Not a waste at all, I located lots of components and cleaned rotten fabric wrapping out of the drivers side wiring channel..verified all that is stil sound. It also had a mouse trail..those guys can get through a hole the size of a nickle! Im so impressed this old car still has working grounds to all circuits and the connectors are all good..its truly a quality vehicle.. And the entire interior is made to snap out with the proper release clips pressed and pried. Very easy once you see the assembly methods..