#1: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 11:42 am ---- *Updated on later pages*
The car was bought in March this year 16900 on the clock, it’s a 1.4 8v and the title is named SP after the theme I’m taking; subtle OEM sport whilst retaining individuality
I have seen a bit of negativity on the forum recently about owners with smaller engines styling their cars with alloys and such. It goes without saying I make these little styling tweaks for my own satisfaction (oo-er), I like the style of the things I’ve done and plan to do, so *in best cartman voice* whatevuhh I’ll do what I wawnt
Here it is when I first got it
Since then I have bought a multi-line display and made it blue, replaced the ashtray with a cup holder, got a short aerial and added this leather gear knob and gaiter. All of these were from Peugeot aside from the knob and gaiter as I am trying to keep the car as OEM as possible
I really like the honeycomb grill and decided to compliment it with an SP badge, some might say ‘you fail, those are only meant to go on the mesh grills’ but I like it, its fixed on properly as not to fall off, but can be taken off without a mark of it being on
These were all done whilst saving up for a spoiler, not trusting myself to do it properly I’ve gone to the dealership that the car was bought from to have it done in their body shop, the deposit has been paid and last time I dropped by it had arrived and was about to be painted, so it should be on within the week
To do:
Alloys will be a must when the spoiler is on, I’m going for 16” tempests from the accessory brochure, will take some saving up unless I find a full set in decent condition second hand, I’m open to suggestions on the brand of tyres, I’m going for 195/45. I’m avoiding the sports wings and arches, I just like what I have going on there as it is really
I also have some group n gear linkages from pug racing through CD-206gti’s offer, these are yet to be fitted, so I’m on the search for a reputable person/garage to do it
I’m sure there’s loads of other things I would like to get but have forgot them as I’ve wrote this up, I’ll post updates as they happen, cheers for reading! Last edited by Andrew on Thu Jun 09, 2011 2:18 pm; edited 17 times in total
#2: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: CD-B3, Location: Salisbury / New ForestPosted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 11:46 am ---- I like the SP badge
#3: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: bertt, Location: chesterPosted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 11:47 am ---- good start mate, shame your not taking it on yourself would save so much money doing D.I.Y spraying and fitting ect but I guess the high finsih your aiming for is probably best achieved through peugeot. nice oem them though think it looks so much better when modified this way.
EDIT: where did you get the gearknob and gaitor would love one myself it looks great.
#4: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 11:59 am ---- Cheers for the feedback lads, the gear knob was from here and the gaiter was from here
Look on that ebay sellers page and he sells loads of different colour leather and stitching combinations, the gaiter is elasticated at the bottom so fits in the standard frame nicely, however the gearknob comes with a screw in cap at the bottom that does not have a hole big enough to fit over the plastic cap on the actual gear stick, so I left that screw cap out, tucked the top end of the gaitor in on itself and glued the folded in edge on to the metal on the gear knob that would have been covered by the screw on cap. Sounds complicated but thats improvising for ya
#5: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: bertt, Location: chesterPosted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 2:42 pm ---- haha thanks very much for that mate nice and cheap wouldnt think it looking at them look proper smart. . .good luck with the rest of the project.
#6: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: rudebwoi93, Location: LondonPosted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 7:49 am ---- Wasnt this the 'BN57' ? - Lookin good tho mate.
#7: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: Bleachtastesnice, Location: South West, SalisburyPosted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 8:24 am ---- Think that the sp badge looks smart, and you have done a realy tidy job at the gear stick, am not a big fan of sp arches eather, looking forward to seein the spoiler!
Nice one, Frenchie
#8: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 11:10 am ---- Thanks for the comments all
yes I did make a thread in the past but it turned into a discussion about everyone elses insurance, on top of the fact that I hadn't really done much or had anything booked, so I'm going to request that the older thread be deleted
I'm looking forward to the spoiler being on too, I was gunna wait until the spoiler was on to take a picture for this months picture competition, however tomorrow being bank holiday monday I highly doubt they are gunna get back to me and fit it by the end of tuesday
As for saving for the tempest alloys, a lot of them crop up cheap on ebay but only for the 307 mainly from dealerships that have them in a display cabinet and then sell them on because of minor scratches. I'm trying to find out if the offset for the 307 tempest and the one listed as a 206 accessory are the same fitment before I start collecting them one by one of ebay lol
#9: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: Howey, Location: Kings LynnPosted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 11:23 am ---- 307 offset is the same as the 206
#10: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 12:09 pm ---- Cheers Howey, I don't think I've seen the tempests on a hatchback 206 so there can't be many
If I started buying the 307 ones individually, would I be able to mix and match ones sold for the 206 as well? Or best sticking to 307 ones for all 4
Edit: if if i bought the 307 wheels, what wheel bolts would i need? Cheers
#11: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: Danny., Location: PeterboroughPosted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 5:55 pm ---- Car looks great quick question the cup holder did Peugeot do that?
#12: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 6:28 pm ---- Thanks i bought the cup holder from a peugeot dealer, the ashtray unclips and you just push the cup holder in place. Price varies from £5-10 look on ebay there may be a cheaper deal
it does the job well, i normally put bottles in it though because an open cup wont bode well when you have to brake for someone pulling out infront of you lol
filled the tyres up with some air earlier, front were on 1.9 bar so filled them back to 2.3 and you can feel the difference in handling afterwards haha. When I eventually get 16" alloys on 195/45, what would the recommended tyre pressure be? I still haven't found some one to fit my new linkages (don't want to take such a small job to the dealers but at the same time don't want any old garage clanking spanners off my paintwork) and i'm hoping for a sharpish phone call to say my spoilers ready, can't wait
#13: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: Danny., Location: PeterboroughPosted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 6:39 pm ---- Deffo gunna try that mod if I can because stupid putting them in glove compatment if ya got a passenger :/
#14: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: skip2ma, Location: London/KentPosted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 8:37 pm ---- Nice gear knob mate, how do they feel soft leather?
#16: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 4:56 am ---- Cheers howey, alloys will be my next investment just need to find myself a new job first lol
It feels just the same as the standard one but it's a better shape I find the gaiter is nice feels much better than standard
Edit: Spoiler fitting is booked for wednesday
#17: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 8:17 am ---- Update!
Don't like to double post but I think this is worth it!
Spoiler fitted
Makes me go twice as fast man!
Really happy with it its got to go for its MOT next week but had some bulbs changed today
Whats everyone reckon, any suggestions? Last edited by Andrew on Sat Nov 20, 2010 8:28 am; edited 1 time in total
#18: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: Dabamash, Location: The car in frontPosted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 1:30 pm ---- I like it. Spoilers balance out the 206 really well. I should get one really.
I suggest some funky alloys next
#19: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: rudebwoi93, Location: LondonPosted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 1:32 pm ---- Some nimmies would set that off nicely I reckon, how much did that spoiler come to fitted mate?
#20: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 1:47 pm ---- Cheers I didn't trust myself to do it properly and could picture myself spilling tiger seal all over the car, so I got the peugeot dealership to buy one, paint it and bolt and bond it on for £218, some may say too expensive but they replaced my worn out bulbs and topped all the levels off for me, and I trusted they would do a top job which they have My car has been behaving better on startup today as well, I don't know if they cleaned the idle valve for me or something
Next up is alloys, would love some 16" Tempests from the accessory brochure, have been looking on ebay and found the 307 ones have a different variant that look the same called 'Cotya', which I'm told are not suitable for the 206. I've been quoted by my dealer for 206 fitment Tempests with Avon 195/45 tyres fitted at £700ish. I figured that even if I bought some from ebay and bought tyres myself and had them fitted at a local garage it would probably cost around £700 anyway, so I'm now saving up for the dealership to do it
Since losing my apprentice job I've not had that extra money recently but my mate has told me a couple of people are leaving his work and I've applied online, would get those alloys much quicker then!
#21: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: mattievrs, Location: LeicesterPosted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 1:56 pm ---- looks well mate! Id have a long hard think about the alloys too as so many people do the nimmy etc etc route and it would be great to see something completely different!
#22: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 2:09 pm ---- Thanks, and I'm specifically avoiding Vortexs and Nimrods for that reason!
Edit: I've been thinking today that with winter coming up, tempests being so hard to find second hand and £730 new, would it be worth me getting 14" Tornado alloys that came on the sport and verve models?
I was talking with my dad about what would look better; there is always going to be that gap between the wheel arch and the tyre (it isn't going to be lowered) would the combination of this plus 16" alloys and 195/45 profiles look out of proportion? Perhaps the 14" Tornado's would keep things in proportion - and are found in abundance on ebay for cheap prices. If I went for these, I would have so much more money to spare and wouldn't be making the car look something its not, and could use the savings to get them powdercoated gunmetal grey or similar
Whats everyones opinions? Last edited by Andrew on Thu Sep 23, 2010 5:30 am; edited 2 times in total
Thanks, and I'm specifically avoiding Vortexs and Nimrods for that reason!
Edit: I've been thinking today that with winter coming up, tempests being so hard to find second hand and £730 new, would it be worth me getting 14" Tornado alloys that came on the sport and verve models?
I was talking with my dad about what would look better; there is always going to be that gap between the wheel arch and the tyre (it isn't going to be lowered) would the combination of this plus 16" alloys and 195/45 profiles look out of proportion? Perhaps the 14" Tornado's would keep things in proportion - and are found in abundance on ebay for cheap prices. If I went for these, I would have so much more money to spare and wouldn't be making the car look something its not, and could use the savings to get them powdercoated gunmetal grey or similar
Whats everyones opinions? Smile
Hmmn, they do look good, but the problem is, as they are only 14" they will look good initially, but after a while you are going to get bored of them, and wish you'd got something bigger, like some nimrods, i reckon 16" and bigger to keep it looking good.
#24: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 5:33 am ---- I think I shall, I changed my mind a day or so after that post for the same reason you say. I have a thread I've made for all the questions I might ask about alloys to save making a new thread all the time, basically I'm trying to think what size alloys will look more in proportion with my standard (tractor) suspension and small brakes, 15" or 16"? I'm going for the peugeot tempests still, but buying the alloys myself and getting my own tyres for the 15" will save £80 over the 16", although 16" will give wider tyres
im going for hocks for summer most likely to be diff and nimrods for winter or maybe sciroccos
#26: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 1:01 pm ---- Small Update!
Small update though nothing major, I really like the gti and cc sterring wheels, and not wanting to dismantle my own I looked for an improvisation. This is how the interior looks now, for some reason all the leathers look different colours on the picture but they are pretty much all the same shade in person
Taken me over an hour to stitch it all up!
Have realised I have a lot of things I could flog on ebay to save up for some alloys. Definately going with 16", Peugeot Tempests are looking the favourite but Autec Type Z and Fox FX004 are also contenders Last edited by Andrew on Sun Nov 21, 2010 4:06 pm; edited 2 times in total
I really dont like the look of that cover if Im honest.
#28: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 1:09 pm ---- Nahh just the rubber, and fair enough I appreciate the opinion, though it does look better in person and doesn't slip at all. Thats me on a budget for ya
#29: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: rudebwoi93, Location: LondonPosted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 7:13 am ---- I agree with daba on that one unfortunately. I will probably be fitting a gti steering wheel, eventually that is lol!!
#30: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 12:46 pm ---- Hey you can't win 'em over all the time I like it and I've had thumbs up from people who've seen it in person, and for £15 I ain't knocking it lol. I did want a black and red leather wheel from the convertable, but I don't exactly have loads of money to burn and I thought compromise and get the leather wheel cover instead, and use what I would have saved for some alloys
heres a new picture of the car
Alloys are next up, which is going to take some saving up for so you may not see any real update for a while. I had an e-mail back from my local dealer today telling me that the 16" Tempests appear to be unavailable, so this makes my decision on alloys to go to Nimrods again, maybe not as original as I first planned but I plan on having them powdercoated to make them just a little bit different, I'm going to go for a light shade of Anthracite.
#31: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 8:15 am ---- Anthracite nimrods will be on the car wednesday
#32: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: rttam, Location: devonPosted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 10:13 am ----
Andrewxps wrote:
Anthracite nimrods will be on the car wednesday
#33: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 10:17 am ---- They were going to be on today but the tyres aren't balanced yet, its a garage thats doing it so I spose they've got to source some bolts first, would be tomorrow but I'm at college 12-9pm lmao
#34: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 12:24 pm ---- Update!
Got these Nimrods on ebay from the Pug Shop in Stourbridge, £220 for them fitted with tyres and lockers, they were telling me they had a lot of interest but people missed the finishing time on ebay, I was very lucky to get such a good deal as these are freshly refurbished in Anthracite. Great guys I recommend them to anyone
Its a bad picture so I will take one in the light tomorrow
I also have centre caps but these could not be refurbished as they are plastic, so I am going to buy a similar colour spray can and do them up before I put them on the wheels
The car seems to be less wallowy on corners than when it was with the 14" steels, which I am probably going to sell so if any one could tell me the going rate that would be cool.
Cheers Last edited by Andrew on Sat Nov 20, 2010 8:29 am; edited 1 time in total
#35: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP - New Wheels Author: tomd0801754, Location: MoscowPosted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 12:33 pm ---- Looks good mate, just needs dropped a few mm now.
Steels. Not very much. I couldn't shift mine at £30.
#36: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP - New Wheels Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 12:48 pm ---- Thanks very much and yeah their exact words were 'You do know you will end up lowering that in the future' lmao
It would look good dropped 25mm and proportionately at the back, but there is an inclination to my drive that I may not be able to get over without scraping if lowered, and my insurance is expensive enough as it is right now, so maybe in a year or so
Edit: The old wheels were in the boot when this picture was taken so it could be possible that this makes the front end look a little higher in the picture, it doesn't seem that high in the metal compared to this picture
I plan to mask the caps as I paint them so I can do the base in anthracite and the lions in chrome to match the new style caps
#37: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP - Updated 19th Nov Author: rttam, Location: devonPosted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 4:36 am ---- looks awesome mate cant wait to see the pics in the daylight wheels make such a big difference
#38: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP - Updated 19th Nov Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 7:43 am ---- I've been out and taken a couple of pictures
Humble beginnings:
As it stands now:
I've ordered the paint I need to do my centre caps, the background in Ford Graphite Grey and chrome for the lion emblem, also got some bolt covers on the way. I can't make my mind up about whether the petrol cap now seems out of place and whether to get it powdercoated to match the wheels
Cheers for looking, comments welcome
#39: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP - Updated 19th Nov Author: Ams1592, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 7:52 am ---- Alloys look really good
I think you should powdercoat the petrol cap to match, will look better IMO.
#40: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP - New Wheels Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 6:11 pm ---- Thanks
I've decided to go for it, I have the name of the place the wheels were done at so I will ask them for a quote to do it in the matching shade. Is it easy to remove the fuel cap from the main lock mechanism?
Tomorrow the caps are going to be stripped with thinners so I can prime them for when the paints arrive
#41: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP - New Wheels Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 2:45 am ---- Sport front wings, a little bit of lowering, maybe some SP arches and you've got a GTi wishitwas...
#42: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP - New Wheels Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 6:20 am ---- Dont like sport front wings, not fussed abou lowering right now. I realise with the Nimrods I am going to get comments like that, but I did not have £460 to buy tempests, £200+ for tyres and then £50 for bolts - i could not justify that when I could get some newly done Nimrods completely fitted for £220
Maybe it does look like a gti wannabe, but i could not care less as I have had fun planning and saving up for these things
#43: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP - New Wheels Author: Jay206-GTi, Location: MansfieldPosted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 7:38 am ----
Andrewxps wrote:
Dont like sport front wings, not fussed abou lowering right now. I realise with the Nimrods I am going to get comments like that, but I did not have £460 to buy tempests, £200+ for tyres and then £50 for bolts - i could not justify that when I could get some newly done Nimrods completely fitted for £220
Maybe it does look like a gti wannabe, but i could not care less as I have had fun planning and saving up for these things
Well said mate...
I think its coming along nicely
#44: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP - New Wheels Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 3:21 pm ----
Jay206-GTi wrote:
Well said mate...
I think its coming along nicely
Thanks bud, I do not mind constructive criticism... Jord, Mrs_Howey, Daba - example of a few members who have small litre engine cars that they have styled up nicely, no one gives them sarcasm about it. My car won't change back just because some one says its a gti-wannabe lol
I really like my new wheels and the colour, but they look bare without the centre caps and nut covers. I'm trying to weaken the old paint on the caps with spirit solvent so I can get cracking as soon as my spray paints arrive
#45: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP - New Wheels Author: Lecktorious, Location: ScotlandPosted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 3:25 pm ---- There's plenty of 206's out there that have Sports bumpers etc that aren't GTi's. Mine being one
Nimrods look crackin' I'm not a fan of Nimrods but you've pulled it off on your car.
#46: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP - New Wheels Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 3:40 pm ---- Cheers G I did try getting in touch with the guy selling the 15" nimrods but got no reply, I was told by the garage that my gear box should be ok on these being as I do not stress the revs out of it anyway
#47: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP - New Wheels Author: Callum206, Location: West SussexPosted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 10:14 am ---- Looks lush tbh especially with the nimrods on really liking that look.
#48: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP - New Wheels Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 9:34 am ---- Thanks for the comments mate its nice to hear people like the changes
My paints have arrived and I'm part way through doing the centre caps, I'm waiting on the chrome spray to be delivered before I can finish the hob. There will be a lot of masking so I'm taking photos as I go so I can put a mini-how to on here. The chrome nut covers came too and I've put them on, they look great but they don't fix onto the lockers so I may have to improvise on that to get it to stay on somehow
I want to de-badge the 'Look' stickers from my door as they are catching on the clothes when I wash and wax the car anyway, but I'm unsure if they are actually pinned on or not, next purchase for the car will be some metal door sill strips, but not the 206 ones
#49: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 11:50 am ---- Small Update
Got my chrome bolt caps on, something is missing...
Here it is
How I sprayed them
1. The caps as they were looking worse for wear
2. Sanded down and primed
3. After light sanding a coat of graphite spray
4. Given another coat and stencil cut before chrome spray. The stencil taken ages to make, I made it on paint shop and printed and cut it out. After the chrome was sprayed on, I noticed some spray over onto the graphite area so I used clingfilm to cover the chrome so I could correct it.
Always read the back of the can on the chrome as when you put lacquer on it turns into silver instead (ask me how I know this! )
They turned out darker than the wheels but I think it looks better for it. Cheers for looking
#50: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 2:05 pm ---- Not really an update but just some plans.
My old steelies went today for £51.01.. and they told me I wouldnt shift them!
After an old man opening his door into my car I have two little indents about 1mm wide each on my quarter panel.. like stone chips. Thats all the damage I can find, Hopefully it is as close to the arches as I remember it, that way I could just get some SP arch covers on to cover it good excuse
I am looking for another SP fuel cap so that I can paint it to match my wheels. My multiline display (PPt30 is it?) is in my room at the minute, I sprayed the cover of it in Ford Graphite and I am going to change the LCD display from blue to red Last edited by Andrew on Mon Dec 27, 2010 4:47 pm; edited 1 time in total
#51: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 9:14 am ---- Small Update
Hope you all had a nice Christmas
Can you spot the difference?
I found the exact colour match to my wheels by coincedence, done this on a spare one I bought to see if it suits the colour of the wheels, which I think it does I might strip the centre caps on my wheels and re do them to match
#52: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: mattievrs, Location: LeicesterPosted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 9:56 am ---- the nimmies look really good mate! Love the colour and really suit the black car.
#53: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 10:58 am ---- Cheers mate hope you had a good christmas Nimrods werent my original first choice but it was an offer i couldnt refuse
#55: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: wardie_206, Location: Rayleigh, essexPosted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 12:32 pm ---- Cars looking sweet as fella! It's amazing how a set of alloys and getting them sprayed change the look of the car. Great work mate keep it up :)!
#56: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 4:49 pm ---- Thanks very much guys I want to get rid of the Look badges on the doors, and maybe in the summer I might paint the calipers red
#57: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 10:48 am ---- Small Update
I taken advantage of the mildly ok weather yesterday and cracked on with my calipers, they were looking a bit rusty in places so a good wire brush down and lick of paint sorted them out. Excuse the dirty car!
I would have taken the cheesy 'Look' badges off the doors too but some one has taken off with my can of sticky stuff remover
#58: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:50 am ---- After being given a damn good wash, the 'look' badges taken off and the addition of styled mud flaps, here is how it is now:
I'm in two minds about the mudflaps, and after being on for only a week one has been pierced by a stick that was in the road, glad it was only that rather than my paintwork
I noticed that my SP badge was hanging on by a single thread of adhesive, and the badge itself was falling apart. After unsuccessfully attempting to salvage it, I decided to have a go at making my own rather than pay £12 for a new one.
It needs a background before its finished, which will probably be white and similar to the old one I had.
My next plan is to buy a spare speedo binnacle and trim it in the black leatherette I have on the outer part, with red faux suede on the inner part. If it looks crap then I will still have my normal one
#59: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 3:33 pm ---- The calipers will have another coat in the summer, and I am also planning a change of alloys - I have two styles in mind and they are official peugeot, not been done very often but thats all I'm giving away
The nimrods will be kept as winter wheels
I'm joining in on the osram nightbreakers group buy so hopefully my car shall be looking very badarse indeed
#60: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP *1/4 Mile Footage!* Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 4:31 pm ---- Drag race! www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJVRySctUlY
Before the suspect characters come to troll, I know its slow, the stake in the race was a pint and a pack of scratchins! Just for fun
#61: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP *1/4 Mile Footage!* Author: Resolutionary, Location: South West LondonPosted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 10:14 am ---- What time did you get!?
#62: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP *1/4 Mile Footage!* Author: Ste, Location: Hull -or- The World Of Info CodePosted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 10:21 am ---- On the run that I saw he got
19.532 Sec, crossing the line @ 70.90MPH
The Fiesta got 19.766 sec crossing at 70.06MPH
#63: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP *1/4 Mile Footage!* Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 4:35 pm ---- Lightening speed right there! That was my best run of the day I think
Next year I want to try and hit 80mph, so in time to come I might see if the 1.6 8v TB and inlet are compatible and if so get Addaz do work his magic lol
Your powerflow sounded nice Ste was that just the backbox?
#64: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP *1/4 Mile Footage!* Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 1:47 pm ---- New alloys have been purchased as a little refurb project, all I am giving away is that they are 16"
I did think about downsizing to 15" but the alloys I will be putting on were too nice to pass up, they should be delivered later in the week
#65: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP *1/4 Mile Footage!* Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 4:21 pm ---- A clue to my new alloys is that they are Peugeot oem, 16" and ET31 offset
I know 206 offset is 23-28 so it's 3mm out strictly speaking, should I go for 5mm spacers or would I be fine to run them as they are? I've done my searching and loads of people seem fine with et31, but would it make a noticeable (negative) difference to the cars handling?
As for the refurb progress, they were very scuffed to begin with, being as they don't have a rim as such its the edges of the face that taken the beating but they have been sanded down, filled and smooth They are being sprayed to match my current colour scheme
#66: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP *1/4 Mile Footage!* Author: Addaz, Location: SuffolkPosted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 4:25 pm ---- You still getting that 1.6 inlet mate?
#67: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP *1/4 Mile Footage!* Author: Ste, Location: Hull -or- The World Of Info CodePosted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 4:29 pm ----
Andrewxps wrote:
Lightening speed right there! That was my best run of the day I think
Next year I want to try and hit 80mph, so in time to come I might see if the 1.6 8v TB and inlet are compatible and if so get Addaz do work his magic lol
Your powerflow sounded nice Ste was that just the backbox?
Only just seen this post lol, nah my powerflow is a cat-back whats it like outside the car? Inside I can hardly hear it unless I drive it like most 1.1's need to be driven (Hard) to get it moving, just sounds deep to me lol.
Probably the best £140 I've ever spent though lol (Got it discounted from £280 o.O local club christmas discounts FTW!)
#68: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP *1/4 Mile Footage!* Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 5:03 pm ---- Hey Addaz I'm going to have a look at the label on the inlet, my engine is the TU3A and judging by the stickers on the components it shares a lot of parts with other engines, the whole induction kit is from the 1.4 16v and I've seen various things with stickers that say "TU3A/TU5JP".. must have been some update peugeot made at a certain date!
Ste has your mpg gone down with it?
#69: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP *1/4 Mile Footage!* Author: Ste, Location: Hull -or- The World Of Info CodePosted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 5:06 pm ---- In a word, 'Yes' lol
#70: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP *1/4 Mile Footage!* Author: Addaz, Location: SuffolkPosted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 4:40 am ---- Yours is a 1.4 8v i thought? The inlet ports are different between 16v to 8v
If yours is a 16v whack a C2 metal inlet manifold on it, if 8v the later 1.6 8v VTR inlet manfold/body would do the trick
#71: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP *1/4 Mile Footage!* Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 4:15 pm ---- Yeahh its an 8v but a little different to the usual tu3jp lol
Its definately something I will look into, probably wouldn't be able to afford to declare that kind of thing now so I'll wait for renewal time when I will be 20 with another year driving experience to do it (i like to declare things) it will never be a fast car but to give it a nicer response and shave maybe a second off next years fast show time would be awesome, I don't want to be 6th slowest again! so next years target = 7th slowest
I'm posting a teaser picture of my new alloys in progress tomorrow, another clue is they are from a 307
#72: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP *1/4 Mile Footage!* Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 3:27 am ---- Small Update for you
Here is how I'm getting on with the refurb, the jig is up I can't hold secrets for long
After cleaning (they needed it big time!), sanding, fillering and smoothing, etch primer and two coats of filler primer
Heres how they were before (ebay image)
#73: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP *Alloy refurb pg.5* Author: tomd0801754, Location: MoscowPosted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 4:03 am ---- :thumbs: Good work!
In reply to your PM: I am still trying to source part worns and struggling.
#74: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP *Alloy refurb pg.5* Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 4:41 am ---- Depending on my funds when I get these finished i might get a new set on these tom
#75: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP *Alloy refurb pg.5* Author: DanPug206, Location: BirminghamPosted: Thu May 05, 2011 12:41 pm ---- My brother has the alloys on his 206 and made it look 10x better
i think i had these on watch before
guy wanted £200 i think, but i decided to get nimrods instead.
they are nice alloys tho!!
#76: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP *Alloy refurb pg.5* Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Thu May 12, 2011 2:58 pm ---- Since posting my refurb progress on facebook, people keep asking me if I will respray their alloys >< Hell no! Taken 2 ti 3 hours prepping each wheel before any spraying, and I'm still not happy with it so they will be going to powdercoaters soon
#77: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP *Alloy refurb pg.5* Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Mon May 16, 2011 3:20 pm ---- Not really an update, dipped beam blown so I changed both with some halfords blue laser ones, I'm happy with them they look much better considering
I did think about being lazy with the Tempests and vinyl wrapping them, but I will stick to my word and get them properly refurbed when I can
Other than that I have made the car look exactly how I want it to, and there's not much else I have in mind for it. I can't be bothered with lowering it, since its black it 'hides' the arch gap better than lighter colours I've been told. Will see if I can get the front mudflaps resprayed when I take the alloys somewhere, as the rattle can job I done hasn't lasted - the very reason I'm getting the wheels powdercoated
After that I will just swap between the Nimrods and Tempests every 6 months, and just a case of keeping my paintwork nice and the car running nicely. I will come back with photos of the alloys done up
#78: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP *Alloy refurb pg.5* Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 1:18 pm ---- Got my original SP cap powdercoated to match the wheels a bit better
Two nice photos from FCS
#79: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: PugJH, Location: NorthantsPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 10:50 am ---- What wheels you got on the car then???
#80: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 12:41 pm ---- I sold the tempests to a member on here in the end, I knew I couldn't make up my mind but decided to keep my nimrods
In fairness I don't update this anymore lol
#81: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: PugJH, Location: NorthantsPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 3:26 pm ---- Na I know mate. But I stumbled on this in a search was hoping to get lucky and find someone selling them tempests, or even the dark nimrods
#82: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 4:58 pm ---- The tempests were on ebay for a week with no bids, and suicidalsoldi3r dibbed them afterwards
The only thing that might pry me from my nimrods would be 17" oz supertourismos lol
#83: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: marc206, Location: Bourne, LincsPosted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 4:56 pm ---- Nice looking car you got in the making there
#84: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: Razpulsedj, Location: Partying with the Info ShufflersPosted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 5:49 pm ---- Great read dude very nice car
Look forward to seeing it at USC
#85: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 5:11 am ---- Thanks guys
Some idiot hit my wing mirror and didn't stop, so I have been painting them pearlescent black and I'm going up my mates later to get a couple bits of 3m carbon wrap from him, if I'm going to tart them up I might as well 180ify them
I've noticed that whoever powdercoated my Nimrods didn't match the wheels very well, so they will be getting done by City soon enough because their anthracite colour is lovely, when the tread wears low enough to warrant new tyres anyway. The valeting business has done well this week, and when I pass my course for my main career in February I should have more funds to play with on the car. For now I'm just saving
#86: Re: Andrew's 206 1.4 SP Author: Andrew, Location: Black Country Ay IPosted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 1:57 pm ---- It turns out I cannot carbon wrap for all the tea in china, so I painted the caps Rover Gunmetal, main wing mirror is Java black which has nice red/orange pearl flake in it in sunlight
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