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Finished the rear hatch corner. It really wasn't bad at all. Just wire-wheeled it down to bare metal and leveled out the pits with a layer of bondo. Prime sand prime sand prime sand paint! image.jpg Color isn't exact but it's close. Will definitely be noticeable on the fender since I'm painting that...

Happy rust abatement day!! The only two spot with any real rust on this car is the lower drivers side fender and the corner of the hatch. Decided to do some fixing in preparation of our slushy salty roads this winter. The fender didn't seem too bad at all. Even when I wire-wheeled down every bit of ...

Bad ground. Should be working fine now. I'll see what happens next frost.

lannvouivre wrote:Your hatch glass's refusal to function properly is a sign of disrespect.

Take a hammer and beat it until it realizes its grave error.

I'll keep that as Plan B for now I think

Having a fairly common name and not wanting to use my last name generally, the username "MikeB" is usually taken. I gave up trying to come up with clever names and NotMikeB is never taken.

Hmmm. Already got a decent amount of fog on the glass tonight so I tried it out and...... It still does nothing. The only thing I can think is that it must have a bad ground? I didn't check the ground side for continuity to the chassis but I was seeing 12v when checking between the two connectors so...

Doesn't the axle nut hold the spindle into the hub? I know it's a press fit but it seems like it could easily start pulling out while cornering if there is play allowed.

I'll check in the morning to make sure all are working. They seemed to be in great shape.

My rear defroster has never worked and this morning was a frosty one. I decided to chase down the issue and found some previous owner had cut the wiring to it for some reason and removed a good chunk of it!! I still had the wiring from the switch to the relay and from the relay back to the defroster...

Well now it seems obvious. When I was laying under the car sweating and cursing it didn't. D'oh!

REALLY wish I had read this two days ago. Those things are indeed a PITA

I need the whole handle. There is a round hole in the middle of the handle that the linkage attaches to that broke. The clip is fine. I attached images of my attempted JB weld fix in progress so you can see what I'm talking about. It's the part in the second picture I have the socket putting pressur...

Actually looks like it was the plastic part of the handle the actuator rocker arm (not sure if that's actually what to call it) pivots. I am attempting to JB Weld it back together. Still interested in a replacement even if this works. I've never been super thrilled with the durability of JB weld on ...

Anyone have one they can sell me? Mine broke this morning where the rod clips in.

Used a pretty neat little tool today that worked very well. Autozone sells a tool designed for removing and installing inner tie rod ends and it can be used without removing the outer. It's basically like a serrated exhaust clamp with a slot for a 3/8" driver. Tighten it down over the tie rod e...