Hmm so i pulled into speedy autoglass to have the chip in my winshield fixed. parked on like a hill of their driveway. I leaned back to lift my ass up to get my wallet out, and my seat popped. The front left lifts up.


So i hopped out and had a look...there's a bolt that bolts the seat frame to the rails that allow it to slide back n forth. The bolt tore thru what i believe was metal on the bottom of the seat frame.

So, after i finish mcdicks here i'm gonna have a closer look, but i believe my options are gonna be:

- get a larger washer and hope that it somehow holds.

- have someone weld the seat frame back together...no idea who would do that or what something like that would be worth.

- see if i can ziptie the seat to the rail as i virtually never move it.

- check the junk yards for a new seat.


Hmm can anyone give some support on these various options to how they might work or how silly they are to their prices????

I had a similar thing happen a number of years back in my parents van...

I took it too my high school welding shop and in 5 mins it was good as new....no charge!!

If its a small weld that needs to be done, chances are if you take the seat out and take it to a school, they'll do it for next to or for nothing...

ehh...i'm a lil past school...never even went to school in edmonton - don't know any that have a welding shop...i'd feel kinda silly doing that. Although good idea heh.

any half decent mechanic will weld it for ya

might be a good time to learn to weld? I have lways wanted to learn

Stop eating "mcdicks"

^^lol. same thing happened to my dads truck, i just welded it up for him and its good as new. if ya lived closer i would do it for ya

Hmmm well being that it was about 5:00 when writing that i was kinda outta ideas...i thought i could swap my seats around pass and driver, but they're different enough i couldn't (sucks cause the passenger was such a pain to get out).

Anywho, went down to Canadian Tire and picked up some huge ass washer. Put it in...and it seems to do the trick until after the work week when hopefully i'll have a chance to go down and find someone that can weld.


I'd love to learn how to weld, but sadly i don't have the tools or knowledge or time or anyone to help. Maybe one day though, when i'm rich and can buy a ton of tools whether i know how to use them or have a need for them or not heh.

call up any "custom exhaust" shop near you - trust me some one will do it for a few bucks or even free..

you can either have it all unbolted and taken out already for them to weld (most likely the best/cheapest way) or have them do all the work - and if they do it for free - toss him some thing (24 of canadian always goes well)

this should work,... i work in an exhaust shop and you`d be surprised what kinda crap we weld up on a weekly basis

yeah...i was thinkin of going to the people that did my exhaust...i'd love to have it out and ready for them..on trouble is i need it to drive lol.

Thats the exact reason i tried to swap it and the passenger seat. Maybe i'll steal someone elses vehicle next week or so.