Above or Below?

[moray]

Merry Christmas all.

I'm about to fit the front seats to my traveller and am wondering about the metal plates that sit under the seat clamps.
Do they go above or below the carpet?

Cheers
Moray

[samuria]

on mine before i changed the seats...
they were on top of the carpet..

[bmcecosse]

Below!

[POMMReg]

I would of said above, my virgin 4dr NMO 603's certainly was!

Protect the carpet from the front seat bar - whether 2dr/Trav's were
any different(?)

I'm no expert, so anyones' guess, Mr.McCoil probably right!

[andy.pointeer]

I have mine below the carpet, as the hole are ofset to cover the spare bolt holes used to move the seat forward/back

[LouiseM]

There's been a thread about this previously and the general consensus was that they go under the carpet to cover the spare bolt holes to prevent water getting in: http://www.mmoc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f= ... eat+plates

[simmitc]

If you ever watch QI, this is kind of "Nobody Knows". Both arguments are correct. I always fit below the carpet, to cover the bolt holes, but when I have worked on what I believe to be original car, the plates are on top of the carpet.

[POMMReg]

Yes, BELOW, I was talking twaddle!

Postals had their pass seat holes filled with mastic.

Blame CBS, Chocolate Brazil Studipity, much the same as AEG, After
Eight Guff and COB, Chocolate Orange Bo..... Oooops!

Parent/Gardener

Cherry Brandy

[moray]

Thanks all for your replies.

Cheers Moray

[mike.perry]

Above the carpet. I line the hole in the bracket, plate and the floor up with a Philips screw driver whilst I fit the bolt through the other hole. I block off the spare holes with short bolts.

[moray]

Thanks Mike,

After reading the other thread, that's exactly what I intend on doing.
That way I get the carpet protected from wear and also keep out any water by sealing the unused holes.

Cheers
Moray