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wizard |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13059 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | During the first time, the car didn't have a name, more like short -sara or toga. Since then the girl has been named JoseFin from the name-day when I bought her and a capital F to underline the Fins on her. This is an update of the options that she has (after mounted); Auto-Pilot (work in progress, this winter) Swivel Seats (work in progress, this winter) 6-way Power seat Power windows Delux Padded Lucite steeringwheel Golden Touch Tone 7-button radio Mirrormatic 3-post hooded rearviewmirror, passenger side Fender ornaments All chrome inside HT trim Rear speaker trim and mesh Rear defroster Dual Exhaust system (work in progress, this winter) Vanity mirror Rear bumper guards Power antenna (aftermarket whatever) | ||
Fireflite60 |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 322 Location: Finland | Quite impressive list Sven... `Cos you now have swivel seats ongoing I´ll be visiting Sturkö soon and I won`t leave before we have a deal of your 6-way power seat There is swivel seats for sale in eBay but imo too expensive as being total project. I´ve been collecting small items to my Soto and latest score is "map light". I didn`t won the "dash clock" even that I bid sh*t load of money for it. I assume that someone needed it more than I did. With the money saved I went for the tool store and bought "planishing hammer" + some other metal shaping goodies... This winter I can atleast try to learn how to use real tools. Might be confusing `cos I´m so used to my old reliable "screw wise + hammer tehnique" -jupe | ||
wizard |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13059 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | Dear friend, you're welcome to visit us, but the undercarriage for the 6-way seat will be used under the swivel seats (the same undercarriage is used as for the benchseats)! | ||
old mopar guy |
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Expert Posts: 1508 Location: new york | All i can say is ! 1960 Chryslers are Fintastic! and I need one in my collection (Wish) HAPPY MOTORING! Victor.. | ||
wizard |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13059 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | Last update Child Guard Rear door safety locks (this winter) Auto-Pilot (work in progress, this winter) Swivel Seats (work in progress, this winter) 6-way Power seat Power windows Delux Padded Lucite steeringwheel Golden Touch Tone 7-button radio Mirrormatic 3-post hooded rearviewmirror, passenger side Fender ornaments All chrome inside HT trim Rear speaker trim and mesh Rear defroster Dual Exhaust system (work in progress, this winter) Vanity mirror Rear bumper guards Power antenna (aftermarket whatever) | ||
wizard |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13059 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | Here's the latest update; Automatic Beamchanger (I have half of the parts needed - still collecting) Child Guard Rear door safety locks (this winter) Auto-Pilot (work in progress, this winter) Swivel Seats (work in progress, this winter) 6-way Power seat Power windows Delux Padded Lucite steeringwheel Golden Touch Tone 7-button radio Mirrormatic 3-post hooded rearviewmirror, passenger side Fender ornaments All chrome inside HT trim Rear speaker trim and mesh Rear defroster Dual Exhaust system (work in progress, this winter) Vanity mirror Rear bumper guards Power antenna (aftermarket whatever) The Swivel Seats - the sketch and the realization (Resize of Re-exposure of Skiss_fram.jpg) (Resize of Re-exposure of Skiss_bak.jpg) (Resize of IMG_4980.jpg) (Resize of IMG_4981.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Resize of Re-exposure of Skiss_fram.jpg (58KB - 281 downloads) Resize of Re-exposure of Skiss_bak.jpg (39KB - 299 downloads) Resize of IMG_4980.jpg (81KB - 285 downloads) Resize of IMG_4981.jpg (76KB - 301 downloads) | ||
imopar380 |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7207 Location: Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island, Canada | Wow Sven, those seats look great _ I am envious. So you have taken the Saratoga upholstery and done it in the pattern of the New Yorker. The New Yorker upholstery pattern looks more like a bucket seat and looks more comfortable to sit on. It looks very good that way. ( for those who don't know - see my Saratoga version below ) . The New Yorker is the terra-cotta color interior at bottom. Edited by imopar380 2010-03-16 11:34 PM (IMG_0346a.JPG) (42091.jpg) Attachments ---------------- IMG_0346a.JPG (157KB - 295 downloads) 42091.jpg (183KB - 286 downloads) | ||
wizard |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13059 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | Yes Ian, basically the idea is from the NY style, but my fabric has a more conical form and the piping is pulled in deep in the seats and less deep in the backrests. Further, the backrests has been slightly modified - you may notice that they're not so bulky anymore. The bucket form makes the seats more comfortable and keeps you "in place". There is however much work that remains, with adjusting of the height and improvement of the swivel parts. The swivel seats were an outstanding cool gadget when they where released in '59, but the quality of the parts leaves much to wish for. Even more, the automatic swivel seats that made a one year only - '60 had poor quality in the actuating parts in the doors. The $121 paid for the option must be considered a bad investment, since the major part of the automatic swivel seats soon became manual - they just broke down too much. I have been thinking to try to get the missing parts for the automatic function and to improve them - had Chrysler done that from the beginning, we might have seen that option for many years. A trivia about the swivel seats is that they where created as an idea of how to ease into the low cars in the later FL era. I really love the special options and gadgets - it's a drug for me. | ||
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Expert Posts: 1480 Location: Australia | very cool sven... you are doing a good job locating all those options... im curious if there are any options that were available that you dislike and would not source and put on your car? one for me would be roof racks... im always interested to hear peoples loves and dislikes of options... i personally love the front window outside body colour sunvisor (i know not a forwardlook option), of which i know many people utterly despise... adriana | ||
wizard |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13059 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | Actually, there's really no of the options that I dislike, but I'm not very fond of the toilet seat deck lid myself. For me, this "disturbes" the clean sweeping lines of the fins for the '60 Chryslers. Yet another one is the fender skirts, which I don't think fits a '60 at all. Those are my peronally opionions about two of the options. | ||
imopar380 |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7207 Location: Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island, Canada | Sven, as to the automatic swivel seats, Smitty - a member of this forum makes replacement cables for them, he says they are heavier duty than the originals. Mine are the automatic type, but cables are broken. At this point I'm not sure if I want to replace the cables, or just disconnect the springs because without the cables attached, the return springs cause the seats to swing back inwards and they don't swing out very easily with the springs attached. | ||
imopar380 |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7207 Location: Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island, Canada | As to the toilet seat deck lid, I agree it disturbs the clean lines of the FL styling somewhat, but I'm glad I've got one, it gets a huge amount of attention from people! | ||
Sartana |
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Veteran Posts: 210 Location: San Diego, CA | Thank you for posting so many pictures. I love seeing the updates, no matter how small they may seem. Each and every picture is another great view of a great car. I need to get some new pictures up myself...... | ||
wizard |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13059 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | Here's the latest option update; Automatic Beamchanger (I have half of the parts needed - still collecting) Child Guard Rear door safety locks Auto-Pilot Swivel Seats (installed within short) 6-way Power seat Power windows Delux Padded Lucite steeringwheel Golden Touch Tone 7-button radio Mirrormatic 3-post hooded rearviewmirror, passenger side Fender ornaments All chrome inside HT trim Rear speaker trim and mesh Rear defroster Dual Exhaust system Vanity mirror Rear bumper guards Power antenna (aftermarket whatever) (Resize of IMG_5015.jpg) (Resize of IMG_5017.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Resize of IMG_5015.jpg (102KB - 278 downloads) Resize of IMG_5017.jpg (80KB - 272 downloads) | ||
imopar380 |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7207 Location: Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island, Canada | Were the rear door child safety locks a factory option on 60 Chryslers? I've never heard of that one before on these cars. | ||
wizard |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13059 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | Yes indeed they where Ian. The rear door child safety locks are advertised in the MoPar Accessories 1960. The lock wher kind of OK - the children could not open the rear door, neither could you from the outside in case of an accident!!!!! You had to reach in, put one of the keys in the slot of the lock and pull back the locking pin, then lift up the locking lever - not a good thing if the car was on fire. I collect options, so I mounted them anyway. (Resize of 29.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Resize of 29.jpg (56KB - 292 downloads) | ||
d500neil |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | Wonder if they installed these guys in police cars? Yeah, I know: they just removed the inside door handles..... | ||
wizard |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13059 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | So, finally today JoseFin got her new seats mounted. (Resize of IMG_5095.jpg) (Resize of IMG_5096.jpg) (Resize of IMG_5097.jpg) (Resize of IMG_5098.jpg) (Resize of IMG_5100.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Resize of IMG_5095.jpg (60KB - 266 downloads) Resize of IMG_5096.jpg (60KB - 275 downloads) Resize of IMG_5097.jpg (62KB - 276 downloads) Resize of IMG_5098.jpg (54KB - 275 downloads) Resize of IMG_5100.jpg (66KB - 279 downloads) | ||
Royal |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 444 Location: Sweden Vansbro | Wow, it looks great. Bengt | ||
Windsor59 |
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Expert Posts: 2596 Location: Upplands Väsby, Sweden | Hi Sven! The Seats looks so GOOD. | ||
imopar380 |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7207 Location: Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island, Canada | They look Great !! Now for your newly fabricated power seat bezel to be installed... | ||
wizard |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13059 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | Thanks guy's! Yes Ian, the bezel will be the next item to mount. I'm waiting for some paint that I've ordered... | ||
polara61 |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 417 Location: Bräcke,Sweden | Very nice. I really like the rubber matting.Are they aftermarket and still available? | ||
wizard |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13059 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | The mats are indeed aftermarket Nisse, but they where made way back then, so they're not re-pops. I think that they fit any car. Although they looks nice, they're kind of dryed out - I have treated them with silicone spray. | ||
sermey |
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Expert Posts: 1215 Location: SWITZERLAND | Sven, I can vividly imagine your feeling, when sitting in the car and listen to the music. Every step you show us is a highlight and a pleasure for the eyes. Can you post a picture where can see how you mounted the switch of the 6-way power seats. - SERGE - | ||
wizard |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13059 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | Actually Serge, my friend, I'm just working with the bezel right now - the last adaptions before paint. Hopefully, I'll get the paint around midweek next week. | ||
mogge65 |
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Expert Posts: 1295 Location: Nasco , SWEDEN | Sven, if you know of a svivelseat for sale , let me know! Morgan | ||
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Expert Posts: 1530 Location: ZH, Switzerland | Sven You got a wonderful 60 Saratoga... When I compare it to my 56 NY your is uncountable steps in advance. You could drive your car while mine's still stalled at the mechanic (did not do anything). At your pics I see how nice re-chromed fenders are looking. The interior looks astonishing! Congratulation to your car. Happy motoring Dieter | ||
wizard |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13059 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | Thanks Dieter! But it's a lot of fun to renovate and fix up things as well. Just hang in there and work with your car, soon enough you'll be on the road to. | ||
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 475 Location: Las Vegas, NV | What a beautiful car, and I'm sure it's even more beautiful than the pics can show. I've noticed that for some reason pictures never do the 60-61 Chryslers full justice. The fins look truly massive when you see them in person. | ||
wizard |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13059 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | Today, I finally mounted the rear ash receiver. Hard to find, but nice to have. Oh, the second photo comes from a friend who has not mounted his ash receiver yet. The ting is that I had a cardboard sheet under the fabric and could not feel where the frame for the ash receiver was in the backrest. So that photo is for to help others with the same problem. Edited by wizard 2010-12-09 12:15 PM (Resize of IMG_6029.JPG) (Resize of DSC00438 (kopia).jpg) Attachments ---------------- Resize of IMG_6029.JPG (78KB - 252 downloads) Resize of DSC00438 (kopia).jpg (124KB - 264 downloads) | ||
wizard |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13059 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | The addition of yet a much wanted accessorie - RCA AP-1 Record changer, the first step (modern radio/cd/MP3 player inside the casing). The record changer mechanism is renovated and will remain stored until I'll be able to build a modern amplifier into the original radio. Edited by wizard 2010-12-12 1:41 PM (Resize of IMG_6037.JPG) (Resize of IMG_6038.JPG) Attachments ---------------- Resize of IMG_6037.JPG (62KB - 249 downloads) Resize of IMG_6038.JPG (73KB - 259 downloads) | ||
wizard |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13059 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | Here's the latest option update; Automatic Beamchanger (I have all parts needed - will try to install the unit this winter) Child Guard Rear door safety locks Auto-Pilot Swivel Seats 6-way Power seat Power windows Delux Padded Lucite steeringwheel Golden Touch Tone 7-button radio Mirrormatic 3-post hooded rearviewmirror, passenger side Fender ornaments All chrome inside HT trim Rear speaker trim and mesh Rear defroster Dual Exhaust system Vanity mirror Rear bumper guards Power antenna (aftermarket whatever) RCA AP-1 Record Changer | ||
wizard |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13059 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | To day we celebrate the name day Josefina - I bought my JoseFin four years today. Those years have been full with very interesting projects and challanges. (Resize of IMG_5500.jpg) (Resize of IMG_5504s.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Resize of IMG_5500.jpg (71KB - 259 downloads) Resize of IMG_5504s.jpg (47KB - 262 downloads) | ||
Royal |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 444 Location: Sweden Vansbro | Congratulations, and thank you for showing us how things should be repaired, it is always interesting to see how you do it. Bengt | ||
sermey |
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Expert Posts: 1215 Location: SWITZERLAND | wizard - 2010-05-14 5:51 PM So, finally today JoseFin got her new seats mounted. Again and again I look in this thread admiring this beautiful car, fully loaded with affections of his owner - Sven. At the first glance and for outsiders, this car looks as a 2-Door, due to its engineous design. The swivel seats operation I found a little bit "restrichted" because of the smaller door opening of a 4-door car, as already stated. Thinking about, it should be easy possible, to get its full rotation as on a 2-door, in modifying its pivot to a "floating" pivot the way, that turning the seat out, it moves simultaneously up to 5cm towards front (not the seat frame with the 6-way adjuster), just never touching the cars body. This is called a guided rotation. Then. some brackets, some weldings - that's it! Every solution starts with an idea. This is another one for Sven. - SERGE - . | ||
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Expert Posts: 2679 | wizard - 2011-03-19 2:22 PM To day we celebrate the name day Josefina - I bought my JoseFin four years today. Those years have been full with very interesting projects and challanges. 4 Years thats good. I have owned mine 3 now. Your 60 Chrysler looks great. One of my favorite year FL cars. | ||
wizard |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13059 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | Here's a new option update; Convenience; Automatic Beamchanger Auto-Pilot Mirrormatic Swivel Seats 6-way Power seat Power windows Golden Touch Tone 7-button radio Rear speaker trim and mesh Power antenna (aftermarket whatever) RCA AP-1 Record Changer Vanity mirror Dual Exhaust system (Power Door Locks - I have all the parts, but not yet installed) Safety; Rear defroster Child Guard Rear door safety locks Delux Padded Lucite steeringwheel 3-post hooded rearviewmirror, passenger side Fashion/Decor; Fender ornaments All chrome inside HT trim Rear bumper guards Edited by wizard 2012-06-12 1:59 AM | ||
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Expert Posts: 3155 Location: NY & VT | What an amazingly well optioned car! No doubt FL.net has been a huge help... I wish there was a site like this for restoring my vintage SAAB 99! | ||
FIN ME |
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Expert Posts: 2788 Location: USA - KY | Very clever ideas, really well executed, Sven! Wonderful car you have there! | ||
wizard |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13059 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | New update on the option list; Convenience; Automatic Beamchanger Auto-Pilot Mirrormatic Swivel Seats 6-way Power seat Power windows Golden Touch Tone 7-button radio Rear speaker trim and mesh Power antenna (aftermarket whatever) RCA AP-1 Record Changer Vanity mirror Dual Exhaust system Safety; Rear defroster Safe-T-Matic vacuum power door locks Child Guard Rear door safety locks Delux Padded Lucite steeringwheel 3-post hooded rearviewmirror, passenger side Fashion/Decor; Fender ornaments All chrome inside HT trim Rear bumper guards | ||
wizard |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13059 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | New update on the option list; Convenience; Automatic Beamchanger Auto-Pilot Mirrormatic Swivel Seats 6-way Power seat Power windows Golden Touch Tone 7-button radio Rear speaker trim and mesh Power antenna (aftermarket whatever) RCA AP-1 Record Changer Vanity mirror Dual Exhaust system Locking Fuel Tank Cap (MoPar) Rear Cig Lighter Console on center seat Safety; Rear defroster Safe-T-Matic vacuum power door locks Child Guard Rear door safety locks Delux Padded Lucite steeringwheel 3-post hooded rearviewmirror, passenger side Fashion/Decor; Fender ornaments All chrome inside HT trim Rear bumper guards (Resize of IMG_8383.JPG) (Resize of IMG_8386.JPG) (Resize of IMG_8391.JPG) Attachments ---------------- Resize of IMG_8383.JPG (56KB - 259 downloads) Resize of IMG_8386.JPG (66KB - 245 downloads) Resize of IMG_8391.JPG (47KB - 248 downloads) | ||
60 Imp |
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Location: North Australia | Wizard. You are brilliant............... but................. I think you have Accessory compulsive disorder!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep up the awesome work. Soon I will need your help to get my coordinated windshield washer operating. Soon. Steve. Edited by 60 Imp 2013-02-22 7:53 AM | ||
wizard |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13059 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | 60 Imp - 2013-02-22 1:20 PM Wizard. You are brilliant............... but................. I think you have Accessory compulsive disorder!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep up the awesome work. Soon I will need your help to get my coordinated windshield washer operating. Soon. Steve. Xacty Steve - I have booked a meeting with the doctor - I knew it for a long time - need to get my head examined You just PM me with any questions or look up the old thread - I'll be happy if I can help you (Resize of IMG_8396.JPG) Attachments ---------------- Resize of IMG_8396.JPG (55KB - 247 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 2788 Location: USA - KY | 60 Imp - 2013-02-22 7:20 AM I think you have Accessory compulsive disorder!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ACD! Love it! "Wizard", you are just that...a real wizard! Very impressive work! | ||
Beltran |
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Expert Posts: 1730 Location: Michigan | What a beauty Sven. Pretty soon your going to run out of things to add to Josefin. Your eventually going to have to buy another car to support your compulsive behaviour of adding options. You know this right? | ||
imopar380 |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7207 Location: Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island, Canada | Sven, the only option left to install would be A/C. But of course, who needs A/C in Sweden? | ||
imopar380 |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7207 Location: Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island, Canada | Sven, do the door locks automatically lock when the car starts moving after a few seconds? I once read somewhere in the literature from Chrysler that they engage automatically when the car starts moving. | ||
wizard |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13059 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | Beltran - 2013-02-22 5:50 PM What a beauty Sven. Pretty soon your going to run out of things to add to Josefin. Your eventually going to have to buy another car to support your compulsive behaviour of adding options. You know this right? Hello, my name is Sven and I'm addicted | ||
wizard |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13059 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | imopar380 - 2013-02-22 5:54 PM Sven, the only option left to install would be A/C. But of course, who needs A/C in Sweden? ;) That's one option I dont have Ian - I have some of the parts and I buy things when I stumble over them. The AC means that the dash has to be completely demounted so I dwell on it | ||
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