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by graymalkin
Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:21 pm
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: Hello, I am a "new" 406 owner 2.0 SE Coupe
Replies: 8
Views: 5125

Re: Hello, I am a "new" 406 owner 2.0 SE Coupe

Finally got a pic... http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii182/graymalkin33/A1020881.jpg And had some time to recondition the leather that was cracked and scuffed specially on the drivers seat http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii182/graymalkin33/P1020899.jpg and stripped the badges off the rear end ...
by graymalkin
Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:09 pm
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: Hello forum
Replies: 8
Views: 4652

Re: Hello forum

Welcome to the forum :) A lot of people complain about the Brembo brakes on the V6 Coupe because of the expense and the brake squeal or the constant attention needed to negate the squeal.
by graymalkin
Tue Aug 30, 2011 6:00 pm
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: Hello, I am a "new" 406 owner 2.0 SE Coupe
Replies: 8
Views: 5125

Re: Hello, I am a "new" 406 owner 2.0 SE Coupe

Well the wife has seen the car... I am still here and physically able to drive still so thats all good :) Have also found the paint code under the bonnet very well camouflaged but it tells me the car is Polaris blue, which i has guessed at before. But agean blue is very similar, to my eyes anyway. M...
by graymalkin
Mon Aug 29, 2011 5:13 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: 1st week of owning my 406, jobs done so far
Replies: 5
Views: 3240

Re: 1st week of owning my 406, jobs done so far

When you bear in mind god took 6 days to create the universe I think what you have done in a week is amazing!
What did you use to treat the leather?
Honestly i am in awe of people that can do stuff to cars like this...
by graymalkin
Sat Aug 27, 2011 8:16 am
Forum: Interior
Topic: my smoothed boot
Replies: 24
Views: 14799

Re: my smoothed boot

It's a nice enough job. But the boot is too featureless to leave like that. It looks... half arsed. Not in terms of quality, but in the fact that there now a big void of nothing. Like someone could not be bothered designing anymore just as they got to the boot lid. I agree. But it really only matte...
by graymalkin
Sat Aug 27, 2011 12:37 am
Forum: Cruises and meets
Topic: The Big Summer Meet thread, confirmed 20th August
Replies: 453
Views: 264693

Re: The Big Summer Meet thread, confirmed 20th August

Looks like i just missed this. Only bought my 206 a couple of days ago, a bit of a shame as i only live up the road from the venue :(
Looks like a good day.
Any plans for another next year?
by graymalkin
Fri Aug 26, 2011 11:41 pm
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: Hello, I am a "new" 406 owner 2.0 SE Coupe
Replies: 8
Views: 5125

Hello, I am a "new" 406 owner 2.0 SE Coupe

Hi I have just bought a 406 2.0 SE Coupe with 65000 on the clock for £2100 including 1 years tax, MOT and a service from Pontings in Banbury. This isn't my first 406, I have had 2 in the past a T reg GLX auto and a 52 reg GLX HDi in a really nasty green colour. Both did in excess of 120000 miles bef...