Thanks. those are on the way to my house already by chance.
if i wasn't trying to be a cheap bastard and talk a guy down a few bucks, i could have had a set for half the price. he sold them during email negotiations though. oh well. these are new at least.
i have everything back together with the old stuff (except new shoes) for now to keep it on the road. we readdress it all this week when these come in.
thanks for the tip on the arms. i will look into it. not sure how much more i will tweak the car though. trying to stay away from it and concentrate on the van which is overdue for some attention and still many finishing touches on the bug. also getting that itch to be back in a new car. i know myself good enough that when i have this feeling i am less than a year away from being in one.