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20260415_185329.jpg Hi all. I need the rubber grommet (x2) for the front seat anchor point on my 218iS. The remains of mine is highlighted by the blue arrow. Does anyone 2 lying around, know where I can find them or know the part number. Alternatively, is there anything I can use instead? I assume ...

Thanks Chris. I've come to the conclusion that the nut is loose. To get at it, I would have to remove the A/B/Post liners to gain access, and I can't face doing that. I'm going to remove the vaseline and clean everything carefully, mask the area around it and apply Dynax S50 around, and hopefully un...

Why is it, that it's always a small job holding up progress, such as the last bolt to be removed, shearing off?

Thanks. It's looks as though I'm going to have to try that without removing the headlining........hopefully!

Hi all. Has anyone experienced a water leak through the roof mounted aerial on a R3 Bubble? The long running saga of putting my 218iS back together after bodywork repairs at the the excellent Pershore Bodyshop, has stalled again........a year and counting. 😭 I did smear some vaseline around the seal...

1. GTi John
2. Iain (itcaptainslow)
3. Montegoman
4. MGZRreplca
5. Nick (Conductorwomble)- Provisional

Wow, it looks lovely.

All sorted. It would appear that I'm stronger than I realised, and I was clearly over enthusiastic when scraping the sticky gunge off. A bit of careful pressure along the outer edges appears to have done the trick. 20251109_155032.jpg The moral of the story? Don't apply too much pressure when cleani...

One last bump before I give up..........and torch it to collect the insurance payout!