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Old May 7, 2009 | 04:13 PM
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Any body had issues in mounting the adjustable drivers back rest on o8's
 
Old May 7, 2009 | 11:08 PM
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What kind of issues are you having? I installed one on mine. No problems that I recall other than getting the well nut to crush in place. But even that wasn't really a problem. Just needed to be patient with it.
 
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No not really. The dealer had some closeout units and they said I would have issues of fitment. The biggest problem I found is the seat seems deeper in the bucket and the backrest bar isn't as long. It can't fold forward very far.
 
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I had to jack the front of mine up with some washers and use longer screws because mine did not seem to aline with the slot in the seat. Works good now.
 
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