Shawn's 04 IR/Alc/6MT Red Rehab Project

[slater]

Thanks Peter. Not a bad idea. Did you solder the wires to the other side?

She passed VA safety and emissions inspection today. Also titled in VA and registered at DMV.

nice, i guess you fixed the light for the safety test?

i actually butt-spliced the wires from the replacement bulb assembly into the existing wires, as they had corroded so much that one of the wires was not even attached to the bulb-holding assembly anymore.

i electrical-taped it up tightly to prevent moisture ingress and it works great!

peter

[ELCID86]

nice, i guess you fixed the light for the safety test?

i actually butt-spliced the wires from the replacement bulb assembly into the existing wires, as they had corroded so much that one of the wires was not even attached to the bulb-holding assembly anymore.

i electrical-taped it up tightly to prevent moisture ingress and it works great!

peter

I temporarily ran two wires from the other bulb just to pass inspection. Do you recall which of the 3 wires is hot and ground (brown I'm sure). And what it the third one for?

[slater]

I temporarily ran two wires from the other bulb just to pass inspection. Do you recall which of the 3 wires is hot and ground (brown I'm sure). And what it the third one for?

oh goodness... really jogging the memory banks now.

brown is definitely ground, i think i remember that two of them were brown? i think i recall now that one of the wires was actually a ground lead back to the other side, so you really only have 1 hot and 1 ground.

peter

[ELCID86]

oh goodness... really jogging the memory banks now.

brown is definitely ground, i think i remember that two of them were brown? i think i recall now that one of the wires was actually a ground lead back to the other side, so you really only have 1 hot and 1 ground.

peter

Thanks. I went to two auto parts stores and radio shack with no luck the salvage yard doesn't want to sell just the handle, but the whole trunk!



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[Johnmadd]

Shawn, it less than 85 after shipping from ecs. I have a good spare from my old assembly but I value it at half the price of the whole new assembly because of the painting hassle of said new assembly and availability of the product.

[Vas]

New handle and new paint? Or get a used black one?

[ELCID86]

Shawn, it less than 85 after shipping from ecs. I have a good spare from my old assembly but I value it at half the price of the whole new assembly because of the painting hassle of said new assembly and availability of the product.

I sent you a pm


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[mbeckel]

I kind of like those wheels...
If anything you can make them winter wheels if you feel so inclined to get a summer set.

Cold weather problems.

[cakM3]

Sure-fit said she needs my to stop by so she can make sure she orders the right fabric and will then give me a quote.

Shawn, i'd like to know how long and how much the alcantara repairs run you if you don't mind. If I have another week-long trip in the area, I might want to use the same shop for repairs to my seat as well


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[ELCID86]

Shawn, i'd like to know how long and how much the alcantara repairs run you if you don't mind. If I have another week-long trip in the area, I might want to use the same shop for repairs to my seat as well


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Will do. I won't make it tomorrow though as my meeting got cancelled. Maybe I can talk Dan into stopping by so they can get a match on the alc... :-)