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jsisas
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Comfort power seat rails

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Hi,

One of the previous owners Has had Lots of creativity and welded the power seats.
Problem with welding is that nobody knows how to fix it or what seats Are they.

So I am looking for new set of power seat rails.
The seats Are in good condition so I am wondering If I could switch the electric seats with any other rails besides e24?
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Re: 1986 e24 power seat rails

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It is my experience that the Power seats and rails are greatly interconnected. It would take alot of work to swap the rails.
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Re: 1986 e24 power seat rails

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I hope not, I will have time to take off one of the seats to check whats going on under there since I have no clue.
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jsisas, photos might help as well, although I personally won't have any of these parts :-?

Oh, and welcome to the madness =D>

Seeing that this is only your second post :-"

Good luck getting your seat issue sorted, and let's see some pix of your shark [-o<
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Re: 1986 e24 power seat rails

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Thanks

I will take the seats a part this weekend and might be able to shoot some pictures as well.
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Re: 1986 e24 power seat rails

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I found out that they are E24 seats on E28 rails.

Pictures are here
https://photos.app.goo.gl/ubV5vCeTyff6GRkH6
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Re: 1986 e24 power seat rails

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I didn’t think it was possible but it appears that an e28 comfort seat base had been modified and grafted onto a sport seat. I know the gearbox on the sides of the sport seat hinges are for comfort seats

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Re: 1986 e24 power seat rails

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But from the pictures I can see I have all the motors, so if I bought just the electric E24 rails, could I put my current motors on the E24 rails?

Electric seat rails with motors
https://www.ebay.de/itm/303915048966?ha ... OSwc3dgSEv~

Electric seat rails without motors
https://www.ebay.de/itm/124623247108?ha ... Sw5iJgSEvo


If I look at those two and then my rails they seem like I could pull the motors from my seats and put them on the electric seats without motors.
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