Recent content by GreySquirrel

I'd heard that kneeling on the seats could damage the heated seat elements, and as I've only just fitted them, I was keen to avoid this! I found that I can reach in from the door side and just about reach the forward clips. The rearmost ones can fairly easily be done from the boot side with the...

A pair of very nice condition standard SE leather seats from an 89k 2.2 Unheated and manual. Minimal wear, side bolsters in very good order. Bolster Mod has been carried out successfully, so the seats hold you in better now. This is fully reversible if you wish. Selling due to upgrade to...

And aren't those shelf clips fun! Unless you are Mr Tickle or your elbows bend the wrong way, it's really not very easy. I found a good position to replace them once, but I couldn't find it this time!

So, turns out it was the top mounts! Or possibly the strengthening plates that I had added to the top of the mounts. I had fitted Febi top mounts when I changed the shock, so I ordered Lemforder ones, as they are supposed to be OEM quality. I fitted them today, removed the metal strengthening...

Yes, I've seen that one before, and reading it again, it makes a lot of sense. Maybe I will give that a try; it seems a little counterintuitive to drill the metal sleeves in a top mount, but I can see how it may allow the shock to tighten up more and take out any free play that could cause the...

Fitted my heated seats control panel! Tested and working! And WOW, they get warm! Oddly, I'm now looking forward to the winter!

Thanks, but no xenons here!

I have been trying to find the source of a clicking noise that I am getting from my car when going over speed bumps or uneven surfaces. It is a short sharp click that happens when the suspension loads up again after coming off a bump. It seems to be mainly coming from the rear right wheel area...

Fitted heated seats! I know, it's warm enough at the moment, but winter is on the way! Found a set of heated SE seats locally at the weekend and grabbed them - for the record, I have NOT carried out the Side Bolster mod on these that I did on my old seats just a week ago, as it was giving me...

He drives a 4 pot, tells us that the 2.2 is pointless, then says the 4 pot is good, but if you can find a straight 6, it makes more sense! Not quite so pointless then, is it?

Have a look at the link below. Seat Bolster Mod I had thought about taking photos or doing a guide, but to be fair, I had no idea what I was doing, and I couldn't find my tripod, so I just did the job. The worst bit was putting the seat backs on again and getting the clips to stretch back...

I stumbled upon, researched, took on and completed the Side Bolster Mod to my standard leather seats. It was fairly easy, apart from reattaching the seat back, which was a pain, but was sorted in the end. The difference is night and day. My standard seats don't really look any different, but...

I bought these mirrors from Amazon. They fit perfectly, and look great with the blue-tinted glass, although my car is blue, so that helps!

I've not seen them before either, and I wish I'd kept it that way too!

Ooops! How did I manage that? :p