Re: alfa-digest V7 #1386

[Pottree@domain.elided]

In a message dated 02/23/2000 10:50:22 PM Pacific Standard Time, John Conway 
writes:

<< > Yea!!!!! I am back behind a  spider's wheel 

CONGRATS!

  I picked up my black over tan spider today  in Santa Barbara
 > for what seems to be a low price of 7300 for a virtually flawless looking 
and
 > driving car with 63k miles. I drove it back  on highway 1 to Santa Monica
 > tonight.

ARE YOU AN AROSC MEMBER YET?  MONTHLY MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT IN CULVER CITY, 
BRING THE CAR.  CLEAN CAR SHOW AT PETERSON MUSEUM IN LA SAT. 10 am TOP 
PARKING LEVEL IF FAIR, 1 LEVEL DOWN IF RAIN.

   I rolled the drivers side window
 > down, and now it won't roll back up! 

THIS IS MOST LIKELY THE SWITCH WHICH YOU CAN TRY TO FIX, OR REPLACE (NOT 
EXPENSIVE).  TRY THIS BEFORE TAKING OFF THE DOOR PANEL, WHICH WILL RESULT IN 
A SET OF BROKEN ANCHORS.

 I am particularly interested in the post
 > made about the mysterious relationship between the window and the heater, 
as I
 > received essentially no heat on my after dark, windy, and very very cold  
long
 > coastal drive home. 

THE HEAT IN OUR NEW 91 SPIDER IS TOASTY HOT BUT THE HEATER FAN ISN'T VERY 
POWERFUL.  I THINK YOU CAN ALSO USE THE A/C FAN TO BOOST OUTPUT; THERE"S 
SOMETHING ABOUT THIS IN THE MANUAL.  I HAVEN'T TRIED IT YET BUT BELIEVE I SAW 
IT WHEN SCANNING THE BOOK.

  In addition, the upholstery is in
 > fine shape, but faded in places and the suede is pretty tired looking on 
the
 > drivers side so I am planning to soon redo it all in new leather and suede 
to
 > veloce spec.  Can anyone recommend a good place in L.A.?  

TWO PLACES I KNOW THAT HAVE DONE GREAT WORK FOR ME ARE CARSKINS IN VAN NUYS 
AND NACHO'S IN NORTH HOLLYWOOD.

  If I am thinking correctly, as my car has a leather
 > steering wheel, ac, and map light in the glove box, I will essentially 
have a
 > Veloce.  Am I missing anything else? 

LIGHTED VANITY MIRROR ON PASSENGER SIDE VISOR, HARD TOP BOOT AND RELATED 
SPECIAL FITTINGS, VELOCE TEXT ON REAR END

 Sorry about the caps.

Charlie
LA, CA, USA

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