Love those new seats, and the colour really does set the car off - great when a plan comes together 🍾🍾 and great very easy to understand vid of the refrigerant fill, which now reminds me that I need to do mine 😊 I’ve just gone through transmission oil and coolant changes over the last 2 days - both of which weren’t without dramas, but got there in the end! Great commentary again, and as always, keep ‘em comin’ 👍👍👍
@@JAYREAD Look forward to it👍👍 now just in the middle drilling out a rounded bolt - another nice challenge 😁 if it all went smoothly it wouldn’t be as much fun 😁
The button you refer to should in theory adjust for tilt/height Jay. I owned a 986 S twenty years ago, and being 6’3” I used it a lot, otherwise I looked over the top of the windscreen 😂
Agreed. The only way you’re going to get that to work (assuming the previous seats had height and rake adjustment) is take it to a specialist who can change the physical plugs to get them to work. If not they can plug in and talk to the ECU and enable the software so it will talk to the seat once the physical connections are fixed.
The seats look great now. You might need to check the air con I a day or so. I topped mine up last year only to find my rads were shot and needed replacing! I noticed you need a replacement sunvisor vanity mirror cover - I just picked up a cheap replacement (copy) on a well known auction site for less than £10 delivered! You really can’t tell the difference.
@jay the gauge moves with the pressure and temp, as the temp goes up so does the pressure of the refrigerant. good that there was some in there, as this is a good sign that the system is fairly intact! The lever on the seat is for the height adjustment and you may need to be sat in it as its quite springy. the colour combo is very nice keep up the good work!!
Hi Jay I have a 996 C4S with the same seats. If you sit on the seat and pull the bottom seat adjustment lever upwards and proceed to press your weight into the seat, it will go down in height. Alternatively if you pull the lever upwards whilst not in the seat, the seat will go upwards in height. Hope this helps 👍🏻
Wow! I am MASSIVELY jealous of those seats! I really wish I had sport seats in my 996. Yours look great! In my car, the controls you asked about move the seat bottom up & down, so maybe if you get that working, it will solve your roll bar clearance issue. Nice work on the A/C! I did the same on mine right before the big Rockies road trip with James M. It made a huge difference.
Thanks for the video Jay, the low level of refrigerant is due to a leak somewhere in the AC system. This must be located and repaired or you will be in the same situation in the future. You might want to try a commercial sealant, they can be helpful. Hopefully just adding refrigerant will get you cool for the summer. BTW, The seats look great!
Smashing job Jay, got to love those rewarding easy fixes. Maybe somebody out there can refurbish those old seats? I see Iain Tyrrell do it all the time (Tyrrells Classic Workshop). Looking forward to part 2 of the roof fix. 👍🏻
Seats look good, wonder was the mystery button for lumbar or perhaps bolsters? I might change my cabin filter now you’ve showed me where it prob is on the 997. Glad you got the win.
It was hard to see what you were pointing at but I think the button was height adjust. I’ve got sports seats with 4 way adjustment and that is for up and down. Wondering if you need to wire that function in as well? Did your old one have electric up and down?
@@JAYREAD I wonder if it has got something to do with the plastic but you took out. It would make sense. 4 pins and 4 movements. Might need to wire up the 4th pin. Just a thought. Love the content
Nice work, Jay! Any chance you could source door cards from the same seller where you got those seats? That might tie all of the color differences together nicely such that they look like it was that way from the factory. Just a thought.
Did anyone mention what that button on the seat does? Sit in the seat and pull it up it raises and lowers the seat. It does it mechanically not electrically
Was having the originals totally repaired and new fillers not a cost effective option. You can find folks who can match the worn leather look even with replacement leather sections?
