32 Mods - Day 4, Monday September 8th 2008 - Part 1

8AM: Mod #25: Side Marker Rewiring
I installed these side markers a while back and used a template I found on NASIOC to cut the holes. I actually one-upped that method (which was supposed to use glue to attach it to the fender) and I cut out the holes to a precise size where the blinkers sit in there perfectly without any glue. It'll make them way easier to replace when the bulbs eventually burn out.



Here is my crappy install job. I used vampire clips. Now that I know how to solder resonably well, I'll never use a vampire clip again unless absolutely necessary.



My son stops by on his way out to daycare. He figures out how to put the blinker back in on his own. I'm going to start him on oil changes next year





[Funny OT Story: This morning a Honda with a 5" fart can melon shooter exhaust drove by. Sunny Jim turns to me and says "Dada, that car farts LOUD!". He's not even two yet and he is his fathers son. I love that kid.]

Here's the cleaned up wiring.



And it works!



11AM: Mod #26: Carpet Fix and Functional Dead Pedal

My car is a daily driver and last week I noticed that the carpet next to the dead pedal had given up the ghost.



Here's what I used to fix it. The can is permatex headliner and carpet spray adhesive, the material is pipe wrap from Home Depot. The pipe wrap sounds strange but I chose it because it's really durable and almost the right color.



I followed the directions on the can of adhesive then patched the hole:



Functional Dead Pedal

I bought a dead pedal right after I got the car because I thought the plastic piece looked stupid. It's pretty beat up after 6 years so I decided to refurbish it



I also wanted to add some rubber pieces into the holes because I have always hated looking through the pedal and seeing the stupid stock one underneath. It's also not that functional on a rainy day (it's Seattle after all) as it's just an aluminum plate

Step 1:
Sand old dead pedal with 400 grit sandpaper till it looks nice again:


Step 2:
Clear coat your newly refurbished dead pedal.

Step 3:
Glue dead pedals together (with the rubber attachement pieces already in the OEM piece or you're hosed:



Step 4:
Glue in the rubber grommet's that you found at the hardware store that were miraculously the right size for the dead pedal.

Step 5: Profit!