Only a minor update for today. I would have got more done, but it's bitterly cold out there. Even working in the garage, and wearing gloves, I couldn't feel my finger tips by the time I came indoors!
So, job one was to replace the third brake light. I spotted back in July that there was a broken corner in the plastic. It was nothing major as the light still worked perfectly, and I managed to mostly ignore it for a couple of months before giving in and ordering a new one. Then it was another 5 months or so to get around to actually fitting it!
Old:
New one in place:
I was a bit nervous about breaking something, but other than it being fiddly and stubborn to get the new one in, it was pretty easy. It helped that we've got some plastic trim levers, so they helped with the manoeuvring, as using screw drivers would have mangled the edges of the plastic.
Job number two was to replace the cracked front number plate. I also took the opportunity to replace the rear one at the same time, as I much prefer the look of clean, logo free plates.
I don't like screws on number plates either, so a quick clean off of the dirt, and a wipe down with IPA before breaking out the velcro. We've always used velcro for plates, as they're easy to take off to clean behind, and perfect if you have some show plates too. There are at least two sets of holes behind the plates both front and rear, but at this point, there's not too much to be done about those.
I wanted to get the scuttle panel changed, and the seats out to give the carpet a good clean too, but that's turned into a job for another day. In part because it was bitterly cold out, even with gloves and working mostly in the garage, and partly because I'm not confident on being able to remove the wiper arms on my own. Strength and reach both being a factor there. So seeing as Darren's back had given a warning twinge whilst he was cleaning the A2, it wasn't something he was going to be helping me with today, and risk his back going into spasm again.
And something I didn't realise until I came indoors, but in fairness, should have expected, was Darren taking sneaky action shots...