My 164 24V QV...

[ALFAHEIDA]

Yeah! Post some pics of the doortrims and Recaro's.
You are right the sitting position in the Recaro's is much better.

[Ladin164QV]

I look closely at those door trims, they are home-made, I dont believe Recaros are in TD from factory, so someone bought them from a wreck etc...
Also armrest is added, maybe i keep it, isnt bad thing for long distances...

I ordered black color for leather, so i believe they will be good looking after some work..

Fresh photos

Donor:

[x3mperformance]

Looking good.
The condition of the seats are not that bad.
The worn parts are an easy fix, and the rest only needs some leather-grease and hard labour...
Start by cleaning them in... I don't know the english word... But it is a thick liquid brown soap, mixed with water. (Maybe it's just called brown sooap. )
A mild solution, not too much soap in it, that will remove all old grease and dirt, and prepare the leather to the leather treatment.
I used to work for a company that make upholstery to cars.

[ALFAHEIDA]

Recaro should be fixable. Doorpanels do not look that bad.
Nice, goodluck prepairing it like new.

[Ladin164QV]

x3mperformance : I know what you mean I will make some photos of the progress...
I also found this thread http://alfa164register.nl/viewtopic.php?t=4113 from Alfaheida, it looks the plastic sides is a pain of all those seats... On mine is the upper piece missing, so I have work for long winter evenings...

[x3mperformance]

x3mperformance : I know what you mean I will make some photos of the progress...
I also found this thread http://alfa164register.nl/viewtopic.php?t=4113 from Alfaheida, it looks the plastic sides is a pain of all those seats... On mine is the upper piece missing, so I have work for long winter evenings...

Yes.
Mine is broken too... A weak spot the seats have, but i will try to do a repair, of that plastic instead of just replacing it.
If it works, it will save some money, and some Recaro seats.
It's a great pleasure to do things by yourself. Especially when parts are becomming more and more rare.


I like you even dare to use your car at a race track...
Done some motorsports myself, and a lot of (Younger) guys, think they brake the car by useing it at race.
Friday and saterday night, the same guys ar doing illegal streetracing

I had a Tipo with a Integrale engine/Dedra 2000 Turbo viscose lsd gearbox, that i used for club rallying, that was AWSOME!
You get to use the car, as it is intended to, and the kid inside you, are being out at the open.
Better at a closed ground, than in traffic...

[alfa east]

I don't think those door panels were ever sold on any 164. Strange that the previous owner put those on when he invested in Recaros. Anyway, congrats with the purchase! And yes, Heida is the world's foremost expert on Recaro side panel restorations. You may think that is limited praise but in 164 circles that is not to be sniffed at!

[Ladin164QV]

So, mission accomplished. Little problem was with the reinforcement under drivers seat, which was in the way of forward-back motor. Solved with hammer
And conectors doesnt fit, so little reconnection was necessary. Anyway, it is now totally different car, they are perfectly solid, when I drive in the TD with sport seats, its like sitting on couch


After cleaning, they looks far better...





Good opurtunity to vacuum the floor...

[ALFAHEIDA]

Be gentle with the memory module, they cost €365 new....

Nice girlfriend you have cleaning your Recaro's

[wilco]

don't see recaro's only see a beautifull lady

[alfa east]

After cleaning, they looks far better...

I suppose you refer to the Recaros, right?

[Ladin164QV]

Yes Recaros, not my wife

Yesterday she make a few stitches, then painted with leather color the drivers seat look "good"



Thank you very much for comments

[alfa east]

That's pretty amazing; I more or less expectede that all the other seats would improve a lot just from cleaning and waxing but your driver seat had some serious chafing and the damage seems almost invisible now. Great work!

[x3mperformance]

Looks really good.
More or less what i had expected.
But i see the Recaro's was in good company....
That for sure a nice job you have done.

And yes, leather has to be maintained, to stay fresh. It is like a living thing, and cleaning and leathergrease are essentials.
Just sad, i have to do all my work alone...

[DNA]

164SQ: Hi, some photos from making the lights darker...

Awesome!
Always wanted to do this with my 156, would really consider doing it on the 164!

[DNA]

Ladin164QV, your car looks fantastic!!!

[Ladin164QV]

TD is sold, so the final price for Recaros is about 70Euro

They fit perfectly to the character of sporty QV, low and solid, much better than the sport ones, I really love them

[alfa east]

Well done!

[DNA]

TD is sold, so the final price for Recaros is about 70Euro

They fit perfectly to the character of sporty QV, low and solid, much better than the sport ones, I really love them

Wish I could, but it would cost a fortune to get them transported to SA.

[Ladin164QV]

So, now Im trying to repair control console from drivers seat, the broken part is sadly missing... Its not simple to remake that shape from fiberglass, but now it starts to look better ...

[ALFAHEIDA]

Great work Ladin!
Now we have a new Recaro specialist on board.....

[Ladin164QV]

Thanks
Now it looks even better, only disadvantage is the weight, but it looks unbreakable...

[Ladin164QV]

Approaching the finish... (first layer of filler)

[ALFAHEIDA]

Superb!

[fasani]

What a great project Ladin...whoowwww and for Erwin......there is some competition