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TJS10 said:

After 3 months of looking at Tuscan 2's and failing to get comfortable with engine reliability issues I decided a good low mileage Griffith 500 was the better option.

After recently acquiring a car there are a couple of small issues that need to be resolved (if possible). The instruments seem to have a satin plastic covering instead of glass ?, one of the gauges has a water mark on the inside of the plastic. Is it possible to remove the covering ?

Is it easy to remove the plastic cover over the warning lights, again to polish out scratches?

Last question; The targa to door seal isn't the best fit and needs replacing, the door glass goes over the outside of the seal. Will a 1999 car have the Mk2 seals ? I may need to also adjust the door glass.

Initial views; the performance is very deceptive, glance down at the speedo and it shows 120 mph all without much fuss or drama. Not sure if the fuel tank is on the small side or its very very thirsty ... probably both ! The noise to 4k rpm makes me smile, at 5k rpm I start to giggle.

I managed to polish scratches out of the warning light cover on mine without removing it. I simply masked off the surrounding dash and polished out the scrathes with Renovo plastic window polish ( does a great job on the rear window and headlamp covers also)

Colin.

[GJR]

Hi TJS10,

Glad you're enjoying your Griff

I'm pretty sure the only way you can remove the instruments (inc. the warning light panel) is by removing the whole of the instrument panel, there are some pictures that show you how to do this on TheGriffithPages. If your dash is wood veneer you will need to be very careful not to crack or chip the veneer as you take the panel in and out. Also make sure you draw a diagram of all the wires and connections before you disconnect them.

If you decide not to take the dash out but still want to polish the warning light panel then Colin's idea is a good one.

The thread below might help with the door glass / roof alignment and I'm pretty sure that TheGriffithPages has a link to a supplier of the roof seal or there's this one..

http://www.racetechdirect.co.uk/product-subsection...

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

I think the fuel tank is jut 57 litres so not huge. I used to manage 150+ miles to the tank town driving and 250+ miles on longer journeys, I think that's about normal. Remember there is no reserve fuel in these cars... when it says empty is probably is.

G

Edited by GJR on Saturday 19th April 14:55

[pringli]

I'll second the when its on E it probably is!!!! Got home late fri so thought I would fill the Griff up early sat morning on way to work (06.30), started her up no probs then remembered I needed some stuff from the garage, 30 secs later jumped in 1st gear foot on gas and engine coughed and died fortunately can of lawnmower fuel in garage got me to Tesco. 30secs driving can get you a long way from home in a Griff. Dare I say never again!!

[swanny71]

My warning light panel falls out if I accelerate hard, so they're not held in very securely (or is my Griff just super fast?)

Edited by swanny71 on Wednesday 23 April 01:08

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swanny71 said:

My warning light panel falls out if I accelerate hard, so they're not held in very securely (or is my Griff just super fast?)

Edited by swanny71 on Wednesday 23 April 01:08

It's just a push fit in my dash.

Colin.

[2Munkys]

The warning light cover is just a push fit. If you attach some strong adhesive tape or a small rubber sucker, you should be able to pull it away enough to fully dislodge it with a fingernail. Much easier to polish up once removed.