Newbie with a winter project E85

Hi and welcome to the forum. :thumbsup:

Nice to see it getting de-chavved too!
 
Ah superb that it’s being returned to standard

I had a Maldives blue boot lid sat in the garage for ages I couldn’t give away!!! Gone now

There is a few of us on here who have breaker cars so shout up if you need bits- be glad to help getting it back to oem! Well done!
 
Drunkpanda42 said:
but I like my cars clean and as OEM as possible
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I couldn’t agree more and I’m on my third Maldives E85. I’ve taken two of them from “breaker” status to perfectly decent cars and fortunately my current one doesn’t need too much work. The good news is Maldives breakers do come up from time to time and you should be able to pick up a boot for about £80.

Definitely change those wheels. You can pick up a reasonable set of daisies (103s) for about £150 which would complete the OEM look.

Welcome to the forum.
 
Welcome to the forum, that will be be a nice looking car when you have finished. Many years ago I owned an MG Midget that had a nasty looking boot rack bolted on with bolts. I removed it and filled the holes with filler and sanded and painted it. Looked great and couldn’t tell. :thumbsup:
 
Well done for rescuing it. Pretty sure you’ll be able to get the tint off the rear lights but if not then let me know as I have a set here.
 
Drunkpanda42 said:
I then got more excited than i should have when i found the built in cup holders (the TT never had any) and an AUX socket under the radio - i really need to get out more
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Both those things are desirable options!
 
What history do you have of suspension changes? I run 32/34 and it feels fine. But before I changed all four shocks it was floaty and crashy. Try the pressures but it may be that you are trying to compensate for worn suspension.
I recently rescued a 3.0i on 149k and discovered it still had all the original 2003 shocks on. If they look dry an mot will not pick them up. Needless to say they were no longer functioning at all.
 
bigwinn said:
If you still have the spoiler it could make a great picnic bench?
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Spoiler looks universal. Got to be worth putting that and all the other add-on bits on eBay or fb marketplace. Same with the wheels.
 
Drunkpanda42 said:
enuff_zed said:
What history do you have of suspension changes? I run 32/34 and it feels fine. But before I changed all four shocks it was floaty and crashy. Try the pressures but it may be that you are trying to compensate for worn suspension.
I recently rescued a 3.0i on 149k and discovered it still had all the original 2003 shocks on. If they look dry an mot will not pick them up. Needless to say they were no longer functioning at all.
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virtually no history - recent batch of work and some service stamps in a book, but nothing that shows any suspension work - will check the shocks out - thanks!
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Quick check for the rears. Remove the parcel shelf supports in the boot and check the insulation over the top mounts. This needs to be cut to access the mounts. If it’s still pristine you have originals on there. For the front, check the top mounts for cracking in the rubber on top. If you download the autodoc app and monitor their discounts you can get a complete oem replacement of all four corners for close to £400. Select all the bits you need, add them to the basket and it’ll update the total as the discounts change.
I usually go for Sachs shocks, Lemforder top mounts, febi bilstein dust covers, bump stops and drop links
 
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