Now some of you may not have this problem, I certainly didnt have it in my old car. But things age, the foam deteriorates. How did I know which seals to replace? (Afterall.. we wouldnt want to spend money in areas where we didnt or shouldnt need to) I ended up monitoring the trunk for awhile, seeing where the water source is coming from. It seemed to be almost up against the rear finish panel backside... so it must've been one of the tail lamps I thought. I ended up replacing both.
Onto the pics:
Factory goodness... but farking expensive for a few peices of foam.
Started from the passenger side... this side actually looks fine.
Driver side on the other hand.....
Yeah like I expected, its got all this dirt/grime mush shit (wet)
So whats the result? After cleaning up the area with brakeclean before putting on the new seals, it rained the following day. No leakage reported! Yay
Another project I wanted to do actually happend awhile ago so I'm sort of catching up with updates here. I got a bracket for free (shout out to D-Chua! Thanks dude!) that was a flate plate designed to mount my bucket seat to the floor.
[Actually before I get into more detail, I should say I have a couple of reasons to change out the factory seat. The OEM one actually hurts my back on long trips... I think its the design itself, its not really made for a small guy like me, in my case at least. Not to mention I really ought to use the things I buy....]
Another reason is that I love having that more solid connection to the car chassis. The driver feedback advantage is huge, one of my personal emphasis is on modications tailored to driver personality and comfort. So having a properly positioned seat, and steering wheel can go a long ways in terms of your lap time!
The problem with the bracket I got was that I didnt have any L-brackets I could openly adapt to the car. So, I called up Jay and asked if it was possible. We met up for a day, discussed the details and he got to work.
I was expected about a 2 week response time for a finished product, but sure enough he calls me 3 days later. WOW, talk about fast.
Onto the product photos:
The Wedge Engineering bracket I got from D-Chua. I plastidipped it actually to have a better finish.
How it looks inside the car. You're going to have to bear with the lighting as I was too lazy to get a spot lamp.
Jay's fabricated bracket. It's made of steel, probably mild 1080 or something.
Bottom view, its slotted to adjust to my preference. Its sort of an in-between of a slider and a fixed bracket.
Did I mention this thing gets you LOW?
Yes... super low
Ok so what do I think about it?
Well previous I had a Bride slider one that I got off Winky. The thing was way too high, Sanjay and I cut it down and he helped me re-weld it for lowness. Well the slider itself probably offsets the driver by about 1.20"... which is no good. Not to mention we had to hammer out the tranny tunnel in the old car for it to fit (Which I'd like to avoid if possible)
The new bracket Jay made is awesome, gets you much lower than the slider ever could. It could go even lower but that should be for another day when I have the time to measure some angles and stuff.... and it would have to be a fixed bracket for sure, no slider slots. I dont think I'll ever get to that point because I'm pretty happy with this one.
Fit: Awesome, except that the bracket closest to the tranny tunnel rubs a little hump. Not a big deal, it just means that you need to take a little more time fitting it in the car.
Finish: I'm actually happy with the colour choice, its a metallic grey and offsets the black and silver going all over the car. Love it!
Functionality: It fits awesome, sits lower than stock. I have to play with the cushioning a bit more (probably some memory foam like Darryl) to get my perfect fit. Its just that the cushioning itself actually sets me pretty high up. Taking the foam out, its like I'm on the flooooor.
Areas that need work: Like I mentioned in the fit section, that little hump could maybe be avoided in version 2.0. Also the bracket itself is too long and it means that if I want to remove the seatbelt bolt, I have to remove the entire seat.. just makes it kind of annoying. Actually VERY annoying if I want to loop my belts and stuff through the seat.
Would I recommend it? Yes! In fact I did to Jordan, hope you like it man!
Today's blog is a shout out to Joe once again, I read his post earlier and I thought I'd get off my ass and update.
