The 405 News

[Junkman]

Another vote for Velourite type material here too. Where do farts go when pressed into cow hide seats?

 

Yep, that's another thing to consider when you live with three vegetarians.

Ever experienced a proper Greek dolmades and tzatziki thrush taking off in a car with leather seats?

[Junkman]

Today, the car was dropped at the painter's with the clear* instruction to make it perfect.

Should be back by Friday afternoon. Hopefully.

[forddeliveryboy]

What colour?

[Junkman]

Hopefully a colour so close to the existing one that it won't be noticed that it has paintwork done. Beige.

[Junkman]

The car came back from the painterisator today and immediately attracted admiring glances from the girls:

 

 

Note how the terrible weather beautifully beads on the fresh paintwork:

[Lacquer Peel]

What a beauty.

[r.welfare]

It really does look superb. What's the headlining like, and is it missing any interior door lock buttons?

[Junkman]

Headlining is gone, but all door lock buttons are present and work.

Also missing is the moulding above the tailgate, I guess it was removed to provide more clearance for the crane.

[oldcars]

Very nice. Your painter works faster than mine.

[Uncle Jimmy]

Today's award for correct Peugeot 405 usage goes to an anonymous French person. I especially like the mismatched bumpers.

[Junkman]

Sadly this thread will die now.

Once you have a 405, there is nothing more to report. They just work.

[Jim Bell]

That's jinxed it^

[BorniteIdentity]

The car came back from the painterisator today and immediately attracted admiring glances from the girls:

 

 

Note how the terrible weather beautifully beads on the fresh paintwork:

 

Lovely.  

 

Lovely all round.

[barrett]

This is such a beautiful colour, great work getting the bonnet tidied up. Can we just have some more photos for no reason just showing off that mega hue?

[carlo]

Very lovely indeed.  Can't decide actually what I think about that colour, sometimes I love it sometimes not so sure.  Haze blue still my favourite unfortunately never had one.

 

How's the search for velour seats going?  And any other small bits 'n' pieces you're after?

[Junkman]

Search for velours seats hitherto not successful, but I haven't really looked that hard yet.

Ideally, I'd like those partially green STI seats.

 

The only things really missing are the plastic moulding above the tailgate and the headlight washer jets.

[D Spares & Tyres]

I'm breaking the moogs old 405 estate, I'll have a look if that bit of plastic is there

[Junkman]

That would be great!

What are the seats like?

[D Spares & Tyres]

Rears and passenger OK but drivers tatty

[Alan_Green]

The car came back from the painterisator today and immediately attracted admiring glances from the girls:

 

Note how the terrible weather beautifully beads on the fresh paintwork:

What happened to "Do not Paint!"

 

Looks great. Had no idea 405s' were desireable until I started reading this forum. Same with Rover P6s and boxy Volvos. But now I know.

[BorniteIdentity]

What happened to "Do not Paint!"

 

Looks great. Had no idea 405s' were desireable until I started reading this forum. Same with Rover P6s and boxy Volvos. But now I know.

Let's keep it 'on the down low' though, eh? I rather fancy a diseasel one before the nostalgia tax reaches them.

 

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[Junkman]

Four months on and I can't remember ever opening the bonnet during this period.

 

So I thought I must do something and bought new numberplates.

 

 

 

Still would like to swap the seats for some proper ones.

I think I'm repeating myself. But owning these is pretty boring.

[oldcars]

Dealer plates are a nice touch. Was the sticker on the car or is that new too?

[Junkman]

No, the sticker came with the car. The plates are fairly exact replicas of the original ones.

[carlo]

What do you prefer Mr J, saloons or estates?

[Junkman]

I would always prefer a saloon, but having only saloons just doesn't make sense.

One of your cars must be an estate.

[oldcars]

Two of mine are in a state if that counts.

[Junkman]

Today it had a flat tyre!

Thanks God all of them are nearly new and they had the exact matching onein stock, thus only the damaged one had to be changed.

 

Tyres haven't been what they were ever since 1986 etc. etc.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

UNRELIABLE.

[nacho man]

Should of bought a 300d

 

 

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