Help !!! I am looking for a knob !!
Help !!! I am looking for a knob !!
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cantus

Original Poster:

932 posts

281 months

Thursday 6th April 2006
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One of my SEAC seat knobs is broken . I am looking for a new (second hand) one.
What make is it ? Or, does someone has a spare for me ?

Thanks in advance
William (Cantus)

dickymint

29,067 posts

287 months

Thursday 6th April 2006
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Never seen one of those before. Replacemet seats maybe?

cantus

Original Poster:

932 posts

281 months

Thursday 6th April 2006
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Could be ! The car is from 1988. So maybe TVR changed seats to a different model.

>> Edited by cantus on Thursday 6th April 08:27

350zwelgje

1,820 posts

290 months

Thursday 6th April 2006
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Looks like ford escort xr3i seat knob....
Had once these seats in one of my daily run-arounds at the end of the '80's. Perhaps other ford stuff could fit the as well, and perhaps you can find two if you can't find one to have a matched pair.
Other solution: super glue? Or do you think you would glue yourself to the wedge/knob. Probably you could live with that given your basic wedge enthousiasm.

Rob

dougc

8,241 posts

294 months

Thursday 6th April 2006
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They look like the ones I had in my 1987 Ford Orion They were a different colour but they could be a standard Ford part so you might find them on other Fords of a similar vintage.

Good luck at the scrappy!!

infinity

638 posts

313 months

Thursday 6th April 2006
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i think the neigbours, Anno and Berry from AHB-tuning can help you out on this they know a lot about this kind of cars!!! (and all kind of cars, especially american V8's)

silverback mike

11,293 posts

282 months

Thursday 6th April 2006
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Definately Escort/orion vintage, know those knobs well.

redwedge5

583 posts

290 months

Thursday 6th April 2006
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Hi. I don't think your seats are aftermarket as I have exactly the same knobs on the seats on my 1988 build SEAC. These seat are different from those usually found on a 400Se. I remember being told the seats are fron an Austin Montego - probably an upmarket model. I suspect this is correct as the subframes for my seats still have an original Austin Rover sticker on them.

s.hogan3

315 posts

247 months

Thursday 6th April 2006
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its from a austin montego i worked at a rover dealership in the late 80s
just checked with my next door neighbours montego turbo and its the same

cantus

Original Poster:

932 posts

281 months

Friday 7th April 2006
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Thank you all !! I know where to go now !! The scrapyard to check Austin/Rover & Fords
thanks
William

>> Edited by cantus on Friday 7th April 08:04