In a message dated 11/14/05 12:23:47 AM, paquette@NETHERE.COM writes: << It's been recommended to make spacers to put in the rails that it normally slides into, then use grade 8 bolts to attach the seat on top of the rails. >> Raymond, I made spacers (standoffs, really) about an inch thick and 2 inches in diameter from aluminum bar stock to place under the rails at the original anchor points. I punched holes in the floor covering (I also installed rubber matting) to fit the standoffs then attached the rails on top of them with longer fasteners. With the rails well above the sound deadening material and the floor covering, the seat slides in and out in without the hassle of lifting the carpet and the sound deadening material. One other thing I did was to install filler strips cut from spare sound deadening material to fill the voids where the seat rails had been. George George |
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