mithdons
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just bought Calibra leather interior which is front and back seats front and rear door cards and parcel sheld and switches and wiring for heated seats with centre console for £101 in very good nic..... what your eckon i fink ive got a steal...do you reckon theyll be a pain in the asre to fit...




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CorsAsh
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Tutorials and FAQ, how to fit fronts in there.
Rear ones just bodge in.
Door cards have to be custom fitted.
£101 is a good price.
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mithdons
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yup well gonna fit them next week sometime probs.... the back seats you can bolt those in can you .... can the seat belts go throught the holes in cali leathers in the back...
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John G
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dnt bodge rears mate what i did was strip my corsa bk bench down to the metal backing an do the same with the calibra ones an then wrap the calibra foam an leather around the metal corsa frame
it fits a treat!
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John G
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quote: Originally posted by mithdons
yup well gonna fit them next week sometime probs.... the back seats you can bolt those in can you .... can the seat belts go throught the holes in cali leathers in the back...
bk seats dnt bolt up read above matey works a treat an no the seat belts wnt go thro u hav to slide em thro the gap like they do now
u beta b prepare for sum real comfort
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mithdons
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yeh someone else has told me that .... but scared of fucking both sets of seats up then though.... have you got cali leathers in your (John G)... how long did it take you rougly to fit the back and fronts.
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John G
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yep i have but no picks matey
erm front seats were sounds
just take ya standard ones out an take subframes off, do the same with claibra subframes an put corsa ones on the clai seat an ur away
back bench tuk a couple of hours to swop over but theres no way of fuckin it up just take ya time
they fit proper snug it u do it that way beta then bein bodged
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mithdons
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John G do you know where wallasey is? just figured cos your from wirral... if so how far is it from lverpool town centre or even (garstang or gorton) one of the tw nayways
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John G
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from liverpool to wallasey is about 10mins if that
why?
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mav
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look no bad condition.....good price
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CorsAsh
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For the backs, if you work around the top half of the seat, theres a cardbaord strip holding the fabric into a groove. When you get that out with a screwdriver for instance, you'll be left with something like this:


Do the same with the cally rear and put over the corsa foam/backing plate.
The lower bench is just held on underneath with circular staple things, pry these off, and the fabric will peel away. You can then fit the cally one over, pull it tight, and run the staples back in with a pair of pliers. They're pretty stiff so don't be surprised if you nip your fingers in the pliers a few times
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mithdons
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just wonderin becaasue thats where i goota pic them up from... somewhere in wallasy so gonna give the guy a ring today and see where he would meet me....any ideas if im driving from manchester
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leeshez
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Wow what a good price 
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mithdons
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yeh its pretty good isnt it so got myself a bargain hopefully.... just wondering if anyones got any pics with cally leathers in corsa b's.... oh yeh and are the subframes the same on all corsas or did they change with the facelift corsa...
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MR2Mike
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the door cards look ace in that calibra interior
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mithdons
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yeh i no they look good dont they but i think it will be very hard to get them to fit into corsa b lol... not sayin it cant be done but would take alot of time
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MR2Mike
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bargain though. will they fit an astra? i may get some when i get my new car
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John G
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wen ur in liverpool there are 2 tunnels to get to the wirral, the wallasey an the birkenhead, if u go thro the wallasey tunnel u can only b about 5mins away so it shudnt b that hard to find
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mithdons
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yeh they should do mte... the front almost defo will ....the ew astra or old astra .....
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MR2Mike
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mk4 fella
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mithdons
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mk 4 you should be rite with that mate... the backs should too cant imagine them not... it would look pretty sweet in a mk4 astra .... and there are beige calibra seats too ... just in case you didnt like black... look alright aswell .
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MR2Mike
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cheers buddy. ill look for a similar bargain
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Ash
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gud price they look clean
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Planty02
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great condition and absolute bargain 
You'll need a 60/40 split backrest to put those on but as john G said just take your time with em
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mithdons
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thats what ive got a 60 40 backrest ... its a corsa 1998 sxi....
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