[Spitfire Mk3 Seat Covers]

On ‎28‎/‎04‎/‎2018 at 4:08 PM, PeterH said:

I bought Newton Commercial ones through the club. They are well made and fitted well. I replaced the foams as well, the old ones were well shot.

Whist off you want to check  the seat back hasn't broken off the base. Both mine had and a second hand seat I bought was cracked.

Thanks Peter,

   I feel you often get what you pay for, although the difference in prices are  huge!

The covers bought thro the club look excellent.

Roy

[Spitfire Mk3 Seat Covers]

On ‎28‎/‎04‎/‎2018 at 3:30 PM, Pete Lewis said:

dont know about them but seat covers are easy to fit , do you need new foams ??  they can be silly money

where are you located ??  

on refitting some old net curtain or poly bags are useful to cover the foams and allows the cover to slide over easily

dont use hog rings nasty things , use cable ties   they work well and are easy to remove if a bit of cover tuning is needed 

Pete

Hi Pete,

Thanks for the info re Hog Rings.

Not sure what the foams are like yet. I live in Kent, not far from the M25 Dartford Tunnel

Roy

[Spitfire Mk3 Seat Covers]

On ‎28‎/‎04‎/‎2018 at 3:30 PM, Pete Lewis said:

dont know about them but seat covers are easy to fit , do you need new foams ??  they can be silly money

where are you located ??  

on refitting some old net curtain or poly bags are useful to cover the foams and allows the cover to slide over easily

dont use hog rings nasty things , use cable ties   they work well and are easy to remove if a bit of cover tuning is needed 

Pete

 

[Spitfire Mk3 Seat Covers]

My Mk3 Spitfire needs new seat covers. Rimmer Bros are quoting £273 incl postage, yet for similar from Classic British Sports Car Trims Plymouth £168 incl postage. That's over £100 difference. Has anyone bought them, and what was the quality please. Also how easy are they to fit?

[Copper fuel pipe and fittings]

Thanks for the help guys, will try my local small garage Monday.

 

Roy

[Copper fuel pipe and fittings]

I wonder if any one can help, I have purchased a new pump for my Mk 3 Spitfire. The angle of the outlet is slightly different to the original (closer to the engine). I have tried bending the existing fuel pipe to suit, but it leaks quite badly. I need to fit a new pipe pump to carbs. All the part suppliers seem only to sell complete kits at around |£90. Does anyone know where I can purchase just the part I need.

  

    One local supplier suggests having the pipe made up locally I live in north west kent, any suggestions on this would be appreciated.

[Horn stopped working]

Hi Guys,

 

Problem solved at last, new relay was also faulty, purchased another, bridged the terminals as told by Kevin, horns now working, off for MOT next week. Thanks for all your help.

Roy

[Horn stopped working]

Kevin,

          Thanks for the correct method of wiring the old relay connections to the new relay. Unfortunately still no joy. I'm thinking maybe I have a duff new relay, so have ordered another.

 

Pete,

         As suggested, have cleaned a section of the upper column, attached a wire, then attached the other end to the dynamo bracket. Still no joy. My son-in-law is coming over at the weekend with a multimeter, he knows a bit more about electrics than me, and he is going to try to trace the fault.

 

     Thanks to both of you for your help so far, will let you know how I get on.

 

Roy

[Horn stopped working]

Thanks for your replies, my car is a 1968 Mk 3 Spitfire.

 

Pete,

      The manual I have shows an earth wire bridging the universal joint, I have removed the radiator to get a better view, but cannot see any evidence of a wire, or there having ever been a wire. However there does seem to be a piece of bare wire around the  joint, but could this not be the wires shown in the manual for securing the nuts to the bolts?

 

Also, as a click can be heard from the old relay, would that not confirm that the steering column is properly earthed?

 

Roger,

          The variation in the numbering on the new relay was confusing me. Thanks for the above, will try again tomorrow

[Horn stopped working]

Hi Guys,

             Recently my horn was working intermittently, and has now stopped working altogether. When the horn button is pressed, I can hear the relay click. but no horn.

 

            I have purchased a new relay from Rimmers, SRB402 (is this correct? Rimmers say yes) it has different pin numbers to the existing relay, and no matter which way I connect the wires, I get no sound from either from the relay or the horn.

 

            I have removed the horns, and cleaned the earth wire connections, also the wire to the steering rack. I have wired the horns directly to the battery, and they work fine. This problem is driving me mad, any help would be appreciated. Unfortunately my electrical knowledge is not good.