After fully resorting and updating the car, I decided to move on and sell it. 5 years of ownership, around £13k spent. Here are a few pictures of the complete and finalised car on the day of the sale:…
The last thing in the car I wanted to update are the headlights. The 'top spec' Xenon Plus headlights which came with the care are totally terrible, I'm sure they were great when the car came out, but after 20 years I'm better off…
This post will cover various oem+ mods added to the car The first quick and easy mod i found is D3 rear boot lid gas struts, they are chrome and look really cool especially if the car is black. I used Febi ones from autodoc: Next, a full set of…
Next up in this never ending story is the exhaust, its old, rusty and something inside the cats rattles there's 2 codes for catalyst system below efficiency: This basically means the car needs all 4 new cats and oxygen sensors as they're all 21 years old…
This post will cover various odd jobs on the car that are too small for their own posts. Starting off with leaking cylinder head, I've had this done in part 2 of this project but as you will find out, it was badly bodged.... and paid someone good…
Ever since part 6 of this project, ever since when I fitted and installed a brand new head unit and amp, I've been plagued by a constant, rpm-dependent whine of the alternator in the speakers. To fix this I have tried every single 'noise isolator' and…
In this post I will cover what I've done to the audio system in the car. To begin with, my D2 came with the optional Bose audio system and (back then) range topping RNS-D head unit: By today standards its old, out of date (last map update was…
In this post I'll cover refurb of the front and rear suspension. Front: Front subframe has been preserved in near perfect condition as the 2.8 leaks oil everywhere which eventually ends up on the subframe, bushes were also OK so i didn't touch them. All…
In this part of the recomissioning, I'll focus one some of the interior work that I've done to the car. The 2 front Recaro seats have leaky lumbar support, it's a super common fault on all the D2's. Once pumped up they…
After taking the car from the mechanic after about 5 weeks, I started working on the remainder of mechanicals, there car was throwing codes for: *secondary air system *lambda sensors *oil in coolant *coolant temp sensor failing *coolant hose rubbing on ac wheel *oil cooler leaking oil into the coolant…