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Barney Eaton sells them at a very reasonable price. He actually developed a much stronger crank arm. He can be reached at: barneyeaton1@gmail.com

The goo comes from inside the Ignition Control Module and drips down on the radiator hose. It will also get on the electrical connector sometimes. Red arrow shows what you are looking for. Second photo shows where it's coming from.

Based on their description, they seem to accomplish the same result as the example harness you provided, Ronnie. It's totally a shot in the dark, though. We'll see once they arrive and I get them installed. I will report back.

Problem solved. I just needed to move the parking brake lever out of the way using vise grips on the lever to pull it back and out of the way so I could access and remove the upper caliper mounting bolt. I lifted the caliper up and out of the way so I could install the Centric kit clips onto the caliper mounting bracket. Success! No more rear brake rattle. This was especially noticeable with the top down on my 1990 convertible. With the top up and windows closed, the rattle was not noticeable. But top down...UGH, that rattle was super annoying! If your Reatta has an annoying rattle coming from the rear, chances are it's the replacement brake pads rattling. The Centric kit comes with other parts I didn't need, however I replaced the upper and lower rubber boots on the caliper bracket as well since they were exposed and easy to change. The upper and lower clips are easy to insert. Centric PN 117.62026 available from several vendors including Summit Racing. I paid $17 from CARID

Common problem with LED's which is being solved by a voltage booster harness for high power or brighter conventional headlights. The headlight door must see ground when the lights are turned off or the door won't close. Designed to let you know a light is burned out and encourage you to repair it. LED's are diodes which prevent a ground path much like a check valve does for water. The booster harness has enough of a ground path through the activation side of the relays to allow the voltage to bleed off and the doors will close. The harness is plug and play so it is convenient rather than adding a path to ground some other way or cutting and grounding the offending wire in the door module harness.

I have never done anything with the parking brake cable except release it from the caliper actuator. The rear brake piston must be screwed in to retract the piston if installing new pads but that's about it. When the parking brake is released in the cab the actuator arm at the caliper should be back against the stop.

This is the adapter I purchased from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/sspa/click?ie=UTF8&spc=MTo2NzI2NDIxNDg1NTQ1NzAzOjE3MDE4MTIwMDM6c3BfbXRmOjIwMDA4ODY1OTEwMjA2MTo6MDo6&url=%2FPolarity-Converter-Negative-Harness-Reversed%2Fdp%2FB07YKTRB8F%2Fref%3Dsr_1_59_sspa%3Fcrid%3D1N7EUU9WRICVJ%26keywords%3Dh4%2Bled%2Badapter%26qid%3D1701812003%26sprefix%3Dh4%2Bled%2Bad%2Caps%2C92%26sr%3D8-59-spons%26sp_csd%3Dd2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9tdGY%26psc%3D1 I expect delivery Dec 10. Will let you folks know if works in allowing the headlights to descend when turned off.

This is the harness I ordered from Amazon in 2014. It has doubled in price since then. I never did use it. I sold it a long time ago to Dave or someone else on the forum. There might be something similar on Amazon now that is better and maybe cheaper. Amazon.com: Octane Lighting H4 100w Ceramic Fused PnP Heavy Duty Automotive Wiring Harness Headlight Foglight Booster Relay 12v : Automotive

Not really without buying an old ODB1 scanner that can be connected to the diagnostic port under the dash. I would try disconnecting the battery cable for about 5 minutes and then reconnect. Then try checking codes again with the CRT.

Sounds like the Ignition Control Module and coils. Look for green goo on the lower radiator hose which is an indication that the module is failing.

If I could find the elusive Polo Green convertible, I'd snatch it up in a heartbeat! Sure hope Barney doesn't read this....

Not yet but something may be coming along soon. This past Wednesday I went to an old friend's house who's wife recently passed away. I couldn't go to her funeral and I wanted to pay my condolences in person instead of calling because I had worked with him for over 20 years. Before I left we went to his garage to look at his Harley Davidson. While looking at the Harley I noticed there was a car covered with sheets in the garage. He said it was his wife's car. He uncovered it so I could get a look at it. It was a 2006 Mercedes SLK280 hardtop convertible with around 61,000 miles on it. It looks like new. He said he was going to sell it but wasn't ready to let go yet. He said he would call me when he was ready to sell and we'll see if we can work out a deal. I didn't have my phone to take a photo of it. Below is a photo I found on the internet of one just like it.

Night ride in socal 🌙

Our Memorial Day pictures. Humbled to live in this great country and to have a rare, little known vehicle.

Memorial Day weekend outing. Thanks to those who served 🇺🇲