Passenger Seat Won’t Lock

[Akira32]

Hey guys, I’m about to buy a 1989 r32 GTR but the passenger seat rail won’t lock into position. Found this out when the owner hit the brakes and my seat flew forward and almost knocked my entire body against the dash. He said that happens sometimes. Any idea if this can be fixed, or how much it would be to repair/replace the seat and or seat rails. Thanks all

[GTSBoy]

The rails are not separate from the (presumably stock) seat.

What it will take to fix it will depend on what is wrong with it. I've never seen this happen, so couldn't tell you what the most likely failure is. It could have something bent, or something broken. Any competent hacker should be able to fix either.

Take the seat out and have a look for yourself?

[Duncan]

Must have been an exciting moment!

I'm sure it will be repairable (and worth repairing given the likely value of a good condition R32 seat these days).

Will just require some combination of banging, bending and potentially welding....so if you aren't confident a competent metal fabricator