Ron Dame

That kind of sums it up. I know the '87's have a different chassis, and *largely*/ the same body, but are the seat mounts the same? Are any mods needed to use them?

I'm going to cross this over to the trivia forum, since you've been the only answer so far.

That kind of sums it up. I know the '87's have a different frame, and *largely*/ the same body, but are the seat mounts the same?

I've got a similar issue to deal with this Spring: Mine has already been sealed shut, but the glass is cracked. I have the new glass and depending on condition of the mechanism, may resurrect the functionality of the sunroof... or not. I'm not sure if the mechanism works anymore. If it doesn't, that complicates removing the old glass. So I, too, am interested in how to proceed.

Thanks Ron

I like your fog lights. What are they?

Well, I found the offending ground, and it was the right front turn signal. I had only looked inside the housing and at the pigtail, ASSuming that the ground wire was directly at the socket, not on the outside of the casting. I had a minor fender=bender last year, and it appears the body shop lost the correct screw for the ground and used a long sheet metal screw instead... so long, that the wire was loose. Worse, it was a much larger diameter that needed and split the lug on the housing. For the short term, I found a shorter, similar thread screw and have things operational until I figure out a way to properly repair the lug or create a different ground. I'm thinking of trying a dab of Frost King defroster repair epoxy which is conductive, to repair the lug.

HI Skip, that makes sense. If it only happens with teh headlights on, it makes sense that's where the bad ground is. It does seem odd that impacts only the right rear brake light though.

Thats right Ronmafredi. All is normal until I turn on teh headlights

With the headlights off, all lights work normally. With them on, there is current back feeding to the right signal indicator on the dash, and sometimes the right brake light works, sometimes it does not, but only when the headlights are on. I cleaned both front and rear light sockets on the right and used dielectric grease. The ground on the front was confirmed with almost no voltage drop. The back socket where it connects to the light body is clean and greased, though I don't think this is the primary ground, if any ground at all. I ran a temporary ground from the right light socket to the left (which acts normally) but this did not solve the issue. I've attempted to find the proper ground for the RR lamps, with no avail. What am I missing?

Upholstery condition is not important, unless it's burgundy. Matching burgundy rear seat with good upholstery would be a plus. Ron rdame58@gmail.com

LeoB and Silverstude, all I can say is that it works. and it's not much different than Dan Booth's solution, though I had not considered the bouncing and potential to break the hood, hence his use of the TP and shop rag. As far as safety, as stated, there is a positive pressure above the hood that keeps it from rising more than a couple of inches, yet it apparently offers enough air to flow out of the engine compartment that it works. For me anyway. I accidentally discovered this when I for got to latch the hood and saw the hood raise a bit on teh highway, but not much. And the engine never got overly warm that hot day.

When my A II starts getting warm, I pop the hood, driving or not, an it allows enough extra air flow to cool it down a bit. It's not a pretty solution, but easy and quick when needed:

I understand. I'm a Luddite that didn't know there were [laces that could print stuff for you.

Much as I disdain the cupholder as a measure of quality, tell me more about yours! The rest of teh interior is fantastic as well!

That's really nice! Many of us don't have the need for a 3D printer, so you might be able to help offset your expenses with selling repros. ( and no, mine are OK right now)

I have tried grounding it to the other tail light, which works normally, but no change. Bez also indicates that the grounds end up in that general location. I don't think I had this problem before I had some front paint work done, but will check my grounds there. The odd thing is that If I move the rear socket around, all is OK.. for a little while. And it only happens with teh headlights on.

My Champ and Larks have those, but they are too big to fit well in the Avanti

Thanks. The fact that the left one lit up may have something to do with the bad ground on my right tail light too.

Where is it? My right tail light acts up whenever the headlights are on. My first step is ground checks, but where does the white ground lead? It goes up into the body, but I have no idea where it exits and grounds. Thanks!

I know I asked about the light between the tach and speedometer, and have forgotten already. On top of that, I noticed two that I had missed before, because one lit up. These are on the console,over the heat and vent controls. What are they?

I'm going to cross post this between the '63-'64 and the '65-83 groups because it should be the same. I'm not sure about Blake Avantis... I'd like to have visors that will swing to cover the door glass when the sun is low and to the side. I started by removing the inner visor mount, but in swinging it from front to side, the outer screw loosens. On top of that, the visor is not wide enough to provide that much shading. Then I tried to fit some from a Jetta, but they require a deep hole in the header to fit, and I don't think I have enough depth for that. Has anyone figured out another visor that fits?

I'm going to cross post this between the '63-'64 and the '65-83 groups because it should be the same. I'm not sure about Blake Avantis... I'd like to have visors that will swing to cover the door glass when the sun is low and to the side. I started by removing the inner visor mount, but in swinging it from front to side, the outer screw loosens. On top of that, the visor is not wide enough to provide that much shading. Then I tried to fit some from a Jetta, but they require a deep hole in the header to fit, and I don't think I have enough depth for that. Has anyone figured out another visor that fits?

That's a nice looking car. I'm sorry you have to let it go. Consider selling on BringATrailer.com. I've done well there, and the costs are reasonable.

Yeah, OK, I thought I was smart enough to figure it out with the above diagrams and a VOM, but I'm not. can anyone take a picture please or maybe make a crayon drawing? Thanks