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Got my leather seats working!!
« on: 20 February 2007, 17:54:23 »
Thought I'd have a play tonight, at getting the leather seats to work. I followed Jaime's diagram, and hey presto, drivers seat springs into life!!

Lovely... I should be able to fit it all in tomorrow.... ;D
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Re: Got my leather seats working!!
« Reply #1 on: 20 February 2007, 18:07:14 »
God job  :y
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Re: Got my leather seats working!!
« Reply #2 on: 20 February 2007, 18:25:54 »
excellent news James..... I was wondering about that.... whether in fact the seller was just too bone idle to check the fuse.....  or had already disconnected the 12V feed while ripping something else out....

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Re: Got my leather seats working!!
« Reply #3 on: 20 February 2007, 18:46:02 »
Well done that man ;)
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Re: Got my leather seats working!!
« Reply #4 on: 20 February 2007, 18:55:29 »
Well done again James :y
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Re: Got my leather seats working!!
« Reply #5 on: 20 February 2007, 18:57:53 »
Good news :)

Have you tested if seat heaters work yet?
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Re: Got my leather seats working!!
« Reply #6 on: 20 February 2007, 20:25:09 »
excellent news James  :y

I was a afraid the onboard seat ECU might have failed like on my project Elite.

I hope to see them fitted on Sat  :y
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Re: Got my leather seats working!!
« Reply #7 on: 20 February 2007, 20:28:07 »
Did they clean up OK?
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Re: Got my leather seats working!!
« Reply #8 on: 20 February 2007, 20:59:36 »
Well done James :y
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Re: Got my leather seats working!!
« Reply #9 on: 20 February 2007, 21:46:52 »
Just found the right cables, put them on the battery, and voila.. it works! Not cleaned them yet :S
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Re: Got my leather seats working!!
« Reply #10 on: 20 February 2007, 22:19:15 »
Use proper leather cleaner....soap and water dries it out and makes it crack....
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« Reply #11 on: 20 February 2007, 22:28:21 »
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Use proper leather cleaner....soap and water dries it out and makes it crack....

I have that same stuff you have, not the conditioner though.
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Re: Got my leather seats working!!
« Reply #12 on: 20 February 2007, 23:03:14 »
What's the name of that stuff Mark?

What about soap and water, followed by leather cleaner/conditioner straight away?
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Re: Got my leather seats working!!
« Reply #13 on: 21 February 2007, 08:25:47 »
This is the stuff I use.....soap and water will just shrink and dry the leather...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LEATHER-SOFA-CHAIR-CLEANER-CONDITIONER-RESTORER_W0QQitemZ250071004694QQihZ015QQcategoryZ38210QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

Or, buy some of the disposable wipes from the super market, they dont clean as well as the stuff above but are better than soap and water.
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Re: Got my leather seats working!!
« Reply #14 on: 21 February 2007, 12:03:23 »
You can use soap, but only saddle soap.  As many horses as there are around here you ought to be able to find it, but car leather stuff is fine too.  If it's been a while then conditioner is important.
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Re: Got my leather seats working!!
« Reply #15 on: 21 February 2007, 13:14:59 »
DARN BLOODY BUGGER SH*TBAGS %"£$%"^ !!!
 
Just ripped out my cloth interior, fitted the leather. Back is all in and OK - front seat - out OK - went to fit the leather one.. it lines up Ok, but because the runners are different, it means the bolts for the rear are too short  :'(
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Re: Got my leather seats working!!
« Reply #16 on: 21 February 2007, 13:16:37 »
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DARN BLOODY BUGGER SH*TBAGS %"£$%"^ !!!
 
Just ripped out my cloth interior, fitted the leather. Back is all in and OK - front seat - out OK - went to fit the leather one.. it lines up Ok, but because the runners are different, it means the bolts for the rear are too short  :'(
Did Tunnie not give you drivers seat bolts (we didn't have the others)?
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Re: Got my leather seats working!!
« Reply #17 on: 21 February 2007, 13:20:39 »
lemme go look, if I could get three bolts in the seats, I'd driver carefully to the dealer for some more...
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Re: Got my leather seats working!!
« Reply #18 on: 21 February 2007, 13:21:28 »
How many of the longer bolts do you have

I ended up using the shorter ones for the front and longer ones for the back

Worked a treat

Hope this makes sense :y
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