Danny's 205 1.9 GTI.

[Danny Wideboy]

So I was the one who bought Bengley (Ben)'s White 205 GTI.
It is in good nick generally but the front end needed tightening up so I checked both front wheels for play and found some in both.
The drivers side pinch bolt had stripped its thread and wasn't pinching the ball joint at all,simple fix,replace bolt,jobs a good'un.
Passenger side need a new inner track rod,all done but then realised the top strut mount was creaking and binding a bit so I have those to change yet,but it is a much tighter feel already.
Then came the problem of all that colour coding on the bumpers and arch plastics




Dont think it suited the car at allso took all the plastics off,tried to strip them back but the paint was properly on there so decided to just rub it all down and spray it black.


Found a bit of surface rust behind the front bumper,pics make it look worse,not bad for a twenty something year old car really.



Wire brushed and sanded it back,treated it with kurust and primed and painted it.


Little bit behind the front light/inner wing.


Same treatment.


Then it was time to put all the plastics back on and drool for a little while.



Side skirts will come off if it ever gets painted but are bonded on in places so are staying for a while,not to everybodys taste i'm sure.
Waiting for the dash top to arrive and i'll do a few of the inside.