DBM Bug Winter Rebuild - Again
23 December 2010, 04:41 PM
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Cheers Frayz, do you know anywhere that does replacements
As for the car, stereo surround and centre console are out and on their way to Manchester to be flocked - big up to https://www.scoobynet.com/member.php?u=113684 who has sorted me a great price and as I have one of his dashes already I know the work will be spot on.
Whilst the dash was out I tidied up the stereo wiring, getting rid of the horrible autoleads loom and splicing the Alpine connector straight into the plug from the autolead connector meaning I've lost about a foot of excess wiring whilst meaning the job is still reversible, not that I want to change anything since I got my Alpine HU in there.
As for the car, stereo surround and centre console are out and on their way to Manchester to be flocked - big up to https://www.scoobynet.com/member.php?u=113684 who has sorted me a great price and as I have one of his dashes already I know the work will be spot on.
Whilst the dash was out I tidied up the stereo wiring, getting rid of the horrible autoleads loom and splicing the Alpine connector straight into the plug from the autolead connector meaning I've lost about a foot of excess wiring whilst meaning the job is still reversible, not that I want to change anything since I got my Alpine HU in there.
23 December 2010, 06:21 PM
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23 December 2010, 06:33 PM
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The fit is fine, I'm not convinced by the security of the arms, they do vibrate out of place and there's a little surface rust on the arms. I'll sort all of that during the rebuild, but a drop of super glue on the ball joint worked a treat until someone banged against it in a car park
23 December 2010, 06:38 PM
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The fit is fine, I'm not convinced by the security of the arms, they do vibrate out of place and there's a little surface rust on the arms. I'll sort all of that during the rebuild, but a drop of super glue on the ball joint worked a treat until someone banged against it in a car park
23 December 2010, 06:41 PM
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Surprisingly usable. I've had M3 and Ganador mirrors on previous cars and these are so much better. They're solid enough to be able to see what you're looking at and can be aligned to actually see something.
29 December 2010, 06:45 PM
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Roof lining is out, map reading lamp bracket is removed - that's the point of no return reached. Tomorrow will be the fitting of the roof flap
Shopping list for the rest of the project is as follows:
TD05 18G
STI Pinks (Bought but not paid for)
TGV Delete (Just waiting for a mate to do the welding of the manifold)
Another FB Tuning remap
Exedy pink and flywheel
K-sport 365mm 8-pots for the front
STI Brembos for the rear
STI pedal set (en route courtesay of Revolution)
Rear diffuser
Flocked centre console (being done by Oh-Flock as we type)
Also considering
ABW fibreglass bootlid
S202 spoiler
BC Coilovers
Shopping list for the rest of the project is as follows:
TD05 18G
STI Pinks (Bought but not paid for)
TGV Delete (Just waiting for a mate to do the welding of the manifold)
Another FB Tuning remap
Exedy pink and flywheel
K-sport 365mm 8-pots for the front
STI Brembos for the rear
STI pedal set (en route courtesay of Revolution)
Rear diffuser
Flocked centre console (being done by Oh-Flock as we type)
Also considering
ABW fibreglass bootlid
S202 spoiler
BC Coilovers
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Gonna do mine early next year
29 December 2010, 10:08 PM
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Give me a shout if you need a hand, it's been relatively easy so far and I've not used Frayz guide yet. Will be printing it off later though
30 December 2010, 02:34 PM
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2 inches left to do with the dremel - will be about 6-hours work all in for this one, including scotch-briting the whle roof and painting the inside of the flap