#1: cheap 206 tidy up Author: tsotd, Location: kentPosted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 11:17 am ---- heres my 206
ive had her for a week now, she cost a wopping £150 with 11 months MOT but as with all cheap cars shes got afew problems.
first things first, off with the gti badge....
#2: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: tsotd, Location: kentPosted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 11:20 am ---- next out with the old headunit and changer.
replaced with a bargin bin halfords cd/dvd/usb etc..... headunit
only problem i had was that i had to swap the yellow/red leads round for the h/u memory
#3: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: tsotd, Location: kentPosted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 11:39 am ---- next was the lack of lighting on the dials.
no front/rear fog light bulbs, no mileage bulb, no full beam, no fuel light just to name a few...
just changed afew bulbs on the dials and now ive got lights....
#4: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: tsotd, Location: kentPosted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 11:41 am ---- time for some child slavery
#5: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: Timon2210, Location: PalestinePosted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 2:34 pm ---- looks nice for 150 GBP :D,well some work,like polish and wax and it will be nice,alloy wheels and you got a lovely ride,so why you didn't change the speedo plastic protector?
#6: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: sicskate, Location: Margate, KentPosted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 2:52 pm ---- I like the colour
#7: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: tsotd, Location: kentPosted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 5:04 pm ----
Timon2210 wrote:
so why you didn't change the speedo plastic protector?
dont have one, when i find one i'll be changing it
#8: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: tsotd, Location: kentPosted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 10:43 am ---- little bit of a update, my pockets are now £200 lighter.
was dropping the boss lady off at work when the clutch decided to pack up out of the blue without warning, could only get the car in gear with the engine not running.
i dropped the car off at my local garage who found that this part - (number 5)
was snapped into loads of mini bits inside and mushed the clutch.
the garage replaced the part and fitted a new clutch, also new g/box oil, drive shaft seals and clutch cable.
on the down side the heater blower is only blowing on full and wont turn off.
#9: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: Jeffers, Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 7:39 pm ---- Thats nice and cheap! Was it the releasing bearing that gave up on the clutch ?
#10: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: tsotd, Location: kentPosted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 12:08 pm ---- the release bearing was very warn
#11: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: Jeffers, Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 8:12 am ---- Happened to me too they seam to be very weak !
One question, how did it pass an MOT not long ago with so many warning lights out ?
#12: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: tsotd, Location: kentPosted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 2:50 pm ---- my guess is that they where working fine when it had the MOT (well the lights that were needed) or it was a very friendly tester
#13: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: Jeffers, Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 6:18 pm ---- Probably the latter unfortunatley !
#14: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: tsotd, Location: kentPosted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 5:49 am ---- a little bit of an update,
the heater fan packed up the other day, a quick wanted thread on the forum and i got a replacment today.
now it nice and warm.
cost so far -
car - £150 - gumtree
dash bulbs - £5 - ebay
cd/dvd player - £40 - halfords bargin bin
clutch kit + fitting - £200 - local garage
heater motor - £28 - forum
total - £423
#15: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: tsotd, Location: kentPosted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 10:05 am ---- bit of a update....
me being one of the last of the big spenders i got a "carbon look" (dont look anything like carbon) tax disc holder, looks loads better than the sticky tape holding it to the dash.
next gave it abit of a hovering, took the front/rear seats and door cards off. under the back seats there was loads of saw dust and wood chippings, under the front seats where just dead leaves and moss/mold growing. after giving it a hover i gave the carpet a going over with some "shake n vac".
MMmmm nice...
as i was missing one of the wing mirror caps i got some used carbon wrapped ones off ebay, being used there is a little nick on one of them but you cant notice it without looking.
i also replaced the bonnet badge with a carbon wraped one off ebay, again this is 2nd hand so cheap but when i fitted it i noticed that the quality was very poor and im unimpressed with it. if i was new i would be wanting my money back.
#16: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: LloydPug206, Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 4:30 pm ---- I'd definitely add some phase 2 headlights and rear's. oh and of course nimrod alloys if you can get a cheap decent set on the bay.
#17: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: tsotd, Location: kentPosted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 5:49 pm ---- When I get some penny's together I'm looking to get some black masked headlights, I'm going to hold out on some wheels for the time being as these steels have next to New tyres
#18: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: LloydPug206, Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 7:29 am ---- Fair enough then mate, pointless scrapping 4 good pieces of rubber... Could I ask though why you took the GTi badge off? To deter thieving chavs or.....
#19: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: tsotd, Location: kentPosted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 5:20 pm ---- IMO the 138 gti shouldnt of been the "206 gti", its too warm to be a hot hatch so to answer your question im kind of embarrassed to call it a "gti"
#20: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: tsotd, Location: kentPosted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 10:55 am ---- a bit of a update, i got a full carbon wrapped interior set off ebay over the weekend, pics to come when imageshack is back working...
#21: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: tsotd, Location: kentPosted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 3:21 pm ---- ok, so i got the wrapped interior set over the weekend and fitted it on sunday.
#22: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: tsotd, Location: kentPosted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 3:27 pm ---- i am/was very happy with them until today i noticed that the wrap had bubbles and was peeling in places. cost me afew pence under £40 off ebay so im going to message the seller about the peeling.
you can see the peeling on the inside of the door handles
bubbles/ripples and peeling by the vent
afew more bubbles
again peeling on the handle
#23: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: tsotd, Location: kentPosted: Fri May 03, 2013 3:12 am ---- heard back from the seller today, he is going to send replacement parts
#24: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: tsotd, Location: kentPosted: Thu May 09, 2013 8:53 am ---- got the replacment parts fitted today and they are loads better, no bubbles or peeling.
not going to bore you with loads of pics, just one of the door handle to show the improvment
10 out of 10 to the ebay seller for sorting it out.
i think thats it for the cosmetics for now, need to start on the oily stuff now
#25: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: iainlovatt, Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 3:42 am ---- Looks good so far!
#26: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: tsotd, Location: kentPosted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 10:18 am ---- not really much of a update,
the car insurance ran out at the end of may so i had to pay out £380 for the year.
got the car some more carbon wrapped parts.
and payed out for some engine/gearbox oil.
#27: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: tsotd, Location: kentPosted: Fri Aug 02, 2013 2:48 am ---- got me some ph2 rear lights for £15 posted off the bay....
also some sill protectors for £5
carbon wrapped interior parts - £40
carbon wrapped wiper arm and interior light trim - £15
engine oil/gearbox oil and filter - £55
rear lights - £15
sill protectors - £5
total - £130
so at the moment - £592
#28: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: tsotd, Location: kentPosted: Sat Aug 10, 2013 12:37 pm ---- nimrods for £37 off ebay woopwoop!!!
#29: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: Timon2210, Location: PalestinePosted: Sat Aug 10, 2013 2:11 pm ---- car looks way much better than the time you first got it ,great job
#30: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: usher, Location: northallertonPosted: Sat Aug 10, 2013 4:39 pm ---- looking good
37 quid for a set in good enough nick, was there tyres??
#31: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: tsotd, Location: kentPosted: Sun Aug 11, 2013 2:25 am ---- one of the wheels is abit scabby, the paint has bubbled on it so will look into a refurd sometime in the future.
the tyres are a mix and match of different makes, also 2 are 205/45/16 and the other 2 are 195/45/16.
i put the 2 205's on the rear but both of them are directional tyres for the same side so one is pointing the wrong way.
#32: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: tsotd, Location: kentPosted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 10:37 am ---- bit of an update..
road tax ran out at the start of the month so i got 6 months worth.
came out to the car monday morning (after a week of not using the car) and found the exhaust falling off
after jacking up the car and having a look it seems that one of the rubber mounts had broke and the back box had rusted.
and off the back box....
ive ordered a new one off ebay, afew pence under £50 for the backbox, clamp and 2 rubber mounts, just waiting for it to turn up.
also got some clear headlights but havent fitted them, will update when ive got them on the car.
#33: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: Diabloreddan, Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 12:08 pm ---- Absolute bargain on The wheels buddy looks good
#34: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: tsotd, Location: kentPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 3:11 pm ---- the backbox turned up today
fitted it but it seems to sit abit to the side
also that the tail pipe sticks out abit more than the old one
and one more pic
i think it could be down to the middle rubber mount being very warn or that its just a pattened part.
still looks fine tho
had a little problem with wiring up the dipped/full beam but after having a search on here i found a wiring diagram which helped loads
#36: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: tsotd, Location: kentPosted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 12:08 pm ---- went scrap yard raiding today....
compleate car full of parts.
first with the engine bay
before -
after -
got an engine cover, battery box lid, oil breather pipe, one of them blue caps that cover the washer bottle and a dipstick.
inside
before -
after -
got a another plastic cover for the dials.
before -
after -
got a full gti interior, fitted only the rear seats/door cards today.
am planning on doing the fronts next week when im off work.
this lot cost me a wopping £50
#37: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: tsotd, Location: kentPosted: Sat Oct 19, 2013 11:23 am ---- started on the front seats today, as the door cards where off it was a good time to change the speakers.
and all finished, door cards/front seats and glove box on.
#38: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: tommyb32, Location: East SussexPosted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 6:54 pm ---- Wow, well done, empressive how far shes come good job!
#39: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: tsotd, Location: kentPosted: Sun Dec 01, 2013 5:39 am ----
tommyb32 wrote:
Wow, well done, empressive how far shes come good job!
thanks, i should have another update by the end of the week
#40: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: tsotd, Location: kentPosted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 9:37 am ---- ok, got a wrapped ph2 boot strip
some wrapped door pillers
some aero wipers
and a new front grill
#41: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: DSWR, Location: SolihullPosted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 9:43 am ---- looking good, Pal:) keep it up!
#42: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: tsotd, Location: kentPosted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 4:34 am ---- bit of an update,
over the wet xmas time the old girl has been great, not one problem much to my suprise.
anyway MOT time is slowly creeping up so i booked her into a local garrage just to give her the once over.
they said she will need the following for the MOT -
tyres x4 (fronts are abit thin on the ground of tread and there is tyre wall damage to the rears)
off side shock is leaking (time of an upgrade then)
off side wishbone bush worn (best do both sides then)
off side brake hose perished (think i'll get a pair of braided ones then)
got till the middle of feb to get it sorted so loads of time
#43: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: usher, Location: northallertonPosted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 5:15 am ---- some goood updates there, like the gti interior it makes a massive improvment, how come it didnt have it to begin with, and the engine bay how do people care so little to loose/brake the cover washer botle and batery cover
#44: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: tsotd, Location: kentPosted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 5:32 am ---- my guess is that some point in its life it had been in a crash and the airbags had gone off so the interior was replaced with anything cheap.
nothing came up on the HPI but the passinger wing is messy with overspray and poor pannel gaps
#45: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: tsotd, Location: kentPosted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 1:18 pm ---- bit of an update...
went to GSF today and picked up some wishbones, droplinks and top mount bearings.
also got some coilovers, just need to give them a good clean up...
#46: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: tsotd, Location: kentPosted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 3:17 am ---- update
so after fitting the coilovers, new top mount bearings, new wishbones, new droplinks and a new brake hose she now has passed her MOT.
on the down side i had to fit the old steel wheels as the tyres i ordered are too big.
oh and i got another 6 months tax.
now we are thinking of selling her as we really need a car with back doors to cope with having 2 kids
#47: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: pug_206_uk, Location: Stoke on trentPosted: Mon May 12, 2014 1:19 pm ---- excellent work with all the changes you've really done be a shame to let her go with all the handwork and effort gone in, have you got a link to the carbon dash bits as contemplating wether to buy them have you had any peeling since you had the replacements? thanks
#48: Re: cheap 206 tidy up Author: craigy00craig, Location: surreyPosted: Sun May 18, 2014 4:14 pm ---- Very nice to read this project seeing how much you've done for such little money, good job
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and you got a lovely ride,so why you didn't change the speedo plastic protector?
