So I've got the 172 bug again and I found myself the owner of a genuinely great little car. It's a one owner car, low miles, and heaps of history and it's just had 12 months mot put on it! And it was an absolute bargain!
This is the car when I got it home yesterday....
It's not without its problems...
Front bumper isn't fitting correctly.
Front fogs don't work.
Fuse box isn't fastened up.
Paint work has been let go a little but nothing I can't sort!
And a few other bits and bobs.
So today I decided to spend some time with the car and fix a few niggles.
I took the bumper off to find the problem with the fogs anyway, the bumper was being held out by a torx 27 socket that had perhaps been dropped at some point during a repair etc, the front fog light issue was a corroded plug where the car loom joins the fog light loom!
Managed to get the fuse box fastened up properly without removing the dash which was a result! Somebody had decided cable ties were the way forward instead of putting it back the screws!
Put a battery in the key, re synced it with the car and joy I've got remote central locking again!
Gave a small part of the bonnet a quick mop as in pretty sure the cars hasn't been washed in many years!
It does need some bringing back to life and I'm going to take my time doing it!
On the upside turns out it's got a cat back stainless steel system on it!! Not sure of the brand at the minute but time will tell when it hits the ramp!!
Been looking at tyres and I'm thinking about these, anyone have any experience with these?
Exhaust aside I'm going to keep the car standard and just bring it back to its former glory!
As for parts where is best to go? There doesn't seem to be much on the bay for the phase 1! Any suggestions?
Thanks
This is the car when I got it home yesterday....
It's not without its problems...
Front bumper isn't fitting correctly.
Front fogs don't work.
Fuse box isn't fastened up.
Paint work has been let go a little but nothing I can't sort!
And a few other bits and bobs.
So today I decided to spend some time with the car and fix a few niggles.
I took the bumper off to find the problem with the fogs anyway, the bumper was being held out by a torx 27 socket that had perhaps been dropped at some point during a repair etc, the front fog light issue was a corroded plug where the car loom joins the fog light loom!
Managed to get the fuse box fastened up properly without removing the dash which was a result! Somebody had decided cable ties were the way forward instead of putting it back the screws!
Put a battery in the key, re synced it with the car and joy I've got remote central locking again!
Gave a small part of the bonnet a quick mop as in pretty sure the cars hasn't been washed in many years!
It does need some bringing back to life and I'm going to take my time doing it!
On the upside turns out it's got a cat back stainless steel system on it!! Not sure of the brand at the minute but time will tell when it hits the ramp!!
Been looking at tyres and I'm thinking about these, anyone have any experience with these?
Exhaust aside I'm going to keep the car standard and just bring it back to its former glory!
As for parts where is best to go? There doesn't seem to be much on the bay for the phase 1! Any suggestions?
Thanks
