"William Noble" <nobody@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> following up - the sunroof drains are subject to clogging - be sure
> they work - all of them -
> And, re seats - buy a seat from a wrecked car - look on US Ebay if the
> prices are too extreme locally to you - if you find one at a fair
> price, ****pping will be under $200 - if you don't want to go the e-bay
> route, I've had good luck with HoustonEuropean (they have a web site).
> I certainly wouldn't pay $2000 for reupolstering a rear seat - I can
> sell you a whole car for $3000 that is running and ready to go -
> here's a link to it
> http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/car/365343347.html
- and if you
> fly out from the UK to pick it up in person, I'll even treat you to
> dinner or something....... (who could refuse a deal like that?
> well...... :-) "Dave Ryman" <dave_rymanNOSPAM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "William Noble" <nobody@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> dave - for the 1000 pounds, you could easily buy a rear seat on ebay
>>> (mine sold for $10), fly to the US, have one hell of a party, pick
>>> up the seat, put a handle on it and call it luggage, and send it on
>>> home with you. Also, are you really sure it's the sunroof and not
>>> the seal between the hatch glass and the frame? I know you guys on
>>> the little island get a lot of rain, but out here in the dry lands,
>>> the sunroof seal is rarely the cause of a leak, it is almost always
>>> that the urethane has debonded from the aluminum at hte top of the
>>> sunroof. If that is the problem, repair it following the FAQ and BE
>>> SURE TO USE both primers recommended by 3M - otherwise it won't work
>>>
>>> "Dave Ryman" <dave_rymanNOSPAM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>> "oldhickory" <inboxie@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>> Hm...mine was dripping on me again yesterday...think I'll have a
>>>>> look. Years ago it was because there were leaves that had gathered
>>>>> in there and were blocking the drainage...we also thought it was
>>>>> the wind****eld but the glazier figured it out....I'll give it a
>>>>> snoop now...
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Water in rear seat thanks to a leak in the sunroof - has rotted the
>>>> material. I am damn annoyed - if only I'd spotted it sooner. Now I
>>>> don't only have the leak to fix, but am told that it's about £1000
>>>> ($2000US) to get the seats reupholstered.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>> email: dave_ryman@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>
>>>> My Homepage: http://homepages.tesco.net/david.ryman/
>>>> The F1 travel guide: http://www.zdp06.ukgateway.net/f1_travel.htm
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Thanks for that - we're pretty sure it is the sunroof - we had one
>> helluva storm the other day (10mph max) and my girlfriend observed
>> the waterfall while I looked out for cars.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Dave
>>
>> email: dave_ryman@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>> My Homepage: http://homepages.tesco.net/david.ryman/
>> The F1 travel guide: http://www.zdp06.ukgateway.net/f1_travel.htm
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>
>
Thanks for that - will check drains tomorrow.
Found a few seats on eBay - yet to find one that's not in a poor state in
the right colour - but it's not time to look yet anyway (not until leak
fixed).
--
Regards,
Dave
email: dave_ryman@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Homepage: http://homepages.tesco.net/david.ryman/
The F1 travel guide: http://www.zdp06.ukgateway.net/f1_travel.htm
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