Aftermarket rear single seats Series 1/2

[Storkfoot]

I know that original rear seats were different to front seats and did not need the wedges to raise them. I have two front seats and a couple of wedges for the rear. My question relates to the wedges.

As far as I can see the seat will attach with M8 bolts through the seat base, the wedge and then the frame. As the wedge is hollow, is there a spacer in there to provide extra support?

[Storkfoot]

https://www.lambretta.co.uk/product_inf ... ts_id=2941

These are what I was referring to. I assume that there is no extra support.

[dickie]

@Storkfoot did you ever find out the answer to this? My s2 has single seats with wedges on the rear one, but nothing other than nuts and bolts. Consequently, the "original" bolts are bent badly out of shape. It seems like there should be some wedge shaped spacers too.

[Storkfoot]

No, Dickie. I never found out. I haven’t had a passenger on the rear seat yet but, when I do, I am far from sure the wedges will cope.

Incidentally, I have no idea what happened to the link I posted. Here is another one of what I am talking about:

https://www.scootopia.com/scootopia-lam ... set-1-pair

[dickie]

Found in sticky's....it's really rather good, isn't it?


If it's any comfort to you, mine have clearly been on my s2 for at least 30 years and are in perfect shape. Which the bolts are not. No surprise really when they're pulled across two non-parallel surfaces.

[Leotech]

My pals s3 had wedges under the rear seat 30 years ago, it was probably one of the first imports, the wedges had Ulma or Vigano stickers on them, cant remember. It was so you could use a front seat on the rear. We never knew why you'd do that unless rear seats were harder to get.

[Storkfoot]

The rear seats are harder to come across. Here’s the back of mine. With hindsight, I’d have welded up the join in each wedge.