Hi,
That's very helpful again, thank you.
Completely agree that any refurbing on our D2s is effort well spent. Lockdown and the lovely, dry weather was great for this. Off the top of my head old Alexander got:
Rear backplates painted
New flexi hoses all round and new brackets made up for the rear (resevoir level had been consistently dropping but there was no sign whatsoever of leaking brake fluid anywhere. 4 new flexis and the problem is gone. The date stamp on all of them was 1999, so they must have been the original ones from the factory
)
Fluid flush and renew
All calipers cleaned & repainted in Carbon Metallic Grey (used Foliatec kit - highly recommend it btw - great finish and seems very durable)
Washer level sensor
Washer jets de-scaled (they actually skoosh properly now!)
Wiper motor assembly stripped, cleaned and greased where needed (works like new now, I think. Was getting slower and slower before)
New windscreen
Wing mirrors repainted
Windscreen surround painted
Headlights polished and sealed
HVAC drains cleaned out
A full paint correction and machine polish - Ming Blue actually has a definite purple tinge to it which I've never noticed before
A massive front and rear suspension component order from Autodoc including Bilstein dampers, Eibach springs, a lot of bushes, spring plate mounts etc etc which is why I'm now on the hunt for the finishing components for the job
Your offer of your old eccentric bolts is very generous thanks. Will PM you if required? I cleaned up the shorter ones last night and actually they also could be reusable, I think, although they aren't great. I don't have the longer ones so maybe yours for the purposes of comparison to the possible non-Audi replacements will be useful. And useful for others in the future too if they prove to be compatible. I'm hoping to have everything as ready as possible so the job is a same-day swap, so I'm not wanting any nasty surprises like bolts needing cut which will put the car off the road for a few days. He's a bit of a rolling restoration and used whenever I fancy a retro ride!
Are there any of the bushes in particular which you think need the official VAG tools? The procedure (ELSA) for the split bushes doesn't make me think that my access to a (decent) 10T press will help. Are there forum tools available for hire?
Thanks again
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