August 22, 2020 – rear suspension boot leak and repair

A few days ago, I noticed a small amount of LHM on the floor below the left rear tire. On quick inspection, I noted the suspension boot was wet, so I ordered a replacement boot. The new boot arrived in the mail, so it was time to swap it out. After removing the wheel, I […]

August 10, 2020 – New Emergency Flashers wired up and working!

Last week, I finalized the button layout for accessories on the dashboard and added a new emergency flasher button near the steering wheel. Today, I finalized the wiring which included adding a dedicated flasher unit and integrating the button with the factory hazard indicator light on the dashboard. Results can be seen at this video […]

August 1, 2020 – Two more changes to switches on the dash

Right after I thought I finalized the way I wanted to provide indicator lighting for the AC and Fog light switches, I identified a couple of opportunities for refinement! The first came from an email exchange I had with Steven Prevett who owns an injected SM in the UK. His SM, like mine, did not […]