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Fruitcake

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3,850 posts

232 months

Sunday 27th April 2008
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Left my roof down overnight.

It started raining this morning.

bks! That's my day hooning out of the window.

Now, where did I put those towels... rolleyes

Munter

31,326 posts

247 months

Sunday 27th April 2008
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Put your speedos on. Put the roof up. Heaters on full. Drive. Then turn on the sterio to see if that still works...

Fruitcake

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3,850 posts

232 months

Sunday 27th April 2008
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And now for the really embarassing bit.

I put a new stereo in yesterday paperbag

I know, I know...

Munter

31,326 posts

247 months

Sunday 27th April 2008
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Fruitcake said:
And now for the really embarassing bit.

I put a new stereo in yesterday paperbag

I know, I know...
Pull it out. Put it in the airing cupboard for a few days. Plug it back in and see if it works. If not take it back and go. "Donno whats up with it. Think it's a duff'un mate"

Fruitcake

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3,850 posts

232 months

Sunday 27th April 2008
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Munter said:
Fruitcake said:
And now for the really embarassing bit.

I put a new stereo in yesterday paperbag

I know, I know...
Pull it out. Put it in the airing cupboard for a few days. Plug it back in and see if it works. If not take it back and go. "Donno whats up with it. Think it's a duff'un mate"
I might do hehe

The car's sat in the garage now but quite frankly that's where it should have been last night, roof down or up.

To say I'm angry with myself right now is an understatement.

I'll just have to see what's what when (if!) it dries.

OnlyMX5ives

1,142 posts

198 months

Wednesday 30th April 2008
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The carpets are semi water proof.

Unfortunatly they tend to let water through but trap it under them.

Not a short term problem but should we get a summer it may be worth removing them to get the floor fully dry.

Fruitcake

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3,850 posts

232 months

Saturday 3rd May 2008
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OnlyMX5ives said:
The carpets are semi water proof.

Unfortunatly they tend to let water through but trap it under them.

Not a short term problem but should we get a summer it may be worth removing them to get the floor fully dry.
A bit like mortar rich pointing, thought they would be.

Thanks for the advice. I've taken the interior apart and the carpet is now drying in a breeze.

When I pulled the carpets back, I though a religeous man with a big boat and lots of animals were going to spring out on me frown

I won't repeat what I said...

Anyway, here's us half-way through taking the carpets up. Those seats weigh a ton!


Here they are in their current position - I didn't want to take them all the way out because it is only the rear parts that are wet and also I have to get them back in!


And here's my sophisticated method of holding the carpet up scratchchin


Let's see if this works!


ETA: This was the weekend set aside for respraying my sills.

On the plus side, I did find 32p under my seat...

Edited by Fruitcake on Saturday 3rd May 15:07

Combover

3,009 posts

233 months

Saturday 3rd May 2008
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Fruitcake said:
Why don't you ask that devilishly charming chap stood in the picture to help...he's clearly more intelligent than you....wink

Edited by Combover on Saturday 3rd May 15:41