Had a little day on the Saxo today. MoT has expired and I had a couple of jobs to do before sending it to the MoT station.
1. Having removed the air bagged steering wheel, and the factory seats / pre-tensioners I had a warning light on the dash.
Ripped out this little lot, but the important bit was the airbag ECU.
Also got the passenger airbag out (the little folded fabric thing above), which is an absolute ****. No access room really, but you can just get to the bolts through the air vent (once removed) and up through the hole for the diagnostics port. All blind, all scratchy. Got it out though. Next problem was retrieving the plastic cover, which (via a sandwich plate) riveted on to the airbag module. Angle grinder and airbag is a scary mix, but got there without blowing my cock off. Dash looks normal, but I know it's better.
The important bit was the dash start-up... The Internet said that taking out the ECU would deal with it. And it did - no warning lights!
:rave:
Now let's just hope that the MoT man views it as a proper job and doesn't get funny.
So what next?
I had noticed that the rear wiper blade was split. Good excuse to lose it! Should be a few bolts, take it out, easy job. It was, of course, all pretty rusted solid. More grinder action (no, not *that* sort of grinder action)!
The Nelly plaster is short-term measure - I'll get a blanking grommet off eBay.
While all of this was going on, I was also finally getting some paint on the cage, specifically around the new bar / welds (I'd done the chassis previously, but not the cage). Got that done with some etch primer / satin black. Not perfect, but good enough, especially as the cage has seen all sorts of paint over the years. One day I'll pull it and do it all in a uniform colour.
And the final job was the door, which had sagged, again. I can see why now - the metal around the hinges is quite fatigued, which I put down to spotty youths getting out of the back and levering themselves out on the door. Not in my tenure, obviously! That doesn't happen now, but leaving the door open does it no favours.
I pulled the door card and speaker to lose a little weight, disconnected the central locking, jacked the door back up, got it shut and locked. Opening will be carefully considered here on in! When I get the harness bar welded in (which I'll probably source, cut and get a local firm to weld), I'll try to get them to tidy it up.
After that a good clean (as seen in the Nelly plaster shot) means it is MoT ready.
We'll see what the man says next week!
Threaded Mode