Seat mountying hardware

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Mark Strang
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Seat mountying hardware

Post by Mark Strang » Tue Apr 21, 2020 3:40 pm

Here's an easy one. Are the seat slides and mounting brackets supposed to be black or silver/galvanized color? My guess is silver but black would blend in with the carpet. I'm looking for originality. I don't trust what I generally see in photos of rebuilds. Too many liberties have been taken on small details.

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Re: Seat mountying hardware

Post by Tim Jackson » Fri Apr 24, 2020 1:05 am

I had my seat runners zinc plated. I understand they were probably cadmium plated originally (secured with T-nuts). The seat adjuster levers are chrome
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Re: Seat mountying hardware

Post by Tom Wilson » Fri Apr 24, 2020 4:06 pm

Original was bright cadmium or nickel, the adjuster handle is chrome.
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Re: Seat mountying hardware

Post by Mark Strang » Fri Apr 24, 2020 6:06 pm

Thanks Guys. My adjuster handles have been chromed. I thought that the slides should be "Cad" color. I'll do the cadmium color. My TD slides are silver/zinc in color so I guess they just carried on with the same finish..

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Re: Seat mountying hardware

Post by frenchblatter » Sun Apr 26, 2020 2:10 pm

Mine are dull silver and a bit worse for wear but OK. they are original. Not sure what the plating is
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Re: Seat mountying hardware

Post by Duncan M » Sun Apr 26, 2020 4:53 pm

You won't find cadmium plating on most old cars. They used zinc-nickel plating on many things, and if it was something visible like a radiator shell or seat adjust handle, then chrome was added over the zinc-nickel plating. The makers plate on the TC was another example of "nickel" plating.
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