[demas]

Rained half the weekend but got a bit done.

Removed all the carbon fiber wrap on the interior trim. Luckily, it revealed brushed aluminum in good shape minus some small dings on the drivers handle. Cleaned up the steering wheel and interior. Before and After below.

Read up about the risks of blowing the FRM module so thought real hard about replacing the battery myself. But, this is my semi-project car I figured I have all the tools and battery - so I just had to do it - very carefully. All done and works, no errors! And in the process learned how to 'de-code' the Varta date stamp readings...