Took the 306 out for a leg stretch in to the Peak District at the start of the week on my day off, a good day was had by us and our German Shepherd who didn't mind the slightly cosier space in the back than he is used to.
One discovery I did make though when parking up at our destination was the boot floor mat had water all over it quite worryingly. It hadn't rained on the journey but we had had a few days of pretty heavy showers while the car had been parked. Did a quick investigation and noticed the offside rear light unit was full of water, as I discovered when I removed the nuts and pulled the light unit out and had a steady river of water fall to the floor.
I'm assuming the seal at the top of the light is perished somewhere while the seal at the bottom of the light is still working but unfortunately trapping water inside!
Boot carpet underlay stuff is absolutely sodden so I've opted to replace it as I don't want a soggy sponge layer sat against the boot floor as I don't fancy any more rust issues.
Yesterday I finally got around to fitting my newly acquired and overhauled towbar assembly, with new 7 pin socket, also wired in a trailer relay, not sure it was strictly necessary but ideal to stop any unwanted electrical glitches.
It actually looks surprisingly neat, I was expecting it to foul the rear plate somewhat but it hasn't. It was relatively easy to fit, however on the exhaust side obviously access was somewhat tricky, I used a trolley jack to lift the bar up and hook on to the studs that are on the inside of the bumper bar to support it while bolting up. Luckily I didn't get too much crap in my eyes.
Tested all the lighting before I left the workshop and that appears to be good, so all done! I can finally get the trailer out the garage and shift some of the stuff to the tip that my other half gently reminds me about every so often.
Wet boots are a shocker for feeding tin worms...
