Category: Bodywork
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Heater Matrix – removal and repair
Date: 26 Feb 2017 Issue No heat or poor cabin heating? Wet floors? it is probably time to investigate your heater matrix. It may need changing or repair. Diagnosis These much-overlooked parts block up with silt and rust over the years. A new matrix will not only improve in-car heating but will also benefit the…
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Wiper blades and motor
Date: sometime in 2016 The mechanism that drives the wiper blades and motor is fitted under the dashboard with the stubs protruding through the bodywork for blade connections. The wiper motor is switched on from the dashboard. The unit is powered by 12v and is a single speed motor. The motor has three connections: The…
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Carpet trim replacement clips
Article first created: 12 Jun 2019 Issue These rust away as they are in concealed damp places. Diagnosis These are found under doorsteps and in other concealed locations. Repair Replace when needed, I recommend you don’t go looking for work. Parts Approximate prices from: 12 Jun 2019 There are no exact match parts available –…
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Door and Wing Trim Clips
Article first created: Jun 2019 Issue Exterior door or wing chrome strip removed or is missing a clip. Diagnosis Trim missing, loose or incorrectly attached. In my case one end was loose and I kept catching it. Repair The section of trim needs to be removed, even to replace one clip. The original round metal…
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Estate Boot Lock
Article first created: 23 April 2013 Issue Estate boot lid handle and lock worn Diagnosis Replace parts when found (new parts are not available) Repair I set out to change the barrel in the boot lid handle. None of the plethora of manuals I have tell you how to do this so here are some…
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Interior Light
Article first created: 5 May 2013 Issue 50-year-old light lens has quite literally crumbled away. Bulb light was ‘poor’. Diagnosis New bulb and cover required. Repair Replacement was easy: Note: check and replace the super black bulb whilst in the the unit. The cat helped! Parts Approximate prices from: 5 May 2013 updated 19 May…
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Glove Box Catch
Article first created: 5 May 2013 Issue When pulling off forward occasionally the awesome power of my 1500cc unleaded 1963 ford engine on an BW35 auto-box creates so much g-force that the glove box lid drops open. Worse still is, if the good lady is in the car the glove box lid bangs on her…
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Windows stiff
Article first created: 29 Jul 2014 Issue None of the windows would wind up or down without some major effort. At best the drivers window would open 9cm. Diagnosis The rubbers the glass side in have hardened over the years (in the good old days the runners were felt bound metal things, nowadays a felted…
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Drivers Door Lock Barrel
Article first created: 29 Jul 2014 Issue Drivers door lock can be opened by another key, screw driver or other flat bladed object. Diagnosis Lock barrel is worn and needs replacement or repair. Repair Sometimes simply oiling the lock releases the pins and the lock becomes more effective. Often the lock is worn and needs…
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Plenum chamber drainage
Date: 5 May 2013 Issue Plenum chamber drainage elbow perished, unsightly and leaking. Plenum drain tube elbow needed replacing after 50 years. Even the previous owner’s gaffer tape repair had failed, actually there was more gaffer tape than rubber tube. Diagnosis Replace with new elbow. Repair Changing the drainage pipe New one was an easy…