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Another year on the road #1675680
01/03/2025 17:51
01/03/2025 17:51
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Hampshire
Hammie Offline OP
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Just passed the MOT today with no advisories again.

This winters list of things done have included.

1. Replace rear wiper motor, modified plastic cover to chanel any water through a pipe through the grommet behind the interior boot trim
2. Replace seat belt stalks due to faded red release buttons
3. Remove B pillar trims, repaint and Replace 16v badges with NOS off eBay. Whilst trims off Replace sound deadening and rear speakers
4. Replace front speakers and paint speaker grills. Replace head unit for newer Clarion from a 20v.
5. Replace leaking rocker cover gasket.
6. Remove rust from brake rotors visable through the wheels and paint with VHT paint.
7. Polish fuel cap.
8. Replace cracked washer jet hose with small bore silicon, Replace wiper springs and paint arms and skuttle panel
9. Weld up a small hole in OS rear boot floor
10. Fit parking sensors to a replacement rear bumper as previous owners had bruised original bumper.
11. Painted seat runners when seats out for the stalk replacement.

I think that's it. Time to enjoy.

Re: Another year on the road [Re: Hammie] #1675685
01/03/2025 20:42
01/03/2025 20:42
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Where did you get the stalks from with red releses?


20VT, build in 1997, first used in 1998
Re: Another year on the road [Re: Hammie] #1675686
01/03/2025 20:53
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Well done Hammie

I wish that I had your skills and enthusiasm

Paul

Re: Another year on the road [Re: Hammie] #1675689
01/03/2025 23:33
01/03/2025 23:33
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Great effort!

What type of parking sensors did you fit, drilled or metal strip?


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Re: Another year on the road [Re: jaaps2] #1675690
02/03/2025 05:32
02/03/2025 05:32
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Originally Posted by jaaps2
Where did you get the stalks from with red releses?


Alfa Romeo 166 are identical, a breaker on eBay. Except the rears have more of a bend on the mounting plate and all the bolts are differant lengths, just swap with originals.

Re: Another year on the road [Re: Edinburgh] #1675691
02/03/2025 05:34
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Originally Posted by Edinburgh
Great effort!

What type of parking sensors did you fit, drilled or metal strip?


I drilled and the ones I brought were yellow, not quite matched but blew over with a rattle can from Halfords as with the bumper.

Re: Another year on the road [Re: PaulL] #1675692
02/03/2025 05:40
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Originally Posted by PaulL
Well done Hammie

I wish that I had your skills and enthusiasm

Paul


Thanks Paul.

Some of it is down to a bit of OCD, if something looks a bit naff I like to make it better. Unfortunately I have a couple of small dings in the body work and lacquer peel but I can't afford a respray yet so those issues have to be put away for another year.

Re: Another year on the road [Re: Hammie] #1675694
02/03/2025 18:52
02/03/2025 18:52
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Thanks


20VT, build in 1997, first used in 1998

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