Donor Car

[waue1978]

Did Mr Earwig manage to pick up your leather interior yet?

Its just been picked up.

stealthe

That'll be a nice chunk of space freed then.

If you were breaking the GTX, was going to suggest pulling the switch & wiring from the drivers seat in that & transferring to the leather one as it would negate the need for buggering about with the seat ECU.

[stealthe]

I may swap the gtx seats into the exec that I'm driving at the moment. The leather in it is a little 'tired'. I'm trying to work out if its worth changing the heater pads and memory over.
Another project!

stealthe

[waue1978]

Sounds like an interesting plan. What's this Exec you've got like? Has the 407 gone now then?

[stealthe]

407's sitting on my brother-in-laws drive while I work out what to do with it , in the mean time I picked up another 406 exec estate(2000 plate hdi) to keep me on the road.
Its a bit tatty and I don't know whether to tidy it up or just run it into the ground. Its already cost me the spare lift pump that I had knocking around.

stealthe

[waue1978]

407's sitting on my brother-in-laws drive while I work out what to do with it , in the mean time I picked up another 406 exec estate(2000 plate hdi) to keep me on the road.
Its a bit tatty and I don't know whether to tidy it up or just run it into the ground. Its already cost me the spare lift pump that I had knocking around.

stealthe

Doesn't sound too good for the 407. What went wrong with that? Considering the amount of spares you have, a 406 is probably a safe bet for a while - it just depends on how tatty this one you've picked up is.

[stealthe]

Its tatty, inside and out. The 407 probably needs a new engine, I haven't had time to look.

Any one want a project 407?

stealthe

[waue1978]

Its tatty, inside and out. The 407 probably needs a new engine, I haven't had time to look.

Any one want a project 407?

stealthe

I reckon you should send the 407 to Dogslife to get defapped! 406 should come good - just cherry pick the best bits out of the car & a half of spares you've got.

[stealthe]

just cherry pick the best bits out of the car & a half of spares you've got.

I'd rather sell them all to pay for the 407 repairs.

stealthe

[waue1978]

That really doesn't sound good then. What's the diagnosis on the 407? What mileage did it give up on?

What's also pretty bad is that the 2 16v HDi engines that came up first on an Ebay search were over £1200! Fingers crossed it's fixable then. May be worth offering up the GTX + the spares on here to go towards the repair (if it is economically viable).