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Old 22nd May 2003, 05:02 PM
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how do you cut down your seat

how do you cut down your seat and how much is a new one
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Old 23rd May 2003, 11:54 PM
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just mark it up with a texta and then just cut it with something like an electric butter knife or something. i dunno thats what sturto told me 2 do
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yer thats what id do but i dont think there is such thing as a electric butter knife i think it is a electic knife to cut like roasts and shit
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Old 24th May 2003, 03:00 AM
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don't be a puss ... do it with an angle grinder
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Old 24th May 2003, 01:08 PM
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why not go the whole hog and get stuck into it with a chainsaw, really show it who's boss!. LOL. better yet a butter chainsaw. i hear those babies really cut loose.
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nah serious...the break/turkey cutter is sweet for cuttin! i used hacksaw and grinda
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once ur've cut done ur seat, how do you put the cover back on.. do you boys do it yourself, and what would i need to do it?
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Old 25th May 2003, 12:32 AM
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Some luck and a staple gun would be my guess.
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all you need is a texta an angle grinder, a stanley blade (for the fine trimmin) and then a staple gun to put the cover back on ... putting the cover on is easy just stretch it over the foam and staple away
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