Nello

27k when we bought ours so done 47k ourselves........... Most miles for a single owner in a Delta 3?

Not definitely not normal. You should see boost in every gear.

I was in the car and preparing to drive yesterday evening when a gentleman came and knocked on the driver's window asking me how much the car costs because his daughter saw it and instantly fell in love with it. When I said that it's a 2011 model and that it has been completely discontinued since 2015 his eyes popped out and said 'but it looks like new'!! Mind you, this happened in Brussels, where the model is not so uncommon. Although 11 years old already,  the design easily stands out from anything the competition of the category has to offer even today, and if well maintained it looks like a much more luxurious and expensive car than what it really is. In "Lancia" version the effect is even stronger. The 'Chrysler' version has ruined the effect somehow.

This could even be a dirty fuse in the fusebox, that happened with my wife's Delta, the left-hand front DRL stopped working, so I got a new one and fitted it,to discover that the fuse powering it had some corrosion on the blade . . After removing the bumper to fit the new light

Hi and welcome - good to see another new owner. Not aware of any dash issues like these - sounds like it might be the dash illumination which are possibly bulbs behind the dash pod? New one to me. The rear light will probably be due to an issue with one of the LED's - once one goes they tend set off the others. As far as I am aware you cannot replace them individually so would be interested to see how they fixed? It was probably done as new the clusters are circa £250 to replace although you can get them from Italy if you know where to look (we can help on here!) for half that...........It might be worth checking on any Fiat Bravo forum re: the dash issue as they are effectively the same car so similar build/asssembly processess unless anyone else on here knows..........

Just change Chrysler Delta coil springs. Fitted with no problems.
KYB RH6389 rear
KYB RH3908 front.
 
Fits 100%

Agree with Andrew - my MA Turbo goes really well considering the cars dimensions. Boost-leak perhaps? Definitely not normal........ Welcome to the forum BTW and hope you get it sorted.

That's great news :-D
Glad you are sorted and enjoying the driving

Hi Guys,
 
A little late but never too late. For future readers and reference I let you know that my problem has been solved.
 
Despite her perfect looks when bought, the car needed som serious maintenance like rubbers and control arm included cam belt change and tires (Pirelli's). 
 
The strange 'spaces' if felt when steering have disappeared.   
 
Cheers
 

Well done Mike!!!
Everything comes to he who waits

Got home from the rig and the nice people at Swansea have written to me.  So right now I am the proud first ever owner of AP12 VXC!
 
Weirdly the V5 says 'first used elsewhere in the UK', which - if you've been following this - we know is B-S & is what caused all the faffing about in the first place; Guernsey isn't in the UK or EU.
 
Never mind, tomorrow will transfer the GAS plate over & that is finally that!
 

Ye can't beat twisty turny knobs, connected by cable rather than wires and motors

Hi Nico, and welcome to the club!
 
The Navi unit will require the loom as the connections will be different. Unfortunately most used units don't come with any wiring, so you'll find it difficult to install.
 
My advice would be to go for a good quality branded aftermarket unit instead as it will be much more straight forward to fit. 

Did my front discs & pads last week, 16k miles in Guernsey have been hard on them.  Lots of braking in the lanes & not much speed to cool them down I guess?  Also got given the wrong pads initially, much too small, but ones for a Fiat Bravo were the required item.  Bit awkward without a reg number at the minute!
 
Those locating pegs are on ebay Tim:  https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-Fiat-Lancia-Alfa-Romeo-Brake-Disc-Drum-Wheel-Locating-Screw-4221815/264410226019?fits=Car+Make%3AFiat&epid=1425268447&hash=item3d9013dd63:g:gLcAAOSwIKZdOuKi

With you on the Ghibli Neil, its a lovely thing.
 
I've had 4 75s and a ZT since 2003, I had 200s, 400s and 800s prior to that for 20 odd years. This one is a very early Japanese spec, 2.5 V6 with pretty much every option available at launch, including Personal Line leather and Heritage Collection paint.
 
I've been a Britcar guy pretty much all my life. However I have to say the Delta is probably the first car I've really bonded with and want to keep since I first got in to a 75.

My Mum's partner has had quite a few 75's - they are flippin' heavy! ...... Comfy and quite spacious though. And I used to live next door to someone who was high up within the Rover Group who had at one point the 4.6 ZT V8...... Sounded ace!  My next four-door has to be a Ghibli    

Just joined the forum but yes I am interested - have sent you a PM

Yes, just prised the Chrysler ones out after warming them up a bit & these went straight in in their place.

a woman of impeccable taste obviously   

Best of luck with the sale and glad you'll still keep in touch - your posts are always informative to a rookie like me

It's a set of Lancia ones, I found one front & one rear of opposite sides on ebay & Alfashop got the other 2.
 
Will do, think we may be over around half term in October.

Will probably not be for a while yet and even if I do will still hop on to here................ 

Nice one Mike, glad it's all coming together for you! I've used Alfashop loads over the years, and Jamie Porters Workshop too. Both great for anything fiat-alfa- lancia...
 
For me changing the airbag was one of the biggest impacts on the interior look and feel, so a great thing to get ticked off the list!

Before taking the plunge, I decided to take the old knob off and check the fixings / dimensions. As you can see from the pic below. Fitting the Renegade knob would have meant filing a flat on to the gear stick. So I decided against that, and went down the refurb route. Clean and flat with 1200 grit, 2 coats of aluminium paint  4 of clear lacquer later. Job done.
 

 

 

 
Total cost; zero as I'd the paint left over from another job.
 
I still might look for an alternative, but I don't dislike the original. I'll see how this turns out.

Re: Climate Control Issues Originally Posted by cainy1989 How simple was the dash removal, mines the same I know where the motors are and am slowly being cooked alive when driving just can't reach emI can only speak for the Passenger side, but it took me about an hour (maybe a bit more) to remove all the parts I needed to in order to access the 3 motors for demister, direction and passenger temperature mix. Now I know where the screws are and how it all comes apart I think I could probably get the bits off in about 20-30 minutes.

Remove the glove box.
Remove Trim near the door.
You can then remove the glove box housing, once this is out you can easily see the 3 motors.

(Important note: There is something sat on top of the glove-box housing, looks very much like something to do with the air bag or immobiliser, I chose not to unplug it and set it to one side.)

The passenger mixing motor is the hardest to get to, two of the bolts you can easily put a socket on the third is a little more difficult and has wires and a bolt in the way.

I've yet to find anywhere to buy just the plastic actuator arms, the motors are about £70, but my motors work as far as I can see.