tmwsccsh
01-11-2009, 10:29 AM
Hi All,
Well, having picked up my Galant GLS Estate yesterday, here comes the first batch of questions. Hopefully nothing too major though!
There's 3 areas I need to get sorted on the car before I am fully happy:-
- Paintwork
- Aerial
- Centre Armrest
Firstly, the paintwork. The car is that Red that loves to fade over time. From the eBay pictures, it looked gleaming still, however upon collection I could tell that it was not quite the case, and there is some fading to that lovely shade of pink on some of the panels. So my first question is, can anyone recommend a polish or other such product that can be used to start to rejuvenate and bring it back to former glory? I have read about such products as Autoglym Restorer and T-Cut, but I am always hesitant of T-Cut. Any thoughts appreciated.
Next, the Aerial. Looks like it is on the roof and hangs out near the back, but mine has clearly been broken off at some point. This is a tad annoying as the car has a good stereo in it, and I don't own many CDs, preferring to listen to Radio whilst driving along. So, how do I get the stub that I have out (I assume it just untwists) and any suggestions of where to get a replacement from, apart from eBay?
Finally, the centre armrest with the storage sections. This is annoying to me - I am guessing that one of the previous owners has at some point damaged this and recovered it with an alternative leather. The fabric used is a different colour and type of leather, so it doesn't match and has not wore well at all. Is this an easy part to replace (just the lid, in effect), and again does anyone know of a good place to get one - I found one on eBay for a tenner, but it was the wrong colour - I have a sandy-beigey leather in the car.
Sorry - just made an Edit - forgot something else. The car only came to me with 1x key. No remote fob at all. Should there be a remote for this car to activate Central Locking or was it indeed just a key-based system?
Thanks in advance to all for any help.
Regards
TMW
Well, having picked up my Galant GLS Estate yesterday, here comes the first batch of questions. Hopefully nothing too major though!
There's 3 areas I need to get sorted on the car before I am fully happy:-
- Paintwork
- Aerial
- Centre Armrest
Firstly, the paintwork. The car is that Red that loves to fade over time. From the eBay pictures, it looked gleaming still, however upon collection I could tell that it was not quite the case, and there is some fading to that lovely shade of pink on some of the panels. So my first question is, can anyone recommend a polish or other such product that can be used to start to rejuvenate and bring it back to former glory? I have read about such products as Autoglym Restorer and T-Cut, but I am always hesitant of T-Cut. Any thoughts appreciated.
Next, the Aerial. Looks like it is on the roof and hangs out near the back, but mine has clearly been broken off at some point. This is a tad annoying as the car has a good stereo in it, and I don't own many CDs, preferring to listen to Radio whilst driving along. So, how do I get the stub that I have out (I assume it just untwists) and any suggestions of where to get a replacement from, apart from eBay?
Finally, the centre armrest with the storage sections. This is annoying to me - I am guessing that one of the previous owners has at some point damaged this and recovered it with an alternative leather. The fabric used is a different colour and type of leather, so it doesn't match and has not wore well at all. Is this an easy part to replace (just the lid, in effect), and again does anyone know of a good place to get one - I found one on eBay for a tenner, but it was the wrong colour - I have a sandy-beigey leather in the car.
Sorry - just made an Edit - forgot something else. The car only came to me with 1x key. No remote fob at all. Should there be a remote for this car to activate Central Locking or was it indeed just a key-based system?
Thanks in advance to all for any help.
Regards
TMW