Front seats

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Mar 02, 07 9:34 pm

The front seats I have in the Satellite at the moment are from a Hyundai and have no tilt thingy to let passengers into the rear. If you slide the seat as far forwards as it can go and adjust the back as far forwards as it goes, you can get people in the back with ease but its a lot of messing around. And then you have to put the seat back so someone can sit in the front. After being like this for the past 18 months - 2 years I am getting a little bored now. So I have decided to re-trim the front seats from the Porsche 924 I have robbed the engine from for my minor, and re trim them to match the rest of the interior in the Satellite. I made a start tonight and here are a few piccies of what I have done so far.

Here is the seat before I started.

I had to unpick roughly 30 large staple type clips holding the upholstery to the seat frame and foam. (sorry forgot to take a photo of that bit, I got to engrossed

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Then I had to unpick the stitching between the stripy fabric and the faux leather.

And when I got to a bit that had 3 seams joining I had to really concentrate.

And here is the base of the seat all picked apart. The roll of black faux leather beside is what I will use to replace the fabric center.

I will take it to a guy I know who does upholstery for a living to check what I am doing before I do anymore (don't want to mess it up), I will follow up then.

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Fri Mar 02, 07 9:39 pm

Love that picture of concentration!

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Fri Mar 02, 07 9:43 pm

Neat!

I'm amazed you can get that all in your mouth

Only kidding!

Goes with my Size 12 Plates.....

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Mar 02, 07 10:06 pm

I had to concentrate that hard so not to stab myself with the stitch picker.

I came close a couple of times.

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Fri Mar 02, 07 10:07 pm

Mind yer finger, fingers!

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Fri Mar 02, 07 10:09 pm

Apparently that sticking yer tongue out is so it is immobilised so your brain can concentrate all it's power to the job in hand. That's science that is

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Fri Mar 02, 07 10:11 pm

Kev wrote:Apparently that sticking yer tongue out is so it is immobilised so your brain can concentrate all it's power to the job in hand. That's science that is

Need a more powerful CPU, then

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Mar 02, 07 10:17 pm

Well I never knew that.

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Fri Mar 02, 07 10:21 pm

Just looked it up to check I weren't remembering rubbish;

When you are concentrating on something, you are using the hemisphere of the brain also used for processing motor input. It's also noticeable that some people walk more slowly when they are thinking of something difficult. This is caused by interference from the two activities fighting for the same bit of brain to process them. By biting your lip or sticking your tongue out, you are suspending motor activity and keeping your head rigid, to minimise movement and hence interference.

For the same reason that women open their mouths when applying mascara.

latil · Post by **latil** » Fri Mar 02, 07 10:29 pm

I used to lock my jaw together,so hard that over the years I've busted several teeth.

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Fri Mar 02, 07 11:08 pm

was always handy at school, fighting someone that stuck there tongue out nice lttle jab under the chin used to get the job done

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sat Mar 03, 07 9:57 am

Thats just nasty.

Note to self; never annoy Cannonball while concentrating.