Staying in the fold..

mbunting · Post by **mbunting** » 23 Mar 2006, 15:48

Well, I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that my plans to leave french cars in favour of a Rover 420sdi have suffered a setback caused by my purchase of what may be another ebay bargain ( 3 of 3 now ) - a 405 STDT estate !

Needless to say, the 2.0 GTX estate will soon be up for sale. A shame because it's a great car, but I simply can't afford £15 per day on fuel ( and boy do I miss the torque of the turbo diesel ).

No need to welcome me back - I've not been away

PowerLee · Post by **PowerLee** » 23 Mar 2006, 20:46

Hi

This STDT, Does it have the green & black interior?

The reason I asked is I have a set of the front seat material in my loft, One set still has the cushions on, FREE to any 405 STDT / STI owner who collects them

I bought a pair of STDT front seats just to nick the electric motors & frames for my old 405 Executive & I never threw the covers away lol

Im also sure theres a set of 4 x door cards up there minus the wood clip on trim & the passenger one is minus the door bin at the moment ( Got a spare door bin though ) Also FREE.

mbunting · Post by **mbunting** » 24 Mar 2006, 00:16

Hi Lee,

Yes it is that interior. The seat materials will probably be no use to me, but the door cards will - since the left rear door is locked shut, and you can bet your life I'll end up cutting through / ruining the trim on that door !

Where abouts in the country are you ?

PS. The car is a gem. 317 quid won the auction. The interior is perfect, the exterior more surprisingly so !

A few gremlins - the thermostat needs replacing / inserting ! and for some reason the right headlight and the left rear sidelight are reluctant to stay on

Otherwise, it pulls like a train, and is rattle free.

Mat.

matt · Post by **matt** » 24 Mar 2006, 09:32

Good luck with the STDT,had mine for a few years now and its been excellent,it also just past its test with no faults at 185.000 miles.I wondered what that golden retriever was doing sat outside the mot centre

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PowerLee · Post by **PowerLee** » 24 Mar 2006, 18:02

Hi

I am in Northampton & thats junction 15 off the M1.

Anybody who wants the seat trims & the door trims is welcome to them if they pick them up

Ive nicked the wood trim of all the door cards but they are just clipped on & take seconds to swop over & The front passenger side one has had the black door bin removed but I have a spare to replace it with.

Also got a load of dash switches & electric window switches to give away too.

mbunting · Post by **mbunting** » 25 Mar 2006, 13:57

PowerLee

I'd be interested in taking the door cards off you - but I won't be able to collect until the 2nd wekend in April. Is that OK ?

I've changed the themostat - there was no coolant in the housing - and there was rust on the thermostat.

I only had to put 1L of coolant in to have it come out of the housing, and I've put a new thermo in - there are no signs of pressure building in the rad ( recently replaced by prev owner ), and the matrix pipes are hot - and hot air is now coming through to the cabin - so I think it was an 'oversight' from the 'mechanic' who replaced the rad..

PowerLee · Post by **PowerLee** » 25 Mar 2006, 14:16

Hi

Yeah that should be fine, Ill have a look in the loft over the weekend & see if theres any other 405 related bits up there.

Its about time I had a big sort out, Theres 405 bits dotted all round the house lol.