beko1987 Posted March 6, 2019 Author Posted March 6, 2019 Yep, thanks for all your help with it! Wouldn't have it otherwise! I've been spoilt by 5 successive turbo diesel cars! It's slow, steering is very heavy, its noisy over 70.... But my god its fun! Like slipping back into an old friend! Lots of nice little bits to do, fit the droplinks in the boot for one! Hoping my wheels from the 406 fit, their 15" not 14... I'm also having loud thoughts about seeing if the drivers seat from the 406 will bolt in... Probably won't though... I miss my arm rest! Those spotlights are fucking brilliant too! It's like driving in daylight with them on Was a bit lost on the empty motorway, but during my commute, it'll be fab! Thanks daz and bramz! paulplom, catsinthewelder, Ohdearme and 5 others 8
beko1987 Posted March 6, 2019 Author Posted March 6, 2019 Office achieved! Bar having to plan overtakes a bit more, including a 5th to 4th shift at 60 to keep going as I did an overtake it's grand! Not sure the 406 wheels will fit though, their alot bugger. Ned to post up both tyre sizes and see what the panel thinks LightBulbFun, Ohdearme and mrbenn 3
mrbenn Posted March 6, 2019 Posted March 6, 2019 Office achieved! Bar having to plan overtakes a bit more, including a 5th to 4th shift at 60 to keep going as I did an overtake it's grand! Not sure the 406 wheels will fit though, their alot bugger. Ned to post up both tyre sizes and see what the panel thinks Lift kit? Ohdearme, beko1987 and loserone 3
Anthony Posted March 6, 2019 Posted March 6, 2019 Not sure the 406 wheels will fit though, their alot bugger. Ned to post up both tyre sizes and see what the panel thinks The wheels themselves will physically bolt on and should be the correct offset if they're 406 ones (later 206/307 ones are wrong though). The tyre profile (195/65R15 on a 406 isn't it?) will be too tall though and I suspect will foul the rear arch.
beko1987 Posted March 6, 2019 Author Posted March 6, 2019 Ah buggar, that's the sensible practical answer I wasn't hoping for... But that I expected after seeing the difference! Anyone want some 15" 406 wheels with brand new winters and good rears? Free to collect, or £35 posted!
beko1987 Posted March 6, 2019 Author Posted March 6, 2019 I saw this in daylight for the first time properly at lunchtime! It's quite tidy on the outside, few giffer dents here and there but that never bothers me It has an engine (surprisingly) but all this room to work around it is very new and alien to me.... (2.2dci I'm looking at you) Low mileage, some possibly careful owners, then bub... However, every speck of dirt it has picked up in it's 57000 miles of life is all in the carpet... Which I'm looking forward to sorting out, possibly going to be a carpet out job, but I'll see how the steam cleaner and vax shifts it! Immediate plans are to fit the droplinks from the boot to the car, as the knocking noise from the drivers side rivals what I made the 406 start doing after destroying it's droplink, and maybe flick a vacuum around to get the worst of the scum out, and see how many more of Bub's belongings I can find, and fit my headunit. More medium term plans are to drive it until payday and spend some actual money on it! The plus sides of this are parts are very cheap (timing belt and waterpump kit for £30 etc) and it takes the same oil as the 406, and I have a brand new bottle of that ready to go, which saves some dough! The steering is very heavy, heavier than my old 1.4 was. I'll check the steering UJ as that caused problems in my old Volcane, and see what the power steering fluid looks like The gear linkage is comically baggy! Like I can make the lever go on a meandering detour from 4th to 5th... Anyone know if there's any bushes or such that go? Maybe lift the rear seat cover and see how fucked it is, bub says it's torn alot and to not look Try not to buy things for it that are cosmetic (anyone got a keypad assembly? Mine is missing buttons...) Brodders, FakeConcern, egg and 11 others 14
bramz7 Posted March 6, 2019 Posted March 6, 2019 I didn't find the steering bad at all so you've made me feel really good about my gym regimen now. Baggy gear changes sound like all of the ZXs I have ever had. LightBulbFun and beko1987 2
beko1987 Posted March 6, 2019 Author Posted March 6, 2019 I'm noticing it! Could be a combination of: I've been driving modern over-servo'ed crap for too longI'm a massive flabby bastardSomething amiss but not terribly because as you say, it steers fine LightBulbFun 1
bramz7 Posted March 6, 2019 Posted March 6, 2019 I suspect it's the first one. I found 406 steering really oddly light on both that one and another. beko1987 and LightBulbFun 2
purplebargeken Posted March 6, 2019 Posted March 6, 2019 Tidy little car. Am sure it will respond to some two bucket wrongism. I guess you likely have the most bullet proof car in the universe being a former Bub car that survived his gentle ministrations. Ohdearme, D Spares & Tyres, Brodders and 1 other 4
mrbenn Posted March 6, 2019 Posted March 6, 2019 Free pen! Jammy. If anyone can clean those carpets then it's you! 57k is very low, should have plenty of life left. Ohdearme and LightBulbFun 2
bub2006 Posted March 6, 2019 Posted March 6, 2019 I'll have you know I was careful with it. And I never lifted the matslts up. I washed it outside when I fetched it and only having it a week and shit weather I never got round to hoovering it out Ohdearme 1
paulscavalier Posted March 6, 2019 Posted March 6, 2019 Pictures of the interior clean please. I like your cleaning threads. Any money under the mats or just the blue biro? 500tops 1
beko1987 Posted March 6, 2019 Author Posted March 6, 2019 Pictures of the interior clean please. I like your cleaning threads. Any money under the mats or just the blue biro? I found bubs debit card under the drivers mat... Might tax it off that! cobblers and paulscavalier 2
beko1987 Posted March 6, 2019 Author Posted March 6, 2019 And the roof doesn't leak and it worksI opened it earlier actually and it opened fine! And closed again which is a win in French car bingo! LightBulbFun 1
bub2006 Posted March 6, 2019 Posted March 6, 2019 It tilts and slides too. The debit card is of an unused account I leave open for reasons. At this point it's empty. It's never had anything in it either yet.
beko1987 Posted March 6, 2019 Author Posted March 6, 2019 Your ph2 Lag2 looked nice!It was! Far prettier than the ph1 in my eyes
D Spares & Tyres Posted March 6, 2019 Posted March 6, 2019 Excellent purchase! I have a ZX fetish too... Can't quite see which carpets that ZX has but some are horrible to clean. It's easier to take it out and jetwash it than spend hours hoovering and scrubbing it! beko1987 1
D Spares & Tyres Posted March 6, 2019 Posted March 6, 2019 Also, you probably already know this, but keep a couple of bungees in it...
beko1987 Posted March 6, 2019 Author Posted March 6, 2019 I am contemplating just removing the carpet to clean, it's the horrible type that my old 1.4 had, rather than the lovely type the volcane had! Bungee's, is that for the door latch failings? The rear drivers one bounces, and the check strap does nothing... Jim Bell 1
D Spares & Tyres Posted March 6, 2019 Posted March 6, 2019 Yes, it usually only happens on really cold mornings but my latest one does it all the time. Not had chance to look at it yet. You should put it on the 'ZXs of Autoshite' thread beko1987 and Jim Bell 2
scdan4 Posted March 6, 2019 Posted March 6, 2019 I’m not particularly fussy about clean car interiors, but that’s gopping in there. beko1987 1
beko1987 Posted March 6, 2019 Author Posted March 6, 2019 Mines all the time. I shall fire a variety of liquids at it one day and see if it helps My old blue 1.4 was a bastard for freezing the doors shut. After 2 weeks of freezing weather I boiled the kettle as I put my shoes on to go out, got the door open, turned the engine on, left the door open and put the kettle back and shut the door Yes, I need to update that thread, well reminded! You've not got any odds and sods kicking around have you? Keypad is missing buttons, or an oddments tray would be sweet... Parcel shelf is mega fucked too! And the drivers wing mirror does not adjust, even by force it flops down again after a few miles, gr9 for pulling out into l2 for an overtake... Jim Bell 1
beko1987 Posted March 6, 2019 Author Posted March 6, 2019 I’m not particularly fussy about clean car interiors, but that’s gopping in there.it stinks! It's worse in the boot tbh, I've not dare investigate yet...
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