Refresh on the engine deck lid - tied to letters wanted to break out, A little progress I wanted to share- Early rain tray install to follow tomorrow |
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Refresh on the engine deck lid - tied to letters wanted to break out, A little progress I wanted to share- Early rain tray install to follow tomorrow |
Mikey914 |
Apr 15 2018, 12:34 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,625 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None |
So I did the engine deck lid letters but also the paint matched for the grill and under the grill. Was a pretty easy clean up that was worth the effort. Mine had what looked like wax under it. Also changed out the engine deck lid welting.
I will be also putting the early rain tray back on the car. More pics tomorrow. Attached thumbnail(s) |
Mikey914 |
Apr 15 2018, 12:37 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,625 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None |
Painted and new welting.
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Mikey914 |
Apr 15 2018, 12:39 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,625 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None |
The pin retainers are not generally reusable and require some patience to remove. I used 2 flat screwdrivers to remove these gently.
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bretth |
Apr 15 2018, 01:18 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 899 Joined: 23-June 15 From: Central TX Member No.: 18,882 Region Association: Southwest Region |
914 rubber is awesome but I need to point out the last word that sounds like a pretty painful procedure. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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Mikey914 |
Apr 15 2018, 01:22 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,625 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None |
Spell check is interesting some times but more power to you if you can do it "genitally"
Ooops wrong posting, should be in the garage. Regardless the letters and paint available. $36 for silver , $45 for "outlaw" custom colors a little more. On sale til end of the month Paint at $12 letters https://shop.914rubber.com/searchquick-subm...eywords=letters paint https://shop.914rubber.com/Paint-for-engine...Paint-Black.htm |
914_7T3 |
Apr 16 2018, 11:09 AM
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Please forgive me, I'm new to all of this! Group: Members Posts: 1,846 Joined: 3-April 17 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 20,991 Region Association: Southern California |
Spell check is interesting some times but more power to you if you can do it "genitally" Ooops wrong posting, should be in the garage. Regardless the letters and paint available. $36 for silver , $45 for "outlaw" custom colors a little more. On sale til end of the month Paint at $12 letters https://shop.914rubber.com/searchquick-subm...eywords=letters paint https://shop.914rubber.com/Paint-for-engine...Paint-Black.htm Mark, Have you got a template to properly space the letters on the decklid? |
PCA7GGR |
Apr 16 2018, 12:28 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 251 Joined: 3-October 03 From: Dublin, CA Member No.: 1,219 |
The rubber push "retainer" that hold the grill down has a steel "one-way" ring embedded in it. You need to pinch the retainer at its base closest to the grill to break the steel ring - I use needlenose pliers. If you pinch it right, you can feel the steel ring break. Once it breaks, the retainer should come off fairly easily. In some cases, the steel is badly rusted and the rubber around it will break away. If this occurs, you'll be able see the steel ring that needs to be broken to remove the retainer.
PM me if you need further explanation. Sergio |
914Sixer |
Apr 17 2018, 06:38 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,845 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I take a small pair of side cutters and just cut into the rubber thru the washer. Not reuseable but your done.
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Mikey914 |
Apr 18 2018, 09:32 AM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,625 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None |
Spell check is interesting some times but more power to you if you can do it "genitally" Ooops wrong posting, should be in the garage. Regardless the letters and paint available. $36 for silver , $45 for "outlaw" custom colors a little more. On sale til end of the month Paint at $12 letters https://shop.914rubber.com/searchquick-subm...eywords=letters paint https://shop.914rubber.com/Paint-for-engine...Paint-Black.htm Mark, Have you got a template to properly space the letters on the decklid? I did count out the opening on the factory one I had and will post up my notes shortly. Basically I centered the S and counted up complete openings (13 I think) and then went to the next pin location counting from the center over to define the row, then counting up the colum from the bottom to locate the pin position. Worked well. Mark |
HansJan |
Apr 19 2018, 10:32 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 391 Joined: 5-April 16 From: Sugar Land TX Member No.: 19,860 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I’m going to follow this post closely. However the letters I bought came without the retaining clips. Do we need to buy these at the local hardware store?
Sorry my fault.... It is sold seperately. |
Mikey914 |
Apr 19 2018, 10:45 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,625 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None |
Sorry been called to training in Seattle. Heres my chicken scratch for letter placement. Ill get the rain tray this weekend.
Mark Attached thumbnail(s) |
Mikey914 |
Apr 19 2018, 10:47 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,625 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None |
I’m going to follow this post closely. However the letters I bought came without the retaining clips. Do we need to buy these at the local hardware store? Sorry my fault.... It is sold seperately. Got em, not sure where else you would find but you can check the local Ace, pretty sure the box stores will not have. |
HansJan |
Apr 20 2018, 12:08 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 391 Joined: 5-April 16 From: Sugar Land TX Member No.: 19,860 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I’m going to follow this post closely. However the letters I bought came without the retaining clips. Do we need to buy these at the local hardware store? Sorry my fault.... It is sold seperately. Got em, not sure where else you would find but you can check the local Ace, pretty sure the box stores will not have. Just ordered from your site (together with an ADAC badge). Ps: noticed your new website, and wondering why making a new site (I feel that most people prefer “smart” phone apps). |
Mikey914 |
Apr 20 2018, 12:16 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,625 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None |
The "new" site has diagrams and is organized similar to the maintenance manual. We are also adding some items to help the DIY guys too.
Painfully slow, but hope to make the cut over in about 60 days THX Mark |
Robnxious |
Apr 20 2018, 01:14 PM
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RobnxiousOne Group: Members Posts: 184 Joined: 26-October 06 From: Sacramento Member No.: 7,097 Region Association: Northern California |
This was on the old site, and it's what I used for mine about a year ago. It's 169 mm from the start of one letter to the start of the next one
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Mikey914 |
Apr 23 2018, 10:55 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,625 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None |
You can cross check as the S is centered on the grill pin that hold it on.
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914_7T3 |
Apr 24 2018, 10:35 AM
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Please forgive me, I'm new to all of this! Group: Members Posts: 1,846 Joined: 3-April 17 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 20,991 Region Association: Southern California |
This was on the old site, and it's what I used for mine about a year ago. It's 169 mm from the start of one letter to the start of the next one Thanks for the Post. This is exactly what I needed. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
McMark |
Apr 25 2018, 12:54 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,177 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
moved....
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