Step 1:You will need 2 grills. Begin by cutting the badge out of one of the grills, and part of the grill slats from the spare grill.
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Step 2:Cut the slats to fi

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Step 1: First of all you need to measure up to see exactly where the speakers would fit. Then you can remove the door trims and use the pockets to mark out the shape of the new front and back sections

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Here is what you need:Step 1: Suitable boot catch with solenoid. These can be found on early XR's and ghia models, or maybe off an Orion ghia etc. It has 2 wires, brown is to earth, red/green is to th

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Step 1: Remove the top of the steering wheel cover, and the wheel. Remove the black 'shroud'
around the main console. You'll need to pull off the heater control knobs and pull the rear heater and wip

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Step 1: First of all you'll need a good, sharp stanley knife, a spray bottle filled with slightly soapy water and a lot of patience!Step 2: Next clean the screen and spray lots of water onto it. Peel

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Firstly it is only possible to install 8s if you have electric windows because the complete speaker unit gets in the way of the space where the handle turns. It is however possible to fit 6x9s into a

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Step 1: The two brows are made from 2-3mm thick sheet steel. These need to be 'roughly' triangular in shape with a rounded corner that fits into the fiestabonnet. Take your time with these, as the fin

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Step 1: Go to a scrapyard and find an Orion ghia, they have rear head rests. Make sure you have your cordless drill with you and a sharp knife.Step 2: Remove the head rests and fixings on top of the s

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Step 1: First of all either get a straight wiper arm off a car at the scrappy or straighten your existing wiper arm with a bit of brute force.Step 2: On the back of the wiper motor is a small bar that

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Follow your manufacturers instructions regarding cam lubrication and fitting.
Setting the cam timing:
Install the cam and followers (tappets) as detailed in manufacturers instructions, then for the cr

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