Originally Posted by
xintersecty
The window fell out over the weekend. I did a glue rush job and suspect that I will be doing this over again. The previous owner said the top was recently done. I strongly suspect that was badly done or just old.
One of the previous owners, smoked the head lights. Well this is a bad idea, when I drove last night, I almost got hit a few times. And I could barely see the road with high beams on. So I will be looking for replacements and just pulling them apart and cleaning out the paint.
The guy I bought the cross fire replaced the tires with new wheels and did not put in new TPMS (tire pressure monitoring sensors). Should I keep the new wheels or go back stock?
I suspect the previous owners had issues with the automatic lift top. I had to cut off the tie wrap for the trunk divider sensor that overrode the microswitch. The top controller was tie wrapped in place. I had to wipe up hydraulic fluid.
I found this thing, what is it?
Does it have a mounting place in the trunk?
The guy messed up the coin/ash tray when installing an aftermarket radio. I suspect I will be switching out the aftermarket radio with something that supports Bluetooth. Or just keep it, and put a headset in the car.
He took out all the lightbulbs in the map light. ARRGGHHH, I plan to get LED lights and replace what I can.
You bought the car from an asshat, but you already know that. Prepare yourself for a long path in getting this car back to where it should be.
You need a new top. BAS in the UK is where you go for them, $800 or so delivered to your door. Zach Joslyn lives near Savannah/Myrtle Beach, in SC, he can replace the top for $300 if you dont' want to bother.
The pump is the central locking pump / security system module (CLP/SSM) and it is prone to water following the wiring harness from around the fuel door, ruining the CLP/SSM. It goes UNDER the foam in an insulated blanket. He pulled it out to avoid water damage or because he had issues making hte top system work. (The CLP/SSM will make the top fail way more often than the top controller.)
The divider switch is a crappy, bad design. MANY of us have bypassed it.
IF you have fluid leaking, you will eventually be sending cylinders to Oregon for reworking, you have leaks and they are not going to get better.
I like those wheels, my car is a base and has no TPMS and thats fine. The TPMS is a PITA and expensive to keep working.
Here is Zach and Bob changing my top in a condo parking lot before breakfast during the Eureka Springs meet.
