The Grey Skid – Chevy Beat TCDi LS (December 2012)

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Did you try near the street near Car palace (Almost to rear of it), I am not sure whether he deals Nippon or Autocop. I forgot the guy's name, but he is quite Pro with Key programming.

How's the new paint shop, where is it located?

 

[deville_56]

Did you try near the street near Car palace (Almost to rear of it), I am not sure whether he deals Nippon or Autocop. I forgot the guy's name, but he is quite Pro with Key programming.

He's Nippon guy.

How's the new paint shop, where is it located?

OE like finish, Referred to me by a small-time used car dealer friend of mine, who preps the car there. Located at Choozhampala near Muttada Vayalikkada. The owner does the painting, so hope he won't spoil his name. No sign board. Can be accessed through both lanes. Shares compound with United Autogas. Painted my BIL's Polo there including some plastic welding and full polishing for ₹ 10k.

Asokan Car Painting

 

[deville_56]

September 2023 - Rear Wiper Blade Replacement (Kinda Custom)

Original Chevy wiper blade was costly as hell and the Amazon ones won't wipe properly. Went the old school way of replacing just the rubber. Even now most brands list rubber alone in their part inventory, say Hyundai, Toyota, Honda, Mahindra, Chevy and who not, the Maruti. Cheapest was Santro's at ₹70, while some costing more than the entire wiper assembly. Being a rarely sold item, maybe unsold for 3-4 years and hardened. Bought a regular Bosch framed blade to avoid that risk.

Bosch Eco Wiper Blade 12" - ₹ 146.00

12 inch being another no-taker was also pretty old, but just by an year.

My friends always told I was very resourceful, but my dad's opinion was I am the best in wasting them, who knows me better. Frame and clips gonna go to the scrap.

Side-by-side comparison before disassembling.

Rubber removed from the frame.

Wiper rubber with support.

Squeezed it inside the Chevy frame.

Old rubber and support.

Wipes like charm.

Evening at Kovalam Beach.

 

[deville_56]

September 2023 - Hood Insulator Replaced

Ordered from Boodmo.

Hood Insulator - J95021083 - ₹ 431.00

Pack of 2. They sent by mistake. Buy one get one free.

2018 Make

Front and back views.

Double.

Old one. Soggy and saggy after the misfit washer nozzle.

New vs. old.

Without the insulator, going to install.

Installed. Dropped a clip in the engine bay and never recovered. Just now noticed one of the rubber bumper is missing.

 

[deville_56]

September 2023 - Tail Light Replaced

Dropped the RH tail lamp and the glass got dislodged from the assembly.

Lens.

Base.

Made by Visteon.

Sealed and installed back, thinking of ordering some aftermarket brand from Boodmo, but the result was this.

And there were crack from sunlight exposure.

Bought KK Lights. Model KK-31-1278

MRP was ₹ 1,839.00. Got it for ₹ 1,550.00. Same was listed in Boodmo for around ₹ 900.00 with free shipping OE part costs whopping ₹3,860.00.

Packaging was good and quality was promising.

New vs. old.

Rubber mount for the light was torn. One of the sources of waterlogging.

Had them handy.
Tail Lamp Acc Hole Plug - J09180737 - ₹ 56.00

Originally ordered the fuel lid bumper and Boodmo sent this due to some mix-up.

Installed right away.

Done.

 

[deville_56]

September 2023 - Misc Updates

Water seepage again, but only during extreme rains.

Bought a T50 Torx bit to remove seat belts.

That caused more trouble.

Accidentally dropped it when checking oil level.

Wasted a good amount of time retrieving it.

Finally removed the seatbelts for the first time.

T50 Bolts.

Seat belt retractor details. 95057636

The two big trim panels have always been a hindrance for working in the rear, especially the suspension tower. Seat belt bolt was preventing their removal. Now that sorted out.

Full access for the first time. Seepage from tyre splash through the shocker top on the RH side.

Rain water seepage on the LH side.

Full unrestricted access.

Cleaned up and detailed the boot and rear seat area.

Source of the leak. Dealer level install. All wires beneath the tail lamp grommet, for the parking sensors.

Removed them and shut the hole properly.

There was a den behind the rear bumper with unlimited access. Glad the rat didn't find this route yet.

Need to do something about these holes.

Wires for rewiring.

Took +12 from reverse light for the reverse cam and the parking sensors.

Routed it through.

Concealed. Neat and clean. A bit of leak noted on the white plastic plug for the tail lamp. Gotta order them too.

Added connectors to boot lamp for easy disconnection.

Panel for rear speakers.

Odd 4x6 size.

Rear seats.

Without cover. Still new. Delivered with seat cover. Installed the cover back. Confused about switching to fabric or new covers.

Love to be on three wheels.

Checked how close is the red line after seeing troll reels on Chinese reverse cams.

Still a bit room remains.

 

[deville_56]

October 2023 - New Remote

The cracked remote. GM Genuine Accessory, rebranded Autocop.

Found a new key guy. MK Keys.

Blank keys, OE remote parts and case, everything they have. They do programming also.

Picked this one. Looked better. Got a boot release key, but won't work with basic Autocop XS. Works as car finder.

Got a panic button on the rear as well. It also works as find the car with Autocop unit.

Took 15 minutes to program the key. Charged ₹ 1,000.00 altogether.

 

[deville_56]

2023 October - Updates

Spilled a full can of moisture absorber converted liquid on the floor, which was kept under the seat. Had to cleanup immediately as it is highly corrosive.

With the fabric floor mat removed. Completely absorbed by the foam insulator.

Removed the mat for the first time. Rear floor insulators nearby. They were also contaminated a bit.

Residue on the floor.

Reaction from a few drops after exposing for a couple of hours.

Fully stripped for cleaning.

Pressure-washed the mat.

After clean up.

The foam insulator was squeezed, washed, dried and installed back. It was the tedious part. It would never dry and the liquid wasn't water soluble. Took a lot of newspaper and manual squeezing.

Underside of the foam insulator.

Rear had a fabric insulator. Damage was more in rear with front literally unaffected.

Managed to clean up.

Rear floor insulators.

Part numbers.

Floor mat ready to go in.

Installed.

Floor clip.

Just need to screw in (or out).

Slot to pivot front seat.

Just 2 bolts.

This part locks in that slot.

Seat belt connector.

All trim panels removed and cleaned up.

Installed one by one.

Plastic parts by Varroc.

Fallen clips.

Central console. Two parts.

Lubed the gear shifter and the selector cables with silicon grease.

 

[deville_56]

November 2023 - Updates

Roaming around.

Condition of cabin filter after a year.

Bought one.
Cabin Filter - Roki Minda CF7034 - ₹ 330.00 (MRP ₹ 361.00)

Old vs new.

The direction of flow is marked wrong in all aftermarket filters.

Pollution time.

Well within normal limits.

New perfume. Use only when needed-kinda spray.
Areon Black Crystal Car Perfume with Spray (35 ml) - ₹ 286.00 (₹ 410.00) from Amazon

When tails meet.

 

[deville_56]

December 2023 - January 2024 - AC Blower Motor

The blower motor has been showing issues for some time. Needs kicking/hitting to get it started. Finally had its last breath.

Sits behind the glove box.

Three screws and a connector to undo to get it out.

Blower motor resistor sits nearby.

Bottom view of the cabin filter after removing the blower.

The assembly.

Impeller side.

Impeller removed.

Quite a bit of dust on the bottom side.

Peep through the hole.

Calsonic Kansei make. Now Marelli. The new one gonna cost ₹9xxx.00

The blower motor.

Prime suspect, a worn-out carbon bush.

Commutator bars were damaged in many segments, so declared irreparable.

Been here for AC child parts for Fiesta.

They had anything and everything related to car AC starting from cabin filters.

No OEM part was available for Beat. They gave this instead. No details anywhere on the internet about this brand. Priced at one-third the price of the original part, took it without any second thought. No warranty.

AC Blower Fan Assembly - Kaiyo KA700-001 - ₹ 3,000.00

Looks 95% similar to the OE part, except for the missing brand name and some comparitively rough edges.

Comparison.

Installed and working fine.

(Don't buy this brand, will update about it in order)