Does anyone know what this is?

[Clueless]

Hello everyone,

 

Discovered this in my driver's footwell on the way home from work this evening and I'm wondering where it came from. After having a good rummage around and a look through the Haynes manual I am none the wiser.

 

 

To be exact I found it with my right foot on the mat under the accelerator pedal.

 

I'm thinking it may be from one of the pedals or perhaps from the seat (could have rolled forward under braking)? Also, the car was in the garage last week having a wheel bearing changed so could it be something a mechanic left lying there by mistake? It looks like new; no scratches or anything.

 

Car is an '02 RS.

 

Any help would be much appreciated, thank you.

[andy68]

Its from underneath the seat, most of us have lost these now given the age of the MK1's now. don't worry won't affect the seat  operation in anyway

[Clueless]

Thanks andy68.

 

Any idea where it fits? Although glad to hear it's nothing major I wouldn't mind putting the pesky blighter back where it belongs!

Edited 19 May, 2014 by Clueless

[mbames]

Ages ago (I posted about it), I found 3 bits under my seat.....  Pretty sure the seat doesn't go up/down anymore.  I am sure the spring hooks around part (2) which had broken off.  I think you get 2 springs per seat....

 

 

close up of part (2)

Edited 19 May, 2014 by mbames

[tunk]

Flux capacitor, but you can run the car without out and it wont cause any dash lights.

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[Clueless]

Thank you mbames.

Just found the thread you posted in... seems a common occurrence and like most my seat still appears to work just fine so if my part 2 is broken then I'll leave as is.

[Bodge]

Feels harder to jack the seat up while your fat butt is on it now, so I'm guessing it's a helper spring for the seat height adjuster. Still adjusts though...

 

I've filed mine in the corner of the garage somewhere.

[Ray Luxury-Yacht]

Heheh, how strange that this thread came up now!

 

Because - only last week, I found exactly the same spring and bit of broken plastic rolling around in the driver's footwell of my '51 plate!

 

I thought it was probably a seat base spring - but wasn't too worried as my seat base still feels ok - even with my fat, 18 stone ass on it!

 

But now I see that it is even less of a worry...

 

So, I've just bunged it into the Nigel.

 

 

 

(Sorry - I've started to use 'Cockney Rhyming slang' - so for me, 'Nigel Farage = Garage'..... )

[Westbury63]

Old post, but very useful. Answers my questions of 'Mmmm, where did that come from?' and 'Do I need to repair/replace this?' In the garage it goes!

[Ray Luxury-Yacht]

Lol I came out to mine one day to find the exact same bits in my drivers footwell!

 

"Feature of the model Sir...."

 

 

[Fastblack]

Apologies for this but - is there a RetroBiker in the house?