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Walshgsi16v
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21st May 11 at 18:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Stripping the rear of my corsa corsa, how do you guys go about taking the seat brackets off? I hammerd/chizeled one and kinda made a mess, any help thanks
gez bay
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21st May 11 at 19:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
there should be torques peice bolts to take them out?
Ian
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21st May 11 at 19:05   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Pics of the bits you mean.
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21st May 11 at 19:09   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
notorious torx bolts i think you mean, about the size of a 2p?
Ben G
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21st May 11 at 19:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yes, my ones in the puma were tx55 iirc.

left holes in the floor though which isn't ideal.
gez bay
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21st May 11 at 19:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
dont know why a chisle even entered you mind to remove it
Jake
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21st May 11 at 19:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
some of them are welded in
gez bay
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i thought he was on about the ones with the torques. nevermind then
Walshgsi16v
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Nope i have seats out its the welded ones i am on about, i grinded one off it was alot tidier then the chizeled one but took quite a while, i even tried drilling the spot welds out but its leaving a hole ( think its spot welded each side not sure )
Mike
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21st May 11 at 20:52   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ah the spot welded ones, yeah they're a pain, I have many holes in my rear arches to prove it
Edges 58
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21st May 11 at 21:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Is there a way of doing this with it lookin totally butchered?
Mike
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21st May 11 at 22:17   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'd guess for the best finish you'd just have to grind them down till it's flush.
evo_69
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I have stripped two of my corsa rear and never came across any welded in bolts?? Ever??
sri boy
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to take spot welds out get a drill a and spot weld drill bit machine mart or any body repaire store should sell them after that grind the exces bit then primer n pait it so it looks good and protect it against rust
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22nd May 11 at 13:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by evo_69
I have stripped two of my corsa rear and never came across any welded in bolts?? Ever??


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