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Mehari Seat Conversion |
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| This is the main foot well part which is supplied with
every part and rivet required to complete the task of converting a 2
seater Mehari to a 4
seater model. |
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| The foot well fits like a glove, but must make sure
that your model has “the hump” between the 2 front seats so that the new
part will truncate onto it.I am sure very
early 2 seaters do no have this “hump”. |
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| You can’t quite see this, but “1” & “3” have moulding
pilots so that you can drill the seat belt and seat runner holes “1a” &
“3a” with a good taper drill.”2” |
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After carefully fitting the new part
in the car you can draw round it to make the cut line. Making sure you cut on the
correct side of the line you
can expose the metal space frame below. Make sure you use a mask and
goggles when cutting the abs plastic. Pay particular attention to the
wiring loom, the space frame and the front seat mounting frame, all are
close to the grinder wheel as to passes around the Mehari. |
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| These are special plastic pop-rivets; they tend to give
a larger bite surface on the hidden side, and are all supplied to do the
job. There is the correct number in the kit. No room for error. |
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| The old support for the floor just lifts and hooks out.
The new floor can be placed into position and the front seat belt lower
bolts fitted together with heavily grease rear seat runner bolt of the
front seats.
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| Working from the front to the rear, drilling and
pop-riveting in the rivets seemed to be the best way to go. |
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| The only place where the new part was not quite was under
the spare wheel and I had to make a small grinder slit which was filled
later. |
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This part of the operation is more
daunting than the floor section. Mainly because it has to be done twice,
once left and then right. It really is handy to have another 2+2
seater Mehari around when putting in these rear
parts gussets so that measuring can be more accurate. Be extra
extra extra careful
here of wiring looms and space frame. The only adverse criticism I have of
this kit is the silly rubber blocks which are supplied to go at “4” (so that
the back of the seat can be placed vertical for storage behind the seat back
or sloping for a more reclined position for the rear passengers.) are so
pathetic as to be useless. See an original Citroen model of a 2+2
Mehari
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| Using an air operated mastic gun for smooth even
application a black beeding is placed completely
around the outside of the new floor. |
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| This shows the rear seat in the “down” position for use
as a load bearing Mehari….. |
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…….. and in the “up” position for people
carrying. (You can just see the grinder slit which
has now received some black mastic, and will be hidden by the spare wheel.)
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Another product is the
extra floor. I have had this in my own Mehari since driving to
Protection gear used
before cutting out the ABS plastic work.
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