General rufty-tufty (panda 1) mot whoops!

[the stig/130]

had some repairs to do before taking rufty-tufty to a MOT test on sat 25th,
replace 2 studs in the manifold, then repair 2 earth leads to make the rad fan work and the rear screen wash work, checked other test items, failed....on..
hole in inner cill near `A` post, and a loose seat, was a broken seat frame,
repairs beeing done on monday (hopefully!) found a drivers seat with a different pattern to rest of car (1000s stripes) at lock up 1,

 

[purple haze]

Swaping the seat covers is a 15min job...

 

[the stig/130]

back rest edge worn, plus piping come away, material will be hard to match

 

[the stig/130]

mike at A+k garage phoned tonight,rufty-tufty has plating repair done, and driver seat done, and.......a new MOT!!! YEY! collect rufty tomorrow. another 1000s still on the road!

 

[purple haze]

Good stuff...

 

[the stig/130]

Good stuff...

the welder who mike contracted the job to didn`t remove the carpet to see if any wires,and......melted the wires!!!!, causing a short,to blow the fuse for the indicators! cause the engine to run rough, and no gauges working! when i went back mike found the fuse blown, so , put another in,turned key, blew! so he put a 20 A in,(big no-no!) blew down the road,
had a look myself to find he had not undone the cill plate at all, and...melted wires!!! great! took it back to the garage,to fix it, needless to say "wes the (sometime) welder won`t be working for mike or me! again!!!

 

[purple haze]

I'm gobsmacked.....

 

[the stig/130]

SO AM I, I use to help a friend do welding work, and we all ways took the carpet out
or moved it away, and was the fireman,
1,I have taken the panda back to the garage to repair the wiring,
2, should have words with this so called welder who`s garage is in the
next street to me?

 

[VmanC]

I was afraid of this happening to the white clx when I had the sills plated recently, so took the trims off and pulled back the carpets myself. I also made sure the welder was aware that the wiring was there. Sorry to hear about your problem, just goes to show that this is something anyone should watch if they have similar work done.

 

[aquamarine]

Sorry to hear this, I'm gobsmacked too - not just the mess it's made of the wiring but the fire risk too! The welders we've used before have been (rightly) paranoid about fire so have insisted on stripping everything back. Glad it didn't melt your carpet or worse at least, but a pain for the hassle. Still, good that the welding's done and another one nearly back on the road.

 

[the stig/130]

thinks i may get sergio back on the road next, needs a engine change, some other checks and off we go! (he says) mind you! the 130 fiat may be finished for the road in a week or 10 days time (dream on?)

 

[VmanC]

back rest edge worn, plus piping come away, material will be hard to match

Got any pics?

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Damn. My mechanic always moves the carpet before welding, to check for wires and to stop the carpet from catching alight!

 

[the stig/130]

yes, took pictures

 

[VmanC]

yes, took pictures

If you'd like me to check my stock of seats post em up

 

[the stig/130]

this is for panda1, thanks to VmanC and Allen, for offering to look

 

[VmanC]

this is for panda1, thanks to VmanC and Allen, for offering to look

No go I'm afraid, you were right when you said it would be difficult to match

 

[the stig/130]

collected rufty-tufty tonight from the garage, electric`s work, back on the road! but, will look what they did to the cables! now.......front o/s caliper sticking on! I ask you!!!!

 

[the stig/130]

hi allen, will look for your email address otherwise, on here

 

[the stig/130]

also, drivers side pads worn uneven, disc is 8mm thick, n/s is 9mm thick, so, new pads and discs, also put a new hub into the carrier on monday night, wheel bearing too noisey now, all parts are in panda 2, as not been to lock-up 3 since monday! no rest for the rightous!