This last week is going to be hell
 

well my car has decided that since I'm getting rid of it on Friday that this last week is going to be total hell

Spent all weekend stripping it down to almost standard.

First I couldn't find the standard wheel nuts... or the centre caps so spent ages looking for them. Then the standard air box wouldn't bolt back on right so que more hours of fiddling around. Eventually got everything else back to normal. Getting the manifold out proved to be a big head ache without a ramp as I couldn't get the car high enough up to drop it out. Get there in the end!

Day two was stripping out all the electrics and ICE. What a drama that turned out to be. Had to take the whole centre of the dash out to get the wiring for my snooper and CD changer out, take the back seats out and all the trim down both sides of the car to get the amp wiring out and then try and put it all back in.

Now this is the funny part. I was over at KevG's as he was giving me a hand to do all this (huuuuuuuuge thanks to Kev for all the hard work, I couldn't have done it without you!) and to get the engine management light turned off.

So we put in a cheap HU and take my fancy one out... and it won't work. Then the clock starts fading and the boot open light starts pulsing on and off.... and the engine light goes out on it's own!!! Very weird. Eventually get the sterio working so pack up and then lock the car... when the horn goes off like it does when a door isn't shut right. All doors checked and all is ok... then the boot popper refuses to work unless the car is locked and all the doors are shut!!! To top it all the boot open light comes on when you open any of the doors and the clock goes off. Very very very weird. But then the sterio started working!

Eventually we decided just to rip the HU out and leave it out but it was still being weird. Traced it back to a fuse that had blown under the dash so I think we must have gotten the power wires mixed up.

It all seems to be working fine now but I'm left with no tunes for my drive down to Manchester :console:

And the icing on the cake? Booked it in for it's 2nd service before it goes at...... wait for it........ £180!!!!!!!!!! And that's discounted from the £240 it should be because I know some people at the garage

Good grief

So 'all-in-all' it was a good weekend then? :)

Keep you chin up - the ZS will bring a nice smile back to your face.

its all part of the fun

And then you've got the same in reverse :laugh:

If that were me I would be scared sh1tless about taken the car out anywhere before d-day................paranoia sets in :huh:

yeah the thought has been at the back of my mind the last few days... I'm being uber careful

think of the new car the greif will go away lol

nice one Ross, was gnna suggest a dud fuse as thats what happened to me on my ZR when i blew one, all the boot and horn etc went mental :D

looking forward to seeing the new car and keeping you on the site with us :D

Sammy

Never mind Ross it will be so worth it when you get the new motor and it will all be a distant memory

it will be worth it in the end mate. Believe me, when you drive the 180 you wont miss the zr in any way.

Yup, your car doesn't want you to leave it in Surrey matey.