Post by: w80ody on November 09, 2011, 04:54:42 pm
Parts required:
The part is listed on ETKA as “holder for bowden cable”
Passenger side part number – 1K3 881 132 B
Drivers side part number - 1K3 881 132 C
Lastest Price (Jul 2014): £0.67
(New part shown on right here)
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Tools required:
Torch
Slot screwdriver or similar
Small pair of fingers!
The guide shows this part being replaced on the passenger side seat, drivers side is the same. I must say that by the close up pictures of my seat rails they look filthy….I blame the camera!!
For ease of access slide the seat as far forward and jack the height adjuster up as high as it will go. Highlighted is the mechanism were interested in.
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I did the same with my driver’s seat and tilted/slide it a couple of times to understand how handle and tilting action adjusts the cable which attaches to the seat runner.
When the seat is tilted forward the cable comes into tension and pulls on a catch mounted on the rear outer seat rail which releases the seat allowing it to slide forward.
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The issue I had was when tilted this cable would not be in tension as the clip which keeps it in tension was broken.
To release the cable, unscrew the screw tensioner shown and pop it out of the bracket.
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It can then be unhooked from the guide hole on the left hand side.
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Under the back adjustment winder you can trace the cable. To aid access the plastic cover pictured below at the back of the seat slides down and then is bent back and down out of the way. (Thanks Huntsman - made it a bit clearer with your description)
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My cable guide was already out the clip but you may have to remove yours. The guide then can be pulled off cable.
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Old and new cable guide, you can see the design change on the left to improve the strength of the hooked lug.
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Attach new guide to the cable.
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The bottom of guide hooks onto seat base.
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Circled is where the guide clips into position.
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A screwdriver is handy here to pop the clip back into position.
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Refitting the cable is then the reversal of the previous steps shown, adjusting the plastic tensioner screw till the seat slides smoothly without making a ratchey noise.
Whilst you are working at your seats, here’s an easy way to make some cash…..
One M10 spline + 5mins removing your seats and viola
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£4.64 and a milkbar button :smiley:
Post by: lee_ on November 09, 2011, 05:07:15 pm
Post by: john87 on November 11, 2011, 12:29:20 pm
Post by: monte on November 11, 2011, 03:20:57 pm
Great photo'd and clear instructions :happy2:
It's people like you that make forums such an amazing place! With these sort of tutorials we save so much money. I bet it would have been £50+ to have repaired at the stealers :wink:
The How-to's on this forum must have saved me £££'s plus it's a good feeling when you gain the confidence to do the job yourself. Also if you come across any hurdles, there's always forum members online ready to help.
Keep em coming :notworthy:
Post by: Betty02 on November 15, 2011, 09:42:23 am
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my passenger seat makes a ratchety sound when sliding forward
Yes this is what my drivers seat did so I changed that as well and it fixed that, another free alternative is tighten up the cable by twisting the black nob in picture 3, but for 55p I would replace the whole thing as these ones seam a hell of a lot stronger then the old ones!
Post by: w80ody on November 15, 2011, 05:20:10 pm
Thought I’d take the time to write the guide as I’m sure there’s loads of golfs out there with the same problem.
Took me 3 years of friends complaining about getting in the back for me to get round to doing this but well worth it. If you have the same issue you’ve no excuse for not doing it when it’s as simple and cheap as this!
Its good to see that VW realised the flaw and beefed up the new design.
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Post by: driver rider on November 06, 2012, 09:02:04 pm
w80ody
:notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:
Im going STRAIGHT to my dealer on friday and fitting itsaturday first thing and sorting my seat. People like you make this forum invaluable. I will do both seats. It's a no brainer the clip has been beefed up big time. Good to see VW have acknowledged it and sorted it. Its so annoying not being able to slide the passenger. Once sorted my seat. I'll be sending thanks your way. Top man! :happy2:
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Post by: Guildford_R on August 28, 2013, 08:47:23 am
Probably being really thick here but I can't find the above 'holder for bowden cable'; on ebay! Thing is called VW up and they said it was £28, i'd rather pay 62p! :happy2:
Help!
Actually on looking at the seat, the handle that I pull on literally feels like its not connected as the seat does not even fold forwards.
Post by: Huntsman on September 13, 2013, 03:49:52 pm
Is your 3door seat folding but not sliding forward to let people in the back of the car? I had this problem for the past 3 years and final got round to fixing it.Stunning :happy2:
I was about to start pulling the seat back rest to pieces; I thought top seat release leaver pulled the cable you talk about lol.
The fact that as the seat leaned forward pulled the cable was lost on me.
Under the back adjustment winder you can trace the cable. I took this trim out which aids accessThe plastic cover mentioned above at the back of the seat slides down and then is bent back and down out of the way; just in case people missed that.
Post by: Ollie. on September 14, 2013, 07:35:50 pm
Is this likely to be the clip or something else as well? I haven't had chance to have a look at it yet.
Post by: Huntsman on September 24, 2013, 05:35:35 pm
My passenger seat slider stopped working last night. Although it's not just when you are trying to get in the back, it wont slide at all now.While working on repairing my seat as per the brilliant instructions in this tread the seat did lock up.
Is this likely to be the clip or something else as well? I haven't had chance to have a look at it yet.
There is a metal slider in the outside track that allows the seat to remember where the user last set the seat if you accidentally knock this to far towards the front the seat seems to lockup. Use a thin screwdriver to rock the slider, and unlock it, and move it aft. Then the seat will move.
Hope that helps (assuming it is the same fault)
If you put the seat in the highest setting and move seat adjuster up and down and rock the back rest you can see how the seat should work.
Post by: Huntsman on September 24, 2013, 05:43:56 pm
My problem is...
There is no way that part fits my vehicle :(
In the photos of the assembly, the depth between the top and the bottom lugs exactly matches the depth of the seat frame the part clips to.
On my vehicle the depth of the seat frame is nearly twice that of the supplied part!
Anyone else had this problem?
Did they change the seat around 10/3/2005 on a 2.0 GT 140 bhp TDI?
Post by: muff1991 on July 08, 2014, 02:21:37 pm
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Post by: w80ody on September 26, 2014, 02:38:29 pm
GTI-Ross - Hope you have been able to find a fix by now but I would be pretty sure that the mk6 seat frame is the same or similiar design to that of the mk5. A chat with a friendly VW parts desk showing the ETKA diagram of the seat will confirm that though.
Post by: ryma1991 on November 15, 2014, 02:22:40 pm
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Post by: H18Golf on February 16, 2015, 12:02:57 pm
However, on the drivers side when I went to clip the plastic bit of the actual cable into this replacement part, the plastic snapped so now the cable doesn't sit in my new clip. Anyone know the part number and cost for a replacement cable with plastic surround etc? Also how is this fitted? Looks possibly like it just hooks on when you look in at rear of seat with the small cover removed as per this guide, then runs down to adjuster and fastened there?
Post by: kazsiddique on May 08, 2017, 06:42:17 am
just found this thread....looked at my recaros
have no cable at all....
my recaros are from an r32 mk5...apparently 3rd but not 100% sure. ive fitted them to my scirocco r
help
Post by: Murt2311 on July 04, 2017, 05:34:24 pm
Bought both side today and they were £1.63 incl vat.
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Won't you be able to get the cached pic via google
"Cached pic via Google" ?