Partybish's 190k HDI Cleanup Thread

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Time for an update as I've done a few more bits and bobs to the 306 in between a trip up to Donnington for the French Car Show which was an awesome weekend of cars and camping.

One of the things I wanted to do to the HDI was a decent stereo install.  I've been reading various forums and it seems you can never have too much sound proofing so I went and ordered some sheets of SilentCoat to sound deaden the panels and stop any vibration followed by a budget roll of underlay for wood flooring which comes in an adhesive foam roll and can be used as a way of sound proofing.

I didn't realise the SilentCoat could be used sparingly and spaced out at the time so I went a bit overboard with it on the doors..
   
If I'm honest I might have used too much sound proofing foam as well because I can;t get the internal door handles to sit right which will mean a but more cutting back.  Door card all covered
   
I added yet more on the actual door for good measure..
   
There were quite a few dents in the car in particular a massive one on the front wing and the driver's side door so I eventually managed to get a slot with Gary from GB Dents who did the work on my Clio - he's really meticulous at what he does and it has made a pretty big visual impact.
   
One of the most noticeable things about the car was the sagging/peeling weather strips on the b pillars.  I ordered some more online and using a hairdryer took the old stuff off.  The glue underneath was more trouble than I thought to remove so after trying IPA I used 2000 grit sandpaper to get rid of the residue and then reapplied the new strips.  I did the passenger side first and it had a few tiny air bubbles but the drivers' side was much better.  
Before
   
And following on from FCS I ordered a few goodies including a set of Heko wind deflectors which I fitted at the same time.
   
Driver's side was better as I had figured out how best to apply them..
   
I spoke to a few of the guys at FCS and asked if it was possible to retrofit aircon to my car, to which I received a somewhat confused response because all HDIs were supposed to come with aircon as standard anyway and it was odd that mine didn't have it?!  It wasn't until a week or so later that I realised I had fitted a newer (less scratched) dash surround I got from a breakers yard and as it was from a non-aircon model I'd stupidly just covered up my aircon button...oops!  Sadly the aircon didn't respond to regassing so it's a nother thing to add to the list.
Buttons hiding behind the fascia.
   
I had previously snapped my yellow heater control dial cable so I sourced and fitted another one - I now can now control both the temperature and airflow in the car which is a bonus.  It was a bit of a pain to fit as there wasn't much clearance but it eventually clicked into place
   

Next on my to do list is to solder in a new loom to get the drivers' side window and speaker working again.  Not really looking forward to this if I'm honest but I'll be using Cully's guide from the forum which seems pretty detailed.

One final shot of the dent work going on just because I thought it was a cool angle that showed the cars lines nicely...
   

Thanks for reading!