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Moss Seat Rails #1
showroomgarage Mike Sumner Burlington, NC, USA Sign in to contact 1964 MG MGB 2007 Honda S2000	Topic Creator (OP) Mar 24, 2017 12:41 PM Joined 17 years ago 827 Posts

Instead of spending a lot of time working with my ratty seat rails I figured I'd try a set of new Moss seat rails. Right off the bat they slide worse than my originals. Has anyone installed a set of these?

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Re: Moss Seat Rails #2
mowog1 Rick Ingram Saint Joseph, IL, USA Sign in to contact 1952 MG TD "Nigel" 1969 MG MGC "Vicky" 1972 MG MGB "Mallard" 1974 MG MGB GT V8 Conversion "The V8" & more	Mar 24, 2017 01:03 PM Top Contributor Joined 19 years ago 28,203 Posts

Are you utilizing the wooden packing strips to elevate the rails off of the carpet?

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Re: Moss Seat Rails #3
showroomgarage Mike Sumner Burlington, NC, USA Sign in to contact 1964 MG MGB 2007 Honda S2000	Topic Creator (OP) Mar 24, 2017 01:16 PM Joined 17 years ago 827 Posts

Yes, new wood rails and spacers.

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Re: Moss Seat Rails #4
Gerry Gerry Masterman Prairieville, LA, USA Sign in to contact	Mar 24, 2017 02:18 PM Top Contributor Joined 24 years ago 25,964 Posts

So what's wrong with Moss rails?

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Re: Moss Seat Rails #5
mowog1 Rick Ingram Saint Joseph, IL, USA Sign in to contact 1952 MG TD "Nigel" 1969 MG MGC "Vicky" 1972 MG MGB "Mallard" 1974 MG MGB GT V8 Conversion "The V8" & more	Mar 24, 2017 02:41 PM Top Contributor Joined 19 years ago 28,203 Posts

In reply to # 3475698 by showroomgarage Yes, new wood rails and spacers.

Did you lubricate the slides with white lithium grease (etc)?

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Re: Moss Seat Rails #6
riley1489 Bruce H Great White North, QC, Canada Sign in to contact 1953 Jaguar XK120 1959 Riley 1.5 "King George" 1973 MG MGB	Mar 24, 2017 03:38 PM Top Contributor Joined 12 years ago 26,272 Posts

Did you align them properly? are they parallel?

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Re: Moss Seat Rails #7
showroomgarage Mike Sumner Burlington, NC, USA Sign in to contact 1964 MG MGB 2007 Honda S2000	Topic Creator (OP) Mar 24, 2017 04:57 PM Joined 17 years ago 827 Posts

They never made it off the bench. I installed the passenger seat slides on the seat frame and could barely get the floor slides to slide in them. I then tried to fit the floor slides to the floor and the bolt holes are about 1/8" off. So I'm reworking the old ones. Now wondering if I'm just lucky or are the reproduction slides just not that good.

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Re: Moss Seat Rails #8
rntanner Roger N. Tanner (Disabled) Oxnard, CA, USA Sign in to contact 1970 MG MGB 1977 MG MGB	Mar 24, 2017 05:13 PM Joined 15 years ago 4,348 Posts

Open up these Moss Seat Rails on line:

"http://www.mossmotors.com/Shop/ViewProducts.aspx?PlateIndexID=29038";

I am willing to help you understand MGB seat rails:

RNTanner1939@gmail.com

Roger N. Tanner
Professional Engineer, Retired

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Re: Moss Seat Rails #9
Gerry Gerry Masterman Prairieville, LA, USA Sign in to contact	Mar 24, 2017 05:33 PM Top Contributor Joined 24 years ago 25,964 Posts

A tip-place a straight edge on the rails that are bolted to the seat and make sure that they are straight. Sometimes if the seat frames are bent when the bolts are tightened the rails will conform to the seat frame. May have to tweek with washers as shims to get them perfect. Good luck

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Re: Moss Seat Rails #10
showroomgarage Mike Sumner Burlington, NC, USA Sign in to contact 1964 MG MGB 2007 Honda S2000	Topic Creator (OP) Mar 24, 2017 06:32 PM Joined 17 years ago 827 Posts

Thanks Rodger. I understand them and how to make them work correctly, I was just hoping to avoid fooling with them by using the Moss rails.

In reply to # 3475867 by rntanner Open up these Moss Seat Rails on line:

"http://www.mossmotors.com/Shop/ViewProducts.aspx?PlateIndexID=29038";

I am willing to help you understand MGB seat rails:

RNTanner1939@gmail.com

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Re: Moss Seat Rails #11
showroomgarage Mike Sumner Burlington, NC, USA Sign in to contact 1964 MG MGB 2007 Honda S2000	Topic Creator (OP) Mar 26, 2017 03:16 PM Joined 17 years ago 827 Posts

Thanks for the tips guys. I spent yesterday rehabbing the old ones. Again, I was just hoping for a bolt up solution, due to other family obligations and my health it's hard for me to do very much as far as mechanical work. The Moss rails are nice looking but I feel that they would have taken as much or more work than the originals to work properly. Personally, I wouldn't recommend them.

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