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Will GTi lower arms fit a 1.6 206?
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T_bandery
PostPosted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 4:16 am Up
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As above?

Third time i am replacing my wishbones this year and someone said the GTi wishbones are better quality, true or not?

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Yes they have metal bushes, all 206 subframes are the same. So in theory they should fit.
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CD-206GTi wrote:
all 206 subframes are the same.

No they're not. TU engined cars use a different subframe to EW and 2.0HDi engined cars.

The XSi uses GTi wishbones they they will fit any 206.

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if you got through 3 sets of lower arms in a year,gti arms aint gonna fix your problem.
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ali20six wrote:
if you got through 3 sets of lower arms in a year,gti arms aint gonna fix your problem.
thats what i thought must be something else up!

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Schumi
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spud_owen wrote:
ali20six wrote:
if you got through 3 sets of lower arms in a year,gti arms aint gonna fix your problem.
thats what i thought must be something else up!

Unless very poor, cheaply made pattern parts are being used.

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T_bandery
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ali20six wrote:
if you got through 3 sets of lower arms in a year,gti arms aint gonna fix your problem.

Then what will lol?


@Schumi: It is lowered about 60mm on the front Smile

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That's why you're getting through so many then
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ali20six
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stop buying sh**e parts.surely by the third time you had your suspicions.
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Jamie wrote:
That's why you're getting through so many then

Any way to cure it without raising the car to the standard height?
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@ali20six: Could you advise me on better arms please, i don't want to waste any more money lol

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just keep buying ebay specials,pay no more than 20 sobs a side.you will be so good at changing them it wont matter. Razz
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Edward wrote:
CD-206GTi wrote:
all 206 subframes are the same.

No they're not. TU engined cars use a different subframe to EW and 2.0HDi engined cars.

The XSi uses GTi wishbones they they will fit any 206.

Damn it! Laughing
I originally wrote IIRC but I changed my mind.

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