Thread: Raising the seat for free
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Old Dec 1, 2013 | 12:44 AM
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Default Re: Raising the seat for free
See the picture in post #12, crosspiece just ends about 4" before the side. The 2002 SLK320 has a retractable hardtop and I think some of the pivots mount there.

Also the crosspiece is that high just to make a flat tonneau in the roadster, it serves no purpose in the coupe other than to use the same sheet metal floor plan. This is an unusual design in that the coupe uses a roadster "frame".
shows the folding hardtop in action, note the pivot point near the driver's shoulder (see picture below).

Now thinking I can just make two vertical cuts on either side of the seat and bend the resulting flap 45 degrees. Not sure about the plastic top cover, may do the same: Two cuts, heat, bend down, and fold.

 
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