Maintenance of my MGB GT in Winter 17/18
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- 1. new driver seat upholstery
- 2. rear lights sealings
- 3. front light sealings
- 4. four new spark plugs (I wish it were eight)
- 5. new speedometer cable
- 6. rear door lock
My MGB GT performed very nicely last summer which made it a relaxed winter in terms of maintenance and repair.
In particular, I replaced
– the spark plugs, like every winter
– the rubber head light sealings which costed 12 Euros a pair
– the rear light sealings for 65 Euros a pair, god knows why they cost 5 times the front ones
– the driver seat upholstery, which I gave to a specialist workshop, spare parts 390 Euros, assembly another 300,
– the speedometer cable was replaced, spare part costed 90 Euros, installing it costed a couple of hours and a back ache
– I finally disassembled the tail gate door lock, cleaned it and gave it some new grease. Turns like a breeze now.
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Robert Powell said on February 20, 2018
I always enjoyed the MG, especially the soft top…..oh and the V8 engined car too.
Norbert Kosny said on February 21, 2018
Yep, the V8 is cool, but prices lifted off quite bit recently.
Peter said on February 20, 2018
Hi Norbert,
your MG looks like new! Congrats!
But why does it need spark plugs every year?
Do you drive that much?
Cheers, Peter
Norbert Kosny said on February 21, 2018
Hey Peter. Yes, I do drive a lot and I feel that the motor runs a bit smoother with new spark plugs. I do a agree though that changing them so regularly is more of psychological use than technical.
Peter said on February 21, 2018
if you drive a lot, how do you keep the wire-wheels in this “like new looking” condition?
Amazing 🙂