Can I Fix the Trabant's Seat and Taillights?

I posted this to YouTube but I am an attention whore and I wanted you to see this. You could try and run a new wire just for the left turn signal. Since that turn signal is an isolated problem as soon as you disconnect the original turn signal wire under the dash, the strange cross-over interference (whateveryouwanttocallit) would also stop. Then just run a new wire and "Voilà!"; a working Trabant lamp cluster. You could try it without having to tear stuff apart by just running a cheap and dirty wire from under the dash outside to the trunk just to see if that changes anything before committing to a wiring overhaul.

If you can't get trabant seats, i wonder if Beetle seats will work. It would fit the style of the car if you went with 60s beetle seats, or be a bit of a safety upgrade if you swap in 70s high back ones. I was getting 1960s bug vibes with the seats as you took it out.

Welcome to another episode of "This old Trabant" LOL! Great free form video.

Dude- dust mask!

Hi Robert! Is the seat replacement expensive enough so you would give a try to repair the broken one? Thanks!

Thanks for the interesting video. I would love to see you try to fix the seat. Fixing is so much more entertaining than bolting on new parts.

Hi Robert! I'm enjoying the videos immensely! I am fairly certain you have a GND issue at the left rear, as all of the lamps 'ramp-up' instead of just coming on at full intensity. The turn signal & parking lights are back feeding GND thru each other. Take another look at the video and you'll see. Also the 'birds nest' stuff I think is called 'Jute', it was the natural fiber of choice before dense foam rubber became popular. I've found plenty when working on pre '69 Volvos, etc.

Thanks mate! He´s name was Shire, he was a breed between French Bulldog and mini pinscher. A real sweetie and we really had a tight bond the two of us.

I really was waiting for you to release a new vid. I needed that coz I´m in grief after my beloved dog left this world this tuesday. Thanks Robert!