Bunch of Interior Work
First, I did a deep clean of the carpet so it had time to air-dry. Before:
(apparently, the previous owner was a real sunflower seed enthusiast; they were embedded everywhere)
Cleaning supplies:
And after:
Doesn’t look a whole lot cleaner, but it is, and more importantly, it just SMELLS better.
Got the door sills all nice and clean from the Canadian/Floridian environments. Before:
After:
I swapped over a bunch of Megumi’s interior plastics like the center console trim & armrest storage BUT I kept Nori’s lid, since it has a soft-close hinge (Megumi’s always slammed and felt cheap).
And finally, I cleaned up the door jambs and swapped over known good door stays. Before:
And after:
It’s really nice to have a door that stays open properly now.
I was on the fence about swapping over the shift knob I bought right before the accident. I kind of wanted to wait until I swapped Megumi’s engine and trans in, but…in the end I just did it. I never did drive Megumi with the new knob, so it’ll be a fun commute tomorrow morning.