Another Busy Day - Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit PART 40

[@jasonakamrdaddy5433]

Please stop apologising about the long videos....I really prefer them...the longer the better as far as I'm concerned 😊

[@renataavgeri1132]

Exactly

[@IMDYT420]

You watch more but you might learn a little bit more :)

[@pallsmortion4750]

That's what she says!

[@thyr0ne]

I agree, I love your preciseness!!!

[@smashyrashy]

I think 40 minutes is the sweet spot

[@andrewpeat6342]

Great to see your son getting involved, making memories that you both will never forget and letting him have a go at the welding I applaud you sir. This does just gets better.

[@erickhauser2322]

Best thing you can do is have your kids on the projects. Great job.

[@lukekens6495]

Amazing guy teaching your son life lessons are most important

[@brendonelton]

I have to admit, serious positive progress is being made, when this series first started, I had overwhelming doubts as you were peeling back the layers of repairs that needed doing to this RR, I am more inclined now to believe that this will eventually be finished with a top notch paint job and be fit for the road again! keep up the good work Vince, you're almost at the finish line!

[@JL-of3db]

Another brilliant video, so many people interested in this, you are doing what we all want to do, that's not to be afraid of trying stuff on our own cars. After owning a 1987 spirit a few years ago you have inspired me to get another and just get stuck in! I'll be using these video's as a total reference guide! Thanks Vince, keep them coming!

[@Mymatevince]

Thank you so much JL, I hope your next Spirit has a few less issues than this one 😂👍👍👍

[@JL-of3db]

@@Mymatevince Ha ha true, I did want to ask on your first video, how did you get it home, was it drivable or did you transport it? Also was it an auction buy or through autotrader etc.? Thanks

[@Mymatevince]

@@JL-of3db The seller (car dealer) drove it back for me so I didn't have to worry about insurance etc. It did at the time have an MOT, but I'm not sure how thorough the test was!!! I think it was on eBay and Autotrader and was at the time the cheapest RR in the country (£3990). I still overpaid for it by around £2.5K 😂 but I wanted a car with lots of faults and it sure did deliver my wish.

[@TheCod3r]

I prefer the long videos Vince. Im pretty sure others do too 😊

[@Mymatevince]

Thanks Phil 😎

[@Sortskjegg]

You are truly an inspiration for us to actually try to fix our own stuff. Some of your repairs are probably abit janky for an expert in the field, but most of us are not experts and we just want to fix our own stuff to get abit more life out of them.

[@robandsharonseddon-smith5216]

Loving your enthusiasm. Comment for engagement. Gift is for whole series as I've enjoyed all of it. Only found this because you mentioned it in a repair vid, which I got recommended because I watch Northridge fix.

[@rondickson1491]

Another excellent video! Always a pleasure to watch you figure out how something works and how to fix it. Best wishes from the USA!!

[@djm9937]

Have really enjoyed this series. Have been binge watching, looking forward to seeing more :) Am amazed by the lack of swearing, you are a very patient man!

[@Mymatevince]

Hahaha, cheers djm 😂👍

[@CR7hg]

This is what father and son should be like. I never had that bond with my dad but decided that I will teach my son everything in the future... and then got 2 daughters

[@TharkysOlafson]

I am glad to see that you are passing on your skills and experience to your son. I think you should continue including him if he is willing to go along for the ride!

[@droidhimself1150]

glad ur getting ur son involved...what you have is a talent and an eye for things...let him learn ...he will grow up to appreciate it

[@jreding132]

Great to have your son with you, a good father son experience that you will both remember for years. the world needs more father involvement for children to grow up with a good work ethic...Well done Vince.

[@chrispybee]

I just love the fact that you are willing to try anything. Yes, you’ve got a spare door lock thingy bbb but you got the original working and probably better than ever. It’s also very touching that you have got your lad involved. My dad used to mess with cars but never got me involved which is a shame as I was at the time interested in the mechanical side. Keep it up and looking forward to the next episode!

[@paulpalmtree9295]

I have to take my hat of to this guy, he’s worked his knackers of on this Silver Spirit. Very very well done 👍.

[@robandsharonseddon-smith5216]

Thanks!

[@Mymatevince]

Thank you so much!!! 👍

[@cardrac6421]

Drivers door been apart since day 1, and it's all back together again. Amazing 😊

[@shaunbrown1402]

The reason the near side suffers more than the off side is because the left side is the gutter side, you hit all the puddles and surface water. Great vids buddy. Keep up the good work, can't wait see the Rolls when it's finished. I love bringing old items back again.

[@beavis6363]

As always it's great to see the progress. Good to see the young guy helping out and learning again. Continued good luck. I think your at the "little things converging" stage. Exciting.

[@criostasis]

40 parts already? Time flies by! Keep it going!

[@dungeonmaster2417]

Worthy of a prime time TV slot Vince. Better than the current rubbish being spewed out on all channels. Longer the better my friend, keep em coming. How do you get your son to assist you? My 16yo mows the lawn only through blackmail, intimidation, or bribery.

[@claudedagenais2669]

I enjoy so much the Rolls Royce videos. It goes to show you that even luxury cars needs to be serviced just like ordinary cars. Having your son helping you is fantastic and he does a bang up job, good for you kidoo, keep up the good work. Looking forward to part 41.

[@pherman8852]

Absolutely fabulous! My Mate Vince, working with My Apprentice Vince. I’m so happy for you guys. Learning things from my father, are some of my best memories. You bless us sir.

[@oddysee3030]

Nice to see a video in this series that's just full of little victories, love it!

[@pherman8852]

And don’t forget Grandfather Vince….the geniuses of all thing’s amazing that are Vince!!!

[@Mymatevince]

😂👍👍👍

[@AttilaTheHun333333]

Never thought I would enjoy this series this much. Great work Vince and thank you.

[@zynaps666]

You're passing on life skills there Vince. Good man.

[@lukemallory7832]

Honestly, I feel like buying an old Rolls just to do all these frustrating jobs..! Looks like fun!

[@Johna130]

I used to love working on cars with my dad I hope you two have many years ahead to wotk together.

[@charlesdeens8927]

Fantastic fixes. I'd never have the patience to figure all that out.

[@TheSkaldenmettrunk]

Another big part is done. It's really nice you could fix the original part. I almost forgot how nice the inside of the door looks by now.

[@MrBrainFear]

All that back and forth gave me nausea. 😂😂 cracking job though. Always rewarding when things come together.

[@geoffadamson7049]

Tip for the welding a fire blanket will help protect the underlay did you remember to prime with weld proof primer and you can get anti splatter spray too

[@CrimesAndMysteriesYT]

Probably the best series on youtube

[@APSuk2]

To help the windows go up and down get some silicone spray, if you can get a can with a nozzle that has a long tube attached that will make application easier. Lower the windows and spray it in the rubbers seals located in the runners either side of the window. You will be surprised how much this will aid the windows to go up & down as the rubber seals cause a massive amount of friction on the glass.

[@Boogie_the_cat]

Your bumper work from the last video looks so good. I like the longer format videos as well. It's all more quality time spent with MMV. Good stuff. Keep it coming! I'd also suggest not to sweat it regarding using LEDs. I'm personally a big fan of them. Small LED bulbs allow you to actually have a usable amount of light, whereas small incandescents don't do a hell of a lot. You can get orange LEDs if its the color tone thats a deciding factor. Go for an LED bulb with a "color temperature" of 3000K for that nice orange-y glow. People are babies about LED light often, and I don't understand it. a small, low powered incandescent bulb barely illuminates an area more than 3 inches away from the bulb. If the point of light bulbs is to create light, (isn't it usually?) LEDs produce more visible light per watt than ANY other lightbulb technology. By far. But people get weird about "new" technology (screw in LEDs were not cost effective when they were introduced) and you'll find all kinds of questions on Google like: "are LEDs dangerous?", "is LED light bad for your eyes?" and "How harmful is LED light?". Sure, bright, white\blue LEDs can make it more difficult to sleep if you're staring at an LED panel, TV, or screen, before you try to sleep.... That doesn't make them dangerous. No more dangerous than any other light bulb tech that has been used in households. Incandescent bulbs mostly emit infrared light, which is useless for human eyes, but great for heat. The only other downside i've ran into with LED bulbs is that they often flicker on camera footage, especially filming in slow motion, and they can interfere with radio signals.

[@jeremyTallen1]

I don't think this car could have found a more perfect person to be owned by.

[@johnboi8346]

Nice to see your getting your apprentice to work! Hope he isn’t getting that spanner rash or the misery of the ark eye!! Hope the battery was disconnected when welding can cause much electrical headache’s ! Loving the car videos!

[@TragicMike]

Great progress made there Vince! The spirit of Slash on the bonnet was definitely looking down on you there! Great job! 👍🏼

[@tomleech9753]

I really want to see the episode where you sand and refinish those wood door panel accents. They are going to look great.

[@Charlie_Crown]

Progressing nicely now Vince, the amount of work you've gone through at this stage, necessary work, would have cost you a fortune to get done at a garage, so you're really adding value to it now, well done 👍

[@markhowell8539]

As usual, a thoroughly enjoyable video to watch.Great to see your son getting envolved.

[@dmcars147]

Whenever you get around to the woodwork, I think I wouldn't do the Yacht varnish. Whenever I see that brushed on, it never looks right. Once sanded and prepped, I would do multiple coats of spray clear and then wetsand, polish once done. I did once on a Jag console and came out nice.

[@ferris7290]

cup washers and bolts are easily sourced for your door lock on diver side to 'nearly' match the ones on the passenger side...

[@Paul-ib5xv]

Surely you don’t want the driver door to lock from the other doors Vince?

[@travisash8180]

Did Alice cut the pine tree down Vince ?

[@davepost7675]

I agree. I think this is the designed functionality.

[@JAY61ish]

@@davepost7675 i was thinking that too.. you don't want passengers locking the keys in the car

[@drinkyourpgtips.]

That's what I'm thinking otherwise the passenger will be able to lock everyone in the car, the only door that should control the others I would of thought should be drivers

[@charlesmurphy1510]

@@GheGhoexcept the keys.

[@GadgetUK164]

Fantastic work Vince =D Always fun fixing central locking!

[@Mymatevince]

So glad that is working again as it didn't feel right putting the door panels back on knowing I had to take them off again months later 👍

[@richardbrobeck2384]

Wow you have really made some good progress on the car !

[@cav4290]

Great progress. You should start on the leather treatment/restoration, will be very satisfying and will make it look like a Rolls should. Ideally you can do this together with the wooden door caps.

[@mrjsv4935]

Good progress and nice to see the central locking part was repairable, no parts required :)

[@usaamahshakeel]

Vince your son is the future of this youtube channel trust me he will make for a good overall fixer of most items even cars🎉

[@kkal1183]

Rumor has it that RR designed the windows specifically to prevent them from going all the way down to prevent the placement of arms out of the windows because it was considered undignified.

[@toadinthehole8085]

Looks clean inside and with with each episode the car is closer to the road well done .

[@LymanGreen]

Woooooo there’s my name!!! It took 40 episode but then I featured for more than just a frame grab!!! Well I’m getting painted over

[@LymanGreen]

And I think I’ve been re-added whew!

[@edgardovigo147]

Good job Mr. Vince

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Dear MMV Although never in my life I've seen a video with sooo much automotive door opening and closing content, I have to say: Very well done, Sir, very well indeed! 👍👌👏 Congrats that everything is working just fine now (at least concerning the locking mechanisms). 😁 ;-) Meanwhile I'm pretty impatient to see you driving and enjoying this heavy luxurious thing. I don't know if you will keep the Rolls but I doubt it because of what it will cost you (gasoline and insurance alone). Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards, luck and especially health to all of you. Post Scriptum: I like Lady Emily's black chimney sweeper hat. Hope it brings you even more luck.

[@Mymatevince]

🤣 Thank you so much

[@devttyUSB0]

Awesome progress, again! Very nice!

[@tsimeone]

Love the longer videos they're good.

[@chrisrobson8540]

your lad did a better job than i did on the mrs' car earlier this year and ive been welding for many years (gas welding admittedly was my first time with a mig just couldnt get the hang of it lol) lovely to see the old girl coming together bit by bit......must be so satisfying to get all the little odds and sods working properly.......then its on to the deep cleaning and cosmetic fixes......I'm sure im not the only one who'll be watching every minute

[@madrandomize5115]

The solenoids are out of alignment with the cylinder inside. The same thing happens at pinball machines. I saw that you found out. Good job.

[@3188franks]

Loving these Rolls-Royce vids.. From my experience restoring classic cars, you usually find a British car is more rusty/rotten on the left from driving through the gutters, puddles etc from being near the kerb.

[@gamingmaniac2.043]

Love this series!

[@NeoJ4K3]

That was a good one, always love these RR videos

[@123simion1989]

What a treat on a Wednesday evening! 🙏 Love these videos!

[@benofbrown]

Another enjoyable episode as usual! It's looking so much better with the door trim back on. I was about to tell you about the boot unlock switch but you found that yourself, glad it's all working properly now!

[@sambranton3346]

You will have a lovely car when you have finished, people will be jealous you have a rolls royce, but your satisfaction of owning it will be knowing you have worked and repaired on just about every component the car has. I look forward to each video coming out, im excited to see when it is finished, with whatever paintjob you decide and fully back on the road! Will you keep the car or sell it?

[@CryoGenUK]

Surely the passenger door shound not lock the drivers door. The driver could get locked out by the passenger. That wouldn't be clever. Imagine leaving the keys in the ignition and that happening. Love watching the progress on these, it's a great watch. :D

[@Dg-zj6jo]

brilliant vince well done

[@dodgydruid]

Might be worth investing in a remote central locking kit, very simple to wire in and setup and as you already have the motors you only need the control box and loom really. I fitted one to my Reliant 3 wheeler but had to fit motors, luckily the opening handle inside is just from a Morris Marina and not that bad to setup either. I still have to fit the electric windows kit I bought, got it from a chap who had it in a dusty shelf and is the one used on the BN2 version, be so posh with leccy windows, central locking, part leather seats (Reliant for the 65 model Robin commissioned the coachfitter who do Rolls Royce seats to make 65 sets of leather seats and I fitted a rear set into mine)

[@Jonnyweareten]

Great video as usual. The hat reminds of the song You Can Leave Your Hat On by Joe Cocker

[@AcornElectron]

A nice way to get the more worn areas of the seats looking fresh is liquid shoe polish. Get a couple of cream shades and test on an area you can’t see. Fills in cracks quite well with a couple of applications if allowed to soak in each time. Then gently buff with a soft cloth.

[@ianmontgomery7534]

Vince is the only person to get his 10,000 steps a day from opening and closing car doors!

[@chrisclarkson4844]

Looks like your lads veen helping with some painting!

[@toddschroeder8971]

Well done!!

[@davidc6459]

Another great fix and video

[@rabmillar7471]

Good jobe vince 😀 longer videos please 😀

[@nabob14]

Hard to believe this is part 40 already! Love watching you learn something about what i do (used to do) everyday! I forget, but is your welder a gas or flux core welder? If your not using gas, and solely flux core wire, make sure the ground/torch leads are correct. It will work much better (cleaner weld and less splater). Most welders that are capable of gas or flux core require the torch wire be switched on the machine depending on if your using gas or not. Thanks for all your great content!

[@bernardcromarty485]

Just a thought... weld-through primer could help prevent future rusting...

[@TheStwat]

Lubricate all the window runners cogs chain and wires and they will be much smoother and faster. :)

[@Ostbloxk]

It is really unbelievable what all was broken on the car when you bought it 😅

[@rohanchapman4159]

Coming together well

[@Vierkanttechniek]

Like the song😂"Anything you can do, Ben can do better. Anything you can do Ben can do too"

[@ron2256]

The electric Ariel can put water in the wing if it doesn't have a drain pipe.. My Bentley Turbo R seems fine but I daren't look too closely. 😂. I had to buy a fairly good one because I can't do repairs like you do, it has to go to a garage but luckily, the garage owner who sold the car to me, still takes an interest if I have problems.. My central locking is strange, if I unlock the driver's door, nothing happens but if I lean over and pull the passenger door pin up, the rear doors unlock.. if I lock the boot, all the doors lock.. The car seems to have a mind of it's own when it comes to central locking plus the passenger door won't unlock with the key . I could do with you having a look 😂 I had to have 4 new expensive tyres as well due to sidewall cracks.. I make KZbin videos about my Bentley but mine are about going to places and car meets but they aren't popular like your videos. I'm learning a lot watching your videos.. My Turbo R is an SZ like your Silver Spirit. I think the SZs are the best looking Rolls Royce and Bentleys..

[@robinjones6999]

Inspirational series my friend

[@Tim_3100]

How crazy the locks issue great video

[@chef717717]

Absolutely loving the vids so much 😊

[@chrism8705]

At the start steptoes trap looked better but it's coming on swell now but that veneer is deffo letting the side down but hats off for the work up to now 👍

[@ruikazane5123]

Drinking game for "lock". Should have tried to fix the lock box before ordering one, the solenoids must have got a good hit to get lodged on themselves. Progress!

[@CompactDisc_700MB]

If you can find some pickup truck bed liner spray, you might want to use some of that and spray it on the places where the car rusted out after you fix it to prevent future rust. I am planing on doing that to my car at least. Also as always great video!

[@NyaaVikki]

From past experience I wouldn't recommend it. Any rust will continue to spread underneath and moisture can get trapped causing more rust. And because it's opaque you can't see it happening. I've seen other people use something called fluid film.

[@CompactDisc_700MB]

@@NyaaVikki What I meant was to put some on after it is cleaned up and painted, or like on my car where I am going to replace a section of metal so I would put some on the inside of the wheel well so rocks wont chip it and cause it to rust again. I completely agree that just putting something over the rust will not help.I should have clarify this better in my original comment.

[@OnTheDrive]

36:14 I was thinking maybe from factory there was a slightly different key (a Valet key) and valet key would only unlock the car and start and not the boot or glove box, and Mercedes also did this in the 80's the valet key was every so slightly different and would only let you lock/unlock the doors and start the car, it wouldn't let you gain access to the glove box or boot. This might a a similar method of that where the owner would put the switch to the key location meaning only the owners key could unlock the boot then lock the glove box so that setting cannot be changed by anyone else, worth a thought.

[@thabenzAMG]

hey there from morroco love your vids by the way for better filming and production try to use a go pro mounted on a cap or a head band would be nice

[@zimtio]

Hey Vince, could you do as the next video the damaged wood trims?

[@dodgydruid]

Blimey, so many vids and happy too, do enjoy your repairs and... I am now waiting on delivery for a hot air and micro pencil rework station as I promised meself if I got a decent enough microscope I was gonna grab one and start doing electronic repairs :)

[@rockubtzer]

In old American cars, you needed to use the key to lock the drivers door. Say the driver was bidding the Queen goodbye. If the passenger got out and locked their car door, the drivers door wouldn't lock to avoid keys being locked in the car so you had to use the key to lock the final door, or if you used the key all doors would lock. Also if the driver used his power lock button you had to push the thump button on the outer door and hold it in while closing it for the drivers door to actually stay lock. The added step reminded you to check for your keys, If you didn't hold the button in the door automatically unlocked.

[@pauljrogers2885]

Well done Vince. A small point: unlike other cars, the Rolls Royce/Bentley central locking system is usually completely silent. So the clunk sound at 41:19 seems wrong to me.

[@dmcars147]

Perhaps the later ones are, this sounds right. Even my 09 Arnage has a pretty assertive clunk when locking and unlocking.

[@300DBenz]

The only silent locking system I’ve ever heard is from old Mercedes Benzs, because they use vacuum actuators instead of solenoids (and I’ve never heard a solenoid operate silently, they all make clunking noises).

[@erickvond6825]

Actually where as adhesives are concerned, you could use 3M Super-77 and it will work a treat. Just apply it to both surfaces and stick them together while it's still wet. I've used it before for similar applications and I've had no issues with it coming undone.

[@dorsetallsorts]

I couldn't quite hear what you said might have been kept in the boot of your RR, but it sounded like 'dead body', which could well have been the case!

[@wisher21uk]

Brilliant advancement on the Rolls Vince it’s really coming along now. Does the key lock and unlock on the passenger side ? Have you tried flying spares online for the chrome door bolts? Can you still get chrome cups and maybe slotted bolts for the drivers door, not sure if they’re still around try midnight motors st’albans Road Town hall end, or Orbital Fasteners olds approach Tolpits lane maybe a good start, or hunters 69, there’s surely places you can go if you take one too that can make ones that you need. Keep up the good work 😊

[@Romantyk_Zagrebelski]

It's a very interesting video, remember me my work near my car.