Hi @all,
reviving this thread after quite some time, as I found myself wondering, whether sliding rear rails from former model years (<my10) will match with the facelift models (5P5).
Background:
My FSI my06 blew its engine way too early
... regarding mileage, not lifecycle.
I quickly decided on a secondhand car:
ALTEA 1,4 TSI 4YOU my14
Unfortunately, the newer ALTEAs come only with sliding rear seats when ordering an expensive "family" package ... at least in Germany.
Obviously most ALTEAs on the secondhand market are offered without this feature.
I first thought of removing the seats out of my former car, but it was immediately sold to some other dealer who wanted to fit a reconditioned engine into it.
So I came up with the idea, to find some "5P rear seats with handle" at the wreckers @ ebay ... no matter what seat covers and condition of the upholstery.
Luckily I found a 2006 rear seat ensemble and convinced the scrap dealer to remove just the 4 rails and the 2 levers and send them ... all together for 50 €.
Until then, my seat dealer denied, that the rail system of the facelift is replaceable with the older set of rails ... maybe because he was afraid I would request that exchange work from him
Today I worked about 1,5 hours on exchanging the rails ... no big deal, all parts fit perfectly.
here's the parts:
(like mentioned above)
lefthand side
1x 1K0 885 861 E (rail)
1x 1K0 885 862 E (rail)
1x 1K0 885 721 B (lever)
[2x 1K0 886 935] ... not necessarily needed, I used cable ties
righthand side
1X 1K0 885 861 D (rail)
1X 1K0 885 862 D (rail)
1X 1K0 885 722 B (lever)
[2X 1K0 886 935] ... not necessarily needed, I used cable ties
Summary:
- You can still retrofit the sliding rear seats with parts of the older 5P models ...
- It can be a lot cheaper nowadays, as you'll find quite some carved out ALTEAs, just look out for the levers on offered rear seats.
greets ... Klaus