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    Thread: Ph3 306 front bumper in silver (EYCC)
Post: RE: Ph3 306 front bumper in silver (EYCC)

Are Mk2.5's the one that looks like this - basically a Mk2 bumper with teardrop shaped fogs but with colour-coded inserts? https://vehiclecdn.com/carimages/mer/mercurymotorsport/410/4105299/peugeot...
powerandtorque Misc & Wanted 3 2,023 25-01-2018, 10:07 AM
    Thread: Ph3 306 front bumper in silver (EYCC)
Post: RE: Ph3 306 front bumper in silver (EYCC)

Bump. Still after one of these if anyone knows of a silver Ph3 being broken for parts (or even potentially a whole car if very cheap)
powerandtorque Misc & Wanted 3 2,023 24-01-2018, 04:16 PM
    Thread: Head unit radio reception (Phase 3)
Post: RE: Head unit radio reception (Phase 3)

Magenta Sunset Wrote: (22-08-2017, 04:35 PM) -- when I inscrewed the base for the respray, there was only the aerial lead held on by a nut underneath. -- The aerial itself and the aerial base are t...
powerandtorque Interior, Exterior, ICE 39 15,951 23-08-2017, 01:57 PM
    Thread: 205 brake line fittings
Post: RE: 205 brake line fittings

From memory the base model drums (ie the ones with in-built compensators) don't use M10x1 fittings but something larger. 1.6 GTi spec drums (that have a separate compensator in the engine bay) are ...
powerandtorque Technical 11 6,455 18-08-2017, 02:36 PM
    Thread: Ph3 306 front bumper in silver (EYCC)
Post: Ph3 306 front bumper in silver (EYCC)

Has anyone got a decent condition Ph3 306 front bumper for sale in silver (paint code EYCC)? https://s27.postimg.org/jbyn3dklv/Bumper_800.jpg Neighbour reversed into my car last night and has de...
powerandtorque Misc & Wanted 3 2,023 18-08-2017, 02:01 PM
    Thread: 24 to 75 in 10 seconds
Post: RE: 24 to 75 in 10 seconds

Heard nothing but praise for these, and for £500 with a long MOT - even if there are a few issues that need addressing - you can't really go too far wrong in my eyes. It looks respectable enough in...
powerandtorque Projects 10 4,721 06-10-2016, 12:21 PM
    Thread: Thoughts or advice on buying high mileage hdi
Post: RE: Thoughts or advice on buying high mileage hdi

Given the mileage, the price does sound distinctly on the high side - I'd be realistically looking at no more than about £3-400 with that mileage on it. The mileage wouldn't necessarily put me off pr...
powerandtorque DW10 HDi section 6 2,290 04-10-2016, 02:59 PM
    Thread: Gti6/VTS Front Shocks/Springs
Post: RE: Gti6/VTS Front Shocks/Springs

I thought that the spring pans were in the same position and it was just the damper stoke that was different, to stop the shock bottoming out when run at lower heights. Quite happy to be proved wro...
powerandtorque Suspension, Transmission, Handling & Braking 14 3,771 04-10-2016, 11:55 AM
    Thread: Gti6/VTS Front Shocks/Springs
Post: RE: Gti6/VTS Front Shocks/Springs

MY95 Wrote: (04-10-2016, 10:51 AM) -- How much lower than standard are we talking powerandtorque? Very tempted by the VTS setup as setup would be cheaper, comfy enough compared to GTI6 setup? -- ...
powerandtorque Suspension, Transmission, Handling & Braking 14 3,771 04-10-2016, 11:22 AM
    Thread: Gti6/VTS Front Shocks/Springs
Post: RE: Gti6/VTS Front Shocks/Springs

OE Xsara VTS springs do work quite well on a 306 HDi - I ran them on my last car and liked them, although I'd have preferred them to sit a touch higher.
powerandtorque Suspension, Transmission, Handling & Braking 14 3,771 04-10-2016, 10:49 AM
    Thread: 205 clutch problems
Post: RE: 205 clutch problems

If it's not marked, if you look at the inner part (with the springs, not the friction material) you'll see that one side is shallower than the other - the shallow side faces the flywheel, the deeper s...
powerandtorque XUD Section 18 7,041 04-10-2016, 08:22 AM
    Thread: 306s getting rarer
Post: RE: 306s getting rarer

It's all relative - 306's are still fairly common compared to most other cars of a similar age, in a large part because they resist rust better than most rivals. They are disappearing steadily thou...
powerandtorque The Couch 11 3,317 03-10-2016, 12:00 PM
    Thread: 306 bits n pieces
Post: RE: 306 bits n pieces

Well, if you do successfully undo the nipples (and the calipers are otherwise in good / usable condition) then I'll buy them. Can't see many buyers touching them unchecked tbh... Edit: Just to add ...
powerandtorque Parts 26 8,312 31-08-2016, 06:49 AM
    Thread: 306 bits n pieces
Post: RE: 306 bits n pieces

You still got the rear calipers and if so, are they all in good nick with free nippers, sliders etc? If so, I'll take them please as like a twonk I've just snapped the OSR nipple on mine whilst swapp...
powerandtorque Parts 26 8,312 30-08-2016, 12:51 PM
    Thread: that dirty word again
Post: RE: that dirty word again

...Or just brittle plastics. Seen most plastic parts of cooling systems explode on various cars over the years, so it's not necessarily indicative of an underlying issue - although clearly the coolin...
powerandtorque DW10 HDi section 5 1,418 09-08-2016, 10:22 AM
    Thread: Clutch Fork Bushes 1997 GTI6
Post: RE: Clutch Fork Bushes 1997 GTI6

Cheaper going to the dealer than buying off eBay - they were around £3 each last time I got some from memory.
powerandtorque XU Petrol Engines 16 6,069 05-08-2016, 01:37 PM
    Thread: sticking caliper
Post: RE: sticking caliper

Common enough issue for the brake to drag slightly and prematurely wear the pads. Check that the sliders move freely and that the handbrake is correctly adjusted. If they're OK, more often than no...
powerandtorque Suspension, Transmission, Handling & Braking 2 1,294 02-08-2016, 01:27 PM
    Thread: citroen bx what to look out for??
Post: RE: citroen bx what to look out for??

tigerstyle Wrote: (31-07-2016, 03:23 PM) -- Never going to be as popular as the GTi (was it called a GTi?) or the factory turbo diesel versions, actually surprised they aren't all turbos. -- There ...
powerandtorque The Couch 27 5,227 01-08-2016, 10:23 AM
    Thread: Clutch alignment tool
Post: RE: Clutch alignment tool

I cut the input shaft off a dead gearbox and put a handle on the end :)
powerandtorque Suspension, Transmission, Handling & Braking 12 3,109 01-08-2016, 10:16 AM
    Thread: Exhaust Fix Options
Post: RE: Exhaust Fix Options

Ruan Wrote: (29-07-2016, 09:34 AM) -- From my experience, Bosal is just as shite as Klarius these days! No "pattern" part exhausts are made well at all! -- They must have gone downhill comparativel...
powerandtorque DW10 HDi section 15 3,875 29-07-2016, 09:47 AM
    Thread: Exhaust Fix Options
Post: RE: Exhaust Fix Options

The end of the mid-pipe seems to be where the exhaust usually rusts through and snaps. It's happened to me 3-4 times now on 306's, always in the same place. They're cheap enough so just buy a new ...
powerandtorque DW10 HDi section 15 3,875 29-07-2016, 09:24 AM
    Thread: 205 questions
Post: RE: 205 questions

This should help... http://www.hilgertbos.com/gallery/albums/pugster/diffs1.jpg http://www.hilgertbos.com/gallery/albums/pugster/diffs2.jpg http://www.hilgertbos.com/gallery/albums/pugster/PB...
powerandtorque The Couch 22 5,548 28-07-2016, 02:22 PM
    Thread: 205 questions
Post: RE: 205 questions

Frosty Wrote: (28-07-2016, 12:04 PM) -- Not really a bodge just changing the inner CV joint. -- Depends how you do it. If you change the complete inner joint by separating it from the shaft spli...
powerandtorque The Couch 22 5,548 28-07-2016, 12:40 PM
    Thread: 205 questions
Post: RE: 205 questions

... or even better, just fit an ATB/LSD as they're almost all designed with 205 'shafts in mind :D
powerandtorque The Couch 22 5,548 28-07-2016, 11:00 AM
    Thread: ‘As new’ 1989 Peugeot 205 GTi to be auctioned; the estimate will likely astound
Post: RE: ‘As new’ 1989 Peugeot 205 GTi to be auctioned;...

Remember that time was set on the "old" Castle Combe circuit before the chicanes were added, so you can't compare it to modern times. Either way, it's looks like a pretty potent bit of kit even now...
powerandtorque The Couch 14 4,988 28-07-2016, 10:33 AM