So it was raining on Sunday and I basically sat inside the car with a bunch of cleaning gear and made a bit more progress whilst it is stripped out.
Both footwells appeared to be quite damp/wet which might have been the cause of the bad smell inside so I got two large bags of silica that I use to keep my Clio moisture free and stuck these under the sound proofing at the front of the car which has dried things out nicely. I just need to identify what is causing the leak as it seems there are common things like a lack of foam inside the doors by the speakers and/or draining holes in the scuttle panel being blocked.
I took a quick trip to a breakers yard to pick up some interior parts and whilst I was there I took an interior switch off a Meridian which looks like some kind of light dimmer - I was surprised to find my car had a plug behind the blanking plate so I'm not sure if it will do anything but it looks a bit better.
It was drier when I got home so I cleaned out the inner door panels and door jambs using a detailing brush and some quick detailer
I then turned my attention to the boot. I ripped off the really thin carpet on the boot sides and there was a yellow glue residue that just would not shift so I eventually got out some white spirit and went to work.
Before...
After..still a little bit to do but much cleaner...
To top off the day I found a winning scratch card behind the driver's sunvisor...only £1 sadly but (notwithstanding cracks in the floorpan covering) I get the feeling this is going to be a lucky car for me!!
Couple of pics of the door jamb before as it was in a filthy state, me brushing out the vents using Aerospace 303 protectant and the door panel which I cleaned up using APC and Autoglym Quick Detailer which has given it a nice shine (only to be covered up by the door cards eventually!).
The boot has cleaned up nicely but the back of it is still really dirty inside so I am going to try and source some trim to cover this up as I have seen that Meridians have this trim. Let me know if anyone has some?
Both footwells appeared to be quite damp/wet which might have been the cause of the bad smell inside so I got two large bags of silica that I use to keep my Clio moisture free and stuck these under the sound proofing at the front of the car which has dried things out nicely. I just need to identify what is causing the leak as it seems there are common things like a lack of foam inside the doors by the speakers and/or draining holes in the scuttle panel being blocked.
I took a quick trip to a breakers yard to pick up some interior parts and whilst I was there I took an interior switch off a Meridian which looks like some kind of light dimmer - I was surprised to find my car had a plug behind the blanking plate so I'm not sure if it will do anything but it looks a bit better.
It was drier when I got home so I cleaned out the inner door panels and door jambs using a detailing brush and some quick detailer
I then turned my attention to the boot. I ripped off the really thin carpet on the boot sides and there was a yellow glue residue that just would not shift so I eventually got out some white spirit and went to work.
Before...
After..still a little bit to do but much cleaner...
To top off the day I found a winning scratch card behind the driver's sunvisor...only £1 sadly but (notwithstanding cracks in the floorpan covering) I get the feeling this is going to be a lucky car for me!!
Couple of pics of the door jamb before as it was in a filthy state, me brushing out the vents using Aerospace 303 protectant and the door panel which I cleaned up using APC and Autoglym Quick Detailer which has given it a nice shine (only to be covered up by the door cards eventually!).
The boot has cleaned up nicely but the back of it is still really dirty inside so I am going to try and source some trim to cover this up as I have seen that Meridians have this trim. Let me know if anyone has some?
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..on the lookout for a 6/rallye
..on the lookout for a 6/rallye