am I suffering a irreversible bout of metallic fabrication optimism?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Chris
> 
> Chris Difani
> '73 L #5829 "LITNNG"
> Sacramento, CA
> Email: csdifani at gmail.com
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