chimaera seats

[daz the plumber]

just picked up some decent second hand seats for my chimaera ,can i replace them with out removing the bolts under the car .im trying to work out how to just slide them off the runner then slide them back on to the runners fitted .

[V8 Animal]

daz the plumber said:

just picked up some decent second hand seats for my chimaera ,can i replace them with out removing the bolts under the car .im trying to work out how to just slide them off the runner then slide them back on to the runners fitted .

Can't see how you could do it there must be a stop somewhere otherwise they would slide clean off.
There's only 4 13mm nuts mate and you should be able to undo them without jacking the car up.
V8 Animal

[Blues]

It's easy just to remove the whole thing - just remember to re-seal when you put it all back

[daz the plumber]

cheers ,i felt very sad collecting these seats, as the guy broke his perfect condition chimaera because the engine broke.i can`t understand why but he said the engine would be to expensive to buy and fit.sad rearly! another one gone

[Blues]

daz the plumber said:

cheers ,i felt very sad collecting these seats, as the guy broke his perfect condition chimaera because the engine broke.i can`t understand why but he said the engine would be to expensive to buy and fit.sad rearly! another one gone

Agreed, it is always a shame to hear of another one dying a death.
However, there are a couple of parts i wouldn't mind salvaging if he is open to it where abouts is he?

[Barkychoc]

daz the plumber said:

cheers ,i felt very sad collecting these seats, as the guy broke his perfect condition chimaera because the engine broke.i can`t understand why but he said the engine would be to expensive to buy and fit.sad rearly! another one gone

Had a trip to Dudley have we?
I agree a tragic waste of what seemed a very nice car judging by what he had left when I visited.
He could have thrown a second hand rangie engine in it to keep it on the road if cost was an issue.

[GreenV8S]

daz the plumber said:

cheers ,i felt very sad collecting these seats, as the guy broke his perfect condition chimaera because the engine broke.i can`t understand why but he said the engine would be to expensive to buy and fit.sad rearly! another one gone

The engine could have been replaced for a couple of grand, surely the cost and loss of value of stripping the car for parts would be far more than that? Unless the 'perfect condition' actually hid major problems - an immaculate body and interior could be hiding a pile of rust underneath.

[daz the plumber]

he had a few bits left , full exhaust system ,manifoild etc ,what i did notice is the manifolds had a complete flat hedge which marries up to the head .my manifolds have a raised area which is probably why my manifolds still leak . looks like a build problem ... another eight hours work !

[philmccann]

Hi there

Anybody got an email or number for the guy selling the bits?

Require a small engine part, ideal if the engine's broke!

Cheers

Phil

[daz the plumber]

you can contact him through ebay ,anything with dudley on the location

[Barkychoc]

This is the guy.
I never saw an engine though broken or otherwise.

http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZlee.jeavons_jea...

Edited by Barkychoc on Thursday 29th May 20:17