None of the courtesy lights have worked since I purchased the car. The rear defroster was not operating either. The power door locks were manual only. The right side-view mirror rattled badly. Found a short in the courtesy light wiring, replaced the fuse, a few bulbs and we have lights. Except the driver's foot well light.... it's missing and can't find the housing online anywhere. The rear defroster now works with the driver's side, forward lead disconnected. Now I will need find why that lead is killing the power to the circuit. I shortened the right side lock actuator rod, cleaned and lubed all the lock mechanisms and now both locks work great. Disassembled the right mirror, cleaned all the screws and reassembled with some strategically placed RTV and the rattle is gone. Oh, almost forgot that the driver's seat was stuck in the up position on the front side. Took the seat apart, hooked a drill up to the cable that lowers the front and it's in a usable position again. Now I need to figure out if it's the switch or the motor causing that problem. Yesterday was a good day! Since my budget is at $0 right now, it's nice to accomplish some things for free.

Now I just need figure out how disassemble the lighted sun-visors.... they rattle badly too.

Little projects seem to make such a huge difference. When I fixed my rear defroster, it was the wire inside the connector was pulled out and not making contact.

Glad you got some things taken care of!

Matthew

Way to go.

cool to hear

Excellent progress!

The small fixes all add up. Most everything is repairable. It just takes time, research and patience. Those don't cost anything but they have value.

They're the kind of thing you put off for a while then once you get around to fixing them you wonder why you waited so long.

The small stuff definitely makes the car more enjoyable overall.

Nice work!

Automatic Shift Selector Indicator Light -- had fallen out of the socket and no longer illuminated the shift indicator. I .99 bulb made it so much nicer to see at night!!

Yes, all these little things make a huge difference. I may actually let a passenger (other than my kids) ride in the car now LOL. The best part of all this is that I'm learning about the car. What's there, what's not, and generally how it works. Thanks for all of the encouragement guys!