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before deciding, do yourself a massive favour and do a bit more research on your remap of choice. there are other choices out there which may or may not be better suited to your needs. i don't want...

go for it....

looking at your signature - you're happy spending dosh on go-faster stuff but not tyres...i know which would be my first choice

i very much doubt you'd be running round on my old...

no offence taken !!

i guess its all down to personal preference but even though its currently legal to sell & fit them doesn't, in my opinion, make it a wise choice

the first thing i did when i bought my 855R was put 4x new vredestein ultrac tyres on it even though the existing tyres looked OK (just for my own peace of mind) and because the car warrants decent...

for the life of me i cannot understand why you would fit second-hand tyres to a 850R or any car for that matter. if you can't afford to fit decent (but not necessarily expensive) tyres, why are you...

i fitted original 850 rear lights to keep it looking standard after one was damaged but the V70 ones look OK too - personal choice i suppose

i'm one of those people - funnily enough i'd rather pay a bit more, get the job done correctly and keep my engine internals where they should be:rolleyes:

but, each to their own....

this was after 3 days of work on the paintwork involving paint correction, polishing, waxing and a lot of graft. i can't take any credit for it as it was done by GazT4R (from another forum) and was...

I guess it's because not all 850's had nivomats fitted as standard.

if you decide to get some make sure its either 304 grade or even better, 321 grade austenitic stainless steel (321 grade is titanium stabilsed and better for exhaust systems)

i've just swapped from std 280mm to genuine volvo 302mm discs, std volvo pads, new hoses(no need for braided hoses on this setup IMHO) and new fluid. braking is definitely better but bear in mind...

I am led to believe that if you're going to use non-nivomat dampers you'll definitely need new springs as the nivomats provide a certain amount of 'spring' to the system. the std nivomat spring rate...

this might help a little although no reference to the diameter of hoses

Ed - sorry i can't help on the size issue but when you get them fitted, i'd be interested to know how they perform. As you know i have some vredestein ultracs II on mine and rate them very highly...

thanks for the offer.

i will be taking the seat out in the next week or so and depending on what i find and then need to fix i might need one for 2-3 weeks if that is OK

i'll pm you my address...

i have removed both drivers and passenger trims and they aren't there

does anyone have one of those red plastic things that fit over the side airbag sensor when you're doing work on the seat ?. they are normally inside the plastic trim that covers the electric seat...

just a quick message to say thanks again to Ed for trying to sort my front seat out and for the loan of the remapped ECU - i didn't know my car could boost so far off the scale !!

if anyone has a...

Ed - just sent you a txt. Thanks very much for your offer of help....top stuff !

Lol- no help but i know what you mean. There is something to be said for manual seats and hand wound windows - i can fix them because i understand mechanical stuff !!. Electrics are all based on...

Ed - thanks very much - i definately could do with some help from someone who's done this repair before. i'm driving what feels like a BTCC car at the moment - bolt upright and damm uncomfortable !.

i've just read that the motor is located in the seat back and i'd need to remove part of the seat cover to get to it. might be a job for a sunny day and not at night !!

any idea where the threaded screw is located ?

no not the female setting lol !!

the switch feels ok, relays are clicking in the ECU under the seat but no reclining movement (the other controls work fine). it was working this morning then the...

hello all,

my electric drivers seat in the 855R started to tip forwards on its own on the drive home tonight. now the damm thing won't recline - the up/down and forwards/backwards work fine as do...