what's the deal with making 16v rear seats fit into a mk1 again?

[scirocco81@vwmail.net (Eric S)]

My bad, I figured if you were gonna bother to put mk2 CRAP in a mk1, you would at least bother to use split fold seats....

sheesh

And to think, I tell people you are a good person....

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--- Daun Yeagley <vwdaun@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>--- Eric S <scirocco81@vwmail.net> wrote:
>> You gotta drill some holes to do it.  The mk1 latch is
>> totally different, has this hook that goes backwards into
>> the trunk under those flat side panels on each side of
>> the trunk cover.  Where, a mk2 has more of a door post
>> sticking out the side with the door type latch mechanism
>> in the seatback.  Also, the mk2 seats have a "foot" in
>> the middle that needs to be bolted to the floor.
>
>It should be noted that Eric is smoking crack.  The only
>cars that have a "foot" as he calls it are ones with the
>split folding rear seat.  Most (all?) U.S. 16v seats were
>not split-fold.
>
>
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