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[Dennisthe10]

Hi guys

Been looking for a low-cost project to keep me ticking over for a while now. Have been lurking on 6gc for a while so thought f*ck it, lets do this!

Anyway, found an SR. It seemed half-clean with the exception of some 1/4 rust and a few dents so I thought I would start to try and restore it and keep it as a daily driver (as its the SR the insurance is affordable for me at the mo)

So I'm looking for some input into what to get done and what kind of problems I should be checking on one of these? I may even wrap it when the bodywork is done next year so anyone have any experience they can pass on? I have done some cheap interior mods on other cars a few years ago and have started with ordering some low cost interior mods to keep me ticking over (spreeLED kit, touchscreen head unit, carbon fiber interior wrap)

Thanks



This post has been edited by Dennisthe10: Feb 17, 2013 - 3:39 PM

[Dennisthe10]

Have posted in electricals but only Rabid has replied so posting here so hopefully more people see and someone can help. Basically grounded the head unit to the stereo cage (yeah i know, gonna ground it to something else now) but the main panel and gauge lights no longer work. Changed the fuse, which had gone but Rabid mentioned the dimmer might have burnt. I have opened the dimmer and cant see any physical burns (not sure if you would?)

Does anyone have any experience of this happening? I have had a spree LED kit installed for a few months now with no probs so im assuming its the grounding of the stereo thats caused the problem as the lights went within an hour or so of doing this

Any help/advice massively appreciated, my electrical knowledge is limited (as you probably guessed)