I moved all the electronics out of the way to make my life a bit easier:
You can just barely see the pump down there in this pic:
With the electronics out of the way, I was able to get a regular ratchet and socket in, so that was nice. It was still a pain to get out though. Had to lift the valve body much more than I expected to get the pump contacts on the 817.3 unit to clear. And then of course I dropped one of the fasteners for the DME plastics under the interior carpet, so had to disassemble a bunch of stuff in the driver's footwell to retrieve it. Anyway, it's now in!
After that came the trim. The passenger's side dashboard trim was falling apart on one side and had previously been reglued on the other, so I separated it entirely. Heat gun and some (very careful!) prying was all it took, but I was left with two pieces that were covered in adhesive:
The plastic was easy to clean, as I could just scrape everything off with a razor blade. I was scared to crease the aluminum with that method though, so instead I spent a million hours rubbing it down with a MF towel soaked in acetone. This is how they looked after some time:
I then used my favorite trim adhesive and a bunch of clamps to glue it back on:
Came out great!
Last thing I did was to replace the window switch that I had attempted to fix with another from the junkyard. The circuit board and switch caps were in worse shape than the one on my car, so I made a good unit out of the two:
And here's a quick picture I grabbed of the car today. Thought the scenery fit the mood, so I stepped out and took it real quick:
Leave a comment: