Originally Posted by
Kev_owl
@Ben-B I am hooked on your work. I wish I had half as much knowledge, time and patience that you have. I would love to "copy" everything you have done but that would be naff (do people still say that?). One particualar mod that did catch my eye is the arm rest. How did you do that? Ghia seat, Ford Genuine part or aftermarket piece? BTW - @Glenn_ I love your ideas on the variable wiper and footwell lights. Is there an "easy mods for numpties, newbies, clean hand people" group? May be you should get one going.Thanks guys.
Thanks
The knowledge I have is not all that extensive and definitely not beyond the reach of the majority who are interested in cars. Time, tools and fear of f-ing it up are the limiting factors for most people.
Providing you've got some tools, the 2 most valuable things for learning are a Haynes manual and a friend with knowledge. If you can't get a friend who knows their stuff, then forums and youtube videos are the next best thing.
Practice makes perfect though. The first time I serviced a car it took all day to do it - I'd never done it before, kept having to check what to do and in what order etc. Now I can service a car from front to back in only a couple of hours, because I know what to do, where everything is, what size sockets I need etc.
Some people don't have the tools, some don't have the time, others don't want to get their hands dirty, which is fair enough. And some people just can't be bothered. And that's fine too. But servicing your own car is definitely not a technically challenging task for most people, if they wanted to learn.
Originally Posted by
Glenn_
Cool progress matey.
