JohnHutch Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 Greetings to the Reatta community. I recently purchased a 1991 Reatta that was featured on Barn Finds, and listed on Ebay. It was a one family car since new, in pretty nice shape, 63K. Red with saddle interior. Not my favorite interior color, but the red/tan combo looks good enough for me. It was shipped from Cincinnati down to it's new home here in Florida. Arrived on Tuesday, and has gotten a wash, clay bar, wax, and started fiddling with buffing out the oxidized tail light and front running lights. Interior is in good shape, but will be totally gone through as well. The only issue that does need attention sooner than later is the not cold AC. I was amazed to see the car has a "service AC" light on the dash. I will change out all the light bulbs to LED, upgrade all the speakers, and maybe the head unit to something modern with either XM or Bluetooth. Looking forward to learning about this great car thanks to this site. Peace, John 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ship Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 Welcome to the forum, John. There is a wealth of information here along with a bunch of very knowledgeable people, too. If you are not currently a BCA member along with a Reatta Division member, you might consider joining each club. Buick Club Of America | Dedicated to the preservation and restoration of automobiles built by Buick , Reatta.org – A Division of the Buick Club of America 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVES89 Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 Look at that! Both a Mustang and a Reatta can coexist in the same garage! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnHutch Posted August 4 Topic Author Share Posted August 4 8 hours ago, DAVES89 said: Look at that! Both a Mustang and a Reatta can coexist in the same garage! Actually they are going to be fighting over it. I TOLD the wife we needed a two stall garage!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnHutch Posted August 4 Topic Author Share Posted August 4 Anybody here shed some light on these chrome rims on my Reatta? I don't recall ever seeing them in any photo of Reatta's. I think they set off the red paint of the car nicely, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 1 hour ago, JohnHutch said: Actually they are going to be fighting over it. I TOLD the wife we needed a two stall garage!! It was a long process, with a Mercedes in the running at one point, but in the end a Mustang won the fight for a stall in my garage. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 17 minutes ago, JohnHutch said: Anybody here shed some light on these chrome rims on my Reatta? I don't recall ever seeing them in any photo of Reatta's. I think they set off the red paint of the car nicely, though. Great looking Reatta and the chrome wheels look good on it. I'm thinking those wheels might be Buick Regal wheels but I'm not certain of that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVES89 Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 I have those same wheels on my Regal. They were also used on other cars. I wonder what happened to your original 1991 wheels. They were pretty nice too. Much nicer then the 1988-1990 INMHO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wufibugs Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 When considering a replacement radio, be mindful of the new pop up screen 1 DIN models. A real worthwhile way to bring some useful 21st century features to our cars. So far I have one in my 92 Jaguar XJS convertible and love it. Ideally the Reatta I could swap spaces between the radio and cooling system module. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnHutch Posted September 1 Topic Author Share Posted September 1 On 8/5/2024 at 4:10 AM, wufibugs said: When considering a replacement radio, be mindful of the new pop up screen 1 DIN models. A real worthwhile way to bring some useful 21st century features to our cars. So far I have one in my 92 Jaguar XJS convertible and love it. Ideally the Reatta I could swap spaces between the radio and cooling system module. If I do go with the upgraded head unit, I would fully expect to upgrade all of the speakers. They are woeful sounding, with a tinny crackle from the doors, and zero from the 6X9's in the back. With the doors being two separate speakers, should I opt for a similar setup or just go with a coaxial speaker? Thanks in advance for any input. Peace, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2seater Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 While component speakers are generally more expensive, that was the way the front speakers were designed and located for the best imaging. Just my opinion, but burying the tweeter portion down by your ankles is a step backwards. A two or three way in the rear seems to work fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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