I know I said this before but I think the Japanese build their cars like a puzzle... the whole thing, not just the dash. I was working on taking the body panels off today so I wouldn't have to worry about denting or scraping them and I only managed to get the bottom trim piece off of the front bumper. From what the repair manual says (in a picture), the bumper cover is attached at a few easy to get to places... and then two nuts, which happen to be located in the space between the bumper cover, the headlights and the quarter panels. How I am supposed to get my giant, fat, American hand in that area, WITH A WRENCH to take them off is beyond me. There's also one bolt or something I havent removed from the headlights and it must be underneath all that black skirting (you know, the black stuff in the wheel wells, what is that stuff anyway?). If I can get the black stuff out and/or the headlights, I might be able to get to those two bolts.
So, I left that alone for now, and put the front of the car up on blocks and took the wheels off. I can now get to that black stuff. Then I can take the front suspension off next week. (Note to self: buy another set of jack stands and some more cinder blocks for the rear end.)
I also had the A/C *ahem* discharged so I can take the compressor and all that stuff out after I take the power steering pump off.
If you didn't know, Georgia is hot. Its hot most of the year, but its exceptionally hot in the summer. And it doesn't help that the sun sets shining S-T-R-A-I-G-H-T into my garage.
And if you read the title and are Japanese and/or a person with tiny hands, don't feel bad, my 9 month old daughter has tiny hands, too.
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