living in iowa as a tech that works on cars every day and then road tripping to northern Wisconsin and the UP i shudder to think what its like to work on cars up there... we have rust down here but you guys have it on another level! i was able to score my 08 LR3 last year from southern alabama. its soo amazing to see an old car with 0 rust! i mean i could still see the lazer etched part numbers on the converters! and the welds on the frame didnt even have rust! its as if the car is brand new even tho it has 166,000 on it.

 

Had a stone chip that migrated to full blown lengthy crack. Windscreen replacement shop replaced the windscreen (heated) but cheaper out on the A pillar moldings and tried to just glue it down rather then use new clips as required. I almost lost the trim pieces in the wind on the highway. Be sure the shop uses new clips and knows how to put them on.
Info: Clip hardware part number: DHB500400

 

Last year my wifes windshield needed replacing after the tree fell on it during a tornado, I took the trim and cowl off myself before I took it to the body shop for repairs on the roof and hood, so I had time to buy new clips and reinstalled them trim myself once the other work was done.

Good advice about checking if you let them reinstall them. Also, thanks for a quick reference to the part number.

Jeff

 

I think I'm going to name the rescue rover "Ginsu" becuase there's always more.
Got the brakes all taken care of, the shifter reassembled after the previous owner took it all apart when it wouldn't go into Drive and the EAS was working fine, then decided it didn't feel like it after all. The reservoir wasn't venting, so had a look at the valve block by the compressor, pulled the hose and then the reservoir vented! Tried cleaning it out and no joy so another one ordered. Feeling good about getting it out on the road before the snow flies at least.

 

After watching this video I feel better about getting it back on the road.

Interior stripped mostly, and I',ve been cleaning the seats and carpet with a cobination of laundry detergent and oxi-clean, and the results are pretty darn amazing. I've been using a Bissel carpet cleaner and the rinse water coming up out the carpet looks like coffee. The seats got some magic eraser and heavy duty detergent time, I may have stripped the sealing layer off the leather but it was really really dirty in there. If it gets dirty again too soon I'll keep washing it.

 

I'm getting by with a little help from my hens...

Took some vaccuum time

Perfectly good LR3 treated like a school bus and a farm truck and never cleaned

Maybe I should have worn a biohazard suit?

 

Good Lord!!!