rear triangular trims fitted - interesting how much too small the rh side is originally. Gap covered from behind by a spare strip of vinyl: Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Zones behind the rear seat attachment, seat brackets and nuts sprayed black to hide gaps and prevent light from being reflected: Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Fallen-off (dried out tissue) original homologation strips on the rear seat belt spray-glued back - necessary for the MOT here, they check them each time! Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login rear seats fitted Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login centre console front section repositioned Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login rim stickers alignement Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
restored front end wiring loom Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login ground points restored to perfect connection: Image Unavailable, Please Login ground points behind the front bumper side sections - very important, one is for the electric board: Image Unavailable, Please Login the yellow P clips are on the sides Image Unavailable, Please Login more grounds on the rh side Image Unavailable, Please Login electric board side connectors - the vertical ones on the left Image Unavailable, Please Login horn compressor Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Final fitment of front bumper and side panels, note blackout at the top of the bumper to visually reduce the gap size. light connections: Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login the side panel spacers needed restoration Image Unavailable, Please Login cleaned up Image Unavailable, Please Login anti-corrosion protection for the inside of the side sections Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
rear bumper fitment - rear spacers needed restoration and 1 was missing - 2 different sizes required: Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login "reproduction" Image Unavailable, Please Login ready Image Unavailable, Please Login rust-proofed & repaired (1 mounting) rear side panels Image Unavailable, Please Login rear bumper centre section Image Unavailable, Please Login and completed Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Window motors next Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login ... layout, for the record that one motor wire didn't look ok so I replaced it: Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login trouble is - the cable is too short for the replacement door - I have no idea why but... Image Unavailable, Please Login Measuring the difference with a string taped on: Image Unavailable, Please Login new 1.8mm wire ordered and correct length fitted. Not fun. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login special tool #17-B6 Image Unavailable, Please Login
This is how the cable gets wound up around the spool: Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login motor positioned Image Unavailable, Please Login both sides needed new cable lengths to be correctly tensioned: Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login window accelerator boxes refitted: Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Both restored headlamp motor assemblies refitted Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Next in are the central door locking units, rh (driver's) needed a new microswitch and condenser previously hence the cutting marks and alloy tape to seal it. Note the spacer I glued on for easier fitting; it aligns the push pull direction with the lock correctly: Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login pax side (black unit) - mounting hole missing Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Nylon wedges of later cars for rollers pressing the window tightly fitted to screens - roller will be added later should the window vibrate Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login door lock actuators rods/cables fitted Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Aerial motor: NOS from Italy, needed a custom made wedge-washer to get the angle right so the nut tightens it down without bending it and it clears the open trunk. Empty area with antenna cable and wiring: Image Unavailable, Please Login housing drain trough the wheel arch Image Unavailable, Please Login wheel arch side Image Unavailable, Please Login wedge washer Image Unavailable, Please Login installed - note the "dent" to the trunk gutter acting as a drain from the big hole in the black finisher so water wouldn't accumulate: Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login trunk side Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login and trimmed in the original wrap: Image Unavailable, Please Login
Urs, how fast/slow is window speed after all that work ? I changed my QV doors to 3.2 doors with the other mecanisme. A big difference...
4 secs down, 5 secs up. That's acceptable. Original motor but new grease and direct power. My switches control a relay that feeds the motors, and the ground is in the door.
Time to fit the rear trim of the trunk, now that the side panels are in. Again, they needed to be trimmed by as much as an inch to actually fit before redrilling the mounting holes: Image Unavailable, Please Login rh side first, it fits below the lh side: Image Unavailable, Please Login lh side Image Unavailable, Please Login lock cover secures the centre top in place Image Unavailable, Please Login Secondary window frame gaskets fitted: Image Unavailable, Please Login the rear wiring loom passing from the main lh sill across the rear passenger footwell is protected by an alloy channel pop-riveted into the floor: Image Unavailable, Please Login tight fit, ends needed to bend up a bit to protect the cables: Image Unavailable, Please Login front seats put in - one more big thing out of the way! Image Unavailable, Please Login AC low-pressure line fitted - necessary step to fit the HVAC as it will pass between the firewall and the unit on the RHD version: Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
New correct size lh door gasket arrived and fits: Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login door panel elements refitted: Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login accelerator cable fitted, incl. a pedal-return spring: Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login the center wiring loom holder on the lh sill had broken off and I hadn't noticed it while the car was stripped: Image Unavailable, Please Login An alloy strip and a pop-rivet solved that one Image Unavailable, Please Login With the plastic sleeve protection on: Image Unavailable, Please Login
Last view of HVAC unit zone before fitting it: Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Unit in positioned before fitting it - note the return hose passing in front of it. It's 2-man job to hold, move and make sure you don't squeeze, pinch or break anything until it's on the correct position: Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Done - medium fun-level Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Huge psychological step though.
low pressure hose passage in front of/above the steering column Image Unavailable, Please Login from the front trunk with pedal box removed Image Unavailable, Please Login passage below the HVAC unit Image Unavailable, Please Login rear passenger vent hose (silver) and evaporator drain (black) Image Unavailable, Please Login copper connector for future heater hose from the engine Image Unavailable, Please Login pax footwell ecu panel connected Image Unavailable, Please Login Note main power line bypass of the original connector. Amazing how well things work when they get 12V... 3 HVAC relays refitted below unit/above centre tunnel - labels help trouble shoot: Image Unavailable, Please Login center tunnel front section fixed part fitted Image Unavailable, Please Login pax side has a removable panel with velcro fitted carpet to access the radio wiring: Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Next up is the connection of the centre console panels - wiring, fibre optics and vaccum - connection of the vacuum hose from the engine to the manifold plug intake: Image Unavailable, Please Login little spider got attracted? Image Unavailable, Please Login connected to the push-button unit: Image Unavailable, Please Login electrics and lights connected to the centre panel Image Unavailable, Please Login Done Image Unavailable, Please Login radio fitted Image Unavailable, Please Login EQ fitted Image Unavailable, Please Login and everything connected - spaghetti al pomodoro Image Unavailable, Please Login
Front passenger footrest - that panel was NEVER fixed in the car - I know why now - too small! When fitted to the left side chassis bracket, the right side couldn't reach the mounting hole, neither sideways nor in depth by a big margin (25mm both ways) - besides the left side's hole being misplaced... I knew it was loose but could never figure out why. Now I know: Image Unavailable, Please Login so when fitted to the left side - which I can't change because it's the wheelarch: Image Unavailable, Please Login The right side if way off its intended thread: Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login But the hole angle was actually correct - so a sideways extension + a spacer would fix the issue: Image Unavailable, Please Login Here we go: Image Unavailable, Please Login painted and trimmed - what a difference when you sit in the passenger seat and it doesn't feel like stepping into cow-poo - rock solid now: Image Unavailable, Please Login trimmed spacer is invisible: Image Unavailable, Please Login Great "improvement" - this was a factory defect. Image Unavailable, Please Login
