You ever heard what they call a pool in your backyard? A hole in the ground you throw money into.Originally Posted by Riley88
And a boat? A hole in the water you throw money into.
I think the DeLorean is the hole in the garage we throw money into.
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You ever heard what they call a pool in your backyard? A hole in the ground you throw money into.
And a boat? A hole in the water you throw money into.
I think the DeLorean is the hole in the garage we throw money into.
Sept. 81, auto, black interior
Location: Fairfax, VA
Posts: 246
My VIN: 4055
Club(s): (DMA)
knocked a few small things out the other day
painted the frunk. and window cowling. both were faded/dirty and just made the front of the car look worn when the hood was up. now it looks just shy of factory fresh.
also replaced the windwhield wiper arms as they were faded/pitting
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Also finally replaced the dome lights with LEDs only thing left to switch over to LEDs is the binnacle. (ignoring the glovebox light and headlights)
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no LED compatible timer yet (I'll be contacting you eventually, bitsyncmaster!) so I just have to manually turn the lights on and off. not that big of an issue for me though.
Last edited by novadmc; 08-12-2015 at 05:04 PM.
Location: Katy, TX
Posts: 37
My VIN: 2222
Club(s): (SCDC) (DCH) (DCUK)
Your paint job looks really good. What paint did you use??
As to your dome lighting not working...
If you just remove the existing "dimming" replaying (the white one), your interior lights will immediately go on when a door is opened and immediately go off when the door is closed. If all you are trying to accomplish is having the interior light on when you open your door (and go off when it is shut), this is a quick, easy and inexpensive solution. For me, I have selected this solution. I heard of another solution, but have not tried it. If you want dimming, but don't want to buy Dave's dimmer. Replace one of the lights with an LED and leave the other as an Incandescent. The incandescent should provide enough resistance in the circuit to allow the existing dimming relay to work. I would think only the incandescent would dim, while the LED would just be on/off, but again, I have no experience with this alternate solution. Even if it does work, the drain on your battery will increase because of the incandescent (can't say how much though)
Dennis
Location: Fairfax, VA
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thanks! i used SEM trim black. first i removed the wipers, and cowl, then vacuumed everything, masked and taped off anything i didnt want to get paint on. then sanded lightly. next i wiped everything down with acetone. wiped the cowl down with isopropyl alcohol. hit some areas with some primer that would needed it then did several light to medium coats of trim black. in between coats id spray the cowl since i had that in my backyard to spray. and vice versa.
hardest part of the whole ordeal was just prepping and covering up everything. (and keeping the tape to keep the trunk light off. yeah its an LED but still... shoulda just pulled the bulb).
Yea i may just pull the current dimmer relay. I do plan on eventually getting Dave's relay (as well as his RPM relay for my own piece of mind) but really, so long as the lights go out when the doors are shut, i dont care if its instant or delayed.
I had one incandescent bulb in one of the dome lights that was providing the 2nd solution you mentioned, but i wanted LED simply because i could.
Last edited by novadmc; 08-12-2015 at 07:57 PM.
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the FRUNK?
man, that's funny. I'm gonna have to use that
Sept. 81, auto, black interior
Location: Orlando, FL
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VERY nice job!
Brandon S.
2014 Honda Civic EX
2007 Volvo S60R
Location: NYS
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My VIN: 4519
I replaced the accelerator pedal cover and began stripping the interior. It was kinda satisfying, probably due to my car being on stands in "restoration idle" mode for the past 3 months.
I'm getting caught up on priorities and will soon be in "active restoration" mode!
I also opened a few parts shipments (from a few months ago) and organized things a bit....it felt like Christmas in August.
Location: San Diego, CA
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My VIN: 03037
novadmc , Excellent job on the frunk! A+ Nice placement on the labels too! +Like
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1961 Cadillac Coupe DeVille - *Restoration in Progress*
Location: Fairfax, VA
Posts: 246
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Thanks! now to hopefully not ruin it in the next few weeks since i now have to replace my clutch master cylinder. bled the system back in May and now Ive noticed some fluid dripping from the seals at the back of the cylinder down a the footwell.
Location: Hopkins, MN
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After 2 months of ownership, we finally got her proper plate.
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