Steering rack refurb and bonnet hinges

[foot2firewall]

Two jobs to be done, both of which were advisories on my MOT, are replace the bonnet hinges (in stainless) and refurbish the steering rack. For the steering rack I'm also going to replace the mounting bushes, tie rod ends and probably the lower universal joint.

Is there anything else I should do while the bonnet is off?

[phillpot]

Check condition of the plywood the hinges attach to, some go very rotten

Sort out all the crappy connections to the lights.

Replace the rubbish bits of chicken wire in the apertures with something nice.

[v8s4me]

phillpot said:

....Sort out all the crappy connections to the lights.

Definitely! Ask Phillpot nicely and he'll post up his solution.

[Alan Whitaker]

Hi
I have gone for these, good price as well.

Alan

http://www.autosparks.co.uk/product_info.php?produ...

[v8s4me]

I tried those and had a terrible job getting the cables into the holes and through the boots as they were slightly too thick. Gave up in the end and went back to the originals with lots of weather proofing. Not a long-term solution though and Phillpot's method looks the neatest to me.

[phillpot]

Old thread

[Alan Whitaker]

Hi All
Mine have gone in ok but I have a new loom and it's thin wall cable, old cables are thicker

Alan

[magpies]

I belive that connector is designed for 1.0mm cables with a MAX current capacity of 8.75A

[mep12345]

I used these, with a good crimp tool they are easy to fit and waterproof

http://www.autosparks.co.uk/index.php?cPath=94_739