Thanks for the ideas, guys.

Pete. I was wondering about getting that sleeve out. The article I read mentioned making a tool to compress the cover, and mentioned replacing the sleeve but didn't say how.

The 380... well, it had been wrecked at some point, and the windshield isn't perfect, and I only have the valet key, which means more money at the dealer. It isn't registered either. I just went out and looked at the car, and under the dashmat, the black pad is perfect. I had been trying to sell the whole car, for dirt cheap, with no luck. Perhaps you are right about parting it.


tenknots, The emergency road service is a great idea, and one I hadn't thought of. I could have used that a few times in the last few years.

Wow, a 160 mile one way drive to inspect a car. That is devotion.