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I've a build thread up for my now abandoned Berlingo, have a small bit on changing the seats in the thread.
The 306 seat rails were unbolted from the seats and discarded. The seat rails from the Berlingo seat were cut off. There are three 1 inch long welds on each side of the rails holding them to the base of the seat. Cut all six welds to separate the rails from the seat. Take the berlingo seat base, clean off the remaining welds with a flap disc. Line up the berlingo seat base in place on the half leather seat. Mark where the old mounting points for the 306 rails meet the Berlingo seat base and drill accordingly. Sand, Paint and fit and jobs a good one. 3 or so hours should have the most of it done.
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1951 Ferguson TED 20 / 1988 Ford Sierra Sapphire 2.0 1990 Isuzu Bighorn 2.8 Irmscher R / 1991 Pajero 2.5 SWB 1991 Vauxhall Carlton GSI3000 / 1991 Toyota Corolla van 2.2TD 1992 Toyota Corolla 1.6 GTI / 93 Ford Granada Scorpio Cosworth 1994 Toyota Corolla GXI / 1995 Toyota Corolla 1.6 Si 1995 Nissan Vanette / 1997 Toyota Starlet 1.5td Glanza 1997 Toyota Carina E saloon / 1998 Toyota Carina 2.0 Exeuctive
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Feb 19, 2017 18:11:35 GMT
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It will come in handy even if you never use it
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VIP
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Feb 20, 2017 13:44:00 GMT
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Lowering the rear of my Berlingo is one of the biggest soul-destroying things any of us TAB folks ever had to endure.
Over the course of three weekends, heat, hammers, the lot, wouldn't budge the torsion bars.
Eventually, Philip has to remove the entire rear subframe and stand it on it's side, and beat them out with more heat and a massive sledgehammer.
Then after we calculated the ride height, I burred the torsion bar splines putting one bar back in and had to needle file them back into shape before refitting.
Not a job any of us ever want to do again.
In stark contrast, the torsion bars on Philip's 10 yeat older Renault 9 more or less fell out when it came to lowering, so luck of the draw I guess.
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VIP
South East
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Feb 20, 2017 13:53:18 GMT
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Apologies for the fuzzy picture quality, but it appears to be just an archive picture from my Photobucket account that got closed down. Peugeot 3008 7.5x17 steels, was lowered about 6" in the rear and 4" at the front on 306 coilovers (bolt on swap). Rode terribly but still cleared most speedbumps etc.
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Feb 20, 2017 18:46:07 GMT
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Lowering the rear of my Berlingo is one of the biggest soul-destroying things any of us TAB folks ever had to endure. Over the course of three weekends, heat, hammers, the lot, wouldn't budge the torsion bars. Eventually, Philip has to remove the entire rear subframe and stand it on it's side, and beat them out with more heat and a massive sledgehammer. Then after we calculated the ride height, I burred the torsion bar splines putting one bar back in and had to needle file them back into shape before refitting. Not a job any of us ever want to do again. In stark contrast, the torsion bars on Philip's 10 yeat older Renault 9 more or less fell out when it came to lowering, so luck of the draw I guess. Apologies for the fuzzy picture quality, but it appears to be just an archive picture from my Photobucket account that got closed down. Peugeot 3008 7.5x17 steels, was lowered about 6" in the rear and 4" at the front on 306 coilovers (bolt on swap). Rode terribly but still cleared most speedbumps etc. Thanks for the replies. Really useful information. I guess a warning in a way as well. And to be honest it needs to stay functional as a carrying tool and driver. So, much as I like the lowered look, it may end up on standard height, or if I get bored I may try lower it, if the rear end allows me.
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Feb 20, 2017 19:36:18 GMT
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oops mispost
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Feb 20, 2017 19:42:20 GMT
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I find on the various forums that I posted the same info request that there's a load of positive love for these cars in all their incarnations.
Like the mk1 Fiat Multipla, one needs to "get it" to get it.
It's a real pleasure to have a thread that seems to open our eyes to what can be a simple and cheap little runaround or in 2.0 litre guise, a much more powerful car than people realise.
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Feb 20, 2017 19:45:08 GMT
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oilyt
Part of things
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Feb 20, 2017 21:55:28 GMT
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Apologies for the fuzzy picture quality, but it appears to be just an archive picture from my Photobucket account that got closed down. Peugeot 3008 7.5x17 steels, was lowered about 6" in the rear and 4" at the front on 306 coilovers (bolt on swap). Rode terribly but still cleared most speedbumps etc. Almost twins, my daily 60mm front 80mm rear and rides fine .6 1/2 x 16s citroen rims with changed offset and 205/55's
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Feb 21, 2017 20:41:06 GMT
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Apologies for the fuzzy picture quality, but it appears to be just an archive picture from my Photobucket account that got closed down. Peugeot 3008 7.5x17 steels, was lowered about 6" in the rear and 4" at the front on 306 coilovers (bolt on swap). Rode terribly but still cleared most speedbumps etc. Almost twins, my daily 60mm front 80mm rear and rides fine .6 1/2 x 16s citroen rims with changed offset and 205/55's Looks good, but how does it drive and carry a load?
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oilyt
Part of things
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Feb 21, 2017 21:50:21 GMT
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Drive's fine, I'm happy enough with it to use every day . when fully loaded it'll sit on the bump stops but surprisingly it still drives ok.
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Dec 19, 2017 21:52:33 GMT
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Drive's fine, I'm happy enough with it to use every day . when fully loaded it'll sit on the bump stops but surprisingly it still drives ok. Amazed at just what an awesome vehicle this has turned out to be. Yesterday I had a load of wood in it. Just no issue at all.
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4x108 ? these would be fun
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Last Edit: Dec 21, 2017 1:30:04 GMT by boom666
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