FAQ 42

Question: How do I remove the front seats from my 72 super beetle? I have tried for days and have asked everyone I know, and no one can get them out.

Answer: I've never looked at seats on older Bugs, but I read what is in the shop manual. Your 1972 probably has the older style seat rails. If there is a seat belt warning wire, disconnect that first. The shop manual recommends putting some cardboard on the floor in front of the seat.

Slide the seat all the way forward. Push down on that sheetmetal stop/catch. There may also be a spring to remove. Slide the seat a little further forward and lift up. It should come off the rails, and you can lift it out of the car.

If your seats are like my 1973 regular Beetle, it's not too hard. The seat has 3 mounting points. The two rear feet ride in rails and just slide back and forth.

The front mount is the latch, and has a sliding part. It also has a catch so you can't accidently push the seat back too far. The seat comes out be sliding it backward, but you have to push the catch down with a long flat bladed screwdriver while moving the seat back. This is tricky for one person.

It also helps to remove the catch. It is held in place with a single phillips head screw. Keep the catch and the screw.

If your seats are more like Rabbits and Golfs, there is still the three point mount, but the front stop is a little bolt, not a metal catch.

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