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I've found in my research that the elbows are used to ventilate the cabin and typically sunroof cars do not have them so its interesting that you have both elbows and sunroof. I don't think it really matters whether you use the plugs, elbows or no plugs. The only reason I could see the elbows being useful is if you want to keep the cabin extra fresh and make sure there are no exhaust fumes traveling into the cabin from the trunk.

Thanks. I've tried pulling from the bottom and top. The tube is softening from me pulling on it so much and I'm afraid its going to tear from inside the tunnel. The tubes themselves look like they have barnacles growing in and on them and are completely clogged so that doesn't help either.

Hi Jgerock, Thanks you for the pictures. Great job by the way. I bought all the items to do it the way you did, but after putting the new hoses in, It was a really easy route to the plug holes since there is already a hole between the trunk and the cabin right where the hose comes down from the roof tunnel. The hoses are already currently going out the plug holes. And I thought, why drill holes in my wheel wells if I can route them out these existing holes. I'm gonna try it this way and see how it goes. I really appreciate the info. I do have a question for you though. I'm having a hell of a time getting the front hoses out. Any advice?

Thanks for the info Rocky and Steve. Rocky, How much for the 1? Steve, Do you know how I can narrow down the search on that website? I've scoured many pages and cant find them. Any clue to what category they are in? Thanks.

I'm looking for the oval plugs you find on the side of the trunk when you lift the trunk lid. You find the plugs on sunroof cars. I'm looking to modify them so that the rear sunroof drain tubes terminate where the plugs are.

I'm restoring a 76 in Phoenix right now and while I've done all the mechanical work on it myself so far, I have got a couple leads on some shops that you may want to check on. Vaughan Motor Works and Bo's Motor Works. Both shops are located in Tempe. A relative takes his e30 to Vaughan and says they are super nice and do great work. I was told about Bo's from a guy that saw my car on the street. He said he used to own a Tii and had Bo do some work on it. I've stopped by the Bavarian Motors shop and talked with the owner. They seem pretty legit and the owner said he has a lot of 2002 parts in storage that he's been sitting on for years but I asked him about doing some work and he quoted pretty high so I guess it just depends what your $$$ situation is. Please let us know where you end up going or if you're interested in meeting up to talk 2002's.

I recently sent the car off to get bodywork and paint done. I got a good deal here in Phoenix through a friend. I would love to have done a bit more of the bodywork and paint myself but I don't have a garage. It needs some rocker panel work and we're filling the lower trim holes as well as the front side reflector holes. I'm gonna keep the holes for the big bumpers cause I'm planning on driving this car a lot and Phoenix drivers are some of the worst. The car has been repainted a number of times so when the body work guy sent me some photos of what it looked like after they sanded it down, I was amazed at how crazy all the colors look. There really isn't much left of the original color after I did quite a bit of welding inside and in the trunk so I don't think Im going to paint it the original green color again. Sorry guys. I think I'm going to paint it Riviera Blue. I really don't like blue cars but this blue is perfect for this car and it will go perfectly with the custom interior Im making. Hope you enjoy the pics.

Hi Tom, Thanks for the pointers. I did switch the wires but didn't screw the turn signal back to the fender. I didn't know the screws provide the ground. Ill try that tomorrow. Thanks.

Update: I believe I found the source of the problem. I took Mikes advise and disconnected each individual wire from fuse #8. There were two grey/white wires going to #8. One wire went to the back right tail light. When I disconnected that one from the fuse. It still blew. Then I disconnected the other one and It didn't blow. So I followed that grey/white wire. Come to find out, It goes to the front right turn signal. I had no Idea #8 fuse goes to the right turn signal. As I followed the wire and got close to the turn signal light, there was a split that was not connected to anything, It has some cobwebs in the split connector. That could have been an issue. As I got closer to the turn signal, I couldn't pull the wire out from under where the turn signal light sits. I think corrosion took its course and that wire was stuck in the right front fender. I ripped the wire out and replaced it. I definitely think that wire was hitting something in that fender but I couldn't tell cause when I ripped the wire out, It broke in half. So I replaced both wires to the right front turn signal, plugged them into the turn signal, plugged the grey/white wire back to the fuse box and the fuse did not blow!!. The rear right tail light was bright as ever and the gauge lights were bright too!!. So I messed around with the turn signal and got it to turn on but not blink. I believe that the turn signal is bad. I got it from a 2002faq member which is in pretty bad shape but I wont name names. The connectors on the turn signal that touch the bulb are wonky and don't line up correctly. The plastic is completely cracked so I'm going to get a new turn signal light. Thank you guys so much for your help.

Thanks for the info guys. I'm going to do some continuity testing today after work on the wires to the rear tail light and the lightbulb socket. I'll let you know what I find. I have about 15 extra fuses so hopefully I don't blow all of them before finding out the issue. Mike: I checked the seatbelt sensor wires. They aren't hooked up and don't look to be shorting but I'll check those more thoroughly today. LB72: I recently replaced the reverse light sensor on the transmission and fixed the wires. I don't believe that is the issue because the backup lights work but I'll get under the car and take a closer look. Thanks Simeon for the link. That process seems a little confusing but I'll read it again when I have more time. Would I be able to do that test with the light tool below?

Every time I turn the lights on on my 76 2002, The #8 fuse breaks. I know that the #8 goes to the rear right tail light and brake light as well as the instrument cluster lights. Neither the right tail light or instrument cluster has working lights. I checked the wires going from the tail light to under the dash. I didn't find any wire that was contacting metal. I rewrapped the wires to the rear tail light. I took out the gauge cluster, non of the wires going to the gauge cluster looked fried. I even replaced the light switch cause it was falling apart. I also checked the wires going into the fuse box. I didn't see anything out of the ordinary. The only other thing that the #8 fuse goes to is the fog lights but I don't have fog lights so nothing is hooked up. If anyone has any other suggestions, please let me know. I also checked the ground to the tail lights which is near the left tail light. I cleaned up the ground. Thanks, Roberto

Great looking car James. Thats the cleanest mintgrun 2002 I've seen. I'm not sure I'm sold on returning the car to the original color but who knows. Those Corrado's look fantastic too. Did you paint them? I'm loving mine. They're perfect for the car. I'd like to see what they look like with center caps but haven't been able to find some chrome ones that would work.

When I ripped up the nasty old carpet and discovered the rust on my car, It looked like such a big job that I thought there was no way in hell I'd be able to repair it or pay to have it repaired. But after deciding I was going to tackle it myself, I borrowed a welder from a family member and taught myself to weld. I welded the drivers side and passenger side floor boards. It wasn't hard, just time consuming. And I did it all myself. I thought I did a pretty good job for my first time doing metal work. I absolutely love coming up with solutions to complete my projects. It's the most rewarding feeling when working on the car. Then came the electrical issues. When I got the car, the only electrical thing that worked was the stereo. I even found an old Jackson Browne tape in the glovebox. Its in the trash now (the stereo, no the J. Browne mix). I found out why non of the rear lights worked after I pulled the back seat out. There was a little petrified mouse laying in a field of seat stuffing that had chewed through the wires running to the back of the car. I figured he either died from electrocution or peacefully in his bed. Over the past 8 months I've owned the car, my absolute favorite part of my poor man's restoration project has been searching for good deals on unconventional parts that will work for the car. Whether It be on craigslist, ebay, 2002faq, salvage yards or the hardware store. I find great joy in finding unique pieces and ways to fix and restore the car without spending top dollar for OEM parts. I definitely like to look outside the box. And I think in the end, this approach will pay off as I will have a one of a kind 2002 thats both unique and fits my style. Some people might frown upon not using original parts for the car but I believe I'm saving this car from being a pile of trash and I like the Idea of reusing as much as I can. Some of the good deals I've found are some Recaro style cloth seats for under $100. I think the seats are good candidates for leather and tweed reupholstering. The rails were a bit narrow so I had to widen them with a couple pieces of metal from the hardware store. I used the left over piece to make a gas pedal. Before finding the Recaro knock offs, I spend 3 summer days in an Arizona salvage yard ripping out some E30 sport seats but then found out I'd have to cut the car up to make them fit. It's all good, made $80 on the resale. Also found some corrado steelies on craigslist for under $100. Lastly I found a new old stock AMCO shift knob on ebay for $40. I think its pretty slick looking and way better than the sticky rubber shift knob with continuous twisting action that was previously on there. Thanks for reading and check out some of the pics.

I'd suggest pulling back the rubber tar to see how much rust you really have. I welded in some sheet metal on my drivers side cause it wasn't that bad but had to purchase a new pan for the passenger. Take a crow bar and a hammer to the tar and it should crack and peel off like a fresh baked tray of crystal meth. Here are a few pics of how my rust repair went down. The nice part about yours is that it looks like your petal box is solid, Mine was rusted through on the bottom with a fist size hole in it. Had to buy a replacement from a 2002faq member.