Re: What did you do today?
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2020 5:53 pm
Technically was about 5 hours spread over 3 days. Culminating today in most things working to an acceptable level!
Idea was to just pop the pre project drive tourer tool kit in to free up some space in boot. Had done it once before but had forgotten that it involved stripping all trim out of boot area and then fighting with bastardin plastic trim clips when trying to reassemble.
First thing revealed was the gubbins for the gps were still in place. Stripped it oot and disconnected it all, taped up wires.
Discovered tow bar electrics, factory fitted. Must've had double sockets at some point. Found out it was still live! Well sparking
Reassembled and jobs half done. Boot floor lock was broken and 18" spare wheel didnae really fit.
Nipped to lock up to rob some bits of an old 75 tourer. Quickly realised I'd disconnected and tidied up the aerial connection and filed it away with other obsolete cables. Oh well another strip doon and more broken clips!
Slapped in a 16" spare wheel (which now means if I have a front puncture I'll have 2 wheels to swap) tray now sits flush and just broken floor board lock to finish. Swapped lock but realise now why the old one is broken. Board needs adjusted. Fuck about for an hour trying to get the screws i can actually see out and then see what adjustments may become obvious. That'll be none then! Had to struggle in no space to get to main bolts out of hinges. Then just Swapped them round. Ya bastard! It worked. Few fiddly bits to get lock mechanism operating as it should and that's about that.
Fitted chrome hooks instead of plain black ones and replaced the strut that holds boot floor up and even that worked.
So long winded pish for some fairly insignificant stuff but now got loads of space for more useless shit.
Idea was to just pop the pre project drive tourer tool kit in to free up some space in boot. Had done it once before but had forgotten that it involved stripping all trim out of boot area and then fighting with bastardin plastic trim clips when trying to reassemble.
First thing revealed was the gubbins for the gps were still in place. Stripped it oot and disconnected it all, taped up wires.
Discovered tow bar electrics, factory fitted. Must've had double sockets at some point. Found out it was still live! Well sparking
Reassembled and jobs half done. Boot floor lock was broken and 18" spare wheel didnae really fit.
Nipped to lock up to rob some bits of an old 75 tourer. Quickly realised I'd disconnected and tidied up the aerial connection and filed it away with other obsolete cables. Oh well another strip doon and more broken clips!
Slapped in a 16" spare wheel (which now means if I have a front puncture I'll have 2 wheels to swap) tray now sits flush and just broken floor board lock to finish. Swapped lock but realise now why the old one is broken. Board needs adjusted. Fuck about for an hour trying to get the screws i can actually see out and then see what adjustments may become obvious. That'll be none then! Had to struggle in no space to get to main bolts out of hinges. Then just Swapped them round. Ya bastard! It worked. Few fiddly bits to get lock mechanism operating as it should and that's about that.
Fitted chrome hooks instead of plain black ones and replaced the strut that holds boot floor up and even that worked.
So long winded pish for some fairly insignificant stuff but now got loads of space for more useless shit.