Deltamike

Well done Mike - looks good and very similar to my car. I think the Silver wheels were an option but would need to check on my brochures. Just shout if you need any advice about the badging excercise - I wrote the original thread about changing the grille - I prefer the waterfall one as well - looks more original Lancia to me. I did the proper long way around install by removing the bumper although it can be done without...... 

Hi there, yes read & re-read your thread no end of times!  I think the vertical grille is a good look on a white car & it is more like the original Delta.  I intend to do mine that way, keep the Chrysler bits if I can (I know it seems likely the grille will break but I can't face deliberately tearing it off from the front!) to re-fit should I want to sell the car on in the future.  Also I only managed to find cloth headrests, not the correct half leather ones, but they'll do for now I think.

If you can shed any light on wheel centres that'd be awesome as I've found nothing so far but 16", 18" or the darker SR caps.  I don't have the Fiat Eper(?) software thing.  Suppose I could pop the wings off the wheel centre caps & stick some of those 60mm badges on but I'd rather do it properly.  Did you do your windows like Paul G did, I'd love to know how to remove the etching?  Then last thing will be the chrome sill plates I imagine.

Thanks for the kind words.  A non-nav petrol SR in white with the black roof was my preference, then with Peterborough being not too far from Norwich it all lined up.  I do think it is a tad pricey & he won't budge on that but there aren't many about & the mileage is probably one of the lowest to be found I suppose.  Not that that's a priority for me but I appreciate it does affect valuations.  And I guess he has to pay to register & MOT it, which no doubt I will be covering!

I've looked through your thread about Lancia badging which looks great; yours plus I think nearly all of the SRs I've seen have the dark alloys but on this one they are just silver.  Perhaps because it is white, I don't know?  I also don't know which centre caps to go for, I've seen on here people saying they're specific to size but the 17" do usually seem to be darker.

I have headrests, airbag, rear & side badges but I held off wheel caps & grille until I knew what car I was getting (if it had been a dark colour I'd have gone for the Momo grille), as it is I think it'll be the 'waterfall' grille & the light silver caps I've not come across yet!

Hi all.

Just joined the forum, in the process of buying a Lancia, sorry I meant Chrysler Delta 1.4 SR.  This is the car mentioned in the Delta section, the 16k mile one imported from Guernsey on Autotrader.

As a Lancia fan for more years than I can remember (& have an original Delta HF4WD to go along with this one) mine will be getting the full re-badging treatment like a few others have already had.  So apologies in advance for the many questions no doubt coming along soon.  I can't wait to get started!

Cheers,

Mike

Hi, hopefully this car is going to be mine!  The low mileage is due to it being a Guernsey car, so low miles but perhaps a bit more clutch abuse.  I've put a deposit on it, just waiting now for the dealer to get a UK registration & MOT for it.

I would say it hasn't seen many harsh winters and salty roads etc., however I suppose it has lived in a coastal environment as Guernsey is so small you can't really get away from the sea.  I couldn't find any corrosion though, there's a tiny mark on the n/s/r bumper up where it meets the wing and signs of it being stood about (leaves & cobwebs around the under bonnet scuttle area etc) but other than that the exterior is lovely, the wheels & interior are pretty much immaculate.

As a long time Lancia fan & owner of an original Delta this one will be getting the re-badge treatment to remove the C-word!