ok so mainly been tidying up over the last few weeks.
needed to get the central locking working off the alarm remote, as this suddenly stopped operating. traced it to this:
worn through wiring
cut it out and soldered/heatshrinked the wires
it still wouldnt work
so had to dig the alarm out to trace a blown fuse on the alarm loom:
yeh so thats a right mess! once i convert my replacement centre console to a Votex style one i'll tidy the alarm wiring up
One of the reasons for a Votex style console is to use one of the DIN slot covers as a back plate for the start switch rather than the aluminium effort thats jammed into the ashtray at the moment:
this shouldnt take much to fit, although you need to modify an original console so hence getting a replacement:
Then i went about sorting the 10v issue on the main loom which feeds pretty much everything, in the end it resulted in the car being stranded as it wouldnt start.
traced it to the terminal block in the engine bay (as battery is in the boot), one of the cables was burnt through as it was too thin
then i visited mattneck(Beavis) for some interior bits, including new centre console, handbrake cover, scuttle tray etc
(plus a whole load of screws!)
didnt use one of the switches on the dash:
so got a new switch blank:
handbrake was missing its trim:
sorted:
Rear strut top was missing a cover but got this from mattneck too, couldnt be arsed to take a pic of this
also fitted the missing screws into the dash undertrays/clock surround as these were missing.
amongst the horde i collected yesterday was a drivers side footwell kick plate (top half) as this went missing in our workshop
but i cant fit it as im now missing the big plastic nut!
