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Well I've managed to tear myself away from the Christmas food and drink long enough for a quick update... Quick release arrived from Playskool - I'm really impressed with how solid it is, now fitted. Wheel is totally finished and working perfectly (in my study, anyway ) Took a lot of fiddly soldering and heatshrink, but pleased with the results - here's the messy side: The transmitter fits snugly inside the black box, velcro'd to the wheel - so easy to change the battery when the indicators pack up... Buttons are indicators (will be self cancelling), main beam (will flash once if headlights are off, or latch on if headlights are on), trigger for GPS lap timer on ETB DigiDash2. Now I just have to build the vehicle-side control module - hopefully ready before summer Enjoy the mince pies everyone!

A couple of hours this afternoon has completed the job And a nice little video

Several months ago I bought a pair of electric mirrors and a control switch on E-Bay They are from a MGF (Rover) So yesterday I decided to have a go at getting them sorted out and fitted. The first job was to whip the battery off the Westy. I bought the battery inside and sat at the dining room table and got stuck into working out the wiring on the mirrors and switch. This didnt take too long with the help of google. Once I got both mirrors 100% operational, I labelled up all the wires and also made a seperate note of connections. Then I took off the cover surround and mirror glass After a quick clean up inside the housing, I gave them a rub down with 400 grit wet and dry The next process was to mask up the rubber shrouding covering the mounting lugs, and give them a coat of primer

Good job well done.............Is that a ghost i can see in the third photo?

A bit of fresh air was needed today, so I used some fine cutting compound, followed by Autoglym SRP and finally some wax. Three coats of each left me with this Then I cleaned the mirror glass and applied some Rainex. I also cleaned the plastic glass surround with some trim detailer And finally I re-assembled the mirror The windscreen pillars need a small amount of modifying. I drilled out the fixing holes to enlarge the diameter of them. This allows the mirror to be rotated slightly to make it more vertical as without this it points a little bit too much skywards. You will also see an additional hole that I have drilled to feed the cables through

Love it! I always find I've knocked the mirrors right after I've strapped myself in - I guess this solves that problem...

Isn't the ford ka a fiat 500 underneath? The C1 is a Toyota Aygo and a Pegeot 107. Kia seem to of come on a long way from reviews etc. Tow, Skoda Yeti 170 diesel? Missus has the 1.2 2wd and its a comfy car, great for chucking about. People on briskoda seem happy enough with its towing (1800kg braked apparently), although I guess it depends what your lugging about.

What is it with you and fugly cars? Multiplas and KAs top the list Get something like a 12 month old diesel Fiesta or Pug 207. I've got a 1.4HDi of the latter. 65mpg and free road tax plus easy 90mph when needed. Luvly jubby Tow car wise, not got any ideas yet