2work
Well Known Member
Hello all,
I’ve been promising to give you an update on the recent works on the new commuter but haven’t had that much time to sit down to type it up so will do it over the next few days now things have quietened down a little.
First up was a niggle that has plagued me since getting this beautiful A2 is that the windscreen washer bottle was quickly emptied. I worked out that it was leaking from one the seam welds and not the rubber grommet for the washer pump (non DIS bottle so only 1 to check).
Therefore it had to be removed:
I’m so close (maybe this after/evening or Saturday) to adding DIS that I really wanted a DIS enabled washer bottle. That said I’m quite sure you could drill the hole out if you have the sender with correct grommet.
Additionally in my quest to have as much of the dealers optional extras ticked of I thought why not add a headlamp washer bumper. A rather difficult item to locate unfortunately…
But a local member came to my rescue; anyone remember this item I have for sale a couple of years ago:
Very lucky for me this item was yet to be fitted to the same colour coded A2 so I was able to get it back into my custody. It was painted some weeks ago now, the same time as the door mirror covers.
Before fitting the original bumper obviously had to be removed. Whilst there I thought I’d also remove this puny item:
Then subsequently fitted a pair twin tone horns from an A6 C6, same connector which made the retrofit quite simple and rather quick:
OS
NS
Yes they’re a little corroded but function perfectly and also audibly eloquently noticeable. In all honesty having the beefier horn setup isn’t totally necessary but as it’s such an easy thing to do I thought why not just do it whilst the bumper is off. The horns only cost £10 from the breakers yard near work.
In the bottom right of the above picture you should be able to make out a shiny clean washer bottle. I can confirm it’s the big-fella:
No more leaks and everything function as it should. Very happy with a couple of hours work when the sun presented its face last weekend.
I need to give the car some exterior pampering after commuting the last 2 weeks without getting the bucket and sponge out, a job for when the weather improves, maybe this afternoon but will add a picture of the bumper below anyway. More pictures to follow once it’s been polished:
The paint job looks brilliant but wasn’t colour matched to the 22 years of fading. Knowing the plastic items fade quicker maybe the car will be one-tone in the next 5 years. I’m sure some cutting compound will rejuvenate the existing coachwork though. A job for the less wet months I think but It’s certainly nice enough to commuting though.
Run out of room for further picture so will add more over the weekend once it’s had some TLC along with the next instalment of upgrades.
Kind regards,
Tom
I’ve been promising to give you an update on the recent works on the new commuter but haven’t had that much time to sit down to type it up so will do it over the next few days now things have quietened down a little.
First up was a niggle that has plagued me since getting this beautiful A2 is that the windscreen washer bottle was quickly emptied. I worked out that it was leaking from one the seam welds and not the rubber grommet for the washer pump (non DIS bottle so only 1 to check).
Therefore it had to be removed:
I’m so close (maybe this after/evening or Saturday) to adding DIS that I really wanted a DIS enabled washer bottle. That said I’m quite sure you could drill the hole out if you have the sender with correct grommet.
Additionally in my quest to have as much of the dealers optional extras ticked of I thought why not add a headlamp washer bumper. A rather difficult item to locate unfortunately…
But a local member came to my rescue; anyone remember this item I have for sale a couple of years ago:
Very lucky for me this item was yet to be fitted to the same colour coded A2 so I was able to get it back into my custody. It was painted some weeks ago now, the same time as the door mirror covers.
Before fitting the original bumper obviously had to be removed. Whilst there I thought I’d also remove this puny item:
Then subsequently fitted a pair twin tone horns from an A6 C6, same connector which made the retrofit quite simple and rather quick:
OS
NS
Yes they’re a little corroded but function perfectly and also audibly eloquently noticeable. In all honesty having the beefier horn setup isn’t totally necessary but as it’s such an easy thing to do I thought why not just do it whilst the bumper is off. The horns only cost £10 from the breakers yard near work.
In the bottom right of the above picture you should be able to make out a shiny clean washer bottle. I can confirm it’s the big-fella:
No more leaks and everything function as it should. Very happy with a couple of hours work when the sun presented its face last weekend.
I need to give the car some exterior pampering after commuting the last 2 weeks without getting the bucket and sponge out, a job for when the weather improves, maybe this afternoon but will add a picture of the bumper below anyway. More pictures to follow once it’s been polished:
The paint job looks brilliant but wasn’t colour matched to the 22 years of fading. Knowing the plastic items fade quicker maybe the car will be one-tone in the next 5 years. I’m sure some cutting compound will rejuvenate the existing coachwork though. A job for the less wet months I think but It’s certainly nice enough to commuting though.
Run out of room for further picture so will add more over the weekend once it’s had some TLC along with the next instalment of upgrades.
Kind regards,
Tom
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