Things to do while your dashboard is out?
Discussion
Having spoken to him today it looks like I will be getting the full "Carl Baker treatment" shortly. Given the vageries of my current alarm and wiring coupled with only having 1 fob I am going to get it all sorted properly as she's a keeper 
Question is, what else to do while the dash is out? I'm going to have my stereo wiring looked at and updated to ISO compatibility but wonder if I should take the opportunity to check or replace anything else while he's inside!
Isn't the heater matrix behind there? My fan in the front wing needs looking at but not sure about the internals? All my instrument lights work (after a fashion) and all the buttons appear to do what they're supposed to.
Should I leave well alone?!
Question is, what else to do while the dash is out? I'm going to have my stereo wiring looked at and updated to ISO compatibility but wonder if I should take the opportunity to check or replace anything else while he's inside!
Isn't the heater matrix behind there? My fan in the front wing needs looking at but not sure about the internals? All my instrument lights work (after a fashion) and all the buttons appear to do what they're supposed to.
Should I leave well alone?!
The dash mounting arrangement for the dash itself and the push buttons was not one of TVRs finest moments you may find this useful:
http://bertram-hill.co.uk/grif.aspx
Also the boot release motors have a habit of burning out ( mine did twice)if the release button on the dash sticks in. I knocked up a very simple delay circuit to avoid this but there is an even simpler solution:
The button adjacent to the boot release locks all the doors, I have never used this so decided to disable the facility (remove the wires) and then wire the boot release and this now spare switch in series, in other words to open the boot from the dash you need to push in both buttons. It is very unlikely that both buttons would stick in together so it gives a fair measure of protection.
Finally the dash illumination push button on the steering console is also really redundant and can be bypassed. If the vehicle lights are on you generally need the dash lit up also. You can use this switch as an emergency fan switch should the Otter switch fail which they do quite frequently, being a double pole switch you can also indicate it is active by using a spare indicator bulb in the Speedo that is unused.
http://bertram-hill.co.uk/grif.aspx
Also the boot release motors have a habit of burning out ( mine did twice)if the release button on the dash sticks in. I knocked up a very simple delay circuit to avoid this but there is an even simpler solution:
The button adjacent to the boot release locks all the doors, I have never used this so decided to disable the facility (remove the wires) and then wire the boot release and this now spare switch in series, in other words to open the boot from the dash you need to push in both buttons. It is very unlikely that both buttons would stick in together so it gives a fair measure of protection.
Finally the dash illumination push button on the steering console is also really redundant and can be bypassed. If the vehicle lights are on you generally need the dash lit up also. You can use this switch as an emergency fan switch should the Otter switch fail which they do quite frequently, being a double pole switch you can also indicate it is active by using a spare indicator bulb in the Speedo that is unused.
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