Air Con fix
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Air Con fix
So my AC has not worked well for a few years, it won't hold gas and the AC rad looks fubar (in the standard car)
So I came to pull the bumper off
Many of the under tray clips are rusted and fubar so will get new ones, car is SORN
The drivers side arch screw also seized. It goes into a plastic captive thing which is no longer captive and just spins
Need to drill it out I guess, unless I can get pliers on with the wheel off and arch liner down
So not much progress lol
It looks not too bad behind there rust wise despite its early life being my daily a long time ago. Will be treating bits anyway to tidy things and future proof it
So I came to pull the bumper off
Many of the under tray clips are rusted and fubar so will get new ones, car is SORN
The drivers side arch screw also seized. It goes into a plastic captive thing which is no longer captive and just spins
Need to drill it out I guess, unless I can get pliers on with the wheel off and arch liner down
So not much progress lol
It looks not too bad behind there rust wise despite its early life being my daily a long time ago. Will be treating bits anyway to tidy things and future proof it
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RYui (09-11-2024)
#3
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No, those are OEM untouched... Hondas fault
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That was half the problem with my 06 - rust. Although the brakes were easy to work on and probably the fasteners were correctly changed a few years ago. I hate rusty stuff - had to cut the drop links off the front with the trusty Dremel. I refused to remove the rear bumper as I knew exactly what that would present me with - then you're knee deep in it forced to repair, as it won't go back on.
It's the only put-off from spunking 7 or 8 large on another S2k to save that needs my time to put right.
For the record only my W reg 20 years ago had a working cold air con - and it was crap - always went foggy and often blew steam out the vents!
It's the only put-off from spunking 7 or 8 large on another S2k to save that needs my time to put right.
For the record only my W reg 20 years ago had a working cold air con - and it was crap - always went foggy and often blew steam out the vents!
#5
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The V reg AC works great. It's corrosion of that front rad which kills it in many cases I guess
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The bottom clips were awkward, I had to remove the bumper at the top to get mole grips on them
The drivers side arch clip I took the wheel off to remove
Overall though not too much rust
This might be my issue
The drivers side arch clip I took the wheel off to remove
Overall though not too much rust
This might be my issue
#7
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Ordered some stainless M6 U bolts, will see how they fit. One side arch liner is damaged - no idea how that happened.
The bumper bar and light brackets I think I'll powder coat
The bumper bar and light brackets I think I'll powder coat
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