PK54HLG/vin 631 bought

oldie · 20th December 2016, 20:11

Picked-up 631 from Chiltern Cars today. Now sitting on my driveway. Probably bought a bucket of troubles but hey-ho what's life about.

First question. The sidelight/headlight switch appears to illuminated when the car has been turned-off and locked. Pulled two 5A fuses (13 and 25) to no effect. I assume all should be dark, as in my other 75s. Any remedies known please?

ziggy72 · 25th December 2016, 21:26

Good luck with the new car. Hopefully you have years of trouble free motoring. Enjoy and post up some pics.

basil · 27th December 2016, 15:01

Welcome & Enjoy.

woolleysox · 28th December 2016, 22:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by oldie

Picked-up 631 from Chiltern Cars today. Now sitting on my driveway. Probably bought a bucket of troubles but hey-ho what's life about.

First question. The sidelight/headlight switch appears to illuminated when the car has been turned-off and locked. Pulled two 5A fuses (13 and 25) to no effect. I assume all should be dark, as in my other 75s. Any remedies known please?

Hope you enjoy your 260 may be worth a post on the two,sixties forum lots of info just about about the 260s and Rover 75 V8

Rob

T16 · 29th December 2016, 00:31

I wish people would actually post pics when they announce a new car....

oldie · 29th December 2016, 08:53

Point taken. It had been for sale at Chiltern for so long I assumed it had been viewed frequently. At present it has a Symphony radio. I'll be replacing that with a Kenwood D/D navigation/radio/usb unit soonest. I installed one in my Contemporary and think they're a good upgrade. I'll put-up some pictures of the revised dash layout when done. If I can work out how. I have some pictures of the Cat D repair to the rear end and the damaged headlining. However they were used to talk down the vehicle when buying. Thus far it's been an enjoyable acquisition. Being a long-standing 75 owner a leaky boot comes as no surprise and I've a back-up battery ready charged.

Meanwhile here's an old article about the car:

http://www.aronline.co.uk/blogs/blog...odern-classic/

and a thread from a previous owner on the v8 forum:

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...ighlight=75sco

marinabrian · 4th January 2017, 07:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by T16

I wish people would actually post pics when they announce a new car....

I hope you're not disappointed Ross

Brian

T16 · 4th January 2017, 09:31

Disappointed with the lack of Xenons on a "30k" car!!

Other than that, she looks rather well !!

Awesome!

oldie · 4th January 2017, 15:47

Thank you Brian. Any pictures I have highlight the flaws in the bodywork and headlining. Regarding the absence of Xenons - standard projectors will be fine at 69.9 m.p.h.

75SCO · 8th January 2017, 22:11

Hi there. I see you bought my old car. I actually loved owning and was just recently thinking of buying it back again. Logged in here today for the first time in three years to see you bought my car. You can find me at the White Pine Communications website. Send me an email and I'll send you what I have on it.

Cheers

Axel

20th December 2016, 20:11	#1
oldie Loves to post Connoisseur SE v8 auto '54 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: West Sussex Posts: 488 Thanks: 105 Thanked 56 Times in 41 Posts	PK54HLG/vin 631 bought Picked-up 631 from Chiltern Cars today. Now sitting on my driveway. Probably bought a bucket of troubles but hey-ho what's life about. First question. The sidelight/headlight switch appears to illuminated when the car has been turned-off and locked. Pulled two 5A fuses (13 and 25) to no effect. I assume all should be dark, as in my other 75s. Any remedies known please?

25th December 2016, 21:26	#2
ziggy72 Posted a thing or two Jaguar S-Type R Audi A5 Sportback Join Date: May 2012 Location: Gateshead Posts: 1,009 Thanks: 823 Thanked 323 Times in 222 Posts	Good luck with the new car. Hopefully you have years of trouble free motoring. Enjoy and post up some pics. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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basil Avid contributor MG ZT Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: stotfold Posts: 121 Thanks: 2 Thanked 11 Times in 7 Posts	631 Welcome & Enjoy.

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75SCO Regular poster Jaguar X-Type Estate Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Scottish Highlands Posts: 97 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Ex-631 Hi there. I see you bought my old car. I actually loved owning and was just recently thinking of buying it back again. Logged in here today for the first time in three years to see you bought my car. You can find me at the White Pine Communications website. Send me an email and I'll send you what I have on it. Cheers Axel __________________ Six-thirty-one sold

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29th December 2016, 00:31	#5
T16 I really should get out more....... ZT CDTi 135, ZT260SE Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Dundee Posts: 2,877 Thanks: 10 Thanked 331 Times in 213 Posts	I wish people would actually post pics when they announce a new car....

29th December 2016, 08:53	#6
oldie Loves to post Connoisseur SE v8 auto '54 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: West Sussex Posts: 488 Thanks: 105 Thanked 56 Times in 41 Posts	Point taken. It had been for sale at Chiltern for so long I assumed it had been viewed frequently. At present it has a Symphony radio. I'll be replacing that with a Kenwood D/D navigation/radio/usb unit soonest. I installed one in my Contemporary and think they're a good upgrade. I'll put-up some pictures of the revised dash layout when done. If I can work out how. I have some pictures of the Cat D repair to the rear end and the damaged headlining. However they were used to talk down the vehicle when buying. Thus far it's been an enjoyable acquisition. Being a long-standing 75 owner a leaky boot comes as no surprise and I've a back-up battery ready charged. Meanwhile here's an old article about the car: http://www.aronline.co.uk/blogs/blog...odern-classic/ and a thread from a previous owner on the v8 forum: http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...ighlight=75sco

4th January 2017, 09:31	#8
T16 I really should get out more....... ZT CDTi 135, ZT260SE Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Dundee Posts: 2,877 Thanks: 10 Thanked 331 Times in 213 Posts	Disappointed with the lack of Xenons on a "30k" car!! Other than that, she looks rather well !! Awesome!

4th January 2017, 15:47	#9
oldie Loves to post Connoisseur SE v8 auto '54 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: West Sussex Posts: 488 Thanks: 105 Thanked 56 Times in 41 Posts	Thank you Brian. Any pictures I have highlight the flaws in the bodywork and headlining. Regarding the absence of Xenons - standard projectors will be fine at 69.9 m.p.h.