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    Quote Originally Posted by Senninha View Post
    and there was me expecting to see green handles ....
    if i had some green leather left...... i'd still do it black,you can have too much of a good thing LOL!!

    anyhoo, last time i filled the car with petrol, and reset the trip meter it wouldn't reset to zero, unfortunately a 5 was visible in the display, and as such the zero-ing lever couldn't do it's thing.

    now in theory if i just carried on driving the numbers would click round, and i could reset once they had passed the 5. however the numbers wouldn't advance, and no amount of pressing the reset button would get them moving again. bum!


    so, dash board out, screen/faceplate off, and a deft application of some thin oil had the reset button working and numbers spinning back to zero! hurrah!

    I put that all back together and thought i'd retrim the knee bolster as the edge aroung the ignition switch was suffering wear! i found some black vinyl, and also a big enough bit of leather.... the leather was a bit stiff, but ultimately more hard wearing, so an evening of pulling/stretching/cajoling the leather to the shape of the bolster had things looking a bit neater....

    WP_20160614_21_18_57_Pro by jon sutherland, on Flickr

    WP_20160614_21_19_08_Pro by jon sutherland, on Flickr

    WP_20160614_21_19_18_Pro by jon sutherland, on Flickr


    that's another bit leathered!.... ok there's a little gathering at the side, but 2mm thick stiff leather will do that! i might order some softer stuff.... but if i do that,there's a glove box lid aching to be leathered too!!

    i just wish the showers would stop, i've 2 cars to prep for the tunerfest supercar siege!!!!
    Last edited by britlude; 22-07-2017 at 09:02 AM.

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    Its that bolster where I have damage. How much of that section needs to come off to be recovered around the ignition switch?
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    there's 2 screws that hold on the kick plate above the pedals, once that is removed it reveals 2 screws holding on the knee bolster. the top is retained by 2 pins with clips on the bolster that locates and clips into 2 holes on the dash.

    all in all, 4 screws, 2 clips, one of the easier items to remove..... section 20- page 44 in the online manual http://nsxshop.com/ (body, dashboard, removal) the drawings are for a LHD, but the principle is the same!
    aka Jonathan!!

    '92 charlotte green auto.... as a daily
    '37 Ford Y street rod......... something for the weekend!

    ...... if a photobucket pic is foggy, click it, and it'll take you to the clear version, yes, it's a clicking faff....

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    Good man. I will get it removed by Honda while they work on the air con. Im a complete novice wham it comes to reupholstering. Can recovering be done easily?
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    it takes a bit of stretching, but it's fairly straightforward!

    back to the build/maintenance regime..... this time it's the ignition switch... occasionally the key wouldn't connect with the starter motor, until I cycled the switch 2 or 3 times. it was only once in a while, but when Sarah had trouble starting the car at Brands, i knew it wasn't me! the starter motor was overhauled a while ago, but the switch, apart from a clean ages ago, hasn't been replaced.

    i purchased it from Rockauto, our favourite after market part provider, and it arrived this morning...(make sure you check the net for discount codes!)

    the new part...
    WP_20160627_17_35_58_Pro by jon sutherland, on Flickr

    the old one off and compared!
    WP_20160627_17_42_17_Pro by jon sutherland, on Flickr

    WP_20160627_17_42_45_Pro by jon sutherland, on Flickr

    WP_20160627_17_43_23_Pro by jon sutherland, on Flickr

    yup, that looks the same.... so i fitted it and put the underdash back together.... that's another bit sorted


    opps, forgot, £38.64 delivered
    Last edited by britlude; 22-07-2017 at 09:04 AM.
    aka Jonathan!!

    '92 charlotte green auto.... as a daily
    '37 Ford Y street rod......... something for the weekend!

    ...... if a photobucket pic is foggy, click it, and it'll take you to the clear version, yes, it's a clicking faff....

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    next dilemma..... with the pancake run next weekend, do i follow the lead of the Le Mans 24hr cars and leave the scars of battle on the car after Goodwood, or do i give it a wash???? lol

    WP_20160627_16_15_24_Pro by jon sutherland, on Flickr

    Last edited by britlude; 22-07-2017 at 09:06 AM.
    aka Jonathan!!

    '92 charlotte green auto.... as a daily
    '37 Ford Y street rod......... something for the weekend!

    ...... if a photobucket pic is foggy, click it, and it'll take you to the clear version, yes, it's a clicking faff....

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    Need to weed your drive!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dragonlady View Post
    Need to weed your drive!
    it's 'character'
    aka Jonathan!!

    '92 charlotte green auto.... as a daily
    '37 Ford Y street rod......... something for the weekend!

    ...... if a photobucket pic is foggy, click it, and it'll take you to the clear version, yes, it's a clicking faff....

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    post pancake run/ pre silverstone a quick paint refresh for the problematic door/wing!!!

    Phototastic-17_07_2016_20ab8493-90f2-44af-b812-d8d183fea099 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

    Phototastic-17_07_2016_86ad7132-8d7b-4905-935c-225cafafa156 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

    Phototastic-17_07_2016_e28d2fe2-eb65-42d8-bf5e-2e4541cd4f161 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

    and a quick refresh of the other door handle
    Phototastic-18_07_2016_4bab1a5d-b17b-4d6e-bb4b-c84ec14c23b2 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

    oh, and a slight mirror 'oops', but we won't dwell on that!


    see here for full writeup!
    http://www.nsxcb.co.uk/showthread.ph...d=1#post120879
    Last edited by britlude; 22-07-2017 at 09:09 AM.
    aka Jonathan!!

    '92 charlotte green auto.... as a daily
    '37 Ford Y street rod......... something for the weekend!

    ...... if a photobucket pic is foggy, click it, and it'll take you to the clear version, yes, it's a clicking faff....

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    new badge added to the back light centre bit!!!!

    Phototastic-23_07_2016_d9499b42-f7c6-4a82-a0ab-4c2487074564 by jon sutherland, on Flickr
    Last edited by britlude; 22-07-2017 at 09:09 AM.
    aka Jonathan!!

    '92 charlotte green auto.... as a daily
    '37 Ford Y street rod......... something for the weekend!

    ...... if a photobucket pic is foggy, click it, and it'll take you to the clear version, yes, it's a clicking faff....

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