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Originally Posted by Selectron
That's a nice looking car; very tidy inside and out. You've made a good job of the interior. Our standard Escort instrument illumination is green but a lot of owners here change from green to blue, and convert to LEDs instead of filament lamps. They also fit those blue illumination things down in the footwells. I don't bother with all that stuff myself; so long as it starts when I turn the key and stops when I press the brake pedal then that's enough to keep me happy. What are those two raised things on top of the hood, at the front, where the hood's gloss paint meets what looks like black vinyl?
Too bad about the rust at the left rear wheel arch eh. I have rust in exactly the same place which I've been ignoring for too long - I should really try to deal with it this summer. Here's a link which I bookmarked ages ago from one of the UK Escort forums. I'll probably follow that guide when I repair mine, although I'll read up some more on how to treat the bare metal first because if that stage isn't done correctly then the rust will just bubble straight back through again. Judging by the photos though, that wheel arch repair is an excellent result for a youngster doing the job for the first time, just working on his driveway.
Our Escorts are completely different vehicles to yours by the way - different body styles, different engines, different electrical systems, so hardly any of the information on that site would apply directly to your vehicle. |
Hey thanks man..I think your looking at the lebra leather cover for the front of the car. Those 2 stands are supposed to repell stones from hitting your windshild, but i have plenty cracks in my window that says other wise lol.
The rust is worse then it looks in the picture. On the buttom of the drivers door I can actually put my finger through the door to the
interior and the arch is un-fixable unless i replace that whole panel.
I wish the previous owners treated it half decent, then i wouldnt be having these problems., but its a good learning experince.
The UK version of the escorts look very nice also. The american versions seems to be stretched out more, which is good for room.