So, I bought my Fiero in June, I saw some tube-rope neon lighting looking S*** in the bumper, and some on the side and said "Eh, whatever."
Ripped apart my whole car today, wanted to see if it was working. And it doesn't, so I decided, "Hey, maybe they were smart and ran it to an actual power source."
Nope. They tied it into the front storage light.. I would have tied it into an actual 12v power source like my LED interior's are. So I spent about an hour ripping it all out, and come to find out, HEY! They decided to wrap the wire around the front suspension, resulting it to get caught up in the rotors.
...I don't believe some people.
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I bought a Formula recently where the P.O. thought it was a good idea to slather RTV sealant around every interior piece that was warped. He also felt the need to pump a full aresol can of lithium grease into the shifter cavity. I literally had to extract it with a table spoon and putty knife.
I do some jerry-rigging in my car, but I do it just enough to where you can't see it, and if you can, you won't notice it.
Ie- Super glue + clamps to hold the warped interior together and set, then it looks like it was never warped;
And if I do have some wiring that's exposed, I tuck it under the floor trim, or somewhere not noticeable. Some people.. need to learn the art of doing things right.
I do some jerry-rigging in my car, but I do it just enough to where you can't see it, and if you can, you won't notice it.
Ie- Super glue + clamps to hold the warped interior together and set, then it looks like it was never warped;
And if I do have some wiring that's exposed, I tuck it under the floor trim, or somewhere not noticeable. Some people.. need to learn the art of doing things right.
How well does the super glue hold up? I was wondering about a spot of Gorilla glue.
How well does the super glue hold up? I was wondering about a spot of Gorilla glue.
Was the very first thing I fixed when I got my Formula, works pretty darn good. Make sure to use a small amount, because that stuff bubbles up when it dries and there is one spot on my surround that you can see it poking through. A lot better than an ugly warped piece though.
[This message has been edited by 1988holleyformula (edited 08-21-2012).]
The super glue holds up really well to be frank with you all. Take your warped piece out and set it on a table,
Apply a tab or two of glue in the crevice of the warped piece (or back-side) and hold it down using strong clamps. Let it sit there for a little bit and if needed; apply a VERY small film over the crevice.
