I do have them but holding on to them since I'll need to rebuild my wife's set with the correct size projectors..dumb mistake on my part. You can do the job in weekend with taking plenty of breaks, and it's real nice to clean up the lenses with them off the housings. From other thread, I don't have many d2 parts actually unless you need a radiator or driver side door panels

 

Only things that come to mind are a driver’s door lock actuator and a rear sunroof assembly. As I get settled in and my tools get delivered, I’ll start to determine more complete parts lists.

 

So I got the Giverny home this weekend. I continue to be excited to get going on it especially as the Alveston is getting really close.



I’m going to pull the running boards some point and put them on the Alveston as the goal on that one is to make it just nice to drive in the winter. Once I start on the Giverny, it will be a more adventure and off road focused.

Absolutely stunning weekend and I even finished getting my bicycle back together. I also received my rollers that the boss shipped, so I put them on the deck and had a nice ride in the midst of the beauty. I’m a bit of a fair weather rider, so I’m going to wait a bit for the mud to dry before hitting trails. Just seeing the Giverny is motivation and makes me excited to get rolling on it.

 

So I’ve been head down on the house and the new job, but a few things here and there I’d not mentioned (Mondays are always rough with a 4:30am wake up for a work call).

The lumbar pump stopped working in the driver seat and I wondered what was going on. As per good process, some research in the RAVE and searching here on this forum (I really wish there could be a D2 handbook that says these are good practice upon purchase of one- they would be SOOOOOO much more loved). I swapped the 3A fuse for the pump and it immediately blew again, so I have a short somewhere, or the assembly gave up the ghost. Bummer.

In lieu of that I pulled the seat switch to try the clean up there as all other functions are working. Based on what I found here, pulling the switch apart was supposed to be really hard to put back together. Honestly it’s not that bad if you use a pair of tweezers to set the springs again and the grease will hold the little rollers in place as you get it back together. It’s a bit tricky, but now horrible and the whole thing I’m sure took less than an hour.

The Rave to the rescue on learning where everything is:



The switch:



Since that didn’t work, I’ll end up having to take the seat apart to fix it, which is kind of a bummer, but whatever, just another thing to learn about.

My tools are still probably a month out, so I’m very limited on those I have on hand, so I’m not digging too deep into anything, but I’ll probably pull the one out of the Giverny for the time being and see if it works and then address as I have time. Honestly, some of what I’m doing is just diverting stuff to the Giverny for when I start on it, but whatever.

From a happy perspective, I did my first trail ride of the year. There was a bit of snow here and there, but the trails were mostly in great shape. A pansy ride by my standards, but I just love the Disco as a transport as I can sit in the back and get changed and prepped very easily.



And PSA: if you have to ship your bike when you fly, even if using a hard case, and stuff it full of foam and such and protect it as best as possible, don’t expect it to be perfect when you get to your destination. Both rotors were bent, which aren’t expensive, but I’m more concerned about the carbon frame. Once again, thanks social engineering exercise for turning the service industry into a pile of donkey dung.

 

No appreciable progress on anything as work has very much kept me busy (and probably will get worse for the next couple months at a minimum). All our stuff in storage here locally has been delivered and this coming week will be a load from Germany, which has the remainder of my tools save a Pelican of trail tools since we didn’t want to leave the boss with nothing. So despite being inundated with boxes all over the house and the garage is nothing but boxes, I’ll at least have everything I need to dive back in. As usual, time is my primary constraint.

That said, in typical Disco fashion I got a misfire code that I’m certain is tied to the MAF, so I went down to the hay shed and found my MAF cleaner (I just left a bunch of fluids and such that couldn’t go in storage there and locked it up) and cleaned it up and ran codes. This is where the Nanocom just makes life easier: I cleared the codes and let it run for a bit and monitored live data for cylinder for misfires and nothing showed up.

I pulled the air filter and inspected and it’s not perfect, but is still sealing well. I’ll probably get a new one when things settle a scoshe. The critters apparently were in there too but thankfully just hung out in the air box as everything else under the hood is immaculate- if not just a bit dusty.



As I have to go into an office now, I’ve been commuting exclusively in the Disco and it’s been flawless. In typical CO fashion the weather is ALL over the map. I run the heated seats as I leave the house in the morning and both AC units on the way home. I think the AC might need a slight recharge, but otherwise it is just fine cruising along at 70+. It was even cold enough yesterday that I needed the heated windshield. Once again in typical D2 fashion, something was a bit wonky as the passenger side cleared very quickly and perfectly. But there was a literal line down the middle and the driver’s side didn’t seem to be working. Sure enough, that side was unplugged. Little stuff like that is hilarious to me these days.

Tires seem to be the bane of my D2 existence as every single one I’ve owned seems to have tire issues. The ones I took off the Giverny are now probably flat spotted a bit and at 75 aren’t the greatest, so from a priority and safety perspective, getting the Comets refinished and new skins for them is going to be stepped up.

On the whole and in the spirit of this thread, the Disco just continues to impress. I have to keep in mind this thing has sat unused and not stored in as nice of conditions as I thought I was getting for a couple years and now I’m just using it- and that includes all the options too. I’ve driven it around the property to inspect the fencing in 4 low and even had to turn on the CDL at time to keep going. I’m slowly getting it back to where it was and where I want it to be and rather than be impatient and grumpy, the things I need to resolve give me something to look forward to.

The S4 will be delivered in the coming week or so and I almost feel guilty that I probably will start commuting in it…

Oh yeah, dog made it back too. He loves having the freedom of space and getting to do what he wants, but he misses the family as do I.

 

Gotta get back on the mountain bike, got sidelined when the new gravel bike arrived.





Looking forward to get riding again. Winter's to darn long!

 

Did the first oil change since I got back today. I went to grease the driveshaft, but the only grease gun I could find was my old one and of course it tanked, so hopefully it can last until I can find my other grease gun.

I found this under the car while looking around. I’ve never seen one before and I can’t believe I didn’t see it before.



It probably feeds my certainty that this was a soccer mom mobile and I assume it was some sort of home security deal allowing for auto entry to a garage or the like.

I gave it another bath and then played around on the property after taking the pup around the block fi a run. I am just amazed at how well the thing runs. It turned 184k miles finally and did a bottle of Lucas stuff and T6 Rotella.

It does not flex for crap, but the CDL did a good job of allowing me to pull through and up.

 

The fronts on these always flex for crap lol looking good though!

 

So I’ve really not done anything to the Disco as of recent with getting settled at the house and starting to clean up the property. I spent all last weekend dragging a harrow around and mowing the pasture and such in anticipation of seeding prior to the horses coming home. The great news is the boss got orders and even has flights booked to come home finally.

Anyway, now that the sun beats on the Disco a good bit, the critter smell is kinda back- not horrible, but not great either. So I decided that since the boss and/or me will truly be daily driving the Disco when they get home until her car arrives (takes a month or 2 to make it across the pond), I figure I need to tackle this once and for all. So then, it’s time to do the dash.

I’ve been driving the Disco most of the time to the office based on the quagmire that has been created by the road crew using a different base of material. The cars have always gotten quite muddy and dirty when it rains, but it is significantly worse now than with whatever they were using before. I am at full lock crabbing sideways many times once I get out of the driveway. A garbage truck slid into a ditch recently and it took 2 sets of trucks and 3 hours to get him extracted. And now they leave 1-2 FOOT high piles of dirt on each side when they run the scraper through. Kinda stupid.

I did do one quick run up to the adjacent mountain with the dog and played for a few minutes with the Disco (I get sick of chores and work from time to time). I aired down even and it does quite well.





https://photos.smugmug.com/Cars/Land..._1617-1280.mp4

Probably one of my biggest wheel stands and I was glad the TC worked pretty well.

Today, I got the chores done I wanted to and decided to dive into the dash. The weather has been total crap the last month and I’ve not even been mountain biking, so I’ve not been motivated to do much of anything (for the bazillionth time once the barn is finished, this will be a non issue year round). Well, we’ve finally had a nice weekend and I started in.

I was kinda dreading this as I’ve not replaced a dash in a car since my E30 days, and really figured it would be a total PITA. I studied the RAVE a couple days ago and have to say, it really wasn’t all that bad. I’m 2/3-3/4 of the way through getting everything removed (and there is A LOT needing to be removed) and just have a few more bolts to pull before I’m ready to pull it out. This took about 2 hours and I was REALLY taking my time and just being careful to organize and not break anything upon removal. I found some more critter poop that will be cleaned up, and no surprises in terms of someone hiding anything in there (broken parts, etc).

I’m thinking I’m going to remove the front seats too and do more to get the smell out, and it probably will make getting the dash out easier too, since I’m solo. The dash is surprisingly heavy and obviously pretty awkward, so I might have to recruit someone to come help with the final step.

It doesn’t look like I did much, but the sheer number of electrical connections is pretty nuts. I’ve also already filled one of those magnetic bolt trays completely already.



Hopefully by next weekend I’ll get this one out. In the mean time, I’ve got to study the wiring harness routing and such on the replacement and see what stays and what goes.

 

good time to get one of the metal skate board/switch holders from jordan with the console all apart too