KCR wrote:

Joined long time ago ... very happy to be here.
My "retro" Classic ...

How interesting. I will purchase the '3 Spoke' wheel to colour-match my Java Black P38. I'm contemplating what tyres to buy; either 255/70/16 vs 245/75/16. I want thick side walls.

So, after delaying the job, I thought I’d try another method.

I zip tied the lock so it was out of the way, and to avoid hurting my fingers, I just used a long nose plier to get the short end behind the little plastic part.

The only issue I have is I’m finding that the pin hole is not aligning at all. I can, however, manually align this myself if I adjust the plastic hook. I wonder if this is normal or that I’ve done something wrong.

So, after delaying the job, I thought I’d try another method.

I zip tied the lock so it was out of the way, and to avoid hurting my fingers, I just used a long nose plier to get the short end behind the little plastic part.

The only issue I have is I’m finding that the pin hole is not aligning at all. I can, however, manually align this myself if I adjust the plastic hook. I wonder if this is normal or that I’ve done something wrong.

All, thanks for replying.

So is it only the short side that we need to provide tension for, as it needs to wrap around that small part on the plastic hook?
The long side merely just goes into the handle?

Hi all,

After 5 long months, I finally have my kit. I can't picture this part of the instructions "put one end of loop under small arm of spring and press spring/ bar/ cable tie combo on table top.
Bring long arm of spring over into its tensioned position and tighten cable tie to hold that tension"
How do I do this?

Can’t source this elsewhere, and it’s a bit boring having to open the door from the passenger seat.