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Sic Puppy
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 12:48 pm

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

Only £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).
srr
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Joined: 02 Dec 2004
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 12:51 pm

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
Sic Puppy
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 12:52 pm

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!
schakal
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 1:01 pm

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
chamadyelook
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 1:23 pm

Yup! thats what i did.
Sic Puppy
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 1:36 pm

the torx bolts? I'm guessing those are these?
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Roger Red Hat
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 1:58 pm

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
Sic Puppy
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 2:01 pm

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.
Roger Red Hat
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 2:03 pm

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?
Sic Puppy
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 2:10 pm

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?!?!?
Neal
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 2:54 pm

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
Sic Puppy
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 3:06 pm

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

Will give it a go! Smile
schakal
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 3:12 pm

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
Neal
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 3:14 pm

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!
schakal
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 3:18 pm

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
Neal
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 3:25 pm

3/8" ratchet, 12" extension and 3/8" drive torx bit. sorted. Smile
schakal
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 3:27 pm

yeah something like that

Wanker!


Laughing
Roger Red Hat
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Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 5:25 am

or,

just stick with the seats you have now.

problem solved Smile
Tranton
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Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 5:29 am

lol Laughing
huwwatkins
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Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 5:42 am

I want leather!!!!!!
mals
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Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 6:03 am

me too!
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