Ever go to replace a $5 part and end up...
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Melting Slicks
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From: Exiled Tampa Bay Misfit
Ever go to replace a $5 part and end up...
ripping the whole car apart (this was a fully functional driveable car just a few hours earlier...)
This "while I'm at it -itis" is gonna cost me a fortune.:crazy:
Hey Santa..bring gift certificates to parts shops....
[Modified by Monkeywrench, 9:49 AM 11/26/2002]
This "while I'm at it -itis" is gonna cost me a fortune.:crazy:
Hey Santa..bring gift certificates to parts shops....
[Modified by Monkeywrench, 9:49 AM 11/26/2002]
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Re: Ever go to replace a $5 part and end up... (Monkeywrench)
It's amazing what a spaghetti mess of wires is under the dash! :eek: My light switch does not raise the lights, it did when I tested before putting the dash back together, and I have not got the nerve up to deal with that mess under there yet. :bb
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Re: Ever go to replace a $5 part and end up... (lbell101)
OK, I'll bite. What's the advantage of friction tape over plastic 'electrical' tape?
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Re: Ever go to replace a $5 part and end up... (lbell101)
OK, I'll bite. What's the advantage of friction tape over plastic 'electrical' tape?
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Re: Ever go to replace a $5 part and end up... (lbell101)
Is that the stuff that only sticks to itself? I can see that being nice when you go to unwrap it and not leave a nasty sticky mess on the wires plus black tape tends to come undone after a while.
Good guess I guess. :D
[Modified by Fevre, 9:47 AM 11/26/2002]
Good guess I guess. :D
[Modified by Fevre, 9:47 AM 11/26/2002]
Melting Slicks
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Re: Ever go to replace a $5 part and end up... (Fevre)
Man, I must be tapping into the minds of you guys! :crazy: Everything I have been doing lately I have seen show up on the forum the next day. I basically thought I'd take the seats out to do some good cleaning and after they were off I thought, hmmm, wouldn't be a bad time to take a look at the insulation under my carpet. Few minutes later I had all my carpet out and was off to Home Depot for some foil backed insulation.
Now, my dash is apart like yours cause I wanted to make sure I put that insulation EVERYWHERE. I started thinking about putting in a stereo system, redoing the fiber optics and just replacing the carpet also.
Please, somebody, slap some sense into me.
Now, my dash is apart like yours cause I wanted to make sure I put that insulation EVERYWHERE. I started thinking about putting in a stereo system, redoing the fiber optics and just replacing the carpet also.
Please, somebody, slap some sense into me.
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Re: Ever go to replace a $5 part and end up... (SanDiegoPaul)
OUCH!!
Sooooo, just what WAS it you started out to do??? :D
Sooooo, just what WAS it you started out to do??? :D
Kind of hard to tell from the pic exactly which $5 part you are replacing!! :lol: MJ
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Re: Ever go to replace a $5 part and end up... (tshort)
tshort,
I have been following almost all of the postings that you have. I started out just fixing some AC/Heat issues. I have now gutted everything out of the interior. Carpet, Insulation, Dash, Wiring... All out.
The worst thing, is like he stated above, this car was drivable before... :( Oh well, I will be a proud pappa when I am done.
Tim M.
I have been following almost all of the postings that you have. I started out just fixing some AC/Heat issues. I have now gutted everything out of the interior. Carpet, Insulation, Dash, Wiring... All out.
The worst thing, is like he stated above, this car was drivable before... :( Oh well, I will be a proud pappa when I am done.
Tim M.
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Melting Slicks
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Re: Ever go to replace a $5 part and end up... (MNJack)
OUCH!!
Sooooo, just what WAS it you started out to do??? :D
Kind of hard to tell from the pic exactly which $5 part you are replacing!! :lol: MJ
Sooooo, just what WAS it you started out to do??? :D
Kind of hard to tell from the pic exactly which $5 part you are replacing!! :lol: MJ
The clutch pedal bushing :lol:
But there was a bunch of stuff that NEEDS to be fixed.
Speedo, steering column bearings, horn contact, wiring needs to be cleaned up (duh), replace ALL bulbs, replace mechcnial tach guts with an electrical tach... the list goes on an on and on....
I was going to run the corregated conduit under the dash to trap the wires. I like this stuff as you can dd more wires to a run very easily. And friction tape where that this not possible.
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[Modified by 71-4speed, 11:59 AM 11/26/2002]
[Modified by 71-4speed, 11:59 AM 11/26/2002]
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Re: Ever go to replace a $5 part and end up... (Monkeywrench)
The corregated conduit is what my new harness came with. You can then use cable ties at set points to keep the wires in...
I think that stuff is awesome. It also provides some insulation. I may use that for running my speaker cables from the back since I just installed all the foil covered insulation...
Tim M.
I think that stuff is awesome. It also provides some insulation. I may use that for running my speaker cables from the back since I just installed all the foil covered insulation...
Tim M.
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Melting Slicks
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Re: Ever go to replace a $5 part and end up... (still-learning)
The corregated conduit is what my new harness came with. You can then use cable ties at set points to keep the wires in...
I think that stuff is awesome. It also provides some insulation. I may use that for running my speaker cables from the back since I just installed all the foil covered insulation...
Tim M.
I think that stuff is awesome. It also provides some insulation. I may use that for running my speaker cables from the back since I just installed all the foil covered insulation...
Tim M.
Added bonus (it comes in colors)
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From: Allen, TX, USA
Re: Ever go to replace a $5 part and end up... (Monkeywrench)
The clutch pedal bushing? !! :bb
Where did you buy one?
How in the world did you go from the inverted (clutch pressing on your nose,
legs in the air) position to deciding to take the entire dash apart.
After I deal with the clutch bushing, I'm too woozy to do anything else :crazy:
Good luck getting it together...
Melting Slicks
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From: Katy (Houston) TX
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Re: Ever go to replace a $5 part and end up... (still-learning)
tshort,
I have been following almost all of the postings that you have. I started out just fixing some AC/Heat issues. I have now gutted everything out of the interior. Carpet, Insulation, Dash, Wiring... All out.
The worst thing, is like he stated above, this car was drivable before... :( Oh well, I will be a proud pappa when I am done.
Tim M.
I have been following almost all of the postings that you have. I started out just fixing some AC/Heat issues. I have now gutted everything out of the interior. Carpet, Insulation, Dash, Wiring... All out.
The worst thing, is like he stated above, this car was drivable before... :( Oh well, I will be a proud pappa when I am done.
Tim M.
Sorry, didn't mean to hihack this thread.
And back to your normal broadcast.........