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Mudflaps
06-28-2005, 02:14 AM
Ive got a friend with a 97 e36, he says the gear in the motor to move his seat is broken. How much are motors new, or do they sell the gear? He seemed to believe it was all one part that could only be bought, which is the entire seat back that bolts up into the seat.

Any help is appreciated.
krayon
06-28-2005, 02:49 AM
This is a common problem. You cannot buy just the gear you have to buy the whole seat frame. I ended up finding an e36 with powered seats at a local pick-n-pull and I got a couple of the gears and fixed mine. So I guess he has to either pay $400 for a new frame thing or $.40 for the gear if he can find one.
dmurray14
06-28-2005, 07:26 AM
This is a common problem. You cannot buy just the gear you have to buy the whole seat frame. I ended up finding an e36 with powered seats at a local pick-n-pull and I got a couple of the gears and fixed mine. So I guess he has to either pay $400 for a new frame thing or $.40 for the gear if he can find one.


Hey...do you still have an extra gear? Never heard back from you...

Thanks,
Dan
MSS325
06-28-2005, 10:28 AM
I found a company that makes plastic replacement gears for speedo's on the internet. Their website states that they are working on replacement gears to fix this problem. Maybe if we all inquire they will step up their developement. Otherwise it's a salvage yard or new seat frame.

http://www.odometergears.com/
Mudflaps
06-28-2005, 04:10 PM
yeah, i was about to say, no one makes this gear aftermarket? They could make a shit ton of money....
krayon
06-28-2005, 06:11 PM
Hey...do you still have an extra gear? Never heard back from you...

Thanks,
Dan

I have one extra one, however seeing as they are used I'm keeping it because the one I just put in might break soon or the pass. side one might break. I may be able to get a hold of some power seats for cheap that would yield four gears. I'll let you know.
dmurray14
06-28-2005, 07:16 PM
I have one extra one, however seeing as they are used I'm keeping it because the one I just put in might break soon or the pass. side one might break. I may be able to get a hold of some power seats for cheap that would yield four gears. I'll let you know.

OK, thanks...

Dan
SpeedDemon
07-18-2005, 10:36 PM
Does anyone know if there's a way to manually adjust the seats? mine is fine but the passenger seat is just too gangsta.
328 Power 04
07-18-2005, 11:04 PM
ive made 2 and was successful at my dad's machine shop, but they are gone now because of a wreck ... i made them out of quality teflon, but it gave out after a year, so next up i'm going to try aluminum...

personally right now, i don't have motivation to make some more
krayon
07-18-2005, 11:40 PM
Does anyone know if there's a way to manually adjust the seats? mine is fine but the passenger seat is just too gangsta.

dmurray has a good write up on this. It apears that the pictures for the the write up are no longer hosted though. Search and you will find it.
dmurray14
07-19-2005, 07:26 AM
dmurray has a good write up on this. It apears that the pictures for the the write up are no longer hosted though. Search and you will find it.

Thanks...didn't know the pics were gone. If you give me until tonight, I'll get the pics back up, SpeedDemon.
PJ Steamboat
07-19-2005, 12:01 PM
I have one extra one, however seeing as they are used I'm keeping it because the one I just put in might break soon or the pass. side one might break. I may be able to get a hold of some power seats for cheap that would yield four gears. I'll let you know.

Let me know if you have any extras.