Reflectors, Seat Belts, Carpets and MORE - PART 49 on 'The Beast'

[@APSuk2]

The headlight "could" fail M.O.T because with part of the reflector missing it will reduce the light output of the headlight, it could also effect the beam pattern projected from the headlight which if this is deformed will also result in a failure. I think it will pass with the foil as it is now reflecting light where as the pen you used before did not reflect light very well. It is all down the the M.O.T inspector as it is their judgment call if the light output is degraded compared to the other headlight enough to warrant a pass, advisory or fail. This same scenario happens with plastic headlights that get attacked by UV which turns the lens cloudy and yellow. This again results in reduced light output and a deformed beam pattern. The side lights and indicators are not tested in the same way as the headlights, they just get visually checked. If the indicators are orange and the light output is reasonable form the side light and indicators they will pass. On more modern cars the lenses on the indicators are clear to give a cleaner look so the bulbs are painted orange and with the heat from the bulb the paint flakes off over time resulting in white light escaping giving you white indicators which is a failure but on Rolls the lenses are coloured so you wont have this problem. Obviously now most cars manufactured in the past five years will be using LED now. The knobs under the bonnet are to adjust the height of the headlight beam pattern so you are not blinding other road users. This adjustment needs to be done with a machine which they use to check if the headlight beam patterns are correct during the M.O.T test. It is not uncommon for the adjustment mechanism inside the headlight to fail as the a rarely touched or maintained as it is behind the headlight reflector. If the headlights need adjusting and the adjustment mechanism has failed this is an M.O.T failure. If you want to see if the headlight adjusters are working park the car about two meters away, parallel to a wall with the headlights pointing at the wall with the car on level ground. Switch on the dip beams and you will see the beam patterns projected on the wall. The beam patterns for the left and right headlight need to be level with one another and slightly towed down toward to ground. Turning one of the knobs under the bonnet you will see the pattern for that headlight go up or down depending on which way you rotate the knob. If you turn the knob and the pattern does not move the adjustment mechanism has failed and you need to take the headlight apart to fix it. If both adjusters work then you are set, if the beams are not level with one another try bringing the beam pattern which is highest level with the lower beam pattern. Always go lower instead of higher as if you set the beam to high it will blind other road users. You need the machine I mentioned earlier to adjust them properly but this will give you a ball park idea if the headlights are anywhere near to being aligned. If the headlights require height adjustment many M.O.T inspectors will just adjust them during the test as it takes more time and paperwork to fail the vehicle, adjust the headlights and then pass the vehicle but if they are looking to make some money out of you then they may fail it and then charge you for the adjustment. The headlight bezels look great, I know you mentioned that you was going to have the car sprayed and to get a proper job most sprayers would remove the headlights & sidelights so they can spray all the way into the headlight aperture to save masking up the headlights and to get full coverage. All the bolts and nuts attaching the seatbelt to the body/chassis need to be torqued with the torque wrench as again it is a safety component. Torque specifications will be in the workshop manual, I would also use semi-permanent thread locker on all the nuts and bolts as a belt and braces approach. To Waxoil the sills you need the long pipe attachment that has a 360 nozzle on the end that sprays Waxoil in every direction. You can then feed the pipe down the sill and slowly pull it out while injecting the Waxoil. The mechanism you looked at on the seatbelt is the inertia mechanism, when the belt is yanked the mechanism locks the belt from unravelling keeping the occupant in their seat. This is before explosive pre-tensioners were used as part of the airbag system to lock the seatbelts when a crash occurs. I cannot recommend enough to put some dielectric grease on the electrical connections, the grinding pen does a great job cleaning the connections but that newly exposed metal will just oxide again. Dielectric grease will stop the oxidation and keep water out at the same time!

[@Mymatevince]

KZbin must be working today Adam because you were not automatically sent to the spam folder. I'm going to pin this comment as (like always) there is so much useful info that you share here. You really are a master of your trade! I wish you lived that little bit closer to me as I would have loved to show you the car and you could talk me and the camera through the different parts underneath and what your eyes would see that mine wouldn't. Thanks for the continued help on these videos 👍 I'll have to add your name to the car 😂 what should I write?

[@APSuk2]

@@Mymatevince ​ @Mymatevince I would love to come down & give your a hand and some pointers not to keen on that ULEZ charge though 😄 I will leave it up to you Vince on writing my name, I would love to see you get it through an M.O.T. I know you probably want to do even more to it before taking it for M.O.T but I would take it now. You will then know where you stand with the car, if there is something major like structural damage for example that is uneconomical to repair then you can assess if you want to continue spending money on it. I would hate to see you put even more blood, sweat & tears into her along with the considerable amount of money you have spent for you not to be able to get her back on the road. I forgot to mention about the battery, Exide which is the brand of battery you currently have is in the top 5 battery manufacturers in the world. If I was looking for a top quality replacement it would either be an Exide, Varta or Yuasa. I used to fit Bosch but I had many failures under warranty so I don't fit them any more. Now that battery has obviously been replaced from the original that was fitted when the car was manufactured but was it replaced with the correct battery? Car batteries have box numbers like 063 which is a very common battery size but what you have got to pay attention to is the CCA (Cold Cranking Amps) & the Ah (Amp Hours) For example you can get an 063 battery with 400 CCA and 40Ah or you can get on 063 battery with 800 CCA & 80Ah. They will both be the same physical size but their performance varies dramatically. You need to find out what CCA & Ah Rolls Royce specified and then buy a battery that has the same or exceeds the CCA & Ah's Rolls Royce specified. You will usually be limited by how much space you have as the larger the CCA and AH generally the battery gets physically bigger and you only have so much room to fit it in the battery compartment. Does the battery look small for the size of the battery compartment? If so I bet you someone has just purchased a smaller battery which is was also cheaper as they did not want to spend the money for the correct size battery. The box size of a battery is determined by the length, width & height of the box the cells are in. Many people measure the battery and then fit the cheapest they kind find which leads to problems down the road like hard starting or the battery going flat. As you know that engine takes some power to turn over and has enough interior lights for a runway so skimping on a battery will only lead to headaches. I could go on about different battery chemistry's like AGM but, just go for a bog standard lead acid battery and save the money. It was designed & built with a lead acid battery so stick with what the manufacturer specified & fitted. Looking on Varta's website they list an 063 battery for the Rolls with 630 CCA & 70 Ah (Blue Dynamic 570 413 063) For Yuassa they list a battery with 630 CCA & 72Ah (YBX3069) or premium option with 650 CCA & 75Ah (YBX5069) Finally Exide list a battery with 540 CCA & 70Ah (Excell EB705) or a premium option with 630 CCA & 75Ah (Premium EA755) I would go with the largest CCA & Ah you can afford as having headroom is never a bad thing. Hope this helps.

[@EsotericArctos]

Chances are the bit touched up with the pen was too small to affect reflectivity and beam pattern. I guess you won't really know until you give it a try. On the main beam, foil tape will affect the beam pattern. The side markers don't need to be bright, as long as they are on. The foil should be fine on them, but I'd watch that the adhesive doesn't let go with heat.

[@kuchenblechmafiagmbh1381]

Just a hint about the "1,2%" it's the forward inclination of the low/dipped beam, you can simply calculate it for example the middle of your headlights is exactly 50 cm high, you car is leveled out and you put it in front of a wall exactly 5 metres away, the sharp border from bright to dark has to be at a height of 44 centimetres (1,2/1.2% of 500 centimetres makes 6 centimetres you have to subtract from the height of the headlights). You may do it roughly with that method (and mark the height with some tape) or go to a DIY car workshop where they should have a "beamsetter" device. Hella (together with Automotive Lighting and Valeo one of the large suppliers for vehicle lighting) also provides instructions for the adjustment (not sure if I can post a link, so google for "Hella headlamp adjustment"). And in most countries (except the US where they also can have things like red turn indicators - that's also the case in South Korea, on some Hyundai/Kia vehicles like the Kona and Ioniq 5 here in europe you see that their rear turn indicator is separate in the lower rear area where also safety reflectors and back-up/reverse lights and rear fog lamp are placed and not together with the main rear light like most others do, it was kind of an afterthought in their design process) the low beam is asymmetric for LHD or RHD, so it shines further on your side of the road but less on the opposite to avoid blinding the oncoming traffic. The beam consists of two parts, a plain section and then a wedge that rises: In Britain (and Japan, Australia, India etc.) the wedge is on the left and in countries with right-hand drive it's on the right. On most modern vehicles with advanced Xenon (late 2000s also often called "Bi-Xenon" - because early Xenon headlights were just for low-beam and the high-beam was still halogen/incandescent - because Xenon needed some time for ignition but the high beam/flash has to be available instantly (that's why also most cars with pop-up headlights have their high-beam separate in the front bumper - you don't have time to pop them up for flashing) they went forward with some optic things like a shutter/aperture to form the light and achieve both from just a single Xenon arc lamp) and LED lighting these stickers you had to put onto your headlights are now obsolete, you can often change a setting in the vehicles' menu (my parents got a 2016 Touran Mk II (5T) with LED headlights and there's a setting in the menu for changing the headlights' beam to LHD) and you still would need to kinda calibrate them but most of these headlights now use height sensors at the suspension to auto-level the headlights, so you wouldn't need to setup the forward inclination and also don't have a wheel for adjusting the headlights lower if your car is loaded anymore, only some (re-)calibration of the sensors might be necessary.

[@khang2122]

​@@Mymatevincewhere is this vastly knowledgeable gentlemen from,near Greater Manchester perhaps? Have a 88 Bluebird ZX turbo that could use some help from a wise man

[@staciesims9339]

I absolutely love this series and will definitely miss watching you do the rolls once you've finished

[@Mymatevince]

Thank you Stacie 😎

[@JamesSmith-qs4hx]

I don't know..... These youtubers swanning around in their Rolls Royces.... (Only joking if you read this Vince😃)

[@renepohl7619]

Well, to my experience a RR brought back to road after being neglected for such a long time will keep you busy further on for quite a while as lots of "inperfections" pop up once it is in regular use again. If you would keep the car, I am sure, it would not be the end of this series.

[@mikehibbett3301]

Hopefully Mark will buy another vehicle :) Maybe a light aircraft next time Mark? :)

[@pepzi_]

Love this series and how humble you are. Everyone makes mistakes but not everyone can take advice like you!

[@brentpolk2431]

I truly appreciate how Vince shows EVERYTHING he undoes or unscrews or takes apart to the camera. Many do not.

[@harryhot]

Watched every ep. I never want it to end.

[@I_Don_t_want_a_handle]

An hour well spent. One of the joys of owning a premium vehicle is the attention to small details. The beautiful glow of the interior lights.

[@danielgregersen7799]

its the bet car series fix on youtube. its lovely to watch

[@richardbatty6520]

Hi Vince, thanks for your channel, it gives me a great deal of pleasure. I started watching you because of the Rolls Royce project as I know how involved and potentially expensive it can be. It's coming along nicely. You have also inspired me to have a go (with much success) at repairing many items. You were one of the channels that kept me sane in covid times. I don't comment a lot on many videos but wanted to say thank you for your instructive, inspirational and highly entertaining channel. Best wishes, Richard.

[@alastairmackay4589]

Still enjoying it 👌 Makes you realise how much engineering has evolved in just 40/50 years. Some parts of the Rolls look like they’re made from a Meccano kit.

[@renepohl7619]

Thank you so much for this series! I got same car (even same colour) and do all the work on my own. Even I prefer to repair "inperfections" more "RR-like", I found your videos very helpful. At least to see how things look like taken apart and what´s behind. Many hints and clues giving a good support beside the workshop manual. Great help! Thanks a lot! Great job you did, especially considering the lack of a dry workshop with car lifter and proper tools. However I would love to see you keeping the car and enjoy driving it. It is great fun to drive and there will come more things to fix on it in future. For sure! But repair jobs are much more fun when you can take it for a test run afterwards and enjoy your satisfaction of a well done job by cruising down the road into sunset.

[@Mymatevince]

Thanks for the kind words 👍👍👍

[@SMAAAASHTV]

Next series: Vince restores a BAE Sea Harrier.

[@julieboruta]

That be fun to see him do.

[@AcornElectron]

I’d like him to find a disheveled Porsche or Lambo for a price that can be justified. More likely a Porsche.

[@paulpalmtree9295]

Or perhaps a British Electric Lightning. Whatsoever, let’s try to stick with British made transport, of one kind or another.

[@KrisDouglas]

​@@paulpalmtree9295English Electric 😊

[@TechGorilla1987]

@8:57 - Can we all just take a moment to recognize how hard it must have been for Vince to actually pour out IPA on to the ground. A moment of silence for my homie. 🤣

[@Mymatevince]

Hahahaha 😂😂😂

[@allanfenwick8249]

These little gains and learnings give me so much enjoyment to watch... you spending this time and effort to give the old girl that chance to get back on the road is a pleasure to see mate. Well played she really is taking shape and you have done some great work

[@trippy_boxer_dog2170]

what a lovely place to be, looks so cosy in the dark with all those lights illuminating the interior like that. another good fix, well done vince

[@M1LAD81]

Not sure if aluminium tape is a good idea, Vince. The reason is because halogens get very hot and I imagine inside the light unit it will get hot as an oven and the adhesive may get unstuck. Perhaps the adhesive is not rated for those types of high temperatures. I don’t know. But I do know Rustoleum does a mirror paint that actually turns glass or plastic into a mirror. It's called Rustoleum Mirror effect. Also those fins inside the bottom and top of the headlight help refract the light before being split up through the lens. At MOT they check the beam pattern and height to make sure it's within spec which is probably what that 1,2% is. I enjoy your roller videos you have come so far. It's look less and less sorry for itself with your Vincey touch! I think everything you have done so far is a top job.

[@Mymatevince]

Thanks M1 👍👍

[@ryan61384]

That tape is rated for the heat coming from the furnace in your house. It is used for sealing the duct work. So it should be fine I think.

[@Rich77UK]

An old mate of mine had a 1990 one of these. Dark blue with cream interior. It was surprisingly glorious to drive.

[@rondickson1491]

Another great video. Hope you and the family are doing well. Love all your videos. Best wishes from the USA.

[@Mymatevince]

Thank you Ron 👍

[@MrFlyboy1972]

I like the ‘Christine’ moment looking at those headlights!

[@christianslense455]

Keep going Vince. Your perseverance is inspiring. Do a Lexus next if you want to dissect some awesome workmanship.And get a battery tender or a charge box. If you keep draining the battery it will kill it and it will always hold you up waiting to charge it to do stuff.

[@SadoSir]

This is one of the best series on YT Vince, love every episode 😊

[@dodgydruid]

Back in late 90's early 2000's I had a treasure little gimmick, someone I knew at Hurn airport gave me a complete roll of airframe tape which looked like thicker aluminium foil but it had a epoxy backing with filaments in the epoxy so it also was a fibreglass and once activated by exposure to the air, this stuff set rock hard like steel. The amounts of cars I done up and got MoT's on with this stuff as it turned sad rusty sills into fine brand new factory fresh sills, being structural strong as well prob just as strong as the metal that should have been there. Bit of stonechip over the top and MoT man is all smiles.

[@charlesdeens8927]

Love the night interior illumination. Today I learned the limitations of break cleaner, wd-40, and isopropyl alcohol. Headlights look perfect.

[@BrandalfTheGray]

Honestly Vince, I think I'm going to miss this series quite a bit when you're finished working on the Rolls. I watch all your videos, but this series is the one that I get really psyched about seeing pop up in my notifications. Thanks for the fantastic content.

[@vhshq83]

I really enjoy this video series, my highest respect for your work. With the corroded electrical contacts, contact resistance is also an issue. If a lot of current goes through them and there is a high contact resistance due to corrosion, defect or whatever, a cable can also fry or something can break 😄 One should also always have in mind. The aluminium foil can also be smoothed with a suitable tool. There are pens with a jade tip that are used for gilding, for example. I did this with a thick pen with a round plastic cap. Afterwards it reflects even more.

[@BlackAdderall]

Aww.. the satisfaction of seeing that shiny new seat belt retract.

[@jackofalltrades1125]

Can I just say I'm loving these videos too, especially the longer ones. Thanks Vincent

[@TheSkaldenmettrunk]

It really is beautiful with those interior lights😍

[@ratgreen]

Vince in future use buytl sealant strip tape to seal headlights, you got lucky with your lights splitting so easily with silicone, must have not bonded well to the housing, usually silicon makes glass removal a nightmare. Buytl is resealable with a bit of heat. I made the mistake of using silicone once before, so learned the hard way. I'm getting close to MOT'ing my car after it being off the road with me doing DIY rust repairs for almost a year now (on my channel). So I know the anticipation is killing you. You are very close !

[@Mymatevince]

Thanks for the tip Rat Green. Good luck with your MOT 👍

[@LouisPaterson]

It's always the litlle things that take up the most time. Well worth doing them though. Will be sad to see this series end. I look forward to seeing what's next!

[@Mymatevince]

Thank you 👍

[@broderperdurabo]

Love the sound of that engine.

[@beavis6363]

It's always frustrating to go back into something you have already been into. But exactly like you observed, the second time in is always way easier. Great progress. This car is becoming quite stately sir.

[@zs1dfr]

I always say I wish it were possible to do the second time first, because then the first side would be quicker still 🙂

[@marcushull12]

It's amazing how headlights go out of alignment on their own, most csars we did for MOt`s were out but he just adjusted them to pass as its on a few seconds job (on older cars !) . main dealers would fail it and then charge an hours labour to adjust them lol ... as my mechanic was ex-RAF he was a perfectionists and hated that cars listed as "full main dealer service history " was classed as a good thing, as cars we got in were they had usually only been main dealer had never had any grease on the wheels and were rusted on, the hinges and locks had never had a drop of oil and several screw/bolts were missing from covers and trim, but the biggest crime of all was Number plats not put on straight or central lol (well if they had no pride in doing something so simple and on show what did they do on things you dont see ? to name but a few . rant over

[@TheDefpom]

It's looking pretty good there Vince, not long now until you get it on the road !

[@Mymatevince]

Thank you Scott 👍👍

[@Johnathan_Waters]

The Rolls is looking fantastic! You're definitely learning a LOT, and its really nice to see you progress forward! Well done sir

[@HavingFunRepairs]

Well done Vince! I assure you, that those fine details such as corrosion removal in the connectors does pay dividends in the long run. You are correct sir. Me personally I just hate taking things apart that I've already put back together. Especially if it's something I could have done, but didn't do because I didn't want to be inconvenienced by it initially. Video was a joy to watch and I've been learning quite a bit while watching your endeavor.

[@Mymatevince]

Thank you Shawn 👍👍

[@Composites83]

I love the series! I hope you continue with another car when The Beast is done!

[@sjftech]

Been loving this series so much! Definitely not a good situation with the seatbelts, they need to sort their house out making the same mistake twice!

[@keiths-teeth]

Lol,haven't heard that in years ....sort ya house out ! 😊

[@Dannyfr33sh]

I can’t wait to see this car painted!

[@n124lp]

Vince, when you were starting the engine, the cadence was quite uneven. That is typically a sign of low compression on one or more cylinders, which, in turn, can be a sign of mechanical engine damage, such as a blown head gasket, valve train damage, or piston rings that are not sealing, among several other causes. Low compression would explain why it was misfiring (running rough) after it started. Another possible cause of low compression is so-called cylinder wash, which would indicate that fuel or coolant is leaking into one or more cylinders while the car is off. That can keep the piston rings from sealing until the liquid fuel or coolant burns off. Cylinder wash would be consistent with hars starting and with a misfire that goes away shortly after the engine starts, although it is not the only cause that would be consistent with those symptoms. I am not an expert in engine mechanics, so I could be totally wrong, but if it were my car, I would want to check for low compression when the engine is cold before spending additional money on fixing the car. Scanner Danner just did a video about a car with similar symptoms where he talks about uneven cranking cadence. Of course there are many other videos on KZbin about diagnosing and repairing low compression issues. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5qQp5SOiMqooacsi=H_MqM1-iJtNYKYL_

[@bryngerard4334]

You are approaching the finish line more than ever. As soon as you get it sorted, sell it and make videos about that journey :)

[@domramsey]

This series has me 50% shouting "Don't do that!" at the screen and 50% thinking "Oh that's really clever". But I know that I couldn't even begin to attempt a project like this, so you have my total respect!

[@Box223]

You'd better have something special planned for episode 50! I'm excited, so don't disappoint! Congratulations on making it this far into working on this car, too!

[@AcornElectron]

Keep rollin, rollin, rollin…. And keep up the good work fella. Stay safe!

[@mrjsv4935]

Interesting fixes and look into the seatbelt mechanism.

[@wisher21uk]

Loving the series Vince, it’s coming on just great she’s looking sweet thanks for the update 😊

[@cthlhu]

Love the series and am completely floored by the MOT's demands.... here in the US certain states have no inspections at all. (thank goodness lol none of my old 50yr+ old cars would pass)

[@vforvendetta7763]

I love the RR series. I recently came across a RR with the same model a few days ago and took some pictures of it. Maybe some of them could help you with some details about your car. The black plastic on the dashboard seems like it's an aftermarket addition, as it was not present in the model I saw. Great work; I hope to see it on the road as soon as possible.

[@peepiepo]

For the waxoyl you could try sitting the can in some warm water for awhile before use.

[@ryan61384]

Vince that foil tape you were using is originally used for sealing up the duct work for the furnace in your house. So if it can stand that heat then it can stand the heat of the bulb.

[@Ragnar8504]

In Europe it's most likely to be used for cold air ventilation ducts but I'd assume it's the same kind of tape (forced air heating never really took off in Europe).

[@ryan61384]

@@Ragnar8504 Well in the US our ducts carry air conditioning and heat.

[@Ragnar8504]

@@ryan61384 I know, I just wanted to point out that Europeans are unlikely to have hot air ducts in their homes. Many people in the US don't know that.

[@jobbie4997]

Massive thumbs up! Those headlights... The British Christine.

[@caprisnowhill8663]

love this serie, never missed one episode! :)

[@ianmontgomery7534]

When I have used WD40 to clean carpets I have just used the propellant (just alight press of the button). Those bolts for the seat belt look like they may have been stainless steel which is probably why they were easy to undo. The interior now looks fabulous with the even lighting -well done.

[@AeiKei]

Hi Vince, thanks for taking in account my comment about the reflector. The best way to see if it's working right is to test the lights on a wall at night but you need to be 2-3 meters away. Check the lower part of the beam projection and compare. If the light is the same then it should pass the MOT. Also there higher part of the beams will have a cut-out (wich is different for RHD cars). That is why you put those stickers on the reflector headlights when travelling from France to UK and viceversa. Adjustment for the beam is on both axis, also, some cars have height adjustment for the high-beam (mine has it)

[@MickeyFKNMouse]

Not sure if it’s the same on yours but some I’ve seen from this era. The sidelights can be done on each side independently by putting that side indicator on. So to get left sidelights only you put left indicator on. Unsure if this is your model but as I said. Others do have this feature. Or sometimes there’s a direction switch. Worth a look.

[@johnwilliams2646]

Nice work Vince, your getting there.

[@KrisDouglas]

Love this series Vince, I subbed for the tech repairs, but this is just perfection.

[@yorkshire6458]

Pour white vinegar and warm water into a large container. Make sure you add equal parts vinegar and equal parts water. Using a clean cloth, apply this vinegar and water solution directly onto the water stained area of your carpet. The pH of the vinegar will help pull out the water stain from the edges. This is just a different idea to clean the carpet Problem. Love your Videos on the Rolls Royce

[@CoolSharpHarp]

Another great video and success. Congrats and thanks Vince.

[@GadgetUK164]

Belter of a video!!!! Those lights look great now too (inside and out) =D

[@Mymatevince]

Thank you so much Gadget 😎

[@GadgetUK164]

@@Mymatevince Thank you lol! I will be honest Vince, I am always delight to see a video land on your channel - a guaranteed joy to watch you fix anything with a nice cup of tea =D

[@Mymatevince]

@@GadgetUK164 That is lovely to hear from a legend such as yourself👌

[@bertlzansinger]

Recommendation for a battery maintenance charger: NOCO Their booster carried me plenty times. The headlights look seldomly with the trim. What if it rains? Water seems to be invited into the electronics there.. 😅 Interior light yellowish, rightfully so. Cheers, mate, thx for the entertainment.

[@technixbul]

I look forward to see you drive that car on a long road and share your impressions of the comfort.

[@Mymatevince]

Same here, I watched the 'intro' video back the other week and the footage I filmed of the seller driving it seemed so smooth. I hope after my meddling it is still at least as smooth 😂👍

[@technixbul]

@@Mymatevince We hope, you don't have to 'fix' the suspension system 😆👍

[@rog2224]

It might not be dyed in the traditional sense, but what my mother called "colour damaged" - she was a dry cleaning technician, and often saw cloth where a specific colour had been leached from a colour by chemical or sunlight exposure. Different pigments in a dye can have different susceptibility to solvents. I distantly remember in the 80s that carpet dying was a service offered by some cleaners, but I've not noticed it in a while.

[@AutismusPrime69]

Use the mechanic orange hand cleaner that comes in pump bottle with a hand brush to clean carpets. Works like a charm

[@johnburst3486]

With the pump up and spray waxoyl you can thin it down with white spirit and if you warm it, then it sprays better

[@El-Ritmo]

Your Rolls-Royce series is still my favourite series on KZbin, Vince: I both want it to never end, but also to see the beast finished and where it belongs - on the open road. I mentioned on a previous video that you could use aluminium tape (and others may have done so, too) but it looks like you worked that out on your own. I will just mention again, though, that aluminium tape _can_ be polished, even though it's quite thin - if you find that it's not quite reflective enough a little time with some polish may well bring it up that little bit to get it at as shiny as you'd want it to be.

[@vitor900000]

47:57 For the seat belts you have the option to only buy the straps and stitch / attach it back into the original clips / mechanical retractor. Its more laborious and you will need a good sewing machine. You have to use high strength nylon line. Another option is add a patch over the part that is damage. It works as long as that part doesn't go true anything that will make it get stuck when made ticker. Still need a sewing machine and can be a eye sore.

[@bobuilt10]

Vince, try Dr. Beckmann Colour Run Remover. It works on clothing so may work on the wool carpets in your Roller.

[@lukebradshaw]

Vince, if in not mistaken, that carpet is all woven wool. If it were me, I would dye all the boot carpet black.

[@n124lp]

If you want to dye it a lighter color, then bleach it first to get an even tint.

[@djm9937]

Fantastic job Vince. Am loving this series :)

[@1969longshanks]

I love this series , although I can't quantify the reasons why

[@johnshaw4140]

Love the series , can't wait to see the beast on the road

[@StevenIngram]

It really is amazing how much this car has improved since you got it. Have you ever gone back to the 1st video and compared things now to the original walk around? You've done sooo much work! Anyway, still loving this series. :)

[@StevenIngram]

PS. I'm curious about something. Has KZbin's efforts to insure ad delivery improved your ad revenue? I suppose it may be too soon to tell? Anyway, I hope it at least results in bigger paychecks for content creators. You guys work hard to keep this platform in content, you really do. :)

[@sharke28]

The headlight will not fail the Mot with your repair, been working and restoring cars for 50 years.

[@snik2pl]

Exacly, this part of mirror is.not used to form light beam

[@frostyslife1729]

Gonna enjoy this one got the cuppa ready

[@Mymatevince]

Thanks Frosty 👍

[@brigman28]

Hi Vince make sure the lights make the l shape on a wall as that is what the m.o.t will do with the machine. look on line about head light adjustment.

[@billgriffiths1685]

We are loving it ❤

[@dieselbushcraft1299]

This has been a brilliant series and I can’t wait to see it MOT’d and on the road again, there’s definitely something classy about it. Got to say if it was mine I would replace the blue led in the speedo cluster and switch back to an incandescent but it’s not my car.

[@Smartphonekanalen]

Fabric wash as shampoo is available in bottles and is cheap. Just apply with with water, a sponge and the dirt runs off. Smells good and can be used on furniture.

[@malteseowl]

A useful cleaner (carpets, jumpers, shirts even) is hand sanitiser, basically because it is alcohol based - very useful, but make sure that you use the alcohol based type.

[@gilles111]

Good job on the lights, Vince! Looks like the cap of the indicator is now lining with the side of your car, in the last episode it was still outside the body. Also the glasses of the indicator and front light are now nice and close lined next to each other.

[@kennybacchus1488]

Reflectors seat Belts. Carpets. and. More. Part. 49. On. The. Beast.

[@maxpool162]

There seem to be quite a number of UK companies who do seat belt re-webbing, considering how difficult to find correct belt and its cost it may be much more reasonable alternative. And you will get modern strong fabric, not used or stored in unknown conditions for years.

[@jochenstacker7448]

I can't wait for the MOT, I really am hoping the Roller will make it! Then you can be swanning around in your Rolls Royce, lording it over us plebs. 😂😂 I am loving this series, this an Tavarish and his P1. Two very different builds, but I'm loving it.

[@Audit-The-Auditors-UK]

Wax oil can be sprayed hot fr from a special heated pumping system.

[@craigmountfield36]

I love these videos look forward to next video

[@chrism8705]

Forget tvarish Vince is the man 😂

[@andrasszabo7386]

When my father's seatbelt got stiff from dirt and grime, I removed the whole set and removed the entire seatbelt from the mechanism, and chucked them (all 5 of them) into the washing machine. I never forget that thick black liquid coming out from the drain pipe :) We had no issues ever since.

[@PhilipBryden]

I had a hole in my rear light which came up as an advisory for a few years before finally failing MOT because the reflective panel around the light had deterioriated by 50%.

[@nigellynch1]

top quality content my MATE V

[@Mogipbob]

The fuel gauge bouncing around is the car's way to show you it is excited to see you. :)

[@UlyssesSane]

I have had very bad experiences with Bosch batteries. I bought a "high-class" Bosch battery for my car and after a year it was broken. It was replaced under warranty with a new one, but the new one also broke after a year. Then I asked for a replacement battery of a different brand and I have been driving for many years without any problems.

[@urglegurgle5807]

The big chunk of metal for the seat belt bolts is a load spreader, so that the bolt heads don’t just rip through the thin metal of the bodywork in an accident.

[@ericanderson9664]

Another vid for the future check out the old jet washer

[@marcushull12]

We used the foil tape all the time , it was invented to temporary repair aircraft wings, my mechanic was an ex-RAF helicopter engineer . use the round end of a screwdriver to rub it and it goes smooth as a mirror .

[@charlescallea1759]

Thank you!!!!

[@Tim_3100]

Great video vince love the rolls series

[@OldMan_PJ]

The green light would blink if you needed boost mode, to activate boost mode you typically need to hold the button for 3 seconds and then you have 15-30 seconds to start the car. When you connect the booster and power it on wait 15-30 seconds before trying to start the car so it has some time to charge the car's battery a bit.

[@Ohem1]

It's been a long road, sad to see it end soon.

[@ianditch]

How goods that battery starter pack!

[@stevenbeasley6366]

There is a chrome paint called Liquid Mirror.