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[Mutha Jugs n Speed]

As above...need a couple if possible, tried to get a couple on fakebay, but as usual getting messed around.

[Doctor Gollum]

Elite or standard seats?

[johnnydog]

From what I can see, they are the same irrespective of seat type for facelift cars. I will have a couple spare from Elite seats and CDX sests if any use to you. I can physically check the bolts on fully electric Elite seats, and also on CDX manual seats with electric height adjustment just to confirm whether they're the same or not.
I believe they should be M10 x 42 with a torx cap head?

[Doctor Gollum]

Elite driver seats require longer bolts. 

[Mutha Jugs n Speed]

Car is an Elite,but MV6 interior fitted by previous owners

[Doctor Gollum]

Will have a rummage

[Doctor Gollum]

Will have a rummage

What colour is the threadlock on the old bolts?

[Mutha Jugs n Speed]

Many thanks Al and johnnydog,will sort something with either of you.And to help out on that size I'll take one off the car in the morning to check it (should have done it today) before it peed down

[Doctor Gollum]

The bolts are identified by the colour of the threadlock ring. Choice is blue or ruddy. If memory serves, the ruddy ones are the longer Elite ones.

I have five of them with the blue threadlock if required 

[Nick W]

Many thanks Al and johnnydog,will sort something with either of you.And to help out on that size I'll take one off the car in the morning to check it (should have done it today) before it peed down

If you do that, you ought to be able to buy the bolts you need from a local supplier tomorrow with no hassle. Allen cap heads ought to do, if the heads fit in the runners and clear the slides.


M10 sounds too big to me, I would have thought they're more likely to be M8. Hell, four M6 bolts would be good enough for a seat, but you are stuck with the original captive nuts.

[Mutha Jugs n Speed]

Cheers for that Nick

[johnnydog]

The bolts are identified by the colour of the threadlock ring. Choice is blue or ruddy. If memory serves, the ruddy ones are the longer Elite ones.

When I had the front seats out of my 2002 3.2 Elite last year, the seat runner bolts definitely had blue thread lock on them - certainly NOT a 'ruddy' / pinky shade.

[Doctor Gollum]

You'll note that I started with 'IF'  The colours 'MIGHT' be the other way around.

I raise the difference because I don't have the other to confirm which is which. It only affects the drivers seat. But I am not going to buy another Omega to look.

[johnnydog]

The relevant seat rail bolts may actually be 90482552 which are M8 x 30, not the previous ones I described, but it will help to identify them when you have retrieved an original.

[deviator]

Sucking eggs and all that.

As these are thread locked, I would recommend hitting the bolt a few times. I normally use a punch and whack it with the hammer away from the torx slot. This cracks the thread lock and allows for easier removal.