Wet Wet Wet

I started on the Alpine as I suspect time is against me. Immediately I found the front carpets were also dripping wet so out everything came - looks like a full dry out is needed. The under lay was also dripping wet so perhaps making up a new set is easier for that. I took most of the carpets out and set the fan heater on the seat for an hour as I worked.

I did feel as if I was going even further backwards when I took the glovebox out next.

But the unit needed work before and as it is now totally sodden I stripped everything out and we'll refit the lining. The nut for the lock was very hard to turn but came off with DW40 and a bigger nut - hopefully it will fit back on.

The ignition light was easier - I just swapped the bulb holders around to the correct sides - but the indicator repeaters still did not work. Then the LHS indicator decided it was going to work after all.

I also noticed the blower for the heater had been disconnected. During lunch I strung the fan up over the seat - it got quite warm but time will tell if it had dried out.

I fixed the heater fan next - I suspect they had disconnected all my odd wires when the steering column came out. Then I diagnosed a poor earth on the RHS indicator repeater. I fixed that with a direct earth - which made both light flash at once - but only when turning left ? I left that for now.

So the horn ? It was exactly what I thought - the wire was ripped off from where I had soldered it on. I thought I'd do it properly this time and put a wire on the boss and left enough wire to connect everything up. 

But that stopped the metal parts connecting, so I cut it of and re-routed it but whatever I did it would not sit right - so after 2 hours of struggling I gave it a rest. Time to re-think.