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  1. Robb

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    #1 Robb, Oct 28, 2014
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    So quick question:

    My 355 GTB seats have handles or latches on the door side but neither have handles on the inside sides. Are the "inside" edges of the seats supposed to have latches for unlocking and flipping them forward or only on the door sides?

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  2. Robb

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    #2 Robb, Oct 28, 2014
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  3. lotusk

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    Sorry to say...

    You are missing the latch.

    There are two on each seat on my GTS.
     
  4. 4respy

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    why would someone remove them?
     
  5. Robb

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    The replacement parts are like $2.00 each so getting it right to replace them is not a huge deal. I'm just not sure if early '95 cars omitted them...

    Any '95 owners who can chime in?

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    Robb,

    I don't understand why they would have 90% of the assembly and not the rest - the parts probably broke...
     
  7. lotusk

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    Mine is a '95 and there are 4 latches.
    They break off.
    One of my drivers seat broke.

    Glued it back in.
     
  8. Robb

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    OK. I will order the missing latches then.

    Thanks much to the group!

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    #9 Robb, Nov 29, 2014
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    So I ordered the two replacement seat latches for the car from Ricambi.

    May have been the cheapest parts ever made for our cars at $2.00 each.

    I think the shipping was more... :)

    The driver's side part stuck on just fine. The passenger seat plastic latch did not stay and slipped right off without any friction...

    So I was going to use some JB Weld to attach the loose plastic latch in connecting to the metal.

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  12. Extreme

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    $2 are you kidding? Wait until Ferrari hears about his... Completely unacceptable, someone forgot to add the two zeros.
     
  13. Shootfighter65

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    lol no $h!t that was funny...and sad but true at the same time
     
  14. GTO Joe

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    But you need the special tube of OEM glue that is only $185. :)
     
  15. taz355

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    Probably can't get it any more.
     

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