my leather seats - OH CRAP

[JamesV6CDX]

I just recieved this from the seller:

"I think the motor has gone on the drivesr seat...so cant move it forwards and backwards to get the bolts out and remove the seat "

I don't think I can get online again tonight, Tunnie, can you discuss with Jaime etc what you think best to do and let me know by dropping me a text? I'm in a meeting for best part of the evening

I really wanted these seats. I hope we can still get them, and that seat motors aren't expensive.

BARSTWARD SELLER

[Auto Addict]

I thought you could wind them by hand?

[Marks DTM Calib]

you can.....

[Andy B]

I thought you could wind them by hand?

IIRC you need a special long handled Allen key drive thingy!

[theolodian]

I thought you could wind them by hand?

IIRC you need a special long handled Allen key drive thingy!

That's supposed to be in the toolkit?

[MaxV6]

Bloody Seller needs reminding that kneecaps are a privilege, not a right...


Take an angle grinder, Roll the car on it's side, and cut the floor pan mounting points out.

stop by and borrow mine if you don;t have one to hand...

did i mention i used to be a psychopath?


honest , I have a certificate saying I'm alright these days....  

[tunnie]

I thought you could wind them by hand?

IIRC you need a special long handled Allen key drive thingy!

That's supposed to be in the toolkit?

Not having much luck here are we  

I just had a hunt though my stuff here, i think i left that 'Emergency Winding Tool' in the Elite i sold...

You can turn them by that windy thing, its got a square tip.

Mark / Jaime got a spare one?  :-/

[Andy B]

I thought you could wind them by hand?

IIRC you need a special long handled Allen key drive thingy!

That's supposed to be in the toolkit?

There's supposed to be a tool kit?     I used to have quite a decent original tool kit in my Senator (chromed 12v spark plug spanner - the car was 24v! & a few spanners) but the only 'tool' that the Omega has is a cheap hollow handled wheel brace that looks as though it'd collapse if you actually used it!  

[theolodian]

I thought you could wind them by hand?

IIRC you need a special long handled Allen key drive thingy!

That's supposed to be in the toolkit?

Not having much luck here are we  

Yeah, well, you're just a newbie so no surprise there!  

[tunnie]

I thought you could wind them by hand?

IIRC you need a special long handled Allen key drive thingy!

That's supposed to be in the toolkit?

There's supposed to be a tool kit?     I used to have quite a decent original tool kit in my Senator (chromed 12v spark plug spanner - the car was 24v! & a few spanners) but the only 'tool' that the Omega has is a cheap hollow handled wheel brace that looks as though it'd collapse if you actually used it!  

Estates have an insert in the spare wheel which has spare bulbs, leccy seat tool, fuses and such...

Never seen it in a Saloon though  :-/

I seam to remember the tool for leccy seats being square rather than standard allen key.

Just a thought, matchless has an Elite Estate, wonder he has that tool?

[Andy B]

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I seam to remember the tool for leccy seats being square rather than standard allen key. ........

Just had a look and you're right! It's square. Judging by how fast it turns when you opperate the seat it'll take you a long time to move it by hand.

My Dad's 1980 MkII Granada has electric seats just forward/backward & up/down but there is a thumb wheel designed into the motor so you don't need any further tools. That takes forever too to move the seat forward or backward.

[MaxV6]

just looked ... sadly no tool in my elite estate for seats....    there's a space for something that might resemble it.

but no tool......    

[tunnie]

just looked ... sadly no tool in my elite estate for seats....    there's a space for something that might resemble it.

but no tool......    

Its a funny shaped tool long and thin with a 'Kink' at the end...

Cheers for looking Max & Andy

Just PM'ed Fin, LB66, DTM & Matchess hoping one of them will have spare!

[Martin_1962]

I thought you could wind them by hand?

IIRC you need a special long handled Allen key drive thingy!

That's supposed to be in the toolkit?

There's supposed to be a tool kit?     I used to have quite a decent original tool kit in my Senator (chromed 12v spark plug spanner - the car was 24v! & a few spanners) but the only 'tool' that the Omega has is a cheap hollow handled wheel brace that looks as though it'd collapse if you actually used it!  

They do - uselesss tool

[Markjay]

I thought you could wind them by hand?

IIRC you need a special long handled Allen key drive thingy!

That's supposed to be in the toolkit?

There's supposed to be a tool kit?     I used to have quite a decent original tool kit in my Senator (chromed 12v spark plug spanner - the car was 24v! & a few spanners) but the only 'tool' that the Omega has is a cheap hollow handled wheel brace that looks as though it'd collapse if you actually used it!  

There is also the standard Opel/Vx black plastic screwdriver, with a reversible flat/cross head...