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Liquid Yellow #349 moves home.
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Sidekickdmr
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k1ano":133hrpr7 said:
Im pretty much technically a giant (6'6/6'7) and I fit in the standard car/seats just fine, not that ive tried the lowered recaros to compare.
Sidekickdmr":8qqlvkoy said:
That surprises me but is good feedback - I seem to recall the standard seats being 13 inches up from the floor at the front and lower at the back meaning the angle of the legs down to the pedals was quite high, and I prefer to have my legs at a shallow angle to the pedals. Even on the first night of owning the Vee my thighs/legs ached so badly I thought I had a thrombosis the following day - I put it down to the fact they rested on the front of the seat - I'm 5'10. Needless to say the OEM seat removal was the first major mod when I had my Vee ...
Austin-182
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Excellent read Mark, must be a fantastic feeling knowing you own that.
Then I will definitely have to find a set of sliders to try my OEM seats out Matt !
I am very pleased with the car Austin. I'm exploring all the nooks and crannies now, taking the covers / liners off to see if there is any rust, but can't find any yet.
Just found the tyre repair bottles in their pouch in the fish-net behind the seats, both unused. The tool kit is unused as well. A trip to Halfords was required this morning to get a new tyre repair bottle....I doubt that the original Repare Pneu would repair any pneus if needed.
Paul mentioned that this car has never had a coil fail. Is that unusual and likely to happen any time soon, or did the later cars get better coils?
Mark
I am very pleased with the car Austin. I'm exploring all the nooks and crannies now, taking the covers / liners off to see if there is any rust, but can't find any yet.
Just found the tyre repair bottles in their pouch in the fish-net behind the seats, both unused. The tool kit is unused as well. A trip to Halfords was required this morning to get a new tyre repair bottle....I doubt that the original Repare Pneu would repair any pneus if needed.
Paul mentioned that this car has never had a coil fail. Is that unusual and likely to happen any time soon, or did the later cars get better coils?
Mark
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Matt":2uguh4sk said:
Really? I think its an ergonomic problem with them. They kill my back and neck after an hour in them regardless of how I adjust them. In my opinion they are, along with the god awfull steering wheel, the most un interactive parts fitted to all the Renault Sports. They are so un supportive for such a great car. I was amazed how much better the car felt after changing.
I would love to put the OEM seats back in mine so it looks stock but I couldn't live with huge increase in height and back problem.
Yellow has been my fave colour for most cars for a long time Matt, and I've had a few, including a Heinkel Bubble car(!), Dolomite Sprint, Old Elan, Elan Plus 2, new Elan, Aussie Mini Moke, XJS and a S3 E Type. The E Type is the only one I still have, but I quite fancy a Heinkel again!
Not quite sure what to do about the coils. I suppose that if one fails then they are all at risk of failure, especially as they are all now 9 years old. I guess the most sensible thing to do is to buy 6 new Valeo coils, carry one in case of faiulure, and when one does go, replace the lot and carry a good one of those. Hmmm, think I've just figured it out!
Mark
Not quite sure what to do about the coils. I suppose that if one fails then they are all at risk of failure, especially as they are all now 9 years old. I guess the most sensible thing to do is to buy 6 new Valeo coils, carry one in case of faiulure, and when one does go, replace the lot and carry a good one of those. Hmmm, think I've just figured it out!
Mark
Failure of coils is unpredictable at best Mark, but seldom more than one at a time. Reckon I've had four (but maybe five) go over my nine years since new, but can't remember if I've had an "double failures" or whether it's always been the original coils slowly dying. I've always had my suspicions that in part it might be down to whether a car has lived inside or outside eg. a damp/cold question. I've always managed under a model of have two spares in the boot, and then simply ordering one immediately when I've used one.
Five minute job to change one on a Mk 2, though you'll need asbestos fingers if the engine's hot
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Five minute job to change one on a Mk 2, though you'll need asbestos fingers if the engine's hot
.It does sound like failure of some sort is inevitable, Andy. I guess that my feeling is that if one goes after 9 plus years, then the others are probably not far behind. One of the most common causes for a 'normal' coil to fail is the breakdown of insulation inside, which I'd always put down to exposure to a lot of hot / cold cycles over time. I would imagine that the mid engine configuration lends itself to the hot bit quite well!
I'll certainly get an emergency one to carry, and then figure out whether or not to replace the lot if one fails. I don't fancy being on the side of the motorway in the dark, cold and rain if one goes, although I guess that without Cats, it wouldn't do any damage to drive on 5 cylinders to a more welcoming environment.
Mark
I'll certainly get an emergency one to carry, and then figure out whether or not to replace the lot if one fails. I don't fancy being on the side of the motorway in the dark, cold and rain if one goes, although I guess that without Cats, it wouldn't do any damage to drive on 5 cylinders to a more welcoming environment.
Mark
I had a quick hour or so today to inspect under the bonnet...or boot....the front storage area.
I'm absolutely blown away by the condition of this car. Once the liner and fuse cover were removed, all was revealed, and it all looks like brand new. Not a speck of rust, or any deterioration of the pipes or rubbers or even to sponge bits. It was a bit dusty and I just wiped it all over with WD40, which gets into all the nooks and crannies for a bit more protection.
The welds and seam sealer for the additional bits looks interesting! Do they build tractors in Dieppe as well??!!
Now I have to figure out how to use a trolley jack on the car. I've seen the manual which doesn't show where to use a trolley, but does say 'The axle stands must be placed under the contacts located beneath the reinforcements.....' Clear as mud! I've looked at the threads on jacking the car up, and it looks like somewhere on the subframe is the best bet.
Mark
I'm absolutely blown away by the condition of this car. Once the liner and fuse cover were removed, all was revealed, and it all looks like brand new. Not a speck of rust, or any deterioration of the pipes or rubbers or even to sponge bits. It was a bit dusty and I just wiped it all over with WD40, which gets into all the nooks and crannies for a bit more protection.
The welds and seam sealer for the additional bits looks interesting! Do they build tractors in Dieppe as well??!!
Now I have to figure out how to use a trolley jack on the car. I've seen the manual which doesn't show where to use a trolley, but does say 'The axle stands must be placed under the contacts located beneath the reinforcements.....' Clear as mud! I've looked at the threads on jacking the car up, and it looks like somewhere on the subframe is the best bet.
Mark
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Kett":1bem2y2n said:
Isn't it described as a rubber disc with a slot in it similar in size to a hockey puck - fits in the trolley jack bowl and slots on the sill section ...
Personally I would never jack my old vee on the sill and used to use a piece of wood, which was slightly compressible, and jacked on a solid subframe section ... Need a trolley jack that goes super low ...
