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[mr singh]

pictures have been uploaded of what im on about. i dont think its a case or remove and re-position

as for the rear seats not lifting up, i did move them all the way forward and try and lift but nothing happened when i went to view it.

[PoolPlayer]

As in the rear seats mines the same, been looking on Parkers price guide under safety and reliability seems there was a recall in 2005 with the rear seat springs .I have to coax mine up with a flat screwdriver.

[Problemchild]

Looks like it's rotated counter clockwise a bit as it shouldn't sweep that far down on the left

JJ

[mr singh]

Looks like it's rotated counter clockwise a bit as it shouldn't sweep that far down on the left

JJ

in englich bitte... got a lot going on at the moment... mother going to kenya for 6 weeks with my uncle and gran tomorrow, my sisters wedding in the land of the fat in april... the preperation for the stuff we are taking to the land of the fat...

[CrazyG]

JJ is on about the wiper arm...as per what I said...it needs re-postioning.

[mr singh]

just an update.

iv had it 4 wheel aligned at krap fit... the lads couldnt keep there tongues in there mouths when they saw my car. the tracking wasnt out by much but i asked them to tweek it anyway. managed to get £15 off just for being in the motor trade

new pollen filter and cover fitted along with an A/C bomb... didnt do the ozone treatment as it has gone back to the company we borrowed it from.

alloy gators fitted and cover the curbing, although the fronts look like they are fitted correctly but the rears look like they are about to fall off due to the tires fitted. i found out from a mate that there is a lad in Bradford that charged £1 per inch to powder coat a wheels in silver and and £2 per inch if you want any other colour, proper face palm moment as i found out AFTER i fit them.

[mr singh]

just an update... i hate myself for fitting the wheel protectors. its a good thing that i fit them as they are taking the damage BUT the tear tires keep loosing pressure, possibly due to the tires fitted. they are yokohama and the side wall is pretty much in line with the wheel, so with the protectors they give it a euro look but dont seal around the bead well.

braided brake flexies are to be fitted, might fit them this weekend, along with paining the calipers either black or graphite

[CrazyG]

The tyres should still seal, even with rim protectors like Alloygators.

I would advise that you you get a 'decent' tyre company to deflate
the tyre, remove it and the protector....have them apply some of
their 'bead sealant' to the rim, then refit the protector and the tyre
and re-inflate the tyre.

(Some rims refuse to seal no matter what tyre is fitted....the bead sealant
  ensures a proper seal and any tyre place worth their salt should have it)

[mr singh]

i do recall seeing a warning in the instructions saying depending on the tyre side wall, they may not fit correctly and a little tab with a red and green area defining if they will fit correctly.

they didnt loose much pressure before fitting them. over 2 weeks they had lost pressure but never were flat, then again the wheels are made of cheese

[CrazyG]

Monoblock VI's wheels are well known to be soft....but they are
also very porous as well !

Either rubberised bead sealer will work OR the entire centre section
of the wheel that is hidden under/beneath the tyre when it is fitted
will need sealing with a good coat of proprietory paint, right up to
the very edges of the rim outer lip.

[Problemchild]

the tyre seals well inside the rim and not where the alloy gator sits

JJ

[mr singh]

Monoblock VI's wheels are well known to be soft....but they are
also very porous as well !

must be made by the swiss
ill drop you a PM over what you said at ace 'G'

[mr singh]

update...

i replaced the rear wiper motor for a new one, turns out the old one had some play in the spindle, new one fitted and its solid 

the metallic rattle has now gone. turns out that the engine stabilizer bushes had started to split, fitted the new one which i got from 'G' and is all tick-aty-boo... although there is some engine vibration coming in to the car, which is to be expected due to the poly bushes fitted in the stabilizer.

[mr singh]

finally got round to taking some pictures of the stabilizer bar



and the part of the bush that has split


braided brake flexies have been fitted. brake pedal feel nicer with the braided over the standard rubber ones

[mr singh]

as for the rear tires loosing pressure, it turns out its the r/r thats loosing more than the l/r. i recall when i went to view the car that the r/r was low on pressure and the previous owner said that he'd get it sorted, it turns out that it wasnt sorted when he delivered it, so i patched it and all seamed well until i fit the alloy gators so im thinking i must have disturbed the patch i some way . the bad thing is we dont have a tire bath at work so i can see where the possible leak is.