Something breaks every time!

So, I have been working on my car for about 2-3 hours every night trying to get it back to a fraction of what it was before I sold it.

It seems to me that every time I try to fix something, I break something else! It is driving me nuts!

I have replaced the head unit that I had put in with a newer one that was in my Escort. I blew the fuse in the Escort!

I have replaced the rear speakers because the old ones were broken.

I installed them correctly by removing the back deck cover and installing the speakers from above, rather than going up from below. When I did this I cracked the passenger side edge of the particle board. I also broke off one of the tabs that retains the pad that is right above the seat.

I tried to even out the door so it doesn't catch and bind when opening and closing. I made it worse and then after an hour I finally made it "ok". It doesn't bind but the alignment isn't perfect.

I took out the seat last night because it wasn't moving very well. I broke one of the bolts while trying to get it out. And I found out that the seat is in very bad shape and will eventually need to be replaced. What a mess!

Now I need to figure out how to get the rest of that bolt out. I coated it with PB Blaster overnight and will have to try some big vice grips first. If that doesn't work I will need to drill into the bolt and use an EZ Out or whatever it is called.

I stopped at the seat last night and didn't fix the condensation in the headlight because I didn't want to break anything else. I need to get my "touch" back for working on this thing.

I was just needing to get that off my chest and maybe receive some words of comfort and motivation..if anyone has any. (Good news is though that we found a buyer for my Escort. $300 less than what I wanted, but it will be gone.)

I can get some decent 99 Cobra seats for $300...should I go for it?

I believe that the 99 Cobra seats were the same as the 99+ GT seats.

Is $300 a decent price for them?

I am not too concerned with the smaller bolsters. I don't plan on doing a lot of driving that would require them.

The seats are enticing at that price because parts like this don't show up too frequently here locally. The bolsters on the current driver's side seat are shot, and they are really uncomfortable and the seat itself is cracked and needs to be replaced soon anyway.

I will go look at them and see if the side bolster on the driver's side is still in good shape.


Will having the cloth seats in back still look funny? He has an 03 back seat but for 350...I am not that interested.

I agree that maybe she is mad at me. I decided to just put a manual track in for now (well, my wife did). That way it gets fixed cheap and when we can really afford it we can get some real seats in there.

I ordered a part from Dallas Mustang for the ac line and they sent the wrong one. Doh!