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Re: 83 Excel from from Finland

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Great work Osku. Your seats look good now.

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Re: 83 Excel from from Finland

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Very good they look the bee's knees ,your making me want to get stuck into mine ..Ray
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Re: 83 Excel from from Finland

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I never figured out how they assembled the seats at the factory, the seems on the headrests looked like done with a machine but the only way I could do them was by stiching the 10cm on both sides at the narrow part by hand through the old holes, it took me some time to do but it looks factory. Still would like to know the propper way, as there has to be one.

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Re: 83 Excel from from Finland

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This is the first prototype of the Luisi steeringwheel custom center.

The first one, as I did miss a mesurement, it is sadly a few millimeter the wrong size but otherwise it's coming out nice. I havent got my wheel yet either but here a picture of rhe prosess.
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Wow - that looks really professional Osku! Great result. Looking forward to seeing the finished result.

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Re: 83 Excel from from Finland

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I have re done the center in correct size now. An other thing I did with the new version was to make new fixing rings to mount it to the car. I did two rings with O-ring growes so that the center can be adsembled and disasembled easy.

Its been also covered with leather so it should match the steering wheel nicely.

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wow! That looks good!
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You could get a job in Lotus' trimming department!

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Great work and very neat. Looking forward to seeing the final installation in the car.
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Re: 83 Excel from from Finland

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So am I, sadly the steering wheel is not here jet so I have to be patient and wait. I have been to the shop testing it on a wheel they have there that is from the wrong material, so it should fit as soon as I get the wheel here in my spec. They only had wheels with the yelow centering stripe and that would not have been nice so I ordered one in black leather and without the stripe, the shop said it might take a while.

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Re: 83 Excel from from Finland

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I do not have the wheel but here is a comparison of the orginal and new showing the difference in visibility.

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Re: 83 Excel from from Finland

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I drow by the shop today and tried the center on the wheel they had there it fitted perfectly, so now I just wait for my wheel to arrive whitout the Center line then I also have to paint of the Luisi text that is partially shoving but thats easy and fast.

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Re: 83 Excel from from Finland

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I see. A better view of the warning lights.
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Re: 83 Excel from from Finland

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Yes excactly, so next summer I will not embares my self driving mile after mile with the indikator still blinking happily after the last lane change.

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Re: 83 Excel from from Finland

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Now I have my steering wheel. Image

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