mrdelmonti Posted June 11, 2019 Author Share Posted June 11, 2019 I know, I know. Bit flashy and excessive. I was involved in a car crash a couple of years ago, van doing 70+mph ran into the back of me while I stationery. Ever since I struggled with horrendous back pain in cars without enough lateral support in the seat. After suffering for months and months, the first time I sat in a car with proper bucket seats since the accident was a revelation! That and weight reduction ? Scruffy Bodger, chaseracer and Lacquer Peel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrdelmonti Posted June 14, 2019 Author Share Posted June 14, 2019 Well I've managed to put my Subaru back on the road so thought I should get a photo of the two together. Complete opposite ends of the spectrum, but both brilliant in their own ways. My god did the Subaru feel like a rocket though in comparison this morning ?. Lacquer Peel and Bucketeer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 seat will be wrecked due to pie eating former owner chaseracer and The Moog 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrdelmonti Posted June 23, 2019 Author Share Posted June 23, 2019 So set off this morning for the Bicester Sunday Super Scramble only to turn back and head for home within a couple of miles to swap into the wife's car. Turns out the rear seatbelts just won't hold the child seats securely, they seem to tighten down at first and then loosen off, I'm not sure if it's the seat padding sinking or the belts themselves. I'm going to need to find a solution before FOTU. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 cage Bucketeer, The Moog and mrdelmonti 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrdelmonti Posted June 23, 2019 Author Share Posted June 23, 2019 I wish it was that easy. I remember being carried about loose in the back of my dad's van when needed, those days are long gone. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 we did that - we didnt die Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrdelmonti Posted June 27, 2019 Author Share Posted June 27, 2019 Well I think I know how to solve the child seat problem, I need shorter seatbelt catches. In other news it has decided it prefers it's oil on the outside of the engine. The rocker cover gasket was leaking a little when I got it, so I bought a replacement but hadn't got around to fitting it. Over the weekend it decided to totally give up and I've been topping it up at a rate of nearly a litre every 50 miles! So tonight I decided to swap it over, lovely and simple job on this. Air inlet, breather pipe, one clip, three bolts and it's off. Yeah, she's a bit damp. Breather split but I think I'll get away with it. Back together and cleaned up. Yet to take it on a test run so I'll save that for the drive into work tomorrow, started it up and it seemed oil tight so that's a start, you could see it dripping out on the old one! scdan4, Bucketeer, BL Bloke and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrdelmonti Posted June 28, 2019 Author Share Posted June 28, 2019 I'm going to call that successful, no leakage on the way in this morning, and unexpected bonus, I cleaned up some electrical connections at the same time last night and I no longer have warning lights flashing up at random. davehedgehog31, The Moog, BL Bloke and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 We have the same issue with the car seats in the 305. Let me know if you find the shorter buckles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Not sure if it is buckle crunch, but allegedly the Britax First Class seat can be made to fit a 205 well. Which is a pain, as I've literally just bought two more Mothercare specials at £50 a pop to save shuffling between cars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrdelmonti Posted June 28, 2019 Author Share Posted June 28, 2019 47 minutes ago, loserone said: We have the same issue with the car seats in the 305. Let me know if you find the shorter buckles I'll let you know, I've not really started looking yet but I'll need to sort it before FOTU. Shouldn't be too difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrdelmonti Posted July 16, 2019 Author Share Posted July 16, 2019 I've now ordered some belt buckles that I'm hoping will work, if not I'll probably be giving FOTU a miss. I will update when they arrive. Fingers crossed! loserone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrdelmonti Posted July 17, 2019 Author Share Posted July 17, 2019 Replacement buckles have arrived but I'm not going to get chance to fit them until tomorrow. I'll lose the middle belt but I'm not bothered about that. Fingers crossed They are both OSR buckles from a Citroen DS3 loserone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Interesting. No centre belt in my CJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 27 minutes ago, loserone said: Interesting. No centre belt in my CJ Nor mine, I don’t think any of them had one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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