Pics of my 360

Post by **340GLT** » 02 Dec 2005 12:46 am

Seats look gud mate i wanna do it to mine but need to find a pair of redline headrests!!!
Cheers Adam

Post by **SoLaMaNdA** » 02 Dec 2005 12:48 am

Looks good. Wipe clean too

Post by **340GLT** » 02 Dec 2005 12:54 am

SoLaMaNdA wrote:Looks good. Wipe clean too

Post by **foggyjames** » 02 Dec 2005 01:54 am

You need to get the backrest welded up again if you go for the 'grinder' technique, or it ends up being hopelessly floppy, and ultimately unsafe.

I just gave Adam the part number, and I can't be bothered to look it up...ADAM!

cheers

James

Post by **Chris_C** » 02 Dec 2005 01:55 am

Japper, looks really really good, I've been thinking of rear headrests for a while, current plan is to nick Foggy's back seat one day whith the already done....

Post by **foggyjames** » 02 Dec 2005 02:16 am

Chris_C wrote:current plan is to nick Foggy's back seat one day whith the already done....

cheers

James

Post by **redline** » 02 Dec 2005 08:45 am

Chris_C wrote: current plan is to nick Foggy's back seat one day whith the already done....

Just wait for the next meet and while James gos to get petrol in his little green can you can nick his backrest LOL

Post by **Japper** » 02 Dec 2005 12:36 pm

You need to get the backrest welded up again if you go for the 'grinder' technique, or it ends up being hopelessly floppy, and ultimately unsafe

I didn't weld mine after grinding. It doesn't woble at all. It's very sturdy. It might be a little less strong but I don't expect it to be unsafe.

Post by **SteveP** » 02 Dec 2005 12:47 pm

Pfft.. who needs to install rear head rests?

Post by **redline** » 02 Dec 2005 01:07 pm

340GLT wrote: but need to find a pair of redline headrests!!! Cheers Adam

let me see where have I seen some redline headrests ? oh yes now I
remember

Post by **SteveP** » 02 Dec 2005 01:10 pm

redline wrote:let me see where have I seen some redline headrests ? oh yes now I
remember

Well, I can see half of 'em

Post by **redline** » 02 Dec 2005 01:14 pm

ok smart arse wasn't gonna post them all again but if you insist

now lets stop this thread jacking LOL

Post by MJ » 02 Dec 2005 01:21 pm

Japper wrote:
You need to get the backrest welded up again if you go for the 'grinder' technique, or it ends up being hopelessly floppy, and ultimately unsafe
I didn't weld mine after grinding. It doesn't woble at all. It's very sturdy. It might be a little less strong but I don't expect it to be unsafe.

I can't see how it would be less safe than no headrests. I mean, if they were to break in an accident as your head flys back, surley it would be better to reduce the impact than to have nothing

Post by **foggyjames** » 02 Dec 2005 02:38 pm

I don't know about Japper's car (I'd love to know HOW it's ok...), but my backrest became VERY floppy. You're chopping through the steel girder which provides the majority of the structural integrity...I can't see how that can't fail to funamentally compromise the safety of the backrest. For those who don't know, a saloon has an additional metal skin between the passenger compartment and the boot, to which the backrest is bolted.

In the event of an accident, any weight in the boot would have bent it out significantly, at best. There was also no way to re-engage the backrest., and any force applied to the backrest simply bent it to the point where the pins no longer lined up. Maybe my cutting wasn't accurate enough, but it was within 1mm?

cheers

James

Post by **340GLT** » 02 Dec 2005 04:54 pm

Well guys i ran the part no from James and good news is it does allow the fitting of headrests to a hatch!!!

Its £40.81 and

NO LONGER AVAILABLE!!!!!!

Cheers Adam