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 Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 5:30 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 7093
Trade Rating: +11
Location: Suffolk
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| plebsone wrote: |
| i have exactly the same problem as you mate. my car is that low that there is only about half an inch between the sill behind the front wheels and the floor. this make jacking car up stupidly annoying. you got any ideas of an easy way to jack it up? |
Drive onto a block of wood first 
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 5:33 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 3978
Trade Rating: +8
Location: Leeds / West Midlands
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| addaz wrote: |
| plebsone wrote: |
| i have exactly the same problem as you mate. my car is that low that there is only about half an inch between the sill behind the front wheels and the floor. this make jacking car up stupidly annoying. you got any ideas of an easy way to jack it up? |
Drive onto a block of wood first |
Yep blocks of wood! although to get my car off the ramps when it was done we had to get people to physically lift the arches up to remove the ramp arms lol! i dont really see the lowness as a problem i like it, just gotta be more careful than a normal car 
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 6:46 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Plymouth
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Something tells me that you will get p**sed off with being careful all the time lol
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| No longer a 206 owner
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 6:47 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Trade Rating: +8
Location: Leeds / West Midlands
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| apjs87 wrote: |
| Something tells me that you will get p**sed off with being careful all the time lol |
maybe  price you pay i suppose 
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 9:33 am |
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Looks really nice! I also have to plan my routes accordingly around speed bumps but hey you get used to it and it's always a good laugh
Plans sound good, I'd also say a sports front bumper and now our exhaust is on fit a 180 trim around it 
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 9:49 am |
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Joined: Jan 24, 2010
Posts: 4493
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Location: Hull -or- The World Of Info Code
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tbh I dont think it needs the 180 trim on the exhaust, the way it's been cut looks cleaner than the 180 trims look lol!
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VW Golf Mk7 1.6 Derv '13 Plate - The Daily
Peugeot 206 1.1 Zest 3 '05 Plate - Project Car
BMW E46 320CD MSport '54 Plate - The Toy
Peugeot 206 1.6 HDi GTi '06 Plate - O/H's Car | |
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 10:03 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Trade Rating: +8
Location: Leeds / West Midlands
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| Ste206 wrote: |
| tbh I dont think it needs the 180 trim on the exhaust, the way it's been cut looks cleaner than the 180 trims look lol! |
i think so too cheers
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 1:50 pm |
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Joined: Jan 24, 2010
Posts: 4493
Trade Rating: +4
Location: Hull -or- The World Of Info Code
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Joo is welcome!
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| The Cars:
VW Golf Mk7 1.6 Derv '13 Plate - The Daily
Peugeot 206 1.1 Zest 3 '05 Plate - Project Car
BMW E46 320CD MSport '54 Plate - The Toy
Peugeot 206 1.6 HDi GTi '06 Plate - O/H's Car | |
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 5:59 pm |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
Posts: 1519
Trade Rating: +2
Location: Airdrie, Scotland
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Here, just had a thought. When I put the splitter on my car, when the snow was hardly even deep it was dragging it all up like a mini snow plow.
And I know your prepared for the "not going over speedbumps" etc, but think of the snow!!!!!
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Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 8:48 am |
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Joined: Jun 29, 2010
Posts: 244
Trade Rating: +2
Location: East Sussex
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Wow, very nicely done. just had a quick read through some of your many pages.
That is one slightly impractical but very sexy looking car. Great job
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Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:19 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 2360
Trade Rating: +3
Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/Dronfield
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Say bye bye to your bumpers, kind of pointless getting it lowered that much, since now you can't drive it anywhere lol, you would have been better saving up for air ride, at least then it would still be drivable
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Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:27 am |
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Location: Leeds / West Midlands
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| Jay794 wrote: |
| Say bye bye to your bumpers, kind of pointless getting it lowered that much, since now you can't drive it anywhere lol, you would have been better saving up for air ride, at least then it would still be drivable |
It is driveable, the bumpers are the last thing that would get damaged, i can still drive it just have to be careful with bumps, there's no point spending air ride money it would cost more than the car is worth... it's not pointless at all
EDIT: but you are entitled to your opinion so thanks for the comment lol 
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Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:41 am |
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Joined: Oct 03, 2010
Posts: 417
Trade Rating: +1
Location: Neath, South Wales.
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I feel for you
Mine is down 60mm on 14's and the bumper catches everywhere
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Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:45 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 2360
Trade Rating: +3
Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/Dronfield
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| JordGJ wrote: |
| Jay794 wrote: |
| Say bye bye to your bumpers, kind of pointless getting it lowered that much, since now you can't drive it anywhere lol, you would have been better saving up for air ride, at least then it would still be drivable |
It is driveable, the bumpers are the last thing that would get damaged, i can still drive it just have to be careful with bumps, there's no point spending air ride money it would cost more than the car is worth... it's not pointless at all
EDIT: but you are entitled to your opinion so thanks for the comment lol |
Just wanted to clear up, I do love the look of the car, but I could never go lower than 40mm as I have speedbumps all over where I live
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Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:46 am |
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Location: Leeds / West Midlands
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| Spanerman wrote: |
I feel for you
Mine is down 60mm on 14's and the bumper catches everywhere |
14's are very small they make a big difference... it's really not as bad as people think just gotta watch for potholes and speedbumps
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