Luke: 1989 4ws auto in Yorkshire

[simonc]

Morning @Wayne2014 Just seeing that box of screws brought a fabulous memory into my head from days of yore.
When I were a nipper there was this Hardware shop in Halifax run by a real Arkwright kind of bloke. I remember it was always dark in there as he illuminated the place with about three 40 watt bulbs (tight-arse).
Anyway, the place was floor to ceiling with 'stuff', God knows what half of it was but the place was always full of blokes in dungarees, half smoked fag behind one ear, pencil behind the the other mumbling to Arkwright while his assistant was running up and down getting the stuff these blokes were buying.
Sorry for the pre-amble but it was the place where you bought nails and screws in any quantity. You asked for two screws of a size and he goes to his screw stash and comes back with two and puts them in a greaseproof paper bag. Brilliant.
What was also impressive to a bloke like me with limited ( ok, non existent) knowledge of all things mechanical was you could go in there and ask for something and he knew, every-bloody-time, what my hapless ramblings were trying to describe.
"Hello, I'd like a screw thing, well not a screw, it's like a tube which fits to a screw with a sort of black pipe thing next to it and fits over another pipe with another smaller screw thing that fits next to a green thing, er, do you have one?"
Mid ramble, he walks off and as my sentence is finishing he plonks down the thing I'd been describing so badly onto the till.
"You mean this don't you lad?" he says in a world-weary-you're-an-idiot kind of way and of course, it was exactly what I was looking for.
I guess places like that don't exist any more do they?
I hope my trip down memory lane hasn't hi-jacked your thread Wayne, if it's out of place then please get the mods to delete it.
Hope you're well buddy and perhaps we can meet up when I return to the sceptred Isles next month as you're just round the corner from Halifax.

[Wayne2014]

No worries buddy, ramble all u like, as i discovered most (if not) all my threads already go waaaaay off topic - lol

I know what u mean ref those old gaffers knew their stuff.
Look at car mechanics these days!!!

Cool
Let me know when u nx ere!
And we go to Leeds, coz Arkwright is back!!!

[simonc]

Oh man, I've got to go in there. I love those sort of places, no idea what 90% of the stuff is for but it's great to mooch around in those places.
Great shot mate, thanks.

[Wayne2014]

Nothing much to update, as the following on hold:

1. Air con re-gas - still searching
2. Electric aerial fix - want to de-rust the boot 1st over xmas
3. Dinitrol underseal - nx Easter
4. Front speaker replacement - waiting for nice day to take door cards off


Just got some new Bosch wipers on:
*replaced both 18" with 20"/18"*

[Wayne2014]

Bought some used KONIG 15" for the CRX.

So the existing Racing Hart 15" (???) on CRX will put on Luke and see if fitting (Luke currently has 17" Kahns).

[Wayne2014]

2 coats of Rain-x with glass cleaner was rubbish!



So, ordered this as long term (supposed to last 1-2years):



And trial this on CRX (supposed to last 2-3months) - but CHEAP!

[Wayne2014]

Ok
TODAY, Wayne brave the REMOVE DOOR CARDS FOR DUMMIES - eeeek!

Here goes:
Special thanks to Greg and Mike (Prelude91) for your instructions

And Iain (Wurlycorner) spot those front speaker baskets!!!

And nice video on remove door cards here :

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[Wayne2014]

1. Wind down window


2. Remove 8 screws/poppers/etc

[Wayne2014]

3. Prise BOTTOM of door card away (to unpop several poppers)

AND side poppers on the right of the door card:






4. Lift door card by 1-2cm to unhook from bottom of window frame and remove (becareful of ONE bundle of electrical cables) - u can leave these on (or unplug for easier working):

[Wayne2014]

5. This is whg i cannot remove speaker cover, its screwed from INSIDE:


My Kenwood 13cm 3-way speakers does not fit the spacers

So remove speaker/spacers:







6. Perfect screw hole alignment




7. Replace door card in reverse order:






As u can see speaker cover hole just a LITTLE too small to replace speakers WITHOUT removing door card ... Next job is to enlarge hole ...next time