Groliffe - scrapped

cavmad · Post by **cavmad** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 9:21 am

I think they are BX seats but have been retrimmed. Possibly the only bespoke set of leathers for sale you'll find for a BX?

Way2go · Post by **Way2go** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 4:27 pm

There was that other bespoke Tan (brown) leather set that was on Ebay a long while back & discussed on here for a while.

I wonder who bought & is using them?

Oscar · Post by **Oscar** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 4:41 pm

They're very comfortable.

cavmad · Post by **cavmad** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 7:25 pm

Way2go wrote:There was that other bespoke Tan (brown) leather set that was on Ebay a long while back & discussed on here for a while. I wonder who bought & is using them?

Aren't these the same ones in Oscar's car?

Way2go · Post by **Way2go** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 7:29 pm

cavmad wrote:
Aren't these the same ones in Oscar's car?

Thought an earlier poster here said they were grey.

Oscar · Post by **Oscar** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 9:30 pm

They're grey in Lolife.

DLM · Post by **DLM** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 5:59 pm

Sorry to hear you've got to let Grolliffe go, Oscar.

The story on the seats is this:
(1) Man buys standard-spec BX, asks Citroen if leather is an option. No, they say, only on Z, GTi, 16v models.
(2) Man reqally wants leather, so takes seats to professional trimmer, who retrims seats in good thick leather using original seat covers as a template.
(3) Many years later, BX is written off (I think). Man removes seats, bolsters from BX.
(4) Some time later. man decides to sell seats, which are bought on Ebay by Tom and fitted to Grolliffe.

scarecrow · Post by **scarecrow** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 1:13 pm

I'll tell you one thing Oscar, my dog makes a beeline for the tzd when I'm at my sister's and has to be coaxed out and back into the 14!

The dog has taste!

c90cassette · Post by **c90cassette** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 5:55 pm

hi oscar if you buy a zx or 306 check the heater is getting hot as replacing the matrix makes jobs on bx seem simple!!

Oscar · Post by **Oscar** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 6:15 pm

My first ever job on a car was replacing a heater matrix on a ZX....took me and SWMBO a freezing December weekend. But thanks for the tip.

Oscar · Post by **Oscar** » Thu Oct 21, 2010 11:27 am

Bump. I'll start selling bits of Groliffe if no-one wants the whole car.

Any interest in parts? Seats anyone?

Post by **Tim Leech** » Thu Oct 21, 2010 11:38 am

It would be shame to break it Oscar, I would be interested in the grey seats if you do are they sports seats or standard BX seats and is there any door cards?

Tim

Philip Chidlow · Post by **Philip Chidlow** » Thu Oct 21, 2010 11:38 am

Ah well, hate to see any BX broken, but needs as must. How are the front driving/fog lamps? If they're half decent I'd like them (Advise by PM Oscar)..

Phil

Oscar · Post by **Oscar** » Thu Oct 21, 2010 1:22 pm

Roverman wrote:It would be shame to break it Oscar, I would be interested in the grey seats if you do are they sports seats or standard BX seats and is there any door cards?

Tim

There are door cards but they're not leather....if that's what you meant.

The seats are I think sports - deeper than normal, and the seat part lifts out with a sharp tug.

Post by **Tim Leech** » Thu Oct 21, 2010 1:49 pm

Ok thanks Oscar, let me know on what you decide.