I am an Activaist-v6 and a 2.1Estateerr

[CitroJim]

I suppose you’ll be wanting your money back now Alasdair

Seriously, good to know what it is that wrecks them...

[Stickyfinger]

Oh crap.......guess what I forgot to give you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A bit of a shame that the seat foam was fubar on this one as well ....thats the way the cookie crumbles at times
Jim, do you know if the ebay type seat heater elements fit to the standard wire/switch set up ?

[CitroJim]

Off-Hand Alasdair, no I don't. They're worth a try though and see if they work... The regulator is electronic so it should be able ton accommodate a range of pads I'd have thought...

I have a feeling someone tried them in an XM and found them OK...

Are they expensive?

[Stickyfinger]

various from £20 - £60

[CitroJim]

Give a £20 one a go and report back Alasdair... It'll be valuable knowledge, as is how to get the seats apart...

[Stickyfinger]

The seat covers are easy Jim, take off the belt tensioner and then you just need some new HOG rings when reattaching the cover.

[CitroJim]

Excellent!

[Stickyfinger]

more seating images.

Note the heat pads are sewn onto the leather....ummmmm
Note the "problem" switch box

[CitroJim]

Ahh! there's the problem.. It's German!!!! Wet German at that....

[daviemck2006]

German build quality strikes again [emoji15] [emoji12] [emoji23]

[Stickyfinger]

Well I got a foam section from a rear seat squab, I shaped it and applied with 3m spray, taped for 12 hours to fully set.

Old section as a pattern


taped and left to set up ...messy job

[CitroJim]

Looking good Alasdair

[Stickyfinger]

The Activa is booked in for a pair of HeliCoils to be fitted to the head to cure a small oil leak that is persistent from the top cam cover.
One thread was filled with "metal filler" and another was just butter so must of been stretched. I will take the responsibility for the second one and blame the French for the LeBodge on the first. The strange thing is the leak is on the other side from the damaged ones ? I will get it all sorted at the same time.

I have decided to go for a hand built SS exhaust (Infinity, Bristol) , a CAT back system with the middle box removed and built with 2 1/5 inch pipe. I will get them to make up a pipe and flanges to the system so if I decide later that I do not like the noise or if I discover after a few miles that any drone is spoiling the enjoyment then I will be able to insert a middle box.

The back box will be built so as to look "Standard issue" with twin straight tail pipes.

MOT due at the end of next month.

Today's job, lube my struts as I have some creaking that is driving me nuts when I pull up slow at lights/corners etc.....I hope that is the cause

[Hell Razor5543]

You sure that the creaking isn't your knees or hips, Alasdair?

[Stickyfinger]

Could be

Well after Wind, Rain, Snow, Hailstones, a plague of Locusts and the Four F'ing Horsemen of the Apocalypse I finally got the Water and Oil changed as well as installing new bulbs into the heater panel.

Dug some of the vegetable garden over as well......boy oh boy do chickens risk their necks for a worm