I have a pair of front fogs & brackets to install as these weren't standard on the 115. Can anyone tell me where the loom for the front fogs normally routes please, which way the wiring runs from the switch in the console , where the relay should be, does it go to the driver's side fog first or the passenger's ?
i bought a section of loom in case I need to start from scratch but If it's anything like my last two retro fit tasks there is a good chance the wiring may already be in place but with the connectors just tied up out of the way somewhere non obvious.
Once I know how the wiring for these is routed I should be able to find any tied up ends and if theres nothing there at least i will know the route to start installing and splicing in a new section of loom.
update for Martin. I was surprised to find a loom for the rear speakers tucked up out of the way. It was only visible once i had removed the central cubbies and tunnel cover so had no idea it was there. It plugged straight into the rear speaker bar so has saved me a few mins soldering and shrink wrapping another bit of loom in place.
Plus, Ive just found the connector for the mirror switch tucked away behind the dash. It will be a few more days til I can reconnect the battery but the hope is that the mirror job really was as simple as plugging the pair of electric mirrors plus the joystick switch into existing connectors without modification.
I first assumed the underlay in the car must have been original as the felt sections were bonded to lengths of dense triangular section foam butted against the sills and other bits of dense foam padding This definitely looked mass produced rather than something after market hence the question about what is standard.
Not being sure what was original and what wasnt i separated the dense foam sections from the felt underlay and glued them to some sheets of closed cell non absorbent gym mat stuff in the same shape.
However I then found the 2nd hand original type carpet with its built in underlay also has built in padding in the equivalent places so i had to strip out the sections of dense foam before it would fit. It seems to be ok now. The carpet sits higher at the edges due to the thickness of the gym mat stuff under it so shouldnt pull away from the door shuts.
Ive read the How To but does anyone know if it's possible to change the outer door handle with the window up ? The instructions said the window needs to be up to change the door handle which surprised me as that would seem to block access.
Ive got the interior stripped out of the car at present so cant reconnect the battery to move the windows up and down until the seats with their SRS pre-tensionser are back in circuit.
Having stripped out the old torn carpet from the TF after removing the tunnel, console & cubbies Im unsure what to do about the underlay. The replacement carpet from Mgfntfbitz has the left and right side joined and includes an integral underlay whereas the one I have just taken out was just a basic thin gel backed carpet with no integral underlay and with the left and right side separate. From what i can gather that must mean Im replacing an aftermarket carpet with an original OEM one,
There are thick felt underlay sections in the footwells and behind the raised section of the seat support, really thick felt that will readily absorb and retain water by the look of it. Are these actually factory original that would have always been in place under the original thicker carpet or are they just something that would have been supplied with the thin aftermarket carpet to pad it out from the floor ?
When the cars were made was there an extra layer of underlay like that or was the manufacturer's carpet with it's built in underlay just fitted straight onto the metal floor ?