AntonUK
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| posted on 19/9/14 at 08:13 PM |
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It trouble with the Wife - Seats
Much to the disgust of my good lady wife I purchased some fibreglass seats from ebay last week.
I had made some measurements, but also incorrectly assumed the base would be narrower than they actually are. And you guessed it they don't fit
There are two options open to me (both of which mean confessing to wifey)
1. Sell them and purchase some narrower ones. This does appear to be more difficult than expected...
2. Carefully cut 20mm from the middle and re-glass the two halfs together.
Thoughts?
Build Photos Here
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r1_pete
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| posted on 19/9/14 at 08:23 PM |
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I have wife / seat trouble too, she says the E Type seats aren't comfy, and talking about 47 years of having the stuffing knocked out
didn't go down too well....
I think I'd have a go at sectioning them, take the strip out, tape them together with gaffer tape from the front, then grind the glass thinner
where the join will be, and glass together using progressively wider strips of mat till you get back to thickness.
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Smoking Frog
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| posted on 19/9/14 at 08:29 PM |
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I'd go with option 1 as there easily available. Although I suspect option 2 would be possible I would never get it satisfactory due to ridges
and other imperfections. I would also be concerned about the strength of the finished joint.
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steve m
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| posted on 19/9/14 at 10:11 PM |
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Intended as a "joke"
find a wife that fits the seats might be a n easier and cheaper option!
Thats was probably spelt wrong, or had some grammer, that the "grammer police have to have a moan at
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Dick Axtell
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| posted on 20/9/14 at 09:17 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by steve m
Intended as a "joke"
find a wife that fits the seats might be a n easier and cheaper option!
Maybe not the most economical option!!
(Couldn't afford to change my Dearly Beloved!!)
[Edited on 20/9/14 by Dick Axtell]
Work-in-Progress: Changed to Zetec + T9. Still trying!!
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nick205
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| posted on 20/9/14 at 11:19 AM |
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Got to be option 1.
Doesn't matter how good a job you make of chopping and rejoining they'll never be quite right and I suspect you'd end up unhappy
with them.
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samjc
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| posted on 20/9/14 at 11:39 PM |
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What are the measurement as mine may be too amall that or i realy need to go for more walks haha.
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chrisxr2
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| posted on 21/9/14 at 01:24 PM |
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I thought you where going to post the problem I have with my seats and Mrs. She has an ass like Jennifer Lopez and can't fit her derrière in the
haynes roadster. Even accused me of arranging it deliberately. 
Life moves pretty fast, if you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
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whitestu
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| posted on 21/9/14 at 05:18 PM |
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quote:
She has an ass like Jennifer Lopez and can't fit her derrière in the haynes roadster. Even accused me of arranging it deliberately.
As if you would even consider such a thing!
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