James
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| posted on 13/7/05 at 09:28 AM |
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The joy of hand made things: Cobra seats
Whenever I'm moaning to my Dad about something that I've made on the car and one isn't right he quotes an old pottery teacher of
his:
"That's the joy of hand made things- they're never the same twice"
Cobra seats are hand made aren't they!?
I couldn't understand how my Cobra Clubmans didn't fit properly. One slops around (when placed in the car- not fixed) the other
doesn't. Also, the belt holes appeared offset by 20mm.
Have been cursing myself thinking that the chassis was out.
Anyway, finally switched them round and the problem migrated with the seats ie. the two seats are different sizes!  Both bought at same time from
Halfords and shipped direct from Cobra.
Even the mounting holes in the bottom are different... oh well, what do you expect for a mere £200! 
Sorry, just venting a little frustration.
James
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alister667
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| posted on 13/7/05 at 10:07 AM |
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Yeah, I noticed my 2 match pretty well, but when I had a look at David Cromie's the belt holes are in a different place. I haven't
compared them side by side, but his belt holes are a lot higher up the seat.
Seems odd that they don't work to a standard plan/layout on the cobra 7's - maybe it's down to individual 'craftsmen' at
the factory.
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Hellfire
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| posted on 13/7/05 at 10:34 AM |
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I think it's due to foam padding and the material assembler... the frame's should be the same (one would have thought) seems very odd that
they are so far out. Give them a call - I'm sure they wouldn't mind.
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Triton
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| posted on 13/7/05 at 09:17 PM |
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Fibreglass ones are hand made but come out the same because of the mould......would have thought the Cobra ones are made on a jig but the trimming may
well be different between whoever makes them..ie no two people doing it the same way..
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RazMan
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| posted on 14/7/05 at 07:41 PM |
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I had a pair Cobra seats which were two different shades of their standard colour - blue. The difference was bad enough for me to resell the seats!
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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donut
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| posted on 19/7/05 at 05:51 PM |
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Sounds like a Friday afternoon job to me!
I expect it's probably your welding mate!! 
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
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