A good work woman never blames her tools...

Okay well I am going to start with this blog with another THANK YOU to the kind gentleman kind enough to donate some of his tools to me - I feel highly honored and thank you from the bottom of my heart.
I have met many a new friends on the 406oc.co.uk forums, without their kindness of bearing with me, their explanations and spot on information I wouldn't be where I am today.
As many of you will know, I am a bit of a sticker junkie at the moment (possibly have over done it but what the hell it's MY car 'n all!) I have decided to buy a sticker to support the forum and proudly display it on my car.
I haven't decided where is best yet to stick it, but I am thinking the rear quarter window, I am again yet to decide which side. I would like to display it where it'll be seen most, so I think we will go with the ''off-side''.

So, getting back to the title of this blog... a good work woman never blames her tools..
Well - there is nothing 'good' about me, therefore I am exception and I can blame my tools (Come on, typical woman behaviour coming back eh?)

Today the generous postman brought me my 19mm 3/4 drive socket (which I have been waiting for for ever and in fairness, they took the piss with slow delivery and I no longer need it for the job I bought it for..........), I also got my coloured selection of insulation tape, the 406oc sticker, the donated sockets / tools, wire cutters stripping pliers and the soldering gun.

I am a woman of few talents so I thought I'd just ''try'' and strip the wires on the already removed connection boxes.
As useful as a chocolate tea pot................. literally.
They do not properly join in the middle and as a result, to strip wires is incredibly difficult.

What a useful tool........... not.

 Maybe they are supposed to be like that? I have never owned a pair of these before so couldn't be able to tell you. All I know is, they should be up to the job: and they are not.
Unless it's me not up the job...............?

Anyway, with that out the way......

More to add to the tool box on wheels.

Coloured electrical insulation tape (to replace the coloured connection boxes)

LOOK at all this :) :)

Soldering gun :)

THE KINDLY DONATED TOOLS: Thank you! 

THE KINDLY DONATED TOOLS: Thank you!

THE KINDLY DONATED TOOLS: Thank you!
(Oil filter removal tool and spark plug removal tool pictured here)

THE KINDLY DONATED TOOLS: Thank you!
(3/8 drive sockets - Wooooo hoooo!)

I HAVE DECIDED THAT: I will NOT be replacing the electric sockets.

I have based this on several reasons.
Pros:
* Seat can be removed IF it needed to be with great ease.
* I wanted to keep the car looking as it would of done leaving the factory.
* It looks genuine and proper. (word of the week that, ''proper'')

Cons:
* These type connectors are very hard to get hold of, in fact I found no where that sold these. Clip together with the slide feature on the back to 'slide back into place' on the car.
* There are NOT many people who want the front seat removed, if they want more space they generally lower the back row of seats, get my drift ;)


I have overloaded my tiny brain with too much information these past few days, trying to find the right connectors (I DID find the Anderson Powerpoles looked the part, but on writing to the company itself, I was told they were not suitable for airbag electrics, apparently.

Something hit a nerve with their reply too ''you must utilise the correct original connections or you could create more problems than you already have.''

If this tosser knew the problems I was having with the bloody electrics then simply - this would NOT be possible and by any standards how the FUCK can I ''utilise the correct original connections'' when I have cut them out the car now? Knobber.

I clearly stated in the eMail to them that I was having problems with the electrics on the car and needed some advice with regards this ''powerpole'' bollocks.

So -  more trouble than it's worth i.e going to just solder this bitch up and hope that's the proper job done.