Sorry it's all gone a bit quiet folks - between a family trip to Disney, a weekend away in Dublin with the Mrs and a serious bout of flu working it's way through the family, I've had no time to do anything.......other than online shop that is!
In the past couple of weeks I managed to get round to ordering a gorgeous Momo wood and leather steering wheel, the appropriate steering boss, some clear side repeaters and a new set of speakers for the front doors - my current ones are aftermarket and too deep so the windows didn't go down as the speakers blocked their path.
After my daily driver (lpg smart) broke down and left me stranded mid-way to work today, I took the day the off and decided to spend an hour or two on Betty..... I mean the Volvo - i'm absolutely not the sort of person who names a car!!! :S
Anyways...... I tackled the steering wheel first. After removing the cover and realising that I didnt have a socket that would fit the nut, I did some searching around the forum and found I'd need a 27mm deep socket, so after a quick trip to my local motor factors, I was ready to go. Everything from then on went relatively straight forward, here's a few links to pics of the work....
http://imgur.com/qgV4NXs
http://imgur.com/gQfWt1N
http://imgur.com/CEjDO7A
http://imgur.com/wGFXAZ4
You'll also note the speakers shown in one of those pics. I bought these after doing some reading online I found these pioneers were supposedly a straight replacement, however after removing the old ones, the new ones are way too small to fill the gap left - I'm going to have to either make some brackets to mount to the rear of the door car for the speakers to mount too or find alternative speakers - anyone any advice for me?!
In the interim, I've just stuck the old ones back in - my windows may not work, but at least I have sounds!!
Unfortunately, all the faffing with the speakers meant I lost the light before I got the new repeaters on, so pics of those will follow.
In the meantime - I'm still on the hunt for a few bits that I'm having issues tracking down, so if anyone has any of the following available, drop me a line via pm or on this thread!
- Front door speaker grilles of any colour (horizontal grilles - not the mesh type)
- Handbrake surround trim of any colour
- Egg crate grille
- 40mm lowering springs (cheapest I can see online is £154)
- Chrome headlight surrounds
thanks
Michael!