Jerry_Kaidor writes>
>So, people, what's the most off the wall mod you've seen on your
>newly-purchased old car?
Well, I think I have told you all about this one, but it is hard to beat the
relocated gas caps on the Europa. The guy moved them from the top of the rear
deck to the sides of the sails, in square recesses. This required a
sharper-than-90-degree elbow. It is impossible to get gas in without it
splashing back at you. The overflow then gets caught in the bottom a pocket'
in the recess. God knows how much work they went to to make something that
works this badly. The looney-tunes wiring is good, too!
I didn't buy this one, but I once looked at a Sonett for sale that had had the
backlight broken (like mine). Mine had a piece of 1/4" plexi mounted on the
stock hinges. It worked OK. This one had a piece of plexi which must have
been 3/4" thick. It was not long enough, either, and left six inches of space
at the back of the window for rain to fall in. Considering the slant of the
window, this affair probably let just as much water in as if there were no
window at all. It had the added advantage of being impossible to see through
at the required angle!
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