Today I removed my OEM towbar and electrics
Fitted my refurbished crash bar
Eased and greased my spare wheel carrier bolts, something you should do a couple of times a year to prevent them seizing up. Refurb of the carrier planned for next week when it’s back up on the ramp. I cleaned up the back end and did some rust treatment too.
Oh, and greased the crash bar mounting bolts, better to make it easier for the next person to remove!
And then test fitted my R32 bumper ahead of colour coding early next month
Many thanks to [mention]hef355 [/mention]for his guidance and words of wisdom which resulted in the bumper skin fitting right first time!
Tomorrow’s tasks, weather permitting are to
1. Adjust the spacing round the exhaust tail pipes to get the gap just right and even.
2. Filling in the gap pictured below in the wheel arch.
3. A wee trip to the scrapyard for some more upgrades and a good rummage
These brackets had to be removed to bond the old bumper brackets into the same position on the new skin
And will be cut and bonded in to fill this gap between the bonded on bracket and the bumper skin. The new bumper is a different profile and much deeper than the old mk3 one I removed
9. Dukes of Hazard air horns (so ‘70’s)
23. Replacement colour coded rear bumper - R32 one, test fitted, almost ready for painting
28. TV/DVD/multimedia unit for the back
35. Interior unlocking button for the side door
38. Engine/gearbox upgrade, power, more power... very, very long term
39. Colour matching the water container covers (black)
40. Heated/adjustable/folding Life mirrors
41. Low washer fluid level detection
42. TPMS
43. Towbar removal, replacement crash bar, linked to the R32 bumper - complete
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