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 Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2013 4:52 pm |
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This is just a little starter to my 1.1 52 plate 206, it is my first car and at 17 and i just want to make it my own, im not a boy racer and certainly not the type to sit around mcdonalds of a friday night haha. Just wanting to do a little to clean it up and show a few of my ideas. My car from stock, well... cleaned and waxed:)
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Yes my mothers 2 litre Astra GTC in the background, one day i will drive it...
Whilst learning a few weeks before my test my cambelt snapped bending the 4 valves, 200 pound later and abit of sweet talking to my brother she was back to new having had the engine stripped, cleaned and rebuilt.
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Time for a new stereo, for now just to get by I ordered a sony xplod of the web, id give it 5 star rating for value as it sounds really good, for the price of £35 you cannot go wrong.
A month into my driving it was time to explore, i won some alloys on the trusty old ebay, and drove 120 miles away to pick them up, very very happy with the car on the motorway, cost me £60 there and back and left me with over 1/4 a tank. These are the wheels, wanting to refurb as they have abit of curbing and wanting to give them a fresh new colour. Done resprays before so in the process of re doing myself... Sanding out the curbing and getting rid of the paint evenly is a time consumer but this should give me the best result.
Spraying these a matt white, maybe red calipers to top of the front..
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Found a gash in the side of the tyre and then also a nail. After re doing the wheels ll have it replaced and all the wheels re balanced. Now awaiting pay day to get some 20mm hub centric spacers with the longer wheel bolts. Costly but better than the shim rubbish...
Looking back on the bay i came across a pair of new 40mm lowering springs. 99p start with no reserve i later on picked them up for £11.50, retailing at £70 im happy with that. Now awaiting my brother to return home from college next week so he can change them over and adjust the torsion bar.
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Only a little shopping list to finish, my future plans over the next few months hopefully ready for the new year at a new college in september, advice appreciated.
- Crystal front lights of a gti
- Gti front bumper
- Bosch Aerotwin wipers
- 20mm spacers and extended wheel bolts
Should be it for a while and yes my insurance has been notified about my alloys and suspension:) Will get some pictures up of the alloys when done and when they are on after it has been lowered, cheers guys.
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Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 3:28 am |
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Sounds good so far! However 17 wheels on a 1.1 means even slower than when you bought it! Its why in the end on my 1.1 i had 15" wheels! 
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Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 6:11 am |
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Thankyou mate, theyre not 17's they are 16's running 45 low profile tyres:) i personally think 17's make it look way too big haha
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Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 6:33 am |
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Joined: Mar 04, 2013
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Location: Northamptonshire
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Looks pretty good
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Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 11:13 am |
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Location: Suffolk
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College? By any chance is your brother at peugeot college up in coventry?
Just saying as im up here this week 
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Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 11:23 am |
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Joined: May 17, 2012
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Location: Kentpipe
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Nice. It seems these 1.1s are getting a lot of love here atm!  Next as usual, MkII headlamps and Aeros. Makes the car more modernish.
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Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 11:58 am |
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Joined: Jan 21, 2012
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Location: Earl Shilton UK
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| millow_99 wrote: |
| Nice. It seems these 1.1s are getting a lot of love here atm! Next as usual, MkII headlamps and Aeros. Makes the car more modernish. |
You want to get the Phase 2 Bootstrips and rear lights too, and get the back de-badged if you haven't already!
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| Cherry Red 206 1.1 99'
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Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 12:33 pm |
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| Addaz wrote: |
College? By any chance is your brother at peugeot college up in coventry?
Just saying as im up here this week |
ah no buddy, hes at bristol doing some electrical engineering for stagecoach ahah! Seemed to know his way around the car though and has saved me hundreds on repair works:)
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Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 12:40 pm |
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| Jack123 wrote: |
| millow_99 wrote: |
| Nice. It seems these 1.1s are getting a lot of love here atm! Next as usual, MkII headlamps and Aeros. Makes the car more modernish. |
You want to get the Phase 2 Bootstrips and rear lights too, and get the back de-badged if you haven't already! |
Debadged already:) was looking at the facelift rear lights or the half and half clear and red ones (don't have a clue what they are called though) but then again id only get them if i were to get a 1.6 or a 2 litre next year or the year after, we will see:D
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Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 2:45 pm |
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Joined: Jan 21, 2012
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Location: Earl Shilton UK
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| harry206 wrote: |
| Jack123 wrote: |
| millow_99 wrote: |
| Nice. It seems these 1.1s are getting a lot of love here atm! Next as usual, MkII headlamps and Aeros. Makes the car more modernish. |
You want to get the Phase 2 Bootstrips and rear lights too, and get the back de-badged if you haven't already! |
Debadged already:) was looking at the facelift rear lights or the half and half clear and red ones (don't have a clue what they are called though) but then again id only get them if i were to get a 1.6 or a 2 litre next year or the year after, we will see:D |
Remember you could always buy them and swap them onto the new motor 
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| Cherry Red 206 1.1 99'
Wanted List;
Crystal Headlights.
PM Me if you are selling! | |
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Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 3:01 pm |
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| Jack123 wrote: |
| harry206 wrote: |
| Jack123 wrote: |
| millow_99 wrote: |
| Nice. It seems these 1.1s are getting a lot of love here atm! Next as usual, MkII headlamps and Aeros. Makes the car more modernish. |
You want to get the Phase 2 Bootstrips and rear lights too, and get the back de-badged if you haven't already! |
Debadged already:) was looking at the facelift rear lights or the half and half clear and red ones (don't have a clue what they are called though) but then again id only get them if i were to get a 1.6 or a 2 litre next year or the year after, we will see:D |
Remember you could always buy them and swap them onto the new motor |
That is a plan but i have been looking at 1.6 civic vtecs so its a toss up between that and a higher litre 206! Please no hate for me saying that hahah:D
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Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2013 5:46 pm |
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| harry206 wrote: |
This is just a little starter to my 1.1 52 plate 206, it is my first car and at 17 and i just want to make it my own, im not a boy racer and certainly not the type to sit around mcdonalds of a friday night haha. Just wanting to do a little to clean it up and show a few of my ideas. My car from stock, well... cleaned and waxed:)
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Yes my mothers 2 litre Astra GTC in the background, one day i will drive it...
Whilst learning a few weeks before my test my cambelt snapped bending the 4 valves, 200 pound later and abit of sweet talking to my brother she was back to new having had the engine stripped, cleaned and rebuilt.
[/URL]
Time for a new stereo, for now just to get by I ordered a sony xplod of the web, id give it 5 star rating for value as it sounds really good, for the price of £35 you cannot go wrong.
A month into my driving it was time to explore, i won some alloys on the trusty old ebay, and drove 120 miles away to pick them up, very very happy with the car on the motorway, cost me £60 there and back and left me with over 1/4 a tank. These are the wheels, wanting to refurb as they have abit of curbing and wanting to give them a fresh new colour. Done resprays before so in the process of re doing myself... Sanding out the curbing and getting rid of the paint evenly is a time consumer but this should give me the best result.
Spraying these a matt white, maybe red calipers to top of the front..
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Found a gash in the side of the tyre and then also a nail. After re doing the wheels ll have it replaced and all the wheels re balanced. Now awaiting pay day to get some 20mm hub centric spacers with the longer wheel bolts. Costly but better than the shim rubbish...
Looking back on the bay i came across a pair of new 40mm lowering springs. 99p start with no reserve i later on picked them up for £11.50, retailing at £70 im happy with that. Now awaiting my brother to return home from college next week so he can change them over and adjust the torsion bar.
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Only a little shopping list to finish, my future plans over the next few months hopefully ready for the new year at a new college in september, advice appreciated.
- Crystal front lights of a gti
- Gti front bumper
- Bosch Aerotwin wipers
- 20mm spacers and extended wheel bolts
Should be it for a while and yes my insurance has been notified about my alloys and suspension:) Will get some pictures up of the alloys when done and when they are on after it has been lowered, cheers guys. |
update!!
Alloys have finally been sprayed up! £70 worth of spray later
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Filler primer:
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Primer and final:
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Was looking for a set of spacers on ebay, just before i went to pay around 80 for a set of 4 with bolts these popped up and i snapped them up for a tenner, bringing them to £17 with postage, saved me a fair few pounds:D they sit flush on my hubs and fortunately sit flush in my wheels, a little squeeze in!
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picture's of the car, one wheel on!
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brought some spring compressors! still waiting to fit the springs and adjust the torsion bar! hopefully in time for college!
if anyones got any crystal fronts for sale id be very interested! other than that, i might invest in a splitter then leave it be untill christmas when i can finally get a gti!
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Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 10:36 am |
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Wheels would have looked alot smarter darker/silver in my opinion.
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Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 12:07 pm |
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I really like them wheels, done a good job mate
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Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 12:41 pm |
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I think the wheels look's very cool in your car !
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