Recent content by will6440

Classical Green, this sounds like a really good option. I'm not too bothered about the grain as the idea would be it would be underneath the split and therefore almost invisible (if done well enough) to anyone looking. Do you know where you got your kit from?

Hi Phil, interesting stuff, i think the problem I have is the location of the split. There isn't a great deal of 'meat' on one side which would mean there is relatively little to stick to unless I really pulled the material together which i suspect would just cause another failure along a...

Thanks quattro. I think you're right about just trying to find a match that's as close as possible. It's a shame as the rest of the seats are all in great condition and i'd like to keep it original but that's looking less and less likely.

Hi all, I have a split between the outer bolster of the seat base and the centre section which is box pleat. I recently took it to an upholsterer who said that it wasn't the seam that had failed but the ambla has split next to the seam. He said the only option was to try and find a quantity of...

Not sure about the Halfords Anti-Freeze, but I picked up some Blue anti-freeze from Eurocarparts yesterday. I know the fluid in mine is blue already as I had a leak and it was dripping on me. This is what the website says about it: "It is suitable for any vehicle currently using Blue antifreeze...

Looking for either a good box pleat Ambla drivers seat, with no rips, or some rear seats in the same colour. Any about?

Great, thanks!

Hi all, I'm about to purchase a LT77 gearbox with has the prefix 'CL' and suffix 'C'. As far as I can tell this means it came out of a TR7. Whilst i'm aware that the bell housing will be incorrect for the V8 in my P6 can anyone tell me if there will be any other potential fitment issues that...

Thanks but I managed to track down a set of five Vitesse alloys which I’ve almost finished refurbishing.

Thanks Chrisw. I know about the clearance issue with the 15s and would be rather hoping I got lucky and found my wheels arches accommodated them without having to do any 'modification'.

I'm looking for a set of four Minilite, Vitesse or Rostyle alloys to fit to my '71 V8. Does anyone have any for sale?

Really interesting reading. Do you still work in Kingston? I occasionally use mine to go into work in Norbiton and i'm based in Hawley so it would be funny to end up in a convoy with you on the M3!

Thanks for all the tips! Certainly lots to be thinking about when I get the car back from colin!

Hmm, seems like there is no real 'win' here. I don't want to pay a fortune for new door seals and find that they're a complete PITA to fit and then mean the doors don't shut. I also don't really like the extreme wind noise and water leakage I have at the moment. Which is the lesser of the two...

I sense new door seals on the horizon. @harveyp6, what do you mean by pulling the frames in? The main holes are at the bottom of the window frames where the metal 'kinks'. They're not huge holes but it would be nice to seal them all the same.