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Post by Manalishi » Sat Jun 20, 2009 5:17 pm

Nuts4my827 wrote:Yes, it's a covered board that goes behind the back seat. The Boot mat should be the same as the Saloon in shape. What you are also missing is the little triangular pieces of Carpet that go behind the centre console....


Do you want some? I have them you can have. PM Me your address etc...
Thanks for the offer, I might get back later on. :)
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Post by Lord Sterling » Sat Jun 20, 2009 7:09 pm

Richard Moss wrote:...there's no reason to remove them...
There is if you dont like them, which I dont :lol:

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Post by Manalishi » Sat Jun 20, 2009 7:36 pm

Lord Sterling wrote:
Richard Moss wrote:...there's no reason to remove them...
There is if you dont like them, which I dont :lol:

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Now boys, calm down. We don't want this to escalate into a fist-fight. :lol:

I've been away for a few days on midsummer holiday, a Swedish tradition involving large quantities of alcohol, food and singing. However before I went I washed my boot thoroughly as there was a small smell of mould. Apparently water is getting in or used to. It is totally dry even after a recent heavy rain so the problem might be solved but I think I've read that the rear light seals can be bad, just like with the smaller 200 Coupe.
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Post by Rusko » Sat Jun 20, 2009 8:04 pm

Think I may have the same problem with my rear lights. Not to bad a problem at the moment though.

I'll seal the smoked lights when I put them on. (Sorry Lord Sterling :oops: )

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Post by Lord Sterling » Sat Jun 20, 2009 8:29 pm

Rusko wrote:...I'll seal the smoked lights when I put them on. (Sorry Lord Sterling :oops: )...
Easy to rip 'em out :lol: (Hacksaw :lol: ) Though a good idea if you've got a Coupe.

The boot leakage problem is common amongst Coupes and the area mostly pointed at are the lights which were either not sealed properly by Rover or the sealent has perished over time hence the boot leakage.

If no water has collected after a downpour then looks like it been sorted, though do be aware that water can collect and trap itself in the soundproofing under the carpet, if you ever have to take your seats for any reason take a peek under the carpet to make sure its not damp.

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Post by Manalishi » Sat Jun 20, 2009 8:55 pm

Lord Sterling wrote: ...take a peek under the carpet to make sure its not damp.

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Sorted... 8)
I ripped out everything on Thursday and washed the floor, spare wheel tray etc rigorously with detergent and shampoo. I just went out and had a smell and it is all gone now. Hopefully it will be nice cruising weather tomorrow so I can take a few snapshots of the Swedish country side.
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Post by Manalishi » Thu Jun 25, 2009 4:27 pm

Got myself a new nice license plate and gave
the grill a make over.
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Post by Manalishi » Wed Jul 01, 2009 4:07 pm

Today I took a gigantic leap into the 21th century. I swapped the very, very old broken cassette player:
The sound is actually better! 8) Now I just need to tidy up a few wires. Unfortunately the front speakers were missing, so I replaced them aswell.
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Post by CHR15E » Wed Jul 01, 2009 4:32 pm

All the small bits add up.

Just don't do them too soon or you'll have nothing left to do.
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Post by Manalishi » Wed Jul 01, 2009 9:29 pm

Still a few things to do. I need to pay some attention to my sills and also the rear bumper needs some paint, the gold part. :roll:
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Post by Manalishi » Thu Jul 02, 2009 6:42 pm

Did a bit of Under bonnet care. Turned out pretty ok. :)

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Post by Mike V » Thu Jul 02, 2009 7:54 pm

Nice work Manalishi, I believe in keeping a clean engine bay, that way if anything leaks etc you can spot it easily.

Top job! 8)
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Post by SJG » Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:46 am

Simon Hubbard wrote:I think there is a hardboard panel and piece of carpet, i say i think, i can look tomorrow at mine and take a picture.
Yes please do. I'm interested in how it should look as I'm trying to get back to original.

Simon, I spotted your car earlier and it looks absolutely gorgeous! Did you colour-code the front lower bumper part? The car looks very modern and more aggresive with it painted. I think I will be doing that aswell. :idea:
First of all apologies for taking so long to get back to you, i missed the message. Anyhow here are some pictures of the panel in the boot - it is a hardboard piece covered in carpet.

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Held on with 2 of these:

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The colour coded front bumper was like it when i got the car, i think it had had a prang and had a replacement bumper fitted - which was not sprayed properly.

I am going to respray the bumper so it has the original black section as the rest of the car is correctly coloured. This is part of my on-going "rolling restoration".

Hope the mid-summer celebrations were good this year, i remember them well - actually i dont remember too much about them when i was in Sweden.[/quote]
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Post by Stewart » Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:19 pm

ken6760 wrote:Looks like a rare beast!! Never seen or heard of one like that in the UK.
I always thought the Vitty Coupes were introduced in 1996 with the 197bhp wasted spark unit!!
Nice car btw!!
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Post by Kyle » Tue Jul 07, 2009 2:14 pm

Hi Malanishi, there is also another place you should check for leaks on your coupe - If you look around where the drain channel is around the boot, on both sides you should see a join in between the panels, here the sealant can come away and water can leak in that way.
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