>From: FLASH::"gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu" 2-FEB-1994 14:12:40.00
>To: british-cars@autox.team.net
>CC:
>Subj: Hint of the week...
[Chomp]
>And the Hint of the Week: If you are tempted to drill holes and use
>self-tapping screws, rather than the original glue, to attach new
>upholstery to the central part of the cockpit side of the firewall, don't.
>Especially if the battery is installed.
>
>Moral 1: It is good to learn from your mistakes, but better yet to learn
>from other people's.
>
>Moral 2: If 90% of the upholstery is screwed on, and 10% is glued on, you
>might pause and wonder if there is a reason before you grab the drill.
>
>Ray
Thanks for the memories. Seems that drilling a hole for self tapping screws to
hold my fancy new stereo resulted in the above happening in my 79 midge 5 years
ago. (yeah, I know, I was young and stupid and wanted my tunes. Car has since
been de-radio'd back to original, including a new kick panel to the trunk to
fix the speaker hole I created.)
Battery acid does amazing things to upholstry....
-Kurt Kokko
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