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Just had my MOT completed by a local independent garage who are very friendly and appreciate the nuances of the 4200 CC. I always remind him of the LSD re: the brake test and he always confirms 'he remembers'. The great news, for me, is that my car passed without any advisories but I must...

A lot of the foam wrap insulation on the wring harnesses around the centre console area were a horrible sticky mess on my '04 car. I'm sure it was because of the coolant leak from my matrix. Had to clean it all off and re-wrap. It just adds time to the job but gives peace of mind too. Good luck...

OMG! This morning's Sahara rain storm has covered the very clean car with a light dusting of orange sand. That'll teach me to clean the car in 'Summer'. :as001 (2):

Today I washed the car, dried it off and polished with Autoglym Super Resin Polish. The dumb question now is, do I need to wax it for protection?

Ok, I'll fess-up. 4 spares..... Two that were changed because of head/thread damage and two that were not worth the effort of re-installing because they were part of the small trim piece that bridges across the top of the steering column. Phew! confession is good for the soul.:rolleyes:

Mission accomplished. It seems to have taken ages but I've cleaned all the 'sticky' from the associated plastic parts as well, while I had them off and re-wrapped the wiring harnesses around the centre console. Been out for a couple of test drives, with heater on 23deg. and all seems ok. I left...

Try this website, it's dedicated to the 3200 and has a forum. https://www.maserati3200.net/ I think it's affiliated to one of the frequent posters on here. Good luck.

That's an interesting thought. Whilst doing my leaky heater matrix I noticed all the foam wrap around the console wiring harnesses, for the radio/display etc., had gone really gooey, like the buttons. I spent hours stripping sticky soggy foam wrap off the harnesses and re-wrapping with fabric tape.

Heater box out and matrix re-fitted ready to put back into position. Matrix was wet down each side and the heater box had residue in the bottom, so at least it looks like the decision to change was the correct one. Now for the easy part, put it all back together, any bets on how many 'spare'...

Latest update on my matrix replacement. Eventually removed the dashboard and ventilation ducting. What a right Royal PITA that was and to be fair I gave myself more hassle because of limited access in my garage. It's easier if you can have both doors wide open, for freedom of movement, in and...

Just answered my own question, found the part on Eurospares parts list. See, talking to yourself can be productive.....

Getting on with stripping the dash out and noticed a GPS module stuck to the top of the speedo binnacle. I'm wondering if this is the GPS for the navigation system or part of the Navtrak tracking device? Anyone seen this before?

A whiff of coolant in the cabin, a misty patch on inside of windscreen and a sticky/wet carpet, I guess I need to join the Matrix club. After reading the excellent 'how-to', I'm wondering if it can be done with both seats, still in the car, but pushed right back and does the steering definitely...

A smell of coolant in the cabin, a misty patch on inside of windscreen and a sticky/wet carpet, I guess I need to join the Matrix club. After reading the excellent 'how-to', I'm wondering if it can be done with both seats, still in the car, but pushed right back and does the steering definitely...

Andy4200, PM'd you.

Looks really tidy, it's on my 'to do' list, but does using the paint and stickers block the light from shining through the graphics?

Had to take my car out today and can't believe how much salt is still on the roads. When I got home the tyre treads were white with powder. Ah well out with the bucket and sponge...

That Feedback means nothing. Click on the feedback number and you'll see the sales for this seller and they're mostly Pandora bracelet charms, not workshop equipment.

Another bargain, from someone who apparently sells charm bracelets!! Come on eBay get your act together...

That 'offer' seems to be a regular feature across eBay. I've seen it several times and the outcome is always the same, 'item not received' and money refunded. The last time it was listed by an iphone accessories seller. I reported the item but don't think eBay took any action.