Took the rear bumper off today to fit the GP vents, nice and simple to get off
Vents in place
Then as the black adhesive is so messy I decided to use some low tack masking tape to mask off the bumper and vents incase of any accidents while putting the sealant on, I then clamped the vents in place while they set, it’s very slow setting adhesive as I discovered, hopefully it will fully cure overnight
I gave the silver heat shield a quick clean down and a coat of black aerosol paint
Then later in in the day put the bumper back on
Looking OK, as I say just need to see how they cure overnight
In between doing that i also changed the dodgy drivers door lock mechanism, man what an arse of a job that is, think I’d rather try my luck rebuilding an engine than have to do that again!
I do now however have have working central locking (it never used to lock without the key) however the boden cable from the interior handle must have come adrift after I’d tested the locks and refitted the door card as i now can’t get out from inside unless I open the window and use the outside handle so it looks like I’ll have to take the door card off again tomorrow and reconnect it!
I also removed the speaker grille and fitted the ones that came with the aftermarket speakers i fitted (even though I’ve changed the speakers themselves since too) I might rub the centre bar down and spray it red to match the car, I then drilled out a spare set of tweeter housing rings I had and fitted the tweeters directly to the plastic rather than hidden behind as before
In all a good days work, shame I’ve got to take the door card off again but it’s not a massive job (I have to do the other sides speaker grille mod too so both sides will have to come off)