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Post by Paulus17 on Jul 31, 2020 5:42:12 GMT
Wow that refurb looks great Bob :TU:
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Post by unclebob on Jul 31, 2020 8:40:12 GMT
Amazing job refurbishing the spare. Do you take the tyre to a fitter now, or can you do that yourself as well? The wheel I purchased had a tyre on it and I looked around my shed at what I could use to get it off, several attempts failed then the obvious one was on the bench ...my 6" jaw vice. It opened up enough to get the tyre in as it was now deflated, wind the handle back in and the tyre popped off the rim. Then a mix of WD40 and a pair of tyre levers the tyre was off, will show what I done when I take the current spare tyre off in a week or so 👍🏻 I have a small compressor in the shed so can get the tyre remounted .....no need for balance as it just a get me home spare or might let the local tyre company do it. |
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Post by unclebob on Jul 31, 2020 8:42:45 GMT
Wow that refurb looks great Bob  Doing the back was easy but didn’t have the bottle to do the outer face, as it looks better original with just a few small marks . |
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Post by three5 on Jul 31, 2020 15:50:07 GMT
Amazing job refurbishing the spare. Do you take the tyre to a fitter now, or can you do that yourself as well? The wheel I purchased had a tyre on it and I looked around my shed at what I could use to get it off, several attempts failed then the obvious one was on the bench ...my 6" jaw vice. It opened up enough to get the tyre in as it was now deflated, wind the handle back in and the tyre popped off the rim. Then a mix of WD40 and a pair of tyre levers the tyre was off, will show what I done when I take the current spare tyre off in a week or so 👍🏻 I have a small compressor in the shed so can get the tyre remounted .....no need for balance as it just a get me home spare or might let the local tyre company do it. If you're going to have a vice Bob, make it a big 'un!  |
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Post by unclebob on Jul 31, 2020 18:01:33 GMT
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Post by davidwilson on Jul 31, 2020 18:37:45 GMT
Wiper blades and cabin filter arrived today ....fitted them once it got a little cooler outside .    Great stuff Bob. |
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Post by Paulus17 on Jul 31, 2020 18:58:02 GMT
Where did you get the Denso wipers from Bob?
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Post by jasehutch on Jul 31, 2020 19:01:45 GMT
Don't know the answer but I'm a little disappointed Bob didn't do the "guess what's in the box" to start his post..  |
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Post by unclebob on Jul 31, 2020 19:18:58 GMT
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Post by unclebob on Aug 1, 2020 17:47:28 GMT
Fitted the dimpled door handle infills from the NRG model, to my mind they match the steering wheel better .   |
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Post by jasehutch on Aug 1, 2020 18:07:04 GMT
They do look so much better..👍
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Post by davidwilson on Aug 1, 2020 18:21:40 GMT
They do look so much better..👍 Yes, that's an improvement 👍👍 |
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Post by unclebob on Aug 1, 2020 19:02:32 GMT
Jase did you have any luck with that ebay seller that had some ?
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Post by jasehutch on Aug 1, 2020 19:11:44 GMT
Jase did you have any luck with that ebay seller that had some ? He didn't get back to me Bob , another seller on ebay has some but that's from Lithuania and the carriage is expensive. |
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Post by unclebob on Aug 1, 2020 19:14:50 GMT
Jase did you have any luck with that ebay seller that had some ? He didn't get back to me Bob , another seller on ebay has some but that's from Lithuania and the carriage is expensive. Not sure if the 5 door is the same shape handle ..if yes might give you more options 👍🏻 |
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