United States of GRIZZ - Just how random do you want it?

[mercrocker]

Nor do you have to stare up somebody's nostril to see it.

[Eddie Honda]

Or even better. Just fucking write it down in easy to follow clear steps with a couple of pictures.

Youtube videos are the last resort for finding out how to do things as every single person who've ever done one is an annoying twat that waffles for fucking hours without telling you what they are pretending they are going to tell you.

You mean like this one?

It is the right amount of information for the likes of me.




Copied from a 206CC forum group written by the guy with the problem.



QUESTION


Any good ideas out there-I can't open the boot!
It should be easy, just unlock the car, put the key in the boot lock and turn to the left-but it doesn't work!
The problem is that the little bit of wire which connects the lock to the operating switch which is marginal in length at best and has probably bent a little so it won't make contact. If I turn the key any harder I will break the key off!
Next I tried accessing the boot by opening the roof. Yes, you're right, the cover in the boot is rolled up so the roof will not open and I can't open the boot to pull the cover over!
What about opening the roof manually. Well the key to switch to manual is in the boot!
You can't access the boot via the back seats because behind them is solid metal.
My local main dealer had a go - and failed miserably! They think the only solution is to drill out the boot lock, operate the connecting wire manually through the hole and then refit a new lock. For this little job they want to charge nearly £300! Apart from the cost there is nothing wrong with the lock itself and I don't want to destroy a perfectly good lock.
Anyone know a good car thief who can open it without damaging the bodywork?




ANSWER



Hooray - I'm in! Thanks for the steer Ron.
For anyone else who comes up with the same problem the procedure is:
1. Remove rear seats buy undoing the 4 10mm nuts holding them. It helps to have a long socket but an open ended spanner will do.

2. There is a 4" square access panel behind each seat. Inside the car and facing the rear (very cramped!) the right hand one is covered only by some boot lining which can be pushed out of the way.

3. With the help of a good torch the micro switch for the roof boot blind is visible on the far side of the boot out of reach even if you have a long arm! The micro switch for the roof needs to be pushed down to open the roof so I made up a 'special tool'. This consisted of 36" length of 1/2" square wood with a small nail in the end stick out at a right angle by about 1/2". The nail was too thin to push the switch down so I wrapped insulating tape round it until it was about 1/4" diameter. I then poked the rod through the access hole and hooked it into the boot blind catch to operate the microswitch.

4. Ignition on and the roof then was able to fold back. When the boot had hinged back I stopped the operation and removed the boot trim. The boot lock can then be opened by hand from the inside.

5. The roof can then be closed again and the boot opened with the key as normal.

It may be a bit fiddly but its better than spending £300 with a dealer and waiting 2 weeks for a new lock!

By the way, in the short term, in order to prevent the problem happening again I removed the short wire that goes from the lock to the central locking actuator which I left in the open position. The boot lock now continues to work perfectly but has to be locked and unlocked using the key. As you have to use the key anyway after the central locking has been on I can see very little problem in continuing to do this. Isn't technology wonderful - sometimes!


Will try again when the rain is gone.

You mean like this one five pages back?

viewtopic.php?p=332511#p332511

[Grizz]

Yes.

I purely copy and pasted it from a different forum because it was written in a way that I could put it all together for anyone else to read.

Still need to go out when it stops raining.

[FatherJack]

Or even better. Just fucking write it down in easy to follow clear steps with a couple of pictures.

Youtube videos are the last resort for finding out how to do things as every single person who've ever done one is an annoying twat that waffles for fucking hours without telling you what they are pretending they are going to tell you.

There is always new something to learn on Youtube, how to remove a brake pad

[Grizz]

Quick wrap up of yesterday in the garage.

More parts moved about, sorted, shelves liberated.

Found stuff I forgot I even had.

Adventure beckons.








Looking into this space, it is much better than before.



And the most rewarding part of the whole day…..?

A quick fix.

A special gas pedal for the C10

A nod from Andy in Oklahoma to my safety shoes, (flip flops)

After polishing off the excess paint……..

BOOOOM !!!


I like it.




Friday night.

Chicken curry with Peshwari Naan.

Life really is good.

[Grizz]

Rubbish nigh sleeping (well, not sleeping really)

But waking at 04.00 my head was already in the garage.


Know what I mean?







.

[Grizz]

I guess sometimes a single PowerPoint slide can sum up a lot.

Case:






But often we don’t see what else happens in the dark.
The black dog manifests itself in so many ways.
Not a case of black and white.

Still……..

We all progress.

Some of it less than others.

But it’s progress.


So right now it seems like I need to unfurl my spinnaker while the wind blows through my head.





Maybe it’s just because life is actually so good.


Time for another cuppa tea and some toast.


Then wash the green car………


Got a viewing tomorrow.





Would be nice to regain the space.

[FatherJack]

You seem to have a knack for turning assorted items into cash....

You have free time.....

You have a Van ......

Is it time for the Grizz International Trading Syndicate to put a card in the Post Office window ?
"House and Garage clearance services, No job too small"

Dont take any Fridges though, they are expensive to get rid of.

[Grizz]

You seem to have a knack for turning assorted items into cash....

You have free time.....

You have a Van ......

Is it time for the Grizz International Trading Syndicate to put a card in the Post Office window ?
"House and Garage clearance services, No job too small"

Dont take any Fridges though, they are expensive to get rid of.

Sounds good to me.

Problem in Medway is all the shonky Transits and shall we say competition.

As far as turning junk into cash, guilty as charged. At least in part.








Amazed nobody threw a wobbly while waiting for more.

Maybe a longer hiatus between reports is appropriate.

Summer or spring must be coming in fast.

Rapeseed canola is flowering already.

George is over grooming and has been out of sorts the last week, today I found some
Frothy spit and grass, assuming he is trying to get a hairball out.

But certainly out of sorts.




As I am now actively starting to think about the C10 and what needs doing, I am noticing how much prices have increased.

My speedo and instrument cluster was broken to hell when I got the truck.

So I bought and imported one that should be able to be combined with mine to make a good one.

Prices.





Anyway

Yesterday was a massive milestone and for the first time in 7 years, the chassis rolled out





We also had the Google Earth Camera car in attendance, filming the proceedings.




When I had moved all the parts that had been removed from the truck and stored next to it down the side of the wall and truck I moved the chassis back in.



Pretty pleased with that

You all better be as well.

And

Make some Noise !!!!

[mercrocker]

I AM PLEASED FOR YOU....LOUD ENOUGH!?!

Good stuff, though, hope Cat is OK too.