I'd just say I was on a realllllly long fare
Have been cracking on today with some more bits. That ******* seat wouldn't come out so my friend the angle grinder came to play. All good!
Hoovered it all out. Those plates are actually covering mounting points for the car but it's all solid and then I carpeted over it all.
I also was unsure what to do with the door cards and didn't want to leave them as they were as they were awful, so I did a bit of carpet and suede. Think they look ace!
Excuse the fluff and bits, need to burn it off as my stanley knife was losing sharpness.
Also did the horn in that vinyl suede! Looks amazing. Think I'm starting to finally get the hang of it and the heat gun and how far I can take it... shame it took me so damn long lol
Passenger side all back together. I've even got the door trim on now too, cleaned all the door shuts and so aside from new speakers (which I haven't ordered, it's all back together passenger side... ah, other than the back partition panel.
I have some new black screws and black push fittings as well, so I can get rid of the rusty headed ones and the old brittle grey push on fixings when putting the rest back together.
Need to clean up that door shut and the seat bracket/ seat. I'll, for now anyway, use my fabric vacuum/ cleaner thing on it. It's letting the rest down but it won't stay. They did recaro front seat for them, which I've found on eBay for 150 and then I was going to get our friend who does seamstress stuff, to trim both the front and rear seats up. I think this seat material on the doors in the middles and faux leather/ vinyl for the outer parts. Same sort of colour combo as the doors.
I am also going to get our friend to help me with the headlining. I'm really not happy with the job I did on the front one. Too many creases and think it needs to be redone. Then the rear one as well, which I also have a starlight headlining kit for
I would argue this is not an A45 Merc, so it's OK for the back of the taxi! I'm going to be RGBing the back up as well so you know!
As I have to get it functional for the weekend, main thing for that tomorrow is:
- Carpet the rear (was going to wait but need to do that to see what I have left and if I have enough for this partition panel)
- Partition panel cover in carpet the refit it.
- Clean drivers seat, inc. railings and fit back.
- Take off Taxi sign while headlining is out and paint black
I still need to get the B pillar off the passenger side, which involves removing the plexiglass barrier, or at least loosening it right off, and the bolts are tight as you like, so that will be WD40'd tonight to see if it helps.
I'd like to paint the dash, but the bed lining spray didn't show up today and not a clue where it is. Says modify the delivery but there is no button for me to do it!? Annoying! As soon as I have that painted, all the trim can go back in.
I painted up the trim and finished that off today, too:
I have done this, and the section that covers the clocks/speedo all like this and the cowling for the steering wheel. With new black screws and all cleaned up it should look so much nicer. Dash is easy to get in, I just need this bloody paint!!
If it does arrive, I'll try and get it all assembled, centre console all painted and back in, too and even the A and B pillars back in. In fact, other than the headlining, which I'll hold off on until maybe friday if my mate has time, it should be pretty much sorted up front at least... famous last words.
It's been a fun few days anyway. I'm pleased with how it's coming on.