Hi all,
I've done a fair old bit in keeping things in order with my 306, taking before and after shots of certain jobs over time. The car is slightly modified, its an automatic so the engine is completely stock besides a decent air filter, iridium plugs and premium oil changes every 5k. Also only use premium fuels.
So here's a history of things done. If you would info on cost/sources of any parts just let me know.
I was looking for a new car and I'd always had a thing for Peugeot 306's. So what, the interior is a bit dated although they do look smart and the metallic paintwork/bodywork on a lot of them seem to hold well looking at sellers ads. Seeing as I was moving house at the time, an Estate made sense. I'm still glad with my decision and I'm planning to keep it for a while longer too. It had a few things that needed seeing to, mostly electrical such as the rear wiper motor and the passenger door c/l jamming. This was my biggest 'upgrade' at the time so frankly I didn't care about something so trivial.
Minor modifications started mainly when looking into strut braces, I wanted to sharpen up the steering without being intrusive and of course, keeping it cheap.
With some new bolts and washers, this pretty much fitted straight on and I was quite surprised with the improvement it gave. Turn ins were more precise and the front no longer felt like a boat swaying all over the place. Of course, now I'm looking at the engine bay thinking how crap it looks! I dont like rusty parts! Something needs to be done. The habit has begun.
Brand new rocker cover ordered in from the main dealer, plus a new gasket. This was dropped in to a local industrial park to be powder coated - I'm not spending money on a brand new one only to find it tarnished or rusty after six months. Protection was needed, and looks good too. Shortly after this was fitted, the exhaust manifold heat shield followed suit. Standard hex button screws were used to replace the old worn ones as seen below.
I've done a fair old bit in keeping things in order with my 306, taking before and after shots of certain jobs over time. The car is slightly modified, its an automatic so the engine is completely stock besides a decent air filter, iridium plugs and premium oil changes every 5k. Also only use premium fuels.
So here's a history of things done. If you would info on cost/sources of any parts just let me know.
I was looking for a new car and I'd always had a thing for Peugeot 306's. So what, the interior is a bit dated although they do look smart and the metallic paintwork/bodywork on a lot of them seem to hold well looking at sellers ads. Seeing as I was moving house at the time, an Estate made sense. I'm still glad with my decision and I'm planning to keep it for a while longer too. It had a few things that needed seeing to, mostly electrical such as the rear wiper motor and the passenger door c/l jamming. This was my biggest 'upgrade' at the time so frankly I didn't care about something so trivial.
Minor modifications started mainly when looking into strut braces, I wanted to sharpen up the steering without being intrusive and of course, keeping it cheap.
With some new bolts and washers, this pretty much fitted straight on and I was quite surprised with the improvement it gave. Turn ins were more precise and the front no longer felt like a boat swaying all over the place. Of course, now I'm looking at the engine bay thinking how crap it looks! I dont like rusty parts! Something needs to be done. The habit has begun.
Brand new rocker cover ordered in from the main dealer, plus a new gasket. This was dropped in to a local industrial park to be powder coated - I'm not spending money on a brand new one only to find it tarnished or rusty after six months. Protection was needed, and looks good too. Shortly after this was fitted, the exhaust manifold heat shield followed suit. Standard hex button screws were used to replace the old worn ones as seen below.