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Old 7th May 2021, 17:47   #12651
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Most of my shop gear is packed in readiness for moving house at the beginning of June so I took the ZT to a local shop to have the front suspension arms changed and an alignment. When I picked up the car I found they couldn't reinstall the headlight leveller arm as they broke it taking it off. I shake my head, back when I did this sort of thing for a living it would have been routine to weld the bracket back together and finish the job! I got my son in law to weld the bracket and installed it in short order. I also installed a pair of DMGRS drop links. The last set, from another supplier only lasted 18 months or so.
The ZT is running great now! other jobs are on hold until after the move although I just got an E-mail from Rick Bhullar that my LED bulb set is on it's way.
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Old 7th May 2021, 17:55   #12652
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Put these in the door handles just now.
I like a bit of tinsel, me.

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Old 7th May 2021, 18:54   #12653
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Put these in the door handles just now.
I like a bit of tinsel, me.

Those look pretty smart. May I ask where you got them?
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Old 7th May 2021, 19:12   #12654
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Those look pretty smart. May I ask where you got them?
They are called door finishers, oem were plastic and can sometimes be found on EBay, they were later made from chrome plated brass by Dave Croft and are called "Crofts door finishers"
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Old 7th May 2021, 19:28   #12655
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Those look pretty smart. May I ask where you got them?
Wotcher Andrew, I found them on the 'Bay. They have a brand name I can't remember (sorry!) - but there's lots of info on this site about them - including how to make sure they stay on. ��
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Old 7th May 2021, 19:31   #12656
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They are called door finishers, oem were plastic and can sometimes be found on EBay, they were later made from chrome plated brass by Dave Croft and are called "Crofts door finishers"
That sounds about right. 😉
Mine are plastic. Less weight, better mpg....
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Old 7th May 2021, 19:50   #12657
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Ah!
Swapped out both key cases too. Thanks to Big Russ fir some good advice about not severing an artery.
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Thanks RDS and Suzublu. I might look into them as that area on my drivers door is pretty keyed up (previous owner!)
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Old 7th May 2021, 22:21   #12659
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Did a 380 miles 6 hour round trip and she didn't miss a beat.

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Old 7th May 2021, 22:32   #12660
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Baled out the spare wheel well.
Removed the rear seats (saloon) and the rubber/foam underlay.
Removed the boot liners both sides and at the rear, also the trim around the rear seat back opening.
Brought everything inside the house to dry out.

Next job will be to remove the front seats and carpet and investigate how this rain water is getting into the sills.
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