Luke's open 306

[306Cabrio]

Everything started on 11th July 2002 when I bought my second 306.
It looked like this:

and I made my first plans of changing small details...

[Dave]

Photos of it now?, plans since then?

[Piggy]

10yrs ownership...awesome

[Eeyore]

welcome and very shiny

[Matt]

Welcome along.

[C.A.R.]

Look forward to seeing more pictures. I loved my Cabriolet, despite not having the same handling characteristics and being terrible on fuel! It was still great to drive and the roof is fantastic.

[306Cabrio]

Specs when I bought it:
Engine:
-1,6l TU5J4 engine with 72.000km
-247mm Breaks at front and drums at rear
Exterior:
- Typical phase2 look with H4 headlights, quite shabby with marks and dents all round.
- steel wheels
Interior:
- fabric seats
- standard heating

First plans were to
- debadge the bonnet and boot
- refresh the paint job
- get clear phase3 lights and fogs
- get a set of alloy wheels

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Stage ONE:
   

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Lot of welding
   

[ozonehostile]

Just noticed its left hand drive, where you based mate?
Hopefully somewhere where a convertable is much more useful haha

[306Cabrio]

After paint job
   

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Ignore the strange looking fellow in the background
   

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Just noticed its left hand drive, where you based mate?
Hopefully somewhere where a convertable is much more useful haha

I am from sunny Germany *joke* but nevertheless I enjoy the days with no rain and whenever it is dry, the roof is open

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Finished bodywork with 6,5x16" Nimrods on

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Stage TWO: (some work on the interior)
   
Automatic window switch from phase3

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Color coded seat belts from a vw golf 4 Jibi edition

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Phase3 fabric interior

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Painted dash-facia with self made knobs for heater

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Phase3 speedo with 206GT steering wheel

[306Cabrio]

Stage THREE: new wheels
   
Fitted 7,5x17" team dynamics diablo wheels with 205/40/17 tires and new lights

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Clear rear lights

[Ben Jay]

sugarbabes....

[306Cabrio]

sugarbabes....

Muahahaha

But it was played on radio broadcast (tuner)

[ozonehostile]

Ooh germany, this clubs getting quite exotic now haha

[devils_fuel]

Looks nice mate

[Strikeforce]

Love the reg plate

Huddersfield football club and 306 ftmfw

WANT

[MarkTD]

Looks good mate

[306Cabrio]

Stage FOUR: new engine
   
Out with the old one

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1,8l 16v LFY XU7JP4 inside

[C.A.R.]

That's a very late engine with the strange anti-polution device next to the crank case breather on the head. I never understood what it did or how it worked on mine!

[306Cabrio]

Yes, it was an engine of a 2002 model with only 42k km down

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Later done some work on the engine and swapped the intake manifold to the gti6 one.
   
Also monted a E-Tech-Upper-Strut-Brace Both bought in the 306GTI6.com Forum

During the winter months started updating some things inside:
   
   

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Stage FIVE: Bodywork again

Wanted to go for some more USA-Details and updated front and rear bumpers. Rear bumper was modified by an part of a BMW E46 At front bumper were licence plate cutout and gaps smoothed. Also shortened a set of original S16 side skirts to make them fit to the cabby.
By the way removed door locks, aerial, wash mists on the bonet.
   
   
   
   
   
   

[306Cabrio]

Had of the donor car still the complete AC-Setup, so decided to build it in
   
Two cutouts later:
   
   
And than changed the whole heater-matrix-fan-thing on the inside:
   

[kingy]

some work gone into that mate.

[puglove]

Looks odd when everything inside is the wrong way round lol

[samass]

interesting rear bumper mod, i quite like that. been thinking for ages that the rear bumper on a 306 is far too small!

[Curt]

Like the amount of effort that's gone into this . Like the rear bumper too

[Grant]

Wow, impressive amount of work going on with this.

What did you do the heater dials with, doesnt look too shabby that

[Matt]

Rear bumper looks awesome!

[C.A.R.]

Looking really good buddy!

How easy are the headlight washer setups to get hold of over there? A lot of us are very keen on adding them to our cars but they were never offered in the uk on any model...

[306Cabrio]

Looking really good buddy!

How easy are the headlight washer setups to get hold of over there? A lot of us are very keen on adding them to our cars but they were never offered in the uk on any model...

Qite hard to get a complete set with covers. The platinum models got them as standard and sometimes you have a lucky day and grab a set at your local scrape yard or someone is breaking a car and selling parts.
Listed in the newbie thread the part numbers yon need
Maybe I can get another set. Balancing at the price atm...

[306Cabrio]

And on it goes to get up2date

Stage SIX:

Sold my Phase3 bonnet and got a Phase2 one again. Had problems with the height at the washer-arms when opening it. After welding and zinc plating:
   

Also modified the bumpers: Front one was extended about 2" at the bottom and the rear one become an number plate tray which was plastic-welded into. Have used a part of an 307 and shortened it to fit US-number plate size.
   

By the way changed the boot for a Phase1 without 3rd braking light and smoothed it.
   

End of Summer the Cab went to the bodyshop where all the old paint was removed and a fresh basic layer of primer went on:
   
   

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Had for a long time an idea in mind to change something at the interior and this was the moment to put into practice.
So went out to the scrapyard and bought some donor parts. It is still french and also PSA But no more Peugeot

[Jacko]

This car is brilliant, so much work and so much effort. I'd love a modified cabriolet but there's not much point over here. I'll stick to my motorbike for sunny days out!