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well just thought id sign up and see what its all about.. were away to look at a 1998 406 lxdt tomorrow so we may be 406 owners soon so thought id say hi
will post up after 6 tuesday night and let yous all know how we get on and if we buy it ill get some pics up.. if we do buy it ill be loking for some advice and some parts firstly being front fogs and advice on fitting them ie is the wirring there or do i need to retro fit it all ?
im not shy to retro fitting stuff into cars but has always been older stuff. ( this will be the newest car weve had ) my true love is my 2 bmw E30s which are from 1987 and 1990 ..
1996 406 1.8LX Got a bad case of hydro lock!
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
One of my all time favourite cars is the E30 325i Sport with the factory M-styling skirts/spoiler
When I was 18 the company I worked for ran two 325i's and I had the occasional use of one of them (sounds crazy but I was a nice responsible 18 year old with a respectable job) pity they never knew I was a crazy petrol head tyre-burning nutter
Anyhoo I've always kinda promissed myself a nice original one as a weekender but I've never had the spare dough and the right car at the same time I've seen plenty of mullered ones now but still have a little look about every now and then
Another old favourite is the Escort RS Turbo
Hope you can show us some pics of the BM's. Oh and good luck with the 406
Cars in my care:
2021 Kia Spottage 1.6 Pez Turbo Dual Clutch Gearbox Trickery
2013 Renner Twingo - donkey work
well i got the 406 estate for £450 tank of diesel and a rof box thrown in.. cant see me keeping the roof box long to be honest but the car drives sweet and the misses is well impressed with it which is the main thing.
ill get some pics up later and ill get some pics up of the E30s aswell. the 1987 is a 325i sport tech1 the 1990 is a 325i tourer
cheers for the welcome guys . im needing advice on this rear centre seat belt issue with the estate car.. also what cd changer do i need ? its a philips radio thats in the car.. been looking on ebay and can only see clarion changers
jbh325i wrote:im needing advice on this rear centre seat belt issue with the estate car..
Just keep the centre seatbelt buckled when not in use and you'll be fine
The problem is that due to the inertia reel sitting inside the seat back, it can lock up when the seat's tilted (it's happened a few times to people on the forum), and you just need to straighten it up and feed a bit of belt back... which can be an issue if there's no belt to go back, causing you to have to unbolt the lower restraint if you can
<steve_earwig> I think this forum is more about keeping our cars going with minimal outlay than giving our cars more reason to go bang
jbh325i wrote:im needing advice on this rear centre seat belt issue with the estate car..
Just keep the centre seatbelt buckled when not in use and you'll be fine
The problem is that due to the inertia reel sitting inside the seat back, it can lock up when the seat's tilted (it's happened a few times to people on the forum), and you just need to straighten it up and feed a bit of belt back... which can be an issue if there's no belt to go back, causing you to have to unbolt the lower restraint if you can
cool will try unbolting the lower restraint tomorrow and see if i can get it to lossen off as its locked up at the moment
apart from that i must admit im on the look out for a darker interior as it is a light coloured interior which i dont like specially for an estate car
) my true love is my 2 bmw E30s which are from 1987 and 1990 .. 
I've seen plenty of mullered ones now but still have a little look about every now and then 
