David White

Hi Tony, If you don't already have a copy, it would be worth requesting the PBC checklist from CC (Michaela provided me with a copy), which is the list the technician uses to go over the car, so you can carry out your own "dummy" PBC in advance. Regards David

Just heard back from CC and they've agreed with my assessment and will be carrying out the work to the T-piece and handbrake switch FOC!

Thanks Tony, Another item was the handbrake switch. The 1.1 guide indicates the wire connecting to the lower pin (pp91) whereas the new guide shows the connection to the upper pin and also includes a new "Tip" which explicitly states connection to the top terminal. As the tunnel cover has to come off, that's another 0.75hr labour. Mirrors to windscreen to have loctite applied and must be tight for the IVA. Handbrake cable on RHS should route in front of the brake hose (I had mine behind ) and should be cable tied to the A-frame (mine was to the chassis). Bracket trim and CAT heatshield trim missing - an IVA requirement. This is a bit galling as the trim wasn't included with the kit and Derek advised that they no longer fit it. Finally, the upper spring perch on the front dampers should be rotated to face inwards and be hidden from view - not a cost item. Good luck with completing your build. Regards David

Example of where they want to charge me £90 to remove the "additional" washer and bleed the brakes. Another issue with the handbrake has similarly been changed in the latest edition. I'm currently waiting to hear back from the workshop. David

I have just completed by build (310S) and on Monday the car was picked up by CC for the post build check. Today (Tuesday) I finally received a hard copy of the Assembly Guide Edition 1.2. Throughout the build, I have had to rely on Edition 1.1 as downloaded from the CC website, advice from Derek, the old (pre-Ikea) guide, Techtalk and various blogs. Today I also received feedback on the PBC, which was favourable and quite complementary of my efforts. So, why the post? Of the 5 items picked up in the PBC that require 3.25 hrs labour to correct, over half the time is related to items that have changed between 1.1 and 1.2. Fortunately I have photos of what I had done and have managed to demonstrate that I built it correctly (to the older edition). Nevertheless, very frustrating! A couple of other gripes - 1. the CC website still only has 1.1 available to download and 2. the hard copy received is incorrectly paginated such that the diagram is on the back of the associated directions; diagrams should be on odd page numbers (right hand leaf). Having been through the build process I guess I shouldn’t be surprised!