thats what id do! I didn’t even know that there were speedometer shops That could do this until you mentioned it and thank you for that information

 

Can't see spending time and effort sourcing a 'speedometer shop' to spend money unnecessarily and then scrapping perfectly serviceable parts. I followed the Car Crush vid and did both seats for free, in an afternoon, in the car, top down....just sayin'........!

 

Actually looking up, finding, calling, visiting, waiting for them to make or get the cable and then returning home with it sounds like a whole lot more trouble than doing what I just did. You still have to take everything apart to get the cable off. It took me less than 15 minutes to snip, drill, push back together and crimp. I don't know how long your method takes, but it also cost X amount as well, and this cost 0˘. I guess in the end as long as we are all happy with where we are. I am an impatient bugger. I like things done now, so I prefer my way. No heatshrink. You need to watch the video I posted.

 

im well know for my creative redneck shop repair solutions and do things like this often. Is there any chance the sleeve could slip out of the reused ferrule?

Since you need to either knock down the crimped areas and use heat to get the sleeve back in the ferrule, or both, im thinking you might not have sufficient clamping force on the sleeve which could allow separation over time. Heating the sleeve to get it in suggests the plastic on the sleeve is deforming allowing the sleeve to be grooved as it slides over the remaining crimped portions. A grooved sleeve and knocked down crimps would not hold it too well. Idk. Im all for redneck engineering and ive done lots of stuff like this in a pinch but it’s typically hit or miss as to the long term reliability. Plus with my fat fingers and the joint pain ive developed, grabbing and pushing and wiggling small things can be painful. And if its real easy to insert then its real easy to separate as well.

just thinking out loud. Thats why if I can find a cheap albeit lengthier solution so if I can live with the delay, I go for the cheap more robust fix.

 

Just thought that I would check back in . My adjustable, quick and dirty Tygon method will be 10 years old the 27th of this month. Neither have failed, or have had to be adjusted longer or shorter. My post #64 on this thread was about 4 years into my fix. My Fix
I'm not saying my fix is best, but it is hard to argue with any fix that stands the test of time. I still run mine up and down, daring them to fail.

 

Someone should source and sell 18 3/4 cables.

 

After I fixed the common and known problem with cable, both headrests started to work. However this one in my video (passanger side) goes up only when pressing button on the seat repeatedly. And it also does not retract when pressing recline seat button. Could the motor be worn? I had the similar issue with steering column tilting. I had to repeatedly press the button it in order to adjust it. After changing the motor (part nr. JLM12186) it started to work as usual. But this seems to like some switch issue to me.
Thank you.

 

People talk about the headrest getting stuck in the up position. I don't have that problem. My driver's side headrest will go up and down just fine as long as it does not bottom out. You have to keep a 1/2 inch between the top of the seat back and the bottom of the headrest. If you don't and it touches the top of the headrest, you have to reach around with your hand and lift, while simultaneously pressing up on the switch to get it started. Then it works fine until you forget and bottom it out again. I have never did a mod and this just started happening after going in for service. Apparently someone that drove it, pushed the headrest down or ran it all the way down. In any case, I cannot prove it. Any idea why mine is doing what it is doing?

 

Jon, how to get at 4 bolts to remove seat?

 

Those four bolts are Torx T-40 if I remember correctly. They are located in the seat rails. You slide the seat all the way backward to get at the two front bolts, then slide the seat all the way forward to get at the two rear bolts....

 

Hi,

Is there anyone in the UK group here that has had the headrests repaired at garage (rather than dyi) and what price did they charge for one / both?