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[anonymous user]

9 minutes ago, mitsisigma01 said:

Surprised that you are still on this site with us mere non-vp mortals ?

Well one has to mix with the hoi polloi, socially distanced of course.

It is very much a Keeping up Appearances car, probably Hayacinth and Richard bought their Rover as a replacement. I have decided to call it the Austintatious 

[mitsisigma01]

2 hours ago, richardmorris said:

What is it? 

Is it a Mercedes, looks similar to one my dad had in Singapore in the late 60's

[mitsisigma01]

2 minutes ago, anonymous user said:

Well one has to mix with the hoi polloi, socially distanced of course.

It is very much a Keeping up Appearances car, probably Hayacinth and Richard bought their Rover as a replacement. I have decided to call it the Austintatious 

Is it as good as Mr & Mrs6c's, that's going to take some beating ?

[richardmorris]

3 minutes ago, mitsisigma01 said:

What is it? 

Is it a Mercedes, looks similar to one my dad had in Singapore in the late 60's

Ponton merc I think - like the baddies chasing the aston martin in goldfinger's lair.

 

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[Tadhg Tiogar]

Just now, mitsisigma01 said:

What is it? 

Is it a Mercedes, looks similar to one my dad had in Singapore in the late 60's

Mercedes "Ponton" - but don't know which one. Possibly a 220, because longer nose.

[mitsisigma01]

Being only 5 years old at the time... Fk... I'm old... It was like a limo. 

Just looked up the meaning of "Ponton" meaning pontoon style or slab sided !!! 

It gave a few examples 

Early pontoon designs

1923 Bugatti Type 32 'Tank'

1923 Auto Union streamliner replica

1936 BMW 328 Mille Miglia

1946 Pininfarina Cisitalia 202

1946 Crosley CC Sedan  

Some good some not so good !!! 

 

[Liggle]

Did a DIY headlight polish on my Bongo this weekend as they were yellowing and had a weird film covering which was peeling. Had all the bits laying around and it took about 30 mins.  

All wet sanded - 1000 grit -> 2000 grit -> 3000 grit -> Autoglym Paint Renovator -> Autoglym Super Resin Polish

Before:

After:

Photo's don't do it justice, makes quite a difference in person. Just need to find some sort of UV protection now, or let the next owner do it again!

[Ghosty]

Boss couldn't be fucked with Monday for the second week in a row so no work for me. Came home, and got to cleaning.
I thought the paint was flat and fucked but it was just massively dirty - I had to wash it twice! The bucket contents are from the first wash. However it's come up really well. I tried to clay bar it but it doesn't need it, the paint is actually fine!
All the clag on the wipe was congealed on the end of the indicator stalk...
Cleaned, wiped down, vacced out etc... It's actually really tidy!

[Ghosty]

Wait, where did the exterior pics go?

[SRi05]

That’s a really nice colour. Posh seats in there as well!

[Ghosty]

14 minutes ago, SRi05 said:

That’s a really nice colour. Posh seats in there as well!

D Turbos are the top spec diesels, hence the nice seats etc. Lots of XS/GT/GTi bits. 

U-Pull-It York are listing a 205 diesel of some sort, I might have to go and investigate that. 

[tommotech]

The D-Turbo does look good on those GT steelies, does it have a full set?

[Ghosty]

1 hour ago, tommotech said:

The D-Turbo does look good on those GT steelies, does it have a full set?

Nah, two of them are missing  

[hairnet]

9 hours ago, richardmorris said:

ive only ever seen one of those in the flesh - at terenure in ireland the merc oc there does a display - 5 years ive been waiting to go back and hopefully see it again - nice grey one.................

[richardmorris]

6 minutes ago, hairnet said:

ive only ever seen one of those in the flesh - at terenure in ireland the merc oc there does a display - 5 years ive been waiting to go back and hopefully see it again - nice grey one.................

It looked very nice, slightly shabby but no harm in that is there. Sadly I expect it will not stay this way.

[MorrisItalSLX]

4 hours ago, Ghosty said:

That pull out stereo is a thing of absolutely beauty, as is the car.

[somewhatfoolish]

Baby Adenauer. Nice.

[richardmorris]

16 minutes ago, somewhatfoolish said:

Baby Adenauer. Nice.

I’m sure it would make a great daily driver with very little work. I’ve not looked up want they’re worth yet.

[clayts450]

Modern crisis after my courier van (Combo D) had a minor disagreement with a fence post yesterday. Managed to mangle the nearside front bumper - 

 

Wheel off, liner out, gallons of hot water, BFO hammer:

Win

[clayts450]

On 6/11/2020 at 2:25 PM, Craig the Princess said:

Just seen this on Facebook, might be of interest to Rover and MG botherers.

Nigel and Debbie - they're a really lovely couple. I got a replacement hose from them for the Streetwise. Paid a tenner.

[RobT]

Tried to resist but done it again.

It's a local car and a regular spot, so when bramz told me it's for sale (yes it's his fault) I had a crisis.

As Skizzer calls it, the carehome dayroom dazzle interior.  It's lovely and almost immaculate.  The outside is a bit frilly, but it is an old Vauxhall after all.

However, after the 2 mile drive home this greeted me.  Didn't notice it on the test drive...

Pinhole leak in the body of the radiator pissing out, so hopefully some JB Weld will fix that.  Otherwise I'm very happy with it.  I'll have a proper go over it tomorrow evening, which is something I should have done before buying it, but I never learn!

[brownnova]

Oooh another lovely purchase Rob!! You certainly find some exquisite motor cars! 

[Skizzer]

6 hours ago, brownnova said:

Oooh another lovely purchase Rob!! You certainly find some exquisite motor cars! 

This! Very much this.

7 hours ago, RobT said:

Tried to resist but done it again.

It's a local car and a regular spot, so when bramz told me it's for sale (yes it's his fault) I had a crisis.

As Skizzer calls it, the carehome dayroom dazzle interior.  It's lovely and almost immaculate.  The outside is a bit frilly, but it is an old Vauxhall after all.

However, after the 2 mile drive home this greeted me.  Didn't notice it on the test drive...

Pinhole leak in the body of the radiator pissing out, so hopefully some JB Weld will fix that.  Otherwise I'm very happy with it.  I'll have a proper go over it tomorrow evening, which is something I should have done before buying it, but I never learn!

I am SO glad this has joined the family, it is a truly magnificent looking car, minor jets of stray coolant aside.

I knew we could count on you Rob. 

[phil_lihp]

I'm very pleased you bought that Rob, just for the interior if nothing else!

[Jimbob McGregor]

On 6/13/2020 at 10:18 PM, Ghosty said:

 

I got 2 miles then pulled into a layby to organise myself, take some pictures and what have you. But turning the key - nothing. The electric windows stopped working, as did the central locking (but I think that's down to bodgy wiring). No dead fuses and battery seemed healthy, but nothing at all from the starter. 
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205s regularly used to have issues with the starter trigger wire. Age and heat etc upped resistance in the wire, meaning that it would often fail to get enough oomph to the starter solenoid (especially when trying to start when engine hot).

The fix is to run a short wire direct from positive battery terminal through a relay that is switched by the original starter trigger wire from the ignition switch.

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I called the seller and he was surprised, I told him where I was and about five minutes later he arrived in a careworn 406 HDi estate. He hit the starter with a hammer and chisel, to no avail, had a nose around the fuses and relays too but again found nothing. Somewhere in the midst of this the electric windows decided to work, so I closed the open window I'd been advised not to more than half open. The jury is out on whether the leccy windows are factory or bodged in, there are caps...

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See above for the possible starting issue.

The window winder caps are original factory. The leccy windows on 205s we’re always a bit wobbly-feeling!

[dozeydustman]

Given the Ignis a quick vacuuming, first time this year.

I may have to go all Jim Bell and get some mats for it. Passenger front and both rears are fitted, possibly original, driver’s one is from something else and now has started sliding around, so that will be binned before long no doubt.

I have noticed this car is very sensitive to tyre pressures; even 1psi out and she feels a bit squiffy.

[Ghosty]

Went to U-Pull-It. The 205 wasn't there. Asked at the office and it's not been put out yet, so I'm going to phone them in a couple of days and plan to head back. 

However there were some C30s in, so I snagged myself some tailored factory fit floor mats, boot carpeting and trim in better condition, and one other thing - a centre console. 
C30s have the floating 'waterfall' panel for the radio, heater etc, and standard ones are brushed metal. Mine is battered to fuck. R-Design ones are slightly darker in colour and have a cool finish. Google image: 

On all but the earliest C30s there's a second piece of trim on the centre console, and on one of the C30s, an R-Design, someone had broken that one trying to remove it. 
I have an early C30 and don't need the centre console trim so I snagged myself the waterfall panel to swap into mine. 

£20 the lot.  

[camryv6]

18 hours ago, RobT said:

Tried to resist but done it again.

It's a local car and a regular spot, so when bramz told me it's for sale (yes it's his fault) I had a crisis.

As Skizzer calls it, the carehome dayroom dazzle interior.  It's lovely and almost immaculate.  The outside is a bit frilly, but it is an old Vauxhall after all.

However, after the 2 mile drive home this greeted me.  Didn't notice it on the test drive...

Pinhole leak in the body of the radiator pissing out, so hopefully some JB Weld will fix that.  Otherwise I'm very happy with it.  I'll have a proper go over it tomorrow evening, which is something I should have done before buying it, but I never learn!

I had one of those...…………….........……..front inner wings ( shudders ) goes off crying

[Ghosty]

That was easy. 

[BeEP]

On 6/15/2020 at 9:03 AM, BeEP said:

...quite!  Polo below belongs to a friend; needed the headlamp unit replacing which was yesterday morning's job.  Actually not too bad to do, but it does remind me how the world of car design lost the plot around the turn of the century,

Maybe I was being a bit unfair.  As commented on in my cars thread, the black 1800 needs the clutch release bearing replaced.  So today this happened: