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Hi Folks,

Has anybody attempted the renovation of the arm-rests on Captain Seats?

I had no problem removing the armrests, that was the easy part.

The hard part is getting to the internal mechanism to re-attach the nut that goes somewhere on the adjusting arm.

I've read through the info about Seat Renovation at www.weidefamily.net/vanagon/ but still cant figure out how to get inside the plastic casing to get to this pesky nut.

Any help would be great before I end up pulling too much more of my hair out.

Oh dear
you lost the nut...

it's one of them VW things

next to impossible

Yep, lost the nut

Its still inside the casing. I can hear it rattling around in there.

I've read on that web site, that the nut can be re-attached with long nose pliers, but I'll be damned if I can see how.

i was bored one day waiting for some one so i started messing with the arm rest on my velle

unscrewed the nut

as you are in b'ham can you let me know how to fix it

Hi Bud,

Guess what? I live in Kings Heath too, small world hey.

The only way you will get that nut back where it should be, is by taking the armrest apart.

Theres a post I recently added witht the title 'Capatain Seat Armrest Useful Information with Pics'
where you will find all the info you will need to solve your stray nut problem