Good News and Bad News

The good news is that I have the passenger seat bolted in place and the wiring connected to the control module inside the console. The way things have been going lately, I expected problems getting belt retractors and inertia locks to function properly, but to my surprise, everything works great!

The bad news is that I'm not satisfied with the seat location and fit. For now, it will be okay as installed, but I will want to redesign the mounting brackets to move it back about an inch and down almost that much so as to provide more legroom and head clearance when entering the car. I'll incorporate those changes in the driver's seat before I install it. I had to order some more angle stock to make them from, but the supplier e-mailed me today that the material is on a ship coming from...guess where...China!! They estimate a couple weeks before it arrives.

I also had to order two new connectors for the power seat control cable. Somehow, I received the wrong style when I ordered them a couple months ago. I probably ordered the wrong part number as they look identical to each other but require different pins and sockets.

No shortage of things to do, so the seats will have to wait for another day!