Thanks .. looks like i will be making some brackets ..on the positive side paid yarwood leather lots on money for the leather to recover the old seats ... £366... ouch ... but compared to vinyl seats that split after a couple of years... i see it as a bargain ... now what is that old adage "a fool and his money is easily parted "....
Interesting, I always heard that from my mother as "a fool and his money are some party"
mine are the old steel backed .. sprung seats .. as too what has been living in them over the twenty years of storage is a different matter .. but the vinyl was shot to pieces and the springs rusted and snapped ... but the springs out of an old mattress and lots of wiring springs together .. and nasty sprung steel wire cutting my hands to bits ..the cuts would put a leopard to shame let alone the local hissing tom cat ... i just hope the old mattress was not a slumberland .. do not what to fall asleep whilst driving ...
Do you mean 331818, MM? You will be pleased to hear that NOS are available from Series Parts at £3.42. PN shown on second photo at post 8 above.
Yes thanks for the reply ..the part number 331818 is the stop bracket .. i was wondering what on the actually cushion base goes up against the stop bracket .. the concensus is that an L shaped bracket is fitted to the seat cushion base .. and it goes up against the stop bracket ...
Stainless steel bolts will react with the alloy and cause corrosion.Seat bases and metal work have just arrived. Just waiting for the SS nuts and bolts and then I can start installing. Lots of good info coming in on here, keep it up I shall probably need all of it.
Don't forget to use moly or nickel grease to prevent the corrosion Doug mentioned. Tygris, CorrosionX, Permatex, Tef-Gel, plenty of nickel or marine greases to do the job.
Part numbers given in post 8, Pete.
The website company description suggests it represents everything Britpart is not, which is a good start. Be interested in feedback, as I'm also on the lookout for seats (BP will not make the shortlist).
I suppose one could ring up and ask; maybe it's a management split, or an experienced worker who set up their own company. Cornwall has two beekeeping suit manufacturers, Sheriff and BBWear; BB was set up by Sheriff's daughter many years ago after a family disagreement.
Well, I did ring but the answerphone was on; rang Exmoor Trim sales to ask the same question, but no-one answered.
I've no idea as to the relative level of quality either company may offer but the Heritage seats certainly do look more comfortable. More support for the high lateral g-forces we Series folk experience while drifting and street racing.
Mine are originals, recovered once, hard as hell stiff black vinyl. Perfect for summer burns on the back of the thighs in summer, I don't think the side bolsters would work, as I tend to slide in and out, spend so much time opening and closing farm gates, ease of access is probably more important than combating the above mentioned lateral G'sI've no idea as to the relative level of quality either company may offer but the Heritage seats certainly do look more comfortable. More support for the high lateral g-forces we Series folk experience while drifting and street racing.
I hadn't thought of the getting in and out thing. That's a good point.Mine are originals, recovered once, hard as hell stiff black vinyl. Perfect for summer burns on the back of the thighs in summer, I don't think the side bolsters would work, as I tend to slide in and out, spend so much time opening and closing farm gates, ease of access is probably more important than combating the above mentioned lateral G's
Spoke today to H1948 and the gist of it is that the two companies are not related and the locations are coincidental. The H1948 seat is true to an original seat and that is why it has more bolster padding, which does take slightly more construction work. They were complimentary about Exmoor and having assessed the flatter Exmoor seats some years ago, understood the reason: the flatter are easier to make on the Exmoor production line.
