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In this long overdue installment, I'll be
sharing two of the changes that I've made to the car. The first thing aside
from general automotive updates (belts, hoses, spark plugs, etc.) that I
decided to do was to dress
 up
the car some while providing some
 aerodynamic
changes. I would love to have a Zender or Kamei spoiler for the front but
they are not readily available and are pricy. I was able to find one from a
company called Xenon that makes a urethane spoiler that is very similar to
the Zender one and the price was very reasonable, so I went that route. I
used some self-tapping screws and my Dad's assistance holding the spoiler up
in order to mount the new spoiler. It didn't take more than a half an hour
and didn't require the removal of the front bumper either. As you can see,
it does dress the car up and will look better once it is color-matched to
the car.
The next upgrade that I performed on the car
was to upgrade the lighting from the dim sealed beam units to some nice
Hella E-codes that I would be able to use whatever wattage seemed best for
my needs. Removal of the old units consisted of removing the grille,
brackets and old sealed beam units.
 
 
Installation was just as simple. At this time,
the new bulbs are wired without modification, however I know that I'll be
putting
  brighter
bulbs in and will have relays in place prior to that change. For now things
should be fine with the 55/60's for the outer lights and the 60's for the
inners.
While I was putting everything back together, I
also installed a front bumper filler that I had gotten from a Vortexer. It's
the wrong color but when I take care of the paint this will be addressed.
For now, it takes care of that unsightly gap between the bumper and the
front pan. In the mean time, I'll be
 able
to take advantage of the brighter, more
defined beam that the E-Codes produce.
Although not pictured in this installment, I
had also replaced the broken antenna on the driver-side fender.
Additionally, I have been working on piecing together a fully functional
instrument cluster. The one that came in the car had a broken odometer and
while I could perform a little bit of gear surgery behind the cluster, I
figured my time would be better spent on just replacing the whole
speedometer and having spares available down the road - you can never have
too many spares when parts are no longer available!! The instrument cluster
I purchased came from the same Vortexer that the front bumper filler came
from and has been working great.
Until next time, take care and enjoy that
German automotive experience! |