Just bought an 05 Legacy, a few questions.
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I've just replaced my Berlingo utility car with a 2005 Legacy 2.5se.
It's a far nicer thing to spend time in and is essentially a time travel device compared to the journey times in the Berlingo. It also warms up in a sane amount of time in winter!
I may have to commute for the first time in about 15 years so obviously a car that uses twice as much fuel is a better idea.
I've only had it a few days and I'm really enjoying the car so far.
I managed to source and refurbish a set of BBS cross spoke wheels before I got the car, so it has new Michelin Cross climates fitted all round. Seems to work just fine in snow.
I do have a couple of daft questions though, first minor annoyance is the drivers mat sliding under the pedals. I noticed that there's a hole in the carpet that matches a hole in the mat but nothing to connect them together.
What do I need to go in there?
The clock doesn't work, I've looked online and it seems to be a common fault. Any easy/cheap ways to remedy it?
I'd like to play my Ipod through the stereo, is the grom connection thing any good?
Should there be more than one interior light? It has the dome light behind the front seats but that's it. The dome light was out and a new bulb has sorted it.
There is a slight clonking noise coming from the front going over speedbumps. It had 3 drop links changed for the MOT, would it be worth changing the 4th and the antiroll bar mounting bushes to try and shut it up?
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It's a far nicer thing to spend time in and is essentially a time travel device compared to the journey times in the Berlingo. It also warms up in a sane amount of time in winter!
I may have to commute for the first time in about 15 years so obviously a car that uses twice as much fuel is a better idea.
I've only had it a few days and I'm really enjoying the car so far.
I managed to source and refurbish a set of BBS cross spoke wheels before I got the car, so it has new Michelin Cross climates fitted all round. Seems to work just fine in snow.
I do have a couple of daft questions though, first minor annoyance is the drivers mat sliding under the pedals. I noticed that there's a hole in the carpet that matches a hole in the mat but nothing to connect them together.
What do I need to go in there?
The clock doesn't work, I've looked online and it seems to be a common fault. Any easy/cheap ways to remedy it?
I'd like to play my Ipod through the stereo, is the grom connection thing any good?
Should there be more than one interior light? It has the dome light behind the front seats but that's it. The dome light was out and a new bulb has sorted it.
There is a slight clonking noise coming from the front going over speedbumps. It had 3 drop links changed for the MOT, would it be worth changing the 4th and the antiroll bar mounting bushes to try and shut it up?
Edited by Speed addicted on Sunday 12th February 22:34
Edited by Speed addicted on Sunday 12th February 22:35
Well, that's the clock sorted. I managed to find a working one with a damaged face and made a good one out of the two.
Got hold of the previous owner and now have two keys.
I've managed to get the peg thing that goes in the floor. It looks like the hole is too big so I'll bodge something up. Tie wrapping it to the seat support may well be the easiest option.
The stereo isn't replaceable as it's built in and also contains the heater controls. My wife has a parrot kit in her Audi and it's been more hassle than it was worth really, I'll probably go for the Grom kit to give me an Aux in on the CD changer button. I'm not sure if I'll bother getting a phone kit installed as the basic one is only £50 and it's a second car.
I've had a look at wiring the map lights to the dome light, but the sunroof is in the way so I'll live with the light being in an odd place. At least you can easily check there's no-one in the back seat...
First tank of fuel is done at an average of 27mpg and 300 miles on the tank. I'm happy with that.
I'll give it a going over with a clay bar and a good coat of wax when I get the chance. Mainly to make it easier to get the muck off from driving on country roads.
So far so good, I can see me keeping this one for a while!
Got hold of the previous owner and now have two keys.
I've managed to get the peg thing that goes in the floor. It looks like the hole is too big so I'll bodge something up. Tie wrapping it to the seat support may well be the easiest option.
The stereo isn't replaceable as it's built in and also contains the heater controls. My wife has a parrot kit in her Audi and it's been more hassle than it was worth really, I'll probably go for the Grom kit to give me an Aux in on the CD changer button. I'm not sure if I'll bother getting a phone kit installed as the basic one is only £50 and it's a second car.
I've had a look at wiring the map lights to the dome light, but the sunroof is in the way so I'll live with the light being in an odd place. At least you can easily check there's no-one in the back seat...
First tank of fuel is done at an average of 27mpg and 300 miles on the tank. I'm happy with that.
I'll give it a going over with a clay bar and a good coat of wax when I get the chance. Mainly to make it easier to get the muck off from driving on country roads.
So far so good, I can see me keeping this one for a while!
MDMA . said:
I have a genuine 30pin Apple lead that connects to the back of the oem stereo. it never gets used. next time I get a spare hour, I will remove it and post it to you if you want to make use of it.
That would be brilliant, thanks very much! I take it plugs into the cd changer port on the back of the unit?
Konan said:
Speed addicted said:
The stereo isn't replaceable as it's built in and also contains the heater controls. My wife has a parrot kit in her Audi and it's been more hassle than it was worth really, I'll probably go for the Grom kit to give me an Aux in on the CD changer button. I'm not sure if I'll bother getting a phone kit installed as the basic one is only £50 and it's a second car.
You can convert it over to Double DIN but it's not a low budget job.Dash display is reading about 27mpg, I do have a fairly heavy foot and all the driving so far has either been quick country roads or town so it's not miles away. I'm also only on the 2nd tank of petrol since I bought it.
I'm going offshore (oil rigs) for three weeks on Monday so I'll have a better look at it once I get back.
I'm going offshore (oil rigs) for three weeks on Monday so I'll have a better look at it once I get back.
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