Looks good glad were able to make use of the trims, really surprising the tigerseal didn't stick to the arches, but they do seem to have a waxy feel to them, or the set we put on the green one did. And they needed a trim and edge sand to get rid of flash and wiggles.
Today we visited our local trimmers to get some prices on doing the interior of the Golf and the BM. Pricey but not unexpected. It’s the last thing that need doing on the Golf and it would be a shame not to complete it. Still some things to work out and there is no rush. When we got back we put in the electric mirror loom and wired it up. All working nicely and as an added bonus the interior light started working again . We put new vapour barriers in too while the door cards were off and made a list of missing screws and fittings. No pictures of this as it’s pretty mundane stuff. However here are some gratuitous outside pics. (The rear bumper needs replacing).
Sunroof deflector lowering arm. We all know these rust and eventually fail. Replacements are only available used and are very expensive for what they are sonInhadba go at repairing one. Basically half the tab that keeps the arm in the groove had broken/rusted off. Cleaned up the remains and made a new tab to glue on to the old. Initially I glued it with Araldite chemical metal but that didn’t work. There didn’t seem enough surface to work properly and the tab simply came off when I went to clean it up. So cleaned it all up again and tried superglue. This seems to have worked. Refitted and tested. Will see how it lasts. If it doesn’t we will spring for some replacements and maybe look at drilling, tapping and using a modified bolt, we shall see. On another note if you have never used superglue activator you really should, it is great. The last time I had my windows replaced the fitters showed me this and I’ve never looked back. You can buy it in Toolstation.
You've more left than mine had when I eventually got the sunroof open, ended up buying the stainless ones second hand, but were megabucks really. Reckon a modified m4 or m3 socket head may well be the answer, I just had nothing to start with as a reference even on mine. May need a plain shoulder or sleeve so the threads don't wear the plastic bit it fits in. And agree, activator is great, have used it for years with the woodworking, mitre fast, all the cornice joints, box mitres, bolection mould and anything else gets stick with it, including my old boss early one morning when I came in to work and he had stuck himself to a dog food display rack accidentally.
Cure is instant pretty much. Strength is good. I think because you get the instant cure the strength is improved as there is no slipping or moving about. You can apply the activator to one side and the glue to the other and then press together or you can press together and then spray and the activator will seep through and around. It’s great stuff
And so the development continues…….. can you guess what it is? ( @dodgy you are not allowed to guess )
