Restoration of a Vectra A 1.6S 1989

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George Vec
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Re: Restoration of a Vectra A 1.6S 1989

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Hello to everyone!! After a long time fighting with the spaghetti mess and a lot of problems due to lockdown the first phase of the vectra upgrade is complete.

Fuel computer and heated seats

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Check control
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I installed button to manually close the automatic antenna before I brake it
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And here a panoramic view
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George Vec
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Re: Restoration of a Vectra A 1.6S 1989

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I also installed the ABS wiring, wiring for electric mirrors and windows all around and headlight wipers wiring. Also recently i obtained an airbag loom with the ecu and a leather steering wheel. The project is coming along nicely and I am happy with it.
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Robsey
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Re: Restoration of a Vectra A 1.6S 1989

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Your Vectra is looking great.

A lot of fabulous upgrades going in there.
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That looks really nice :) I like it alot.
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Re: Restoration of a Vectra A 1.6S 1989

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Looking good. Nice progress :thumb
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