Serviced and Fettling

Just got the Chimaera back from a 6000 mile service at Automedon over in Blackpool.
Went and picked it up on Saturday, made a day of it, had a little run down to Southport before heading back to Leeds. The car never missed a beat, ran like a dream.

I treated the beast to some new wipers on it's return home, so back to eBay and bought some Trico Innovision wiper blades, they're the ones that hug the screen like the ones on all new VAG cars. So we shall wait and see what they are like, I didn't throw the original ones away...just in case.

Did a bit more fettling too, after the recent torrential rain the mats on the drivers side were soaking so time to try and find the point of water ingress.
The obvious culprit was the cover to the brake cylinder on the wing under the bonnet. So it was time to remove the cover and get rid of the 10 years of silicon that had been put on by every mechanic that filled/checked the brake fluid level. After cleaning off all the old sealant it was on with the new silicon and replace the cover in a much more snug manner.
I also gave the hood a good painting of Fabsil, it wasn't looking that waterproof the last time it rained.

Other stuff I sorted was the trim in the boot that had come away from the bodywork, a rubber piece had dropped off the door got glued back on, and I noticed that a couple of bolts that hold the hood to the body had lost there nuts! An easy fix. Job done.

Just waiting for my new shocks to get delivered, more on this later...

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