Seat Bracket Pan Repair - Help!

Try Ron lumus at 714-6302091 or Lenny at Classic restoration in Fullerton. 

If you have a body man or good welder friend they should be able to knock it out in no time.

Thanks Anthony.  Yes, I failed to mention that I am in the South Bay area of Los Angeles by Redondo Beach.

I just am hesitant to go to any weld shop and end up with something Frankenstein looking (Halloween you know) from underneath. 

Grant

This was caused by the seat track to floor weld not being sealed and creating rust..... check the other side too.  It is an easy fix if you or a friend has a Mig welder, a small cut off wheel and grinder wheel and a tube of NAPA brand seam sealer or,  you are close to Kirk at Vintage or John at JPS Motor Sports both can do this fix in a few hours.  If you can do it yourself, dialog and I'll walk you through it

Alan

Step 1: Remove seat and carpet. 

Veeery important if you're going to be welding.

Ted

Thanks Alan.

Yes, one thing that struck me as odd when I bought the car was that the passenger side of the pan appeared to be weatherproofed with an black elastomeric material, but not the driver's side.  This was a car that Kirk built in 2000, and I couldn't come up with a rationale why one side of the pan was weatherproofed and not the other.

I have an email into Kirk to see if can assist with the repair.  Ideally, I'd like for him to make the repair and then also weatherproof this other side.

Thanks, Grant

Perhaps the original pan was rusted out and replaced on just one side.  Run of the mill replacement pans are considerably thinner than the original VW ones - constant flexing in that area would cause such cracks over the years. 

Might want to beef up the areas where those ends attach to the floor.

Having worked on a few of these a I would reinforce the seat belt mounting area. I have notice the area where the seat belt is mount appear to become pulled upward.