Minor faffing and now it sits as it was meant to; covering the car ready to go with the hood down, ears folded in and all.
The slit for the wing also means that I can cover the car with the engine hot as the vents stay  uncovered  till I close the grommets.
So; park, clean the windscreen, pull cover over, close grommets later. Ready for the next trip.


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Neat. I like that.

Fitted quick (dis)connect:


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That "quick (dis)connect" looks heavier than the battery!

Quote from: Joesson on June 16, 2020, 13:04That "quick (dis)connect" looks heavier than the battery!

Go figure how usefull it is with a that much smaller battery.

It´s a handy anti theft thingy too.

The new oil cap is a perfect recepticle to leave the knob.

Would you mind rephrasing or explaining your last line ?

The new, longer wheel nuts. The shorter ones are too short to get off. The longer ones being lighter is a happy secondary property.

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@Joesson; I can put the unscrewed knob in/ on top of the oil cap and so never loose track of it.

Thank you for that.

Quote from: Joesson on June 16, 2020, 14:13Would you mind rephrasing or explaining your last line ?

See post 561

Quote from: Petrus on June 16, 2020, 15:01The new, longer wheel nuts. The shorter ones are too short to get off. The longer ones being lighter is a happy secondary property.

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Do you have a link to where you got the wheel nuts from?

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Quote from: Petrus on June 16, 2020, 15:01The new, longer wheel nuts. The shorter ones are too short to get off. The longer ones being lighter is a happy secondary property.

Do you have a link to where you got the wheel nuts from?

Remember, these nuts are for aftermarket wheels with tapered, rather than square seats for the standard wheels.

Quote from: jvanzyl on June 16, 2020, 23:00Do you have a link to where you got the wheel nuts from?

eBay item number: 224034092824

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Quote from: Petrus on June 16, 2020, 15:01The new, longer wheel nuts. The shorter ones are too short to get off. The longer ones being lighter is a happy secondary property.

Do you have a link to where you got the wheel nuts from?

Remember, these nuts are for aftermarket wheels with tapered, rather than square seats for the standard wheels.

Ah... anyone got a link to these nice light nuts with the square end?

sigh.....

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a bit too in your face I think but the girls like them 

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a bit too in your face I think but the girls like them 

Maybe paint the calipers the same colour?

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a bit too in your face I think but the girls like them 

Maybe paint the calipers the same colour?

Or paint the wheels white!

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a bit too in your face I think but the girls like them 

Maybe paint the calipers the same colour?

Or paint the wheels white!

Paint? Surely that's a few grams. Totally negates the loss of weight from the nuts in the first place!

Agreed, but the Red,White and Blue would be symbolic!

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For Joesson (and those who did not dare ask).

Silver and white are/were sometimes considered the same, hence the silver Auto Unions and Mercedes whereas white is/was the German racing colour.

@Petrus
Thank you for the picture of your knob and where you keep it when not in use.
Thank you also for the heads up on white / silver, so now you are, figuratively speaking, flying THE Flag.

Added a bit of fun 


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Rinsed the dust off the car and fitted the véry nice Takata seat belt pads.
So before taking the Doraemons off took a snapshot...


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I líke the Doraemons better actually, more fun, make me smile, but they are cheap pluche fun and the Takata product is simply way more comfortable.

What a great topic and read to help me recover from the flu! Found many interesting details, hopefully Ill incorporate some into my build, thank you sharing.

Quote from: Joesson on June 19, 2020, 11:57@Petrus
Thank you for the picture of your knob and where you keep it when not in use.
Thank you also for the heads up on white / silver, so now you are, figuratively speaking, flying THE Flag.

You don't technically have to remove it, just unscrew it so it no longer completes the circuit...