johnthomas99

Hi Folks. My Drivers side seat base foam has become a little soggy on the outer bolster. The cover is still okay but due to the soggy foam bolster I fear it will not be long before the cover is damaged. Are these foams still available and if so where can I buy one? What sort of job are they to replace? Many thanks.

I shall try this in the morning, I've been pulling instead of pushing to release it first, so this may help massively. I didn't know about the tool so in hindsight I may have ordered one, however the nail idea is a great shout, it looks like a 6 incher! Once again, I appreciate all the advice. You guys are invaluable in helping us to keep our Fabs on the road. 👍

Sorry to ask for further assistance... I am attempting to remove the internal door carrier today, but I am struggling to remove the harness clip on the door lock module... 🤬 Any tips on removing this as I'm afraid of breaking something? I watched on online Video but the guy removes the complete lock assembly with the carrier. Is this a better way of doing it?

Brilliant. Thank you TMB that's much appreciated. I will have to swop the speaker and I'd had in mind that the rivet must be the same size as the panel rivet, so that's a great help.

That's great. Thanks. Would you happen to know what size pop rivets I need?

Okay, thanks for reply Sepulchrave, I thought that might be the case. 😬 It looks like there are several different repairs once striped. Cable repair kits to full regulators incl the interior panel it is fixed to. What would you advise and is it worth buying non genuine parts on ebay etc?

Hi everyone, I have a passenger front window jammed in the down position on my Fab Vrs (55 reg) I think the regulator has failed as the motor is running but I can see the cables are loose inside the door (I have the panel removed) and there is a grinding noise when operating. I can't lift the glass by hand to secure the car. Is there anyway of raising the glass when stuck down to at least secure the vehicle meanwhile? I will also have to replace the regulator can anyone point me to a guide to help with this? Many thanks.

Okay... Sorted. Basically the rear fork of the exterior door handle was the wrong side of the door catch fork so when operating the handle it was pulling the cable to open the door but not fully pulling the catch. I fashioned a U' bend in a piece of wire (difficult to pull the catch fork forward with a screwdriver) to enable the door catch fork to be held outward whilst locating the handle fork correctly to sit behind it. It's a bit of a fiddle but the handle now sits tight against the door and feels nice and tight to pull. Thanks for the Vids above, this enabled me to view the operation inside the door to see that I had located the rear of the handle incorrectly. I've added some pics. The lower two show the difference between the two handles. (First pic of the handle is showing it incorrectly fitted and protruding slightly, the second is showing it correctly fitted) Hope this helps anyone with a similar issue. Thanks to TMB and Wino for the great advice. 👍 Still love driving the Vrs even though she's getting on a bit.

Thank you very much for the replies fellas. Looking at the vids you have kindly sent me I think I have not located it correctly in the mechanism at the rear of the handle? My wife couldn't get into either rear door from the outside (okay from the inside) this morning when she used the car. 😬 (I'm in trouble no doubt!) I will try and Remove both handles today again and follow your advice to try and relocate these. I appreciate your help so far. I'll let you know what I find. Thanks

Okay. Thank you for trying.

Hi Wino, thanks for quick reply. That would be great if you find it / remember what it was that was causing it? I'm tearing my hair our trying to work out what it is? I vaguely recollect something 'springy' releasing what I removed the original handle?

Hi TMB, thanks for reply and pics. Yes I have adjusted the cable end with the teeth and there is a slight improvement in handle tension but it still appears slightly loose and the handle sticks outward slightly. Just doesn't feel right for some reason? I'm just wondering if I have located the handle correctly at the rear (Cable) end? When the front end of the handle is hooked in how is the rear end supposed to be fitted? Should it slot into place or be pulled backwards and then pushed into place? I have a feeling it is something to do with this. Also, is the lock unit end (As per your picture) supposed to float inside the door or should it be fixed? Thanks.

Hi All, I have just replaced both exterior rear door handles on my Mark 1 Fabia Vrs. However, both now feel as though they have lost some tension and they seem to sit outward slightly leaving the rear of the door handle protruding a little. Does anyone have any idea what might cause this? I'm wondering if I have missed a trick whilst locating the new handle?