I decided to tackle the knackered resistor on SWMBO`s Fiat Panda on Sunday, got the part last week and after a look through the Haynes book of lies I think it shouldn`t be too bad a job, just a bit fiddly.
The part in question is located above the drivers footwell above the pedal assembly near the bulkhead
" Undo the bottom of the steering column and lift out of the way, reach up behind the facia, unclip the wiring plug, unscrew the retaining screw and remove the resistor. Refitting is the reverse of removal"
Sounds easy enough, right?
Here`s the picture in the manual
After two and a half hours of laying on my back across the sill with my head under the clutch pedal trying to reach up towards what seems like the windscreen wipers, swearing and generally abusing Italians I gave up.
Here`s the reality
I think Haynes may have forgotten something........like the f*@cking wiring loom wedging the plug in and it`s nigh on impossible to move out of the way, not to mention the fact that I can barely get my hands on the plug to remove it anyway
How the hell can you build a car with something designed to be moved and then wedge the bleedin thing in?
They`re best off sticking to pizza`s that`s all I can say