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[gaffer1986]

Does anyone want a restored left hand centre console.

[Raptor]

Good result with the interior spraying Gaffer

[gaffer1986]

Good result with the interior spraying Gaffer

Thank you, just the wrong one

[gaffer1986]

Here I go again... Please can people stop gluing the rubber strip with super glue, it makes like much harder when it comes to refurbishing it  

Aliphatic resin should do nicely.

 

2017-06-02_11-09-30 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

 

 

[vocky]

Lotus glued the rubber strip on

[gaffer1986]

Makes sense now that everyone has done it the same way.

[Andrew aka Stuwy]

Does anyone want a restored left hand centre console.

 

put it up for sale on the German forum  

[gaffer1986]

Really can't be bothered to post it to be honest. Lazy I know but it's not the easiest thing to package. How much could I sell it for?

[gaffer1986]

So I was out on a Tinder date yesterday to the beach and this happened on the way there. Can see it has been glued before.

 

2017-06-04_08-59-51 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

[gaffer1986]

First fixing point glued, this was the hardest one as the two faces did mate, still strong enough to hold the light up though with ease.

 

2017-06-04_10-33-19 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

 

This glue is essential VX220 stuff:

 

2017-06-04_10-33-45 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

[chris_uk]

never mind the light.. how did the date go?

[gaffer1986]

I was more concerned about my car

[gaffer1986]

I know I've posted this elsewhere but I want to keep this thread up to date with my progress. So, refurbished door cards inner, outer and shoulder pad. Also new window winders, reshaped and cleaned the window rubbers and resealed the door rubbers. Despite the heavy rain on Wednesday I appear to have cured my leak. Next up is dash, stereo, steering wheel surround and binnacle. The seats and sill covers.

 

20170812_164543 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

Edited by gaffer1986, 13 August 2017 - 10:05 PM.

[gaffer1986]

I've also replaced the crank sensor ecu loom plug to try and resolve starting issues and cutting out issues. So far it has started quickly from cold and hasn't cut out but I will leave it several cold starts before I decide I've fixed it as it was intermittent.

 

I was going to extend it and run the cable and alternative route but when I got to the sheaf of the existing wire I noticed it was heavily protected, I believe this is for RF interference as The Hood mentioned so I scraped the cable I made but still manage to run it in a slightly different location. Every trackday I've done it has started cutting out on the way home until I fiddled with the plug. Now need to do a track day to see if it has worked

 

2017-08-13_11-07-59 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

[Andrew aka Stuwy]

key in boot = problem waiting to happen

 

 

looking good dude

 

Keep up the good work

[gaffer1986]

I have two keys at home so wasn't worried

[gaffer1986]

Tidied these up:

 

20170818_220617 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

 

20170818_200529 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

 

20170818_200517 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

 

20170820_105939 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

 

20170820_110032 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

[gaffer1986]

I now have FM radio and good working DAB, genuinely works well from a windscreen aerial even in the country:

 

20170820_113004 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

[gaffer1986]

Very disappointing how the paint peeled off, I duck taped the hole for a week whilst my new aerial was on order, didn't expect to take some of the paint off.

 

20170820_115905 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr

[gaffer1986]

Getting their with the interior, I should now turn my attention to the roof as the stitching is all coming undone:

 

20170820_164615 by Richard Fanders, on Flickr