The story of #89/480 continues...
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2015 9:51 am
26/10/15
Had a productive weekend!
Preparing the car to be welded up to get rid of the dreaded rust that's had a good go at attacking it!
I also removed the rear seats to have a good clean under them - found a cool £1.20 down there
As I began removing the rear trim, and removing the boot rubber, it was clear the rust was worse than I thought as half of the lip is missing!
Removing the rear lights proved tricky, as someone had put some serious sealant behind the lenses in a vain hope to stop them leaking. Alas, in the process of removing them, the 20 year old, brittle plastic succumb and shattered everywhere it was impossible to get them off without breaking them, but they were so faded I suppose it's for the best
There is a little bit of welding to be done to the boot floor, thanks to the rear lights, but it's mainly the wheel arch with tonnes of filler on it that needs sorting. Who ever repaired it has literally filled straight over the rust
On the plus side, we have fitted a new electric aerial and I did finally fix the SRS light which had been bugging me! After soldering a new wire into the diagnostic tool with a crimp on the end to plug into the ports, we found a fault indicating the steering wheel was open circuit, which I was sure it wasn't, so we reset the memory and boom! The light is finally gone, which was a major concern of mine.
Another interesting find was one of the number plate lights has a 'custom' lens made of plastic! So a new set of those is needed, somehow, and the front number plate holder is in need of renewal as this one is cracked and has plants growing out of it!
Today is the day I will finally order the replacement outer wing from Scandix! And possibly some new rear lenses while they're available, albeit very expensive! A new right hand indicator and day time running cluster is needed too to replace the faded old one, to match a new one someone had fitted on the left a short while ago. I desperately need a new front spoiler too as mine is missing!
But for now, the main focus is the welding. The boot floor, the arch, and the boot rubber lip. These should be sorted within the next couple of weeks!
http://postimg.cc/gallery/2npggbkn6/ here's the link for that thumbnail gallery as images don't seem to be posting too well for me for the moment
Had a productive weekend!
Preparing the car to be welded up to get rid of the dreaded rust that's had a good go at attacking it!
I also removed the rear seats to have a good clean under them - found a cool £1.20 down there
As I began removing the rear trim, and removing the boot rubber, it was clear the rust was worse than I thought as half of the lip is missing!
Removing the rear lights proved tricky, as someone had put some serious sealant behind the lenses in a vain hope to stop them leaking. Alas, in the process of removing them, the 20 year old, brittle plastic succumb and shattered everywhere it was impossible to get them off without breaking them, but they were so faded I suppose it's for the best
There is a little bit of welding to be done to the boot floor, thanks to the rear lights, but it's mainly the wheel arch with tonnes of filler on it that needs sorting. Who ever repaired it has literally filled straight over the rust
On the plus side, we have fitted a new electric aerial and I did finally fix the SRS light which had been bugging me! After soldering a new wire into the diagnostic tool with a crimp on the end to plug into the ports, we found a fault indicating the steering wheel was open circuit, which I was sure it wasn't, so we reset the memory and boom! The light is finally gone, which was a major concern of mine.
Another interesting find was one of the number plate lights has a 'custom' lens made of plastic! So a new set of those is needed, somehow, and the front number plate holder is in need of renewal as this one is cracked and has plants growing out of it!
Today is the day I will finally order the replacement outer wing from Scandix! And possibly some new rear lenses while they're available, albeit very expensive! A new right hand indicator and day time running cluster is needed too to replace the faded old one, to match a new one someone had fitted on the left a short while ago. I desperately need a new front spoiler too as mine is missing!
But for now, the main focus is the welding. The boot floor, the arch, and the boot rubber lip. These should be sorted within the next couple of weeks!
http://postimg.cc/gallery/2npggbkn6/ here's the link for that thumbnail gallery as images don't seem to be posting too well for me for the moment