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04 156 Wing Mirror mount respray question

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No need to remove the door cards. Just prise off the plastic covers; careful not to damage the paint, the covers are held on by two press fittings and come off fairly easily to access the bolts (10mm socket I believe) that hold on the mirrors; the wiring has an electrical connector that you need to ease apart. Remove all rubber gaskets carefully otherwise you will get a leak on re-assembly.

I used Hammerite Satin Black; the finish is exactly the same as original. One of my mounts was in a bad way so I had to remove most of the flaking paint using wet and dry back to the alloy. Hammerite needs a special primer for bare alloy; this needs to be rubbed down and it pays to paint all of the mounts as the Satin Black can react with the original finish. A better job would have been to get the mounts shot blasted using a low abrasive agent or a chemical stripper.

Make sure the gasket is clean as it sits in the mount on re-assembly and job done, good as new and a lot cheaper than the £50 Autolusso want for their powder coated mounts!

Rob
 
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Thanks only got reply email notification at 4am! I will go for a respray. Paint type was another query so thanks again.

Not heard of autolusso before. Might come in handy. Dare I say they may have a facelift version steering wheel where the audio control buttons are not warn off after a year...

They also do the Koni FSD and Eibach Pro Kit I heard about this but thought it was a London firm. Not really happy with 04 Veloce suspension on my 17" multi-spokes I made Alfa supply when bought car (it was a deal breaker so they swapped them off a GTA as the 15" multispokes look noody). Plus my rear suspension has squeaked when cold for two years (and two Alfa services).
 
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It's often repeated on the forum but the FSD / Eibach set up is perfect for normal road use. When I got mine fitted even the Mother in Law noticed the difference without being asked. :thumbs: The Eibach ARB is the icing on the cake, but is expensive.
 
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