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The Lude is to be awaken

Post by paul bristol uk » Fri Apr 08, 2016 11:33 pm

After two years of hibernation I am gently awaking my Lude from sleep. The last thre years has seen her doing only 168KM.
I have neglected her for the Soarer(shame) Before her slumbers she was resprayed,serviced and Rob put in a complete 5th Gen sunroof assembly and there she sat.
Jenny had been diagnosed with a degenerative arthritic hip and could not drive it or the Soarer so it sat in peace,always taxed insured and MOT'd. Well the bloody NHS had misdiagnosed her and a simple injection from a private hospital has got her out of her wheelchair and walking so she can now use the car( that original diagnosis has cost me a stairlift,bathlift wheelchair and god knows what else,still water under the bridge now!)

So back to the Lude and what is needed. I had a new battery put on(the other was 2005 vintage) and she burst into life since October2015.

Good bits
Paintwork unmarked except for some rust on the rear arches(I have new ones which will be fitted in the next month or two.
Most things work.
I have moved her six feet to free the brakes(I left it in park but the discs freed off

Bits that need some attention
Outside nil except the arches which I mentioned and a good clean and polish.
Running gear maybe brake discs I will see if the rust comes of first

Electrical bits
Interior light does not work
Climate control is sluggish

Interior
Left hand dashboard speaker has disintegrated
Ariel will not retrect the last 3-4 inches
Grey plastic on the sex blocker is watermarked and will not clean
Still need someone to fix the plastic headlining at the rear(ring any bells Rob? :lol: )

Chassis
Still dropping rusty water from front of the car. Garage guy said it was coming from the front cross member and he squirted some oil in it last year.What the friggin hell he was on about I don't know. If I get down on the ground to look I will never get up again!!!!!

Lastly a good service and fluid change and I hope that's it.

BTW don't ask for pictures as I have a Camera,new computer and other gismo's but have no idea howto use any of it. If you want pictures someone rock round and take them! :D
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Post by honda-hardy » Sat Apr 09, 2016 12:19 am

Hi bud. If you can get the lude to Chippenham along with cash for service parts, I'll gladly clamber around and give it a service for you.

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Post by paul bristol uk » Sat Apr 09, 2016 12:42 am

Thankyou that is a very kind offer which I will remind you of nearer the time. I will try and sort some of the nit picks out first
then I will come and see you. It would be nice for some one who knows Ludes inside out as you do as you would probably spot something my garage would not.
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Post by Rudelude » Sat Apr 09, 2016 1:42 am

I'm sure U have smiley eyes when it's back on the road... So cool that U were able to keep it even tho u didn't drive it.. Good luck and look fed to some pics :mrgreen: :D eventually
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Post by Vtecmec » Sat Apr 09, 2016 6:58 am

drokking NHS, good to hear your wife is significantly better off now though.

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Post by ek9sid » Sat Apr 09, 2016 7:25 am

Well...to me that sounds like excellent news all round :D apart from the nhs being the nhs.

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Post by RattyMcClelland » Sat Apr 09, 2016 10:42 am

Yay. Great news.
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Post by lewd lude lover » Sat Apr 09, 2016 12:29 pm

I'm with you buddy. Mine got dragged out the garage this morning for the first time in three and a half years! hope to mot on tues.
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Post by mercutio » Sat Apr 09, 2016 10:13 pm

Great News about your other half Paul NHS are crap with this sort of thing there is a dwindling level of talent in the NHS now glad the Lude will be being driven now
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Post by bennyboy » Sun Apr 10, 2016 1:30 am

lewd lude lover wrote: hope to mot on tues.
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