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Carelli seats - lowering? #836803
22/05/2009 16:25
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Not sure which section I should put this in, so mods feel free to move.

I've got the Carelli seats from the group buy a while back. After a trip to the physio, I sat into the car and was disturbed to note that I am now sitting too high! seems she elongated my spine!

From looking at the seats, there are spacer-type things that are about a centimetre thick on the nuts/screws that connect the seats to the runners.

I thought I read somewhere that these could be removed. I've searched but without success - does anyone have a link or a guide? obviously I'm considering that the seats must be secured very safely, so I am reluctant to go removing things until I'm absolutely sure it's ok.

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Re: Carelli seats - lowering? [Re: sjbrophy] #836841
22/05/2009 17:59
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Take the seat out.

It's not difficult to work out how to remove those spaces. You'll need 13mm socket and spanners. smile

Re: Carelli seats - lowering? [Re: ] #836849
22/05/2009 18:09
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I'll have a go.

Do you need to replace them with washers or something?

Re: Carelli seats - lowering? [Re: sjbrophy] #837307
23/05/2009 20:20
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mine have no washers

Re: Carelli seats - lowering? [Re: ] #837667
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Hmmm, I've had the seat out - easy enough - and I've removed the lowest spacers, but the bolts need to be filed down if I'm actually going to be any lower. Don't have a file. frown

What about the other spacers above the runner? Anyone removed them? it looks to me like there isn't a spacer on one of the bolts as it's home to the seatbelt thingy, so if I removed the other spacers, I'd be all lopsided...

Anyone any advice?

Re: Carelli seats - lowering? [Re: sjbrophy] #837703
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OK I've broken it. :'(

I have the seat out, I've removed the washers between runners and seat, and now the seat won't slide on the runners - this means I can't move it far enough either way to bolt it back in!

Everything I touch turns to broken. :'(

Re: Carelli seats - lowering? [Re: sjbrophy] #837720
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the runners are a bit tempremental which are difficult to slide under the best of times, i have pulled off the pull lever under the seats a couple of times its a right pig to get back in.

Im sure you will get it sorted !

Re: Carelli seats - lowering? [Re: ] #837755
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Originally Posted By: sprintsteve


Im sure you will get it sorted !

You don't know me so! smile

Re: Carelli seats - lowering? [Re: sjbrophy] #838117
25/05/2009 18:42
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You haven't broken it. The seat isn't going back because it is hitting the top of bolts, the same thing happened to me. You need to keep some of the spacers in to clear the head of the bolts.

Gary

Re: Carelli seats - lowering? [Re: ] #838145
25/05/2009 19:38
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Any chance anybody got pics of these seats fitted?

Considering getting these or similar

thanks
karl

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Re: Carelli seats - lowering? [Re: ] #838247
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ludicrous problem #457

I've got it bolted back together and bolted in. For some ludicrous reason, 3 of the bolts went in fine and the fourth one won't quite go.

How is that even possible?

Re: Carelli seats - lowering? [Re: ] #838250
25/05/2009 22:36
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Originally Posted By: sprintsteve
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f69/fiatcoupe20vt/DSC00868.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f69/fiatcoupe20vt/DSC00869.jpg


Thanks for that, they look like they are very very supportive!
Nice!


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