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Missing seat bolt

123 views 7 replies 4 participants last post by  Catsailr27  
#1 Ā·
I found this washer loose in the passenger footwell. After a bit of googling, I found that it's used between the seat rails and m8 bolt. Looking at the left rear bolt hole, I see that the bolt is missing (and the seat is loose 😰). Seemingly the hole for the bolt is missing too, although I suspect it's just from the rail not being aligned perfectly with the hole underneath. Anyone know the part number for this m8 bolt and the best way to realign the rail with the hole to remount?
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#2 Ā·
What year? Looks like upper seat belt washer but you don't show the other side? You can look up parts by adding your year, model and trim level at lotusparts.com or lotuspartsonline.come
 
owns 2006 Lotus Elise
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#4 Ā·
Thanks all. There's a small metal receiver under the rail and carpet that needs to be aligned with the rail. It is not affixed to anything as far as I can tell so it moves freely. Thankfully it's magnetic so I was able to get a stick magnet under the rail and pull close enough to get another thin Allan wrench into the bolt hole and align it. Now just waiting on the replacement bolt.

As an aside, I haven't found the original bolt, but I have heard a jingling from the passenger footwell when hitting bigger bumps lately. I'm wondering where that bolt could have wound up and how I can retrieve it.
 
#5 Ā·
Thanks all. There's a small metal receiver under the rail and carpet that needs to be aligned with the rail. It is not affixed to anything as far as I can tell so it moves freely. Thankfully it's magnetic so I was able to get a stick magnet under the rail and pull close enough to get another thin Allan wrench into the bolt hole and align it. Now just waiting on the replacement bolt.

As an aside, I haven't found the original bolt, but I have heard a jingling from the passenger footwell when hitting bigger bumps lately. I'm wondering where that bolt could have wound up and how I can retrieve it.
There are places it could slip under the carpet (below you can see the one washer -passenger front right- trying to hide). Although, when the seat is in place, that would be difficult for it to do.

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#6 Ā·
Reason I asked about the backside above I found pieces of a large washer on my 400 see top photo. It turned out to be spacer washer on the upper seat belt bolt so I just whipped up two out of 1/4" ABS plastic.
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owns 2006 Lotus Elise