Sins of the Previous Owners...
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Re: Sins of the Previous Owners...
Well there's Halloween candy in the stores already so I'm bringing back a zombie thread.
I thought I had seen everything with the help of this thread but here's a new one.
I was helping someone out on another forum and grabbed a picture of one of my spare 510 doors to help illustrate my point. It was dark in that corner of the basement where I peeled the dry duct tape away and snapped the photo. It was only after posting it that I noticed something odd. I have to admit that my skin was crawling when I went back down and stuck my hand in there not knowing what it was.
The PO had opened up the door for whatever reason and then peeled the vapour barrier away only to replace it with duct tape upon reassembly. Putting a BATH TOWEL in the bottom of the door was just an added bonus. As if they don't rust fast enough!!
I thought I had seen everything with the help of this thread but here's a new one.
I was helping someone out on another forum and grabbed a picture of one of my spare 510 doors to help illustrate my point. It was dark in that corner of the basement where I peeled the dry duct tape away and snapped the photo. It was only after posting it that I noticed something odd. I have to admit that my skin was crawling when I went back down and stuck my hand in there not knowing what it was.
The PO had opened up the door for whatever reason and then peeled the vapour barrier away only to replace it with duct tape upon reassembly. Putting a BATH TOWEL in the bottom of the door was just an added bonus. As if they don't rust fast enough!!
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71 510 wagon sweet, next mod is KA24 conversion with 5spd.
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2006 Nissan Sentra parts hauler.
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Re: Sins of the Previous Owners...
Going for a sound deadener? Maybe they kept a pet, like a ferret, there on long trips!
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Re: Sins of the Previous Owners...
I ;vote for the pet cubby hole.
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Re: Sins of the Previous Owners...
Cocaine stash



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Re: Sins of the Previous Owners...
Redneck air bag......
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Re: Sins of the Previous Owners...
Wow, Cold War anti theft device..driver and passenger must turn keys at the same time...
Very rare and high end option....congrats.
Very rare and high end option....congrats.
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Re: Sins of the Previous Owners...
Be very glad that the po didn't hog out a hole somewhere
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Re: Sins of the Previous Owners...
Indeed. The PO on my car had ruined a nice 67.5 dash mounting a push button start. Bypassing the ignition due to the terminals on the back breaking.spl310 wrote:Be very glad that the po didn't hog out a hole somewhere
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Re: Sins of the Previous Owners...
Going through old pictures and I came across this one. Some might think this is a sin of the PO, but I think it is a blessing and still comes in handy to this day.
Courtesy lights! They light up the footwells. You can see the little door switch


Courtesy lights! They light up the footwells. You can see the little door switch


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Re: Sins of the Previous Owners...
Does a buzzer go off when you open the door Alvin?
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Re: Sins of the Previous Owners...
Pretty convenient. In an attempt to avoid being a sinning previous owner, I wired some interior lighting to the map light switch. No holes drilled.
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Re: Sins of the Previous Owners...
This one was offered to me as being Modernized




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Re: Sins of the Previous Owners...
I'd like to see more details on that one.
"Wow, a Roadster!" Stuart Little
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1967.5 2000
1964 1500
1964 1500
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1968 chassis
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2013 Volkswagen Jetta TDI wagon
1995 F350 Powerstroke!
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1967.5 2000
1964 1500
1964 1500
1967.5 1600
1968 chassis
2006 Acura MDX
2013 Volkswagen Jetta TDI wagon
1995 F350 Powerstroke!
More...