New memeber of the leather club!

Site Subscriber Joined: 01 Feb 2005 Posts: 728

Yep...I managed to get myself a full set of leather seats out of a 62000 mile valver!

Only Â£100 squid. Managed to beat another guy to them by 30 mins. He'd gone away to get money. I turned up with the money and took 'em Laughing

Pics to follow tomorrow when I have fitted the front seats (backs went in easy as piss today).

Level 8 User Joined: 02 Dec 2004 Posts: 263

I wouldnt be able to wait to put them in. I'd be all night putting them in if needed and out cruising the same night Cool

U got patients Wink

Site Subscriber Joined: 01 Feb 2005 Posts: 728

LOL..yeah backs went in sweet as a nut, but the fronts need unbolting from underneath the car, so off to my folks tomorrow to borrow my Dad's ratchet set. Woo Hoo!

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

why do you ned to unbolt the runners mate?????? you can just undo the torx bolts inside the car and swap the seats ,piss easy job

Site Subscriber Joined: 04 Mar 2004 Posts: 196

Yup! thats what i did.

Site Subscriber Joined: 01 Feb 2005 Posts: 728

the torx bolts? I'm guessing those are these?

http://img236.echo.cx/img236/1851/dscf00614ge.jpg

Site Subscriber Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 4722

your guessing correct.

that reminds me, i need to by new bits,

mins are all rounded Sad

nvm, poundland have about 600..for well a pound..

only last 5 mins, but do the job Smile

Site Subscriber Joined: 01 Feb 2005 Posts: 728

Goody! Thing is...how the hell you undo them? I've got the correct screwdriver adapter for that shape....but me, my dad, and my best mate can't undo any of them. We've split two screwdrivers tryin' so we ain't wimps Wink

That's why I'm resorting to the ratchet and under car bolts.

Site Subscriber Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 4722

soak it in wd, leave for a while, shuold free up,

not have impact driver? with the bits?

there such a cool tool, mind you i dont know if that would be a bit ott for em, not bend anything?

Site Subscriber Joined: 01 Feb 2005 Posts: 728

Right have sprayed them with lots of WD40 see what they are like in the morning. Feel like they have be screwed in using an air hose! Never heard of an impact driver?!?!?

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

if you go under the car you will probably find the retaining nuts for the runners are just rusty blobs anyway, so get your torx bit on a ratchet and just undo them you wuss Razz

Site Subscriber Joined: 01 Feb 2005 Posts: 728

LOL wuss.....I'll have you know....ah OK your right Very Happy

Will give it a go! Smile

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

trust me mate ,you would not want to go under the car trying to undo the nuts .

i also cant understand how you cant undo the torx screws ???? be a man and undo the fuckers

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

to be fair, they are quite tight so if youre just using a screwdriver type approach, youre not going to get anywhere. Try it with a ratchet and they'll crack free no probs, i promise!

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

thats what i meant as well ,you cant get all of them out using a screw driver anyway (due to lack of space ) you need a small ratchet and an adaptor to connect the torx bit ,try pushing the seat from side to side that helps a lot

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

3/8" ratchet, 12" extension and 3/8" drive torx bit. sorted. Smile

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

yeah something like that

Wanker!

Site Subscriber Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 4722

or,

just stick with the seats you have now.

problem solved Smile

Site Subscriber Joined: 17 Mar 2004 Posts: 342

lol

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

I want leather!!!!!!

Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 6:03 am

me too!