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Just checked my ebay records, I paid $135 for it which isnt too bad. The stuff I saw from ryda and other car audio shops was much more. I helped my cousin years ago do his Brocky and he used dynamat, cost him a bomb from memory.

 

Its about 2.5mm with the rubber butyl and alloy layer. The ebay store I got it from dont sell them anymore but have a new listing up for the same stuff but I comes in a roll and is 2.2mm thick and claim to weigh 16kg !!! sh*t, im making the car slower... lol

 

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2-2mm-Thick-Sound-Deadener-Roll-Butyl-Rubber-Car-8m-Heat-Insulation-Deadener-OZ/123904450941?hash=item1cd947e17d:g:DLcAAOSwaEldeeAp

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More work done today getting the carpet, center console and seats back in. Looking heaps better already.

Head liner is really letting the interior down now so I will try get someone out this week to mend it. 84bd1121aa45ce4fd47a3ee59bef2faa.jpgfad267841ee2c86f2b376f6e1f50362c.jpg14e486605b413afbcc8ab9ac123dde69.jpgdd55cb328a30624e52b773c5798b95a4.jpg

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Early start this morning getting the bars back off and doing the last of the filling before sanding. They aren't going to be show quality but you'll really have bend over a fair sack to actually see the imperfections.

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Thanks mate. The bumpers turned out pretty good better than I expected.


Looking like Wednesday will be paint day, tomorrow I will tidy up some odds and ends and give her a really good wash with some dish soap. Get a head start on some masking up too. 5bab318478fe9da00f123cd002e1aced.jpg4558a4bc34e11a943298d3a7f7976be1.jpg
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More work carried out tonight.

Let me know if the pics are too much and I will reel it in!

First up was to trim the parcel tray to get the high mount light to fit. I picked up the high mount out of a taxi the other day.

I was under the impression that every car was fitted with a high mount but no globe fitted for the xr's but in this case the plug was run but the parcel tray had no cut out for the light. Little trim and its working good. I could even trim it a further 10mm but I'll see what the inspector says when I go for a blue slip.

Next up was refitting the cluster and surround. I picked up the surround again from a taxi. The previous owner snapped the tab for the trip button and it wouldn't clip in properly, sh*t me to tears so I ended up getting a surround and all working buttons. Clean up and paint then all the buttons refitted.

While I was at it, I pulled the plastic cover over the cluster and gave it a careful clean to get any dust that might have worked its way in over the years. It looks like new now very happy with it.

Moved onto the steering wheel next. Picked up a second hand xr6 wheel which was in 8/10 condition with minimal wear. Mine was thrashed! Once I had the wheel off I cleaned the wiper and blinker arms with a rag and some APC and got the years of cruddy oily finger build up. Super satisfied to get all the 'touch' surfaces clean.

Final pic is the end result, cluster, wheel - everything clean and tidy.ed7bf9908d535a2f98e3c3e598790168.jpg2e60b0f4da1485a3a86cc6d1dc88e3e0.jpgce0c9b6c84935f8cd893b8d2a98d704f.jpg017525b265e78def06bf82559dfc07e0.jpgbebd96b5b490a03bb10def49b0c0e71d.jpgae6d457e2c78331cfb3a7b7fdff1190f.jpg0964e32a0c9d74134610def7fa01eec3.jpgbd4b29843302db176837070ec88d863b.jpgafb39aadfd837b8ca4987ef4544a7bb8.jpgedddab213b9b70c7b5b5d350c0fa0f89.jpg

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34 minutes ago, violetpop said:

Let me know if the pics are too much and I will reel it in!

 

never ever has someone posted to many pics

we are all illiterate here so pics are da bomb :crazy:

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Some more progress.. First up fitted some speakers. When I had the parcel tray out I noticed the rear speakers were missing but wiring for them had been run. I had the door trims off to take the mirrors off and noticed the previous owner had some 6" speakers fitted with an adaptor.

Opted for these Kenwoods, middle of the road type stuff. Sound is really good running off the Alpine deck that was fitted to the car. Great clarity and just enough bass to keep me happy. Won't be winning auto salon sound off any time soon though.

Quick job fitting up the chrome door handles and re-re-re painting the dash and door inserts. I'll be a little more gentle on the wet sand this time..

Between doing that I went around the car about 100 times looking and feeling the paint looking for any defects that I might have missed, sanded a few areas and touched up a few other spots. Pulled off as much trim as I could get at also.

Then I gave it a heavy duty wash. Dish soap and scouring pad was my weapon of choice. Stopping in between and focusing on specific areas with a detail brush and some APC to remove any dirty or build up crud. Went hard under the wheel arches as best as I could and all the little hard to get spots.

Forecast for tomorrow is rain which I hope is not the case, if I see sun then I will be wiping down, masking up and spraying.4aa4f57ff8b9212372cb7189612f255e.jpga36aa13fdb4b924648ca787c91aaf73e.jpg2938b3539fb97aead79e6e74b14e63da.jpg81a2764ba38cfdb184a51a10ca36c296.jpg0646f314e903e8dd410519594824c56e.jpg7cde44473c2c6f3753534d6127abc56c.jpg856e8c40d22cffdeb3dbf61e8554ff17.jpgc327574b3ccfd7291ae37070ff90848a.jpg7878856e9bbb079763c39d8537a84cff.jpg8c92f8310f84a395dcad2dfea9314ddb.jpg34ac7b8412dae82d682f866908b7684d.jpg

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