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Today’s wee upgrade was to swap over the window controls from 4 button to 2 button after a little prep and hydrodipping

Salvaged Touran door handle rubbed down, primed and sprayed gloss black
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Hydrodipping attempt #1… missed a bit and tried to double dip a small patch, fail! When dipping, the underside of the film has a clear soluble film layer, this stops any subsequent dip from joining, unless removed and even then it’ll look pretty pants!

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And finally, dip #3 (#2 had a bubble in in the film that I missedImage)

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Armed with a couple of wiring schematics, pin tool and some tape, out with the old.
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Repinning instead of cut, solder and heat shrink

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Plug repinned and tested Image

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Tada! In and working!
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Sometimes it’s the small, unlikely to be noticed changes that give the most satisfaction


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Looks good mate, so much cleaner with only the 2 switches.


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Nicely done, love the hydrodipping
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Is that your first time dipping. Very good reaults.

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Cheers guys!

Just kinda treading water waiting to acquire a nice 3.2 V6 donor car… then air suspension, then a respray, then… start again

[mention]Darylg21 [/mention] no, I’ve done a few other small parts on the van, however it was 12 months ago.


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Nice job on the hydro dipping mate


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You've done very well mate.

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Looks good Colin quite fancy trying this! Do you have a link to the kit you bought?

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Hi Joe,

Mixture of Amazon and Ebay...

Activator https://www.amazon.co.uk/HYDROGRAPHICS- ... 132&sr=8-8

Film https://www.amazon.co.uk/HYDROGRAPHICS- ... s9dHJ1ZQ==

And Liquid Concepts on youtube are good for tips! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28pVVntCmTk
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Good job with the hydrodipping mate my first few attempts wernt as successful lol
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Cheers, neither were mine

Getting better with the simple shapes though


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Bought something different this afternoon… Image eek!

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Should help relive the boredom for a few weeks/months!


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Well I'm sure I didn't see that on you're list to do....
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[mention]Gary.8 [/mention]

You need to scroll back a fair bit ImageImage should clear off 4,6,8 & 9, oh, and mibbies 1 ImageImage
C Chis wrote:Just a little update, not done anything extra, just been using the van to get to and from the trails whilst the good weather is here, 57 days on the bounce Image

And a wee update to the to do list...

1. Dukes of Hazard air horns (so ‘70’s)
2. TV/DVD/multimedia unit for the back
3. Interior unlocking button for the side door - diodes here, to be fitted
4. Engine/gearbox upgrade, power, more power... now a live project, on the search for a nice engine or a full donor car
6. TPMS
8. Climatronic upgrade (parts here, to install along with engine upgrade)
9. Heated seats - Touran leather ones fitted, wiring to do at same time as Climatronic upgrade.
10. Respray


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Few weeks/months?
Would take me years I reckon!
Nice, going to have to have a trip up your way to see it going in.
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