Alexander

Not really confident enough to remove the loom on spec, and I don't have the original.

I'm not surprised it's only half charged, as it discharges constantly!

Thanks guys, will check alternator tomorrow.

How would I be able to test if a relay is dodgy in the headlight loom?

Hi all,

I realise this is quite a common problem but I'm looking for some more specific pointers how to diagnose it.

My 91 G60 will drain it's battery totally flat (dead dashboard, etc) in 5 days. Obviously this is annoying! It's got an uprated headlight loom, and a Toad AI606 alarm. It also seems to have the remnants of another old alarm in it, and while I did remove a CD changer from the boot when I got the car, the radio is a pretty standard old Alpine CD unit.

I've measured the voltage on the battery, and it stays at 12.10v - 12.15v even when I pull fuses one at a time, but I get the feeling I need to be checking something else? Not very canny with electrics etc to be honest so any advice would be gratefully recieved!

Cheers!

I've not had it rolling roaded to be honest! Wouldn't like to guess, as the condition of the engine is an unknown - I know it's breathing a bit heavy so it's probably not in the best shape. Quick enough, let's put it that way!

I've got the stage 5 map, and the 68mm pulley, with standard intercooler - seems good to me, but then I've never driven a stock G60 so I don't have anything to compare it with!

They've got a very good reputation round here!

The list you've got there should pretty much cover it, make sure you get a good map if you're getting the charger ported/smaller pulley etc.

Boost return deletion is a bit of a point of discussion - some people don't like it, and as far as I'm aware there's some debate as to how beneficial it is. But YMMV.

Yeah, mine's still pretty noisy,even after I spent a good few months on a rattle-hunt with a roll of stick-back felt!

Plus, my boot works it's way loose over time and rattles when going over bumps.

My main bugbear at the moment is rattly door pins, very annoying! But going to sort them with some electrical tape at the weekend :)

Black plastic guides - I imagine they wouldn't rattle if I removed these, but they leave a pretty ugly hole!

No. it's an early interior, and as far as I'm aware it's the correct doorpins!

I'll try the insulating tape trick, cheers!

Right, thanks to all of you for your input - got 4 205/50/15 Toyo T1-Rs fitted this morning, and it's sweet! Ride quality is greatly improved, loads of grip, and I actually like the chunkier tyres as it's a pretty low car and it makes it look PHATT.

Sorted! :)

Does anyone else have a problem with the doorpins rattling in their doors? I mean the black plastic bits you push down to lock the doors.

I've tried putting some felt around the shaft of the pins, but there's not a lot of room around them. Any easy fix I'm missing?

Aye yeah that's what I'm saying, 195 is correct for a g60, but they came with 6.5" wheels, unless I'm being dense.. mine are 7" wide like the vr6, which took a 205 out of the factory? I really don't want my speedo to be out, that's my main concern.

OK looks like I've failed epically here!

Bought 4 at 195/50/15 and went this morning to get them fitted at my local (trusted) tyre fitters. The guy there said they're the wrong size, and didn't advise fitting them because my speedo would be out! Bearing in mind he passed up £60 to tell me this, I can't see why he'd lie :(

So, it looks like 205/50/15 is correct for my 15x7 wheels then, so although my C has 205s on the back and 195s on the front, I picked the wrong pair to be correct. Bah.

Looking at the wiki, the VR6s came with 15x7s as standard, and they were on 205/50/15 so I should really have picked up on this myself. Feel like a bit of a knob, but hey ho.

Anyone want to buy some Toyo PX4s? :D

Thanks Stuart, yeah loads of great info in there. Went for the Toyo PX4s after all, I'll see how they wear! At only £40 a corner from mytyres.co.uk I'm not too fussed if they only last a year.

Neil - which Contis in particular?

Isn't there always a trade off between grip and longevity, though? I mean the tyres I've currently got have lasted years, but then they do seem to be made out of plastic. I don't mind changing tyres more frequently if they're grippier, and safer (and quieter).

PX4s? Never heard of em but I will look them up!

Thank you matey, will check the wiki.

I'm going for all 4 new tyres, because they're all cheap and nasty and the 4th one can't have too much left on it anyway. I've never driven a car with decent tyres on so I'm interested to see what difference it makes.

I think I'm going to go for 4x Toyo T1-Rs, they seem to get pretty good reviews and they're a good price on etyres.co.uk. From what you're saying it's pretty much a free choice between 195 and 205 on 7" wide rims, as long as they're all the same. 195s are quite a bit cheaper so I think I'll just go for that.

Thanks a lot!

Thank you mate, appreciate your help.

Just looking at the prices on etyres.co.uk - a lot cheaper than the garage is quoting me for Toyos! Might grab it back off the garage and get etyres out tomorrow to sort the rubber.

Yeah sorry, you're right - my mistake, it's currently got 195/50/15 on the front, 205/50/15 on the back.

You're saying 195/50/15 all round then? Bearing in mind my wheels are wider than standard G60 ones?

I should point out, although it looks like the car is on standard G60 BBS's, they're actually off a BMW, got a bit of a dish to them and they're wider than normal, 15x7 if I remember right.

Hi all,

Well, the C is in for MOT and service today, sailed through MOT only needing a headlight bulb :D

However, 3 of my tyres are very low, so I'm going to have to bite the bullet and buy her some new shoes.

The question is this - currently, I've got different sized tyres on the front than on the back. Why? I have no idea, I bought the car like that. It's got (I think) 195/45/15 on the front and 205/50/15 on the back. Which is "correct"? Is there anything wrong with having bigger tyres on the back?

As I say want to get this sorted today so a swift response from one of you clever bods would be appreciated!

GTV is indeed an awesome looking vehicle, but it's a shame you hear so many horror stories about Alfa's build quality/reliability.

I must say an LCR is on my very very short list of cars I'd have if I didn't have the G60! And 6k is an absolute bargain.

That is awesome advice!