MK 1 seat query

[canuck]

General query about MK 1 seat supports.

The seat frame at the rear has two support posts with 'rubber' caps. Where these posts sit on the floor the OE carpet has a double thickness sewn in to help the carpet longevity. 

When I get my car the PO had put a bit of 'lumber' across these posts to what I thought was an attempt to raise the back of the seat for comfort. Being a tallish bloke I removed this bit of 'lumber' but found that these post now cut through the 'rubber' caps and add a 'dent' in the carpet. 

I have been thinking about correcting this shortcoming but never seem to get around to it. I was thinking of adding a mild steel wider foot to each rear post that maybe sockets into the post?

Anyway fast forward to today and I came across this advert for a seat on an eBay auction.  






I am curious if any of you MK 1 car owners have done something similar? 

Salut

Bruce

[ozieagle]

Hi Bruce,

Maybe  your PO had cut down the seat, to give a more rakish position, like I did, way back on my Austin Lancer, and he found it too much and put the wood there to bring it back to standard, as I did.

I have attached a photo of my Wooly's seat, for info.

Herb

[2robert4]

Hi Bruce

I obtained 2 walking stick rubber feet which incidentally fitted a treat and a thicker strip of sound insulation under the carpet this fix worked for me but I suppose it depends on one variable, the weight of the driver? Good luck in your endeavours.

NP

[canuck]

Nigel,
I measure 190 cm's and weigh in at just over 13 stone? shouldn't be the issue?     however I will lay off the crisps this evening as I watch the Queens Platinum Jubilee concerts.  

I don't mind the seat rake as is. Long trips are 'painful' and sitting bandy legged for 3 hours is just enough to force a tea break.
Years ago I also renewed the rubber caps to the seats and these work well, to a point.  The 'posts' of the seat frame don't seem to align with the corrugations in the floor? The seat sits a bit cockeyed. FWIW I have the front locators in the rear most bolt holes position of the floorboard. 




@ Herb,
That seat frame you show appears to be a MK 2or 3 frame that does not have these 'posts'.  You are good to go.

Bruce  

[canuck]

I mentioned in my post about the PO having bits of 'lumber' under these seat posts. 
I just came across these photos I had archived that show the wood supports. 





 Salut

Bruce

[ozieagle]

Hi Bruce,

Those seats are in my 1958 Series I Wolseley and are identical to the seats in my 1958 Austin Lancer, I had in the mid 60s. Maybe in Oz they were different.

Herb

[canuck]

Jun 4, 2022 21:08:24 GMT ozieagle said:

Those seats are in my 1958 Series I Wolseley and are identical to the seats in my 1958 Austin Lancer, I had in the mid 60s. Maybe in Oz they were different.

Evidently Herb, 

a different marque from/for a different market.    

FWIW the later MK Riley has a different seat frame from what you show. 



I may try something similar to the eBay offering in the 'off' season. Perhaps I will use a round bar versus a flat bar? the floor pan is on a downward slope where these seat  'posts' meet the floor.  

Salut


B