Thread: Passenger Seat Box Lid

Hi All,

I am currently working on tidying-up my seat-box.

The previous owner cut out a section of the underside of the passenger seat box lid (to fit the petrol cap for the second petrol tank, which I have since removed).

Here is a picture of the removed section (underside):


I know that it isn't exactly structural, but by cutting out this section of the seat box - the previous owner has also broken through and damaged the top of the seat box.

My initial though was - I will just replace the entire seat box lid. To that end I aquired a Series 3 (I think) seat box lid from another forum member. I thought that the seat-boxes from a 2/2a/3 are all the same...

Unless my seat-box is non-standard (always a possibility) there are differences: Left is my S2 lid, right is a S3 (I guess) lid:




The main differences that I can see are:
* The S3 lid is longer (and would need to be cut down to match the S2)
* The S2 lid seems to have better bracing
* The S2 latch is bigger/longer (effecting how it connects to the seat box).
* The S2 lid has 2 hinges at the rear, the S3 doesn't.

I suppose there are 3 options:
1) Cut down the S3 lid, transfer the front latch & rear hinges over from my existing lid.
2) Try and repair my existing S2 lid.
3) Try and source an original S2 lid.

Am I correct in saying that a S2 lid - is different to a S2a & S3 lid?

Another forum member took some photo's of his S2a lid - and it is the same as the S3 lid.

As always - any opinions are greatly appreciated.

If you check out http://greenacre.biz/lrsale/lrsale.htm, you might find Item 14 is what you're looking for.

If you let me know the dimensions of the panel you're after, then you can have it for postage cost if no-one else has jumped in earlier.

Peter