basically i want my series2 to have a bare shell respray, i have striped the engine and interior. I was just wondering how difficult is it to put everything back togeather, once all the dash and wiring is out. The dash, clocks, wiring, lights etc are still on the car. I dont want to have a bare shell and then be stuck putting things back togeather i have good knowledge of the rs turbo and think i am compitent to do many jobs but aint sure what its like putting all the wiring back in. I can do the engine and interior i just want your advice on reinstalling the loom and electrical wiring etc. COZ THERE IS ALOT OF IT BEHIND THE DASH. WILL IT BE ACHIEVABLE WITHOUT TO MUCH HEADACHE, WHAT DO YOU THINK LADS????

 

last time i had a dash out i ended up usin about 3 rolls of maskin tape labeling every connector and junction so i new where they went!!! tedious but well worth it cos the time before i was left with 1 male and 1 female that didnt match and no where to put em, took 3 days to figure out that it was the front fogs(that the car didnt have) and the heated front screen (not one of them either)

 

Most of it is fairly straight forward, but if I were you and its your first one I would get some stickers to put round the loom and places where they go, mark them with a number and keep a log in a little book in case you get stuck.

Dosn't need to be anything fancy, masking tape works well

Good luck

 

thanks alot for the advice chaps it is much appreciated, i will get some electrical tape and some labels then

infinity MJD: tedious but well worth it cos the time before i was left with 1 male and 1 female that didnt match and no where to put em, took 3 days to figure out that it was the front fogs(that the car didnt have) and the heated front screen (not one of them either)

LOL, LOL, LOL o.k i know i shouldnt laugh but it is funny i hope that dont happen to me now but thanks for the comment as i know what to expect, top man

 

is there anything you think i should leave on the car when it gets sprayed, anything pointless in removing and more headache then its worth????
e,g servo, steering rack etc

 

hell no if ure doin a bare shell, then do a bare shell!!!! id even drop out the grommits and replace em, if your doin that much work then add a few more hours to it and do it right!!!!! any corners u cut now will be onother job u gota do l8r,

i just put a box in my canny, clutch was 0.2mm less than stock so i swaped it out, probly had 50,000 miles there but for the sake of a £50 clutch i changed it out, now i no in my self that it is perfect