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Hammer & Coop in Really Hot Metal Magazine

Run out and pick up the March 22nd issue of Rolling Stone magazine.  The back cover features the fictitious Hot Metal Magazine Issue #001 which has a 10 page layout on Hammer and Coop. 

GoMINIGo Third Brake Pulsar

Today,  I installed the GoMINIGo Third Brake Light Pulsar on GP0154 which flashes the third brake light four times in 1.5 seconds after the brake is applied and then the brake light will remain on without flashing as long as the brake is depressed.  Releasing the brakes and reapply the brakes will pulse again.   Hopefully it will help keep everyone off of little GP’s rear.   Click here for the Light Pulsar in Action 

Removed the three screws holding the third brake light onto the hatch and followed the Cabrio instructions as the GP has the black (+)/brown (-) wires usually found in the Cabrio then the black/red found in the S.    

Make sure you follow Step 3 carefully.   The black/yellow strip wire is the positive + and the brown is the negative -.   With the writing on the pulsar towards you, so you can read the name, connect the wires from the car harness to the right side and the light connector wires to the left.

Carcoon ‘bubble’ for GP1415

My Carcoon order arrived and I wasted no time getting GP1415 inside her bubble.   What is Carcoon?  Here is an exert from Carcoon’s website.

Carcoon is the ultimate automobile storage system designed to protect your precious
investment. With it’s unique patented “active airflow” process and other advanced
features, Carcoon sets a new standard in car care.  The Carcoon is a lightweight yet extremely durable  “bubble” which is inflated around the vehicle to be stored. Two low voltage fans keep the Carcoon inflated and maintain a constant flow of re-circulated
air around the vehicle. 

The Outdoor Carcoon is a double skin construction (a bubble within a bubble) with an insulating air gap between each skin. The base mat is also insulated using two layers of heavy duty Poly Plax mat with an insulating foam between each layer.

The material of the  outdoor Carcoon is very special, being double alloy coated. The alloy coating provides unrivalled outdoor protection, blocking 99.9% of the damaging Ultra Violet. Any vehicle exposed to UV light for prolonged periods can suffer considerable damage, for example, UV light alone will oxidise even the best paintwork. Once the paint starts to breakdown it becomes particularly vulnerable to attack from air borne pollutants such as acid rain etc. Rubber seals are also damaged by UV, the resultant ingress of water rapidly accelerates the rusting process from within.   

Importantly this special alloy coated material (MVCR) also blocks Infra Red light.

Blocking the infra-red (primary heat source) keeps the interior temperature of the Carcoon stable; temperature stability is a very important part of the whole concept.

Primary filters are covered, keeping the filters dry and protecting them from the UV

So after laying down the base mat I drove GP1415 into position and then placed the top piece on and zippered it.

Plugged it in and a few minutes later her ‘bubble’ came to life.

So now GP1415 is hermetically sealed.   It was not cheap but it is the best protection you can get.  I opted using the outdoor carcoon instead of the indoor because if I need to do any work in the garage or work on one of the other girls I can leave her outside and ensure her the maximum level of protection.  Silver 850i who was displaced from her garage spot when GP1415 arrived is also now residing in her own Outdoor Carcoon.