Thanks Tim
Liberated some tat from one of the lockups
Found some shiny bits too :
^ New tailgate lock and new door lock found at one of the Billing autojumbles .They're not matching which means I'll have a bunch of keys like a door stop but at least they'll look shiny.... Chrome door striker and chrome tailgate latch via German Ebay.
Got a new pair of chrome door handles , can't remember where/when I got them though - probably Ebay :
Couldn't find the nuts for the back of the handles but the original estate doors were kicking about so they donated them :
Got some new door lock gaskets from Germany :
The tailgate one won't actually be any good as I'm using a Chevette lock rather than a Kadett one and they're different but it was still worth buying the kit for the two door lock ones.
Gasket fits on the door lock like so :
..and lock and handle now on :
New tailgate lock was a Billing autojumble find :
The original Kadett lock was similar to the door lock and the tailgate had a separate slim black plastic handle on it but I never liked it tbh . I do prefer the chrome Chevette lock/handle , much nicer on the eye..
Was at the car boot sale one day and an old boy was selling these locking wheel nuts :
They were marked up as 'Mondeo' and they were £3 . Turns out they're the same thread and exactly the right pitch required for the alloys for the Kadett. They're 'McGuard' nuts too which appear to be of heavier/better quality than the last set of locking nuts I bought from the local accessory shop...
Got the other 12 wheel nuts ordered up from Firenzaboy ( RetroRides ) . Bought some for the Firenza from him and they're spot on , great quality . Not cheap but I'm only buying them once.. :
That meant I could borrow my wheels back fom MickyJ who'd been using them for a few shows earlier this year ( Vauxhall Viva ) :
So wheels back on , new nuts etc :
The plan was always to use Chevette bumpers as they're a bit slimmer than Kadett ones and I just prefer the look of them .
On the Kadett City hatch they put the rear number plate in between the rear lights which I've never liked the look of . So by moving the number plate down to where it should be ( like on a Chevette ..) I can use the Chevette bumper and the Chevette number plate light :
^ New old stock , another Billing find .
I've got a really good pair of square headlights , can't remember where I bought them now but more than likely from a forum chap , somewhere..
They may look a bit grubby but the lenses and adjusters are like new so they'll just need a bit of a clean up and they'll be fine .
I got some 'new old stock' Hella front indicators a few years ago now . They were being sold as Manta A series ones on Ebay ( same as early Kadett ..) and they were quite cheap .
Only downside to the C1 Kadett indicators is they stick out like a sore thumb so to try and soften them down a bit I got some clear indicators from Germany , could really do with a chrome bulb in them though :
And again , downside to aftermarket lenses is they don't fit over the metal lip of the body like the original orange fellows so I'll more than likely give the exposed lip a rub down and a lick of paint .
Headlight , indicator and grille back in :
Still think I might do behind the grille in black though :
..more next weekend