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Thank you Don! I look forward to seeing it!
Guy

I have arranged a showing of the film on 14th April 6pm for 7pm at the Bijou Cinema Southport details of how to book should be in January VL.  There is no parking but "on street" near by is free post 6pm

Ref B12 Bumpers I feel sure I have seen new SS ones offered for sale by a Vietnamese company recently?
I was surprised because the demand for these must be very small as there are so few B12s on the road.
Chris

Coming back to the bumpers, I'd noted a few FB adverts from a company in Vietnam making stainless steel versions. I went through their catalogue noting they only had a small selection of Lancia bumpers and no reference to a B12's bumpers.

Having heard so much about the number of scams on the go, I fired off a very tentative email.

I received a quick response, this was back in  mid 2023, the only snag was Id have to send them mine, which they then would keep and from which they could remake a new set.

I didn't really want to let them do far out of my sight, I took cold feet.

P

My body guy has told me it's not suitable to reuse, previous damage, loss of chrome, deformed.


I had to replace plenty of metal on the B13, they all eventually rust!

I must have a closer look at them

Your thoughts on the pics?

P

Wing/body trim issue?

I presume you have all of this trim as the car has come from a pretty dry climate?
One problem I have had with my B21S restoration is the aluminium 'C' section which holds some of the door rubbers. It had either corroded away or become perforated and so was unusable. Cicognani sell a plastic equivalent but its a b*****r to bend and secure properly.
Chris

Does anyone know the construction of the seat back foam?

I recently replaced the rear seat base, with the intention of also addressing the foam. Once the covers were off and the foam removed, the foam construction was like the fronts, in that they had many pockets. So I experimented with just plugging the pockets with new foam, as opposed to cutting it in half and gluing in place new foam. In the end I am happy with the result. The donor foam was quite stiff and coupled with the original has resulted in a seat base that is now firmer than previous.

Perhaps you can give this a go.

  Incredible who comes out of the woodwork at times like these.
  Brilliant!


  Richard

Referencing the ongoing uncertainty about the continuation of the restoration.

I'd mentioned to my son, that I now needed to find someone experienced, interested and skillful enough to put the B12 back together, those sort of guys are pretty thin on the ground locally!

He sorta nonchalantly said why don't you ask my band mate Ciaran ( a guy with a national profile in restoring almost exclusively Peugeot 205s). I thought no harm would come of asking, holding out very little hope.

But a fortnight later a voicemail to my son stated that yes he will do it!

This was the main reason I'd restarted the thread again, I thought it would take me months to find someone else plus likely be much further away.

Delighted, over the moon, relieved...... didn't quite cover how I felt at that moment!

A meeting is scheduled in January, see how it pans out over 2025.


P

Hi Norm

I've been searching the net for answers to some of those questions.

My seat covers are just about serviceable so long as I keep up with repairs as and when required but the seat back foam has to be improved.

There seem to be many different grades of foam available but no info as to which grade would most closely mimic the original. From there I could choose to go firmer if required. I'd consider shaping the foam a challenge!

Does the seat back come off when unscrewed from the chrome side plates? If so, I might take a seat off and have a look at how it dismantles.

I'm also interested in finding a supplier for the edge trim that retains the seat base cover. It's a sort of cardboard that's sewn to the cover that tucks under the seat. And a male/ female trim that holds the headrest cover closed.