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And the caliper carrier. Don't know how the brakes managed to work on the drive homeDanRM has attached the following image:
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 DanRM
Regular  Location: Birmingham Registered: 18 Jan 2013 Posts: 120 Status: Offline |
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 Posted 23rd Jan 2013 at 22:09
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scotzman
Seasoned Pro  Location: Dundee Registered: 24 Jun 2011 Posts: 1,408 Status: Offline |
Post #27
wtf is that top one?________________________________________ '90 1.6 205 GTi, '98 306 GTi-6 |
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Posted 23rd Jan 2013 at 22:10
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DanRM
Regular Location: Birmingham Registered: 18 Jan 2013 Posts: 120 Status: Offline |
Post #28
That's the one I pulled out of the top carrier hole (pic above on the left) |
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Posted 23rd Jan 2013 at 22:13
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rich306
Seasoned Pro  Location: Portsmouth Registered: 09 Aug 2009 Posts: 1,834 Status: Offline |
Post #29
They really are in bad shape!!  ________________________________________ Richies Project RallyeElectrical work carried out in Portsmouth jamiek_uk2000 wrote: - Top Tip!!! You'll need to throw money at the car. Not on parts. Just stand near your car and throw loose change at it, I find this increases performance for a short period of time |
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Posted 23rd Jan 2013 at 23:31
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mik
Seasoned Pro  Location: Kent Registered: 17 Feb 2011 Posts: 2,100 Status: Offline |
Post #30
peetypug wrote: I think its something quite common with sporty hatchbacks that arent that expensive Check my project thread  http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread.php?id=140905 Agreed. Mine was nothing like as bad as that but had clearly been owned by someone who didn't have enough money as it needed loads of stuff replacing (and it shouldn't really have had a fresh MOT with a seized and broken brake compensator and seized calipers) but it was basically sound. Another couple of years without TLC and it would have been much harder to bring back though. As it is I've spent much more than it is worth, and that is just parts as I've done a lot of work myself. ________________________________________ Cherry Rallye SOLD |
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Posted 24th Jan 2013 at 07:57
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coskev
Seasoned Pro  Location: Oswestry Registered: 01 Nov 2009 Posts: 3,132 Status: Offline |
Post #31
Oh dear, scary what some people will bodge on cars ,especially when it's brakes they are bodging ________________________________________ Red GTB1756 powered Fabia VRS daily driver,LBSC Gti6 eater........Mac1 ZR R1 kit car build in progress. |
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Posted 24th Jan 2013 at 11:46
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jord294
Seasoned Pro  Location: somewhere in north wales Registered: 09 Nov 2009 Posts: 3,113 Status: Offline |
Post #32
i had a so-called freshly built axle come to me just for ride height to be adjusted. the lad ended up having a freshly rebuilt beam off me for a 3rd of the price the engineering company had charged originally!!!!!!! in all my experience, it was definately the worst bodge i've come across from a supposed specialist company ________________________________________ FRESHLY RE-FURBISHED GTI BEAMSFITTING AND LOWERING AVAILABLE. ALL AXLES BUILT USING GENUINE PEUGEOT PARTS IF I'M NOT HERE, IT ONLY MEANS ONE THING.... I'M SOMEWHERE ELSE! |
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Posted 24th Jan 2013 at 13:29
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welshpug!
Capt Pedantic  Location: Bigend, Wales. Registered: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 25,847 Status: Offline |
Post #33
was that a midlands based company?  ________________________________________ need a part number? get on here - http://public.servicebox.peugeot.comBring on the Trumpets. |
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Posted 24th Jan 2013 at 14:30
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adam b
Seasoned Pro  Location: The Nam Registered: 24 Jan 2006 Posts: 12,828 Status: Offline |
Post #34
Ive seen a race car prep company hardwire pas and fuel pumps direct to the battery with no cutoff or fuses...Was a lot wrong with that new build car, bloody dangerous in a few places ________________________________________ Nothing to see here |
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Posted 24th Jan 2013 at 17:13
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mik
Seasoned Pro Location: Kent Registered: 17 Feb 2011 Posts: 2,100 Status: Offline |
Post #35
coskev wrote: Oh dear, scary what some people will bodge on cars ,especially when it's brakes they are bodging Yes, the MOT refusal certificate stated "Warning. The vehicle is dangerous to drive". The car had only covered 4000 miles since the last MOT and had spent most of it locked in a garage. ________________________________________ Cherry Rallye SOLD |
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Posted 24th Jan 2013 at 18:20
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allye
Regular  Location: Devizes Registered: 05 May 2011 Posts: 204 Status: Offline |
Post #36
That is fairly shocking. I have a fairly decent one on a 205 XS I bought from a friend (who had just bought it and driven it from Birmingham to Wiltshire) At the point of the picture all I had done was take the wheel off....... ________________________________________ 205 Van SC'd GTI6 - because why not309 Goodwood V6 - sold 205 Rallye GTI6 - Bent |
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Posted 25th Jan 2013 at 10:21
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russbez
Seasoned Pro  Location: Inverness-Shire Registered: 19 Dec 2005 Posts: 7,459 Status: Offline |
Post #37
ohh f**k had to look twice there ________________________________________ TEAM HIGH BOOST SUPERCHARGED RALLYEMy Rallye project thread |
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Posted 25th Jan 2013 at 10:34
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anth
Seasoned Pro  Location: Colchester Registered: 04 Apr 2006 Posts: 3,651 Status: Offline |
Post #38
^ nice !Lucky for it was rusted to f**k to stay there  |
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Posted 25th Jan 2013 at 11:16
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24seven
Seasoned Pro  Location: Derby Registered: 05 Oct 2005 Posts: 6,221 Status: Offline |
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welshpug! wrote: was that a midlands based company? Do we need to play the "don't name and shame game" on here as well as on gtidrivers? ________________________________________ Ph1 306 GTi 6 | RX8 231 S1 | YBR 125 Cafe Racer | MT-03 660 |
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Posted 25th Jan 2013 at 20:14
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mik
Seasoned Pro Location: Kent Registered: 17 Feb 2011 Posts: 2,100 Status: Offline |
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I'm sure every forum plays it as at best 50%+ of companies that do car stuff take the pi$$ and get away with whatever they can - f**k the customers they are suckers, there will be another one along in a minute. I've encountered more w***ers when dealing with cars than anything else. The thing is most people don't know what the underneath of their car looks like so it is impossible for them to tell. And even if you do, you are not there standing over people with a stopwatch checking what they are doing so it is all too easy to take the pi$$ and cover up a few bodges. ________________________________________ Cherry Rallye SOLD |
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Posted 26th Jan 2013 at 00:51
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fordygti
Seasoned Pro  Location: Walpole St Andrew Registered: 07 Dec 2009 Posts: 1,257 Status: Offline |
Post #41
My silver 6 , you.could lift the front arb out of the car by just taking the droplinks.off. ________________________________________ 98 onyx black 306 Rallye53 Nissan Primastar silver (work horse) 58 black Volvo c30 sport |
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Posted 26th Jan 2013 at 08:10
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beez_neez_gt
Seasoned Pro  Location: @ de limit of adhesion ! Registered: 14 Oct 2008 Posts: 2,916 Status: Offline |
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The worlds full of cowboys, agreed that when it comes to cars its worse than many other sectors, but then there are more cars than houses for instance, to many people let them off which means they carry on doing it to others.Iv not had any issues before now on cars iv bought but this thread will keep me on my toes when i do. ________________________________________ Pug fee`ver,Pick a Bogey, buy a Pug. Black 306 GTI 6 Standard, was 60k mileage, bargain!! Clicky: [url =http://www.306gti6.com]click here[/url] remove the space between [url & = |
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Posted 26th Jan 2013 at 08:25
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welshpug!
Capt Pedantic Location: Bigend, Wales. Registered: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 25,847 Status: Offline |
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24seven wrote: welshpug! wrote: was that a midlands based company? Do we need to play the "don't name and shame game" on here as well as on gtidrivers? No, just that theres a few midlands based companies that have turned out shoddy work ________________________________________ need a part number? get on here - http://public.servicebox.peugeot.comBring on the Trumpets. |
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Posted 26th Jan 2013 at 08:33
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eliotrw
Seasoned Pro  Location: Southwark Registered: 18 Jul 2010 Posts: 4,864 Status: Offline |
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allye wrote: That is fairly shocking. I have a fairly decent one on a 205 XS I bought from a friend (who had just bought it and driven it from Birmingham to Wiltshire) At the point of the picture all I had done was take the wheel off....... What the actual f**k!!!!!! How did that not go horribly wrong on a decent bump!!! ________________________________________ Ex- Phase 3 China GTi-6 T-Reg |
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Posted 26th Jan 2013 at 08:50
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allye
Regular Location: Devizes Registered: 05 May 2011 Posts: 204 Status: Offline |
Post #45
when he bought it I had a drive around some nice open lanes, the steering felt very odd and I couldn't put my finger on it! Then I when I started work on it I found out why!!!________________________________________ 205 Van SC'd GTI6 - because why not309 Goodwood V6 - sold 205 Rallye GTI6 - Bent |
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Posted 26th Jan 2013 at 20:18
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rich306
Seasoned Pro Location: Portsmouth Registered: 09 Aug 2009 Posts: 1,834 Status: Offline |
Post #46
Thats Not exactly safe lol!!! :O ________________________________________ Richies Project RallyeElectrical work carried out in Portsmouth jamiek_uk2000 wrote: - Top Tip!!! You'll need to throw money at the car. Not on parts. Just stand near your car and throw loose change at it, I find this increases performance for a short period of time |
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Posted 26th Jan 2013 at 21:08
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DanRM
Regular Location: Birmingham Registered: 18 Jan 2013 Posts: 120 Status: Offline |
Post #47
Well, I'd can just about say I have wasted £700 on a pile of s**te +£100 new parts. Went to raise the beam this morning...no caps on the ARB plates so theyre rusted solid, the slotted stud on the one torsion bar had no longer had a slot. On the other side the torx screw had been rammed in and stripped the thread. The rear damper has a dent in it from hitting the beam or something rear calipers are seized the scorpion exhaust is tied on using wire (it's not one for a 306). I just don't know what to do now as I am down to my last £500, with no job (I don't claim) so have no income what so ever at the moment. Everything I seem to do to that car some one has been there before and f**ked it up before hand. I know right now that I need New rear calipers Exhaust from downpipe back rear pads and disks rear dampers front struts drop link welding under the wheel arch new rear hub due to stripped threads and a rear beam. And thats all I know about so far - (not bad considering it was supposed to be ball joint and front disks). I just don't think it's worth doing and I don't think it's worth breaking as everything is naffed and I wouldn't be happy selling parts in case they are. So now I'm stuck between taking the engine out and the new disks and pads I've put on and scrapping it, putting on ebay with no tax or MOT and get naff all for it. Or throw more money at it and hope the problems stop sooner or later |
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Posted 7th Feb 2013 at 13:12
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daver6
Seasoned Pro  Location: Durham Registered: 08 Aug 2010 Posts: 2,379 Status: Offline |
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DanRM wrote: Well, I'd can just about say I have wasted £700 on a pile of s**te +£100 new parts. Went to raise the beam this morning... no caps on the ARB plates so theyre rusted solid, the slotted stud on the one torsion bar had no longer had a slot. On the other side the torx screw had been rammed in and stripped the thread. The rear damper has a dent in it from hitting the beam or something rear calipers are seized the scorpion exhaust is tied on using wire (it's not one for a 306). I just don't know what to do now as I am down to my last £500, with no job (I don't claim) so have no income what so ever at the moment. Everything I seem to do to that car some one has been there before and f**ked it up before hand. I know right now that I need New rear calipers Exhaust from downpipe back rear pads and disks rear dampers front struts drop link welding under the wheel arch new rear hub due to stripped threads and a rear beam. And thats all I know about so far - (not bad considering it was supposed to be ball joint and front disks). I just don't think it's worth doing and I don't think it's worth breaking as everything is naffed and I wouldn't be happy selling parts in case they are. So now I'm stuck between taking the engine out and the new disks and pads I've put on and scrapping it, putting on ebay with no tax or MOT and get naff all for it. Or throw more money at it and hope the problems stop sooner or later What can you sell off the car if you break it? Nobody is going to buy f**ked bits off it ________________________________________ Red Rallye - Rolling "restoration"Wishbone Polybushes available |
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Posted 7th Feb 2013 at 13:21
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jsoulman
Seasoned Pro  Location: Bristol Registered: 19 Apr 2006 Posts: 13,662 Status: Offline |
Post #49
If I had no job and not much money, the last thing I would buy is a GTi6. If I was you i'd take that £500 to Casino and stick it all on black. |
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Posted 7th Feb 2013 at 13:21
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DanRM
Regular Location: Birmingham Registered: 18 Jan 2013 Posts: 120 Status: Offline |
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daver6 wrote: DanRM wrote: Well, I'd can just about say I have wasted £700 on a pile of s**te +£100 new parts. Went to raise the beam this morning... no caps on the ARB plates so theyre rusted solid, the slotted stud on the one torsion bar had no longer had a slot. On the other side the torx screw had been rammed in and stripped the thread. The rear damper has a dent in it from hitting the beam or something rear calipers are seized the scorpion exhaust is tied on using wire (it's not one for a 306). I just don't know what to do now as I am down to my last £500, with no job (I don't claim) so have no income what so ever at the moment. Everything I seem to do to that car some one has been there before and f**ked it up before hand. I know right now that I need New rear calipers Exhaust from downpipe back rear pads and disks rear dampers front struts drop link welding under the wheel arch new rear hub due to stripped threads and a rear beam. And thats all I know about so far - (not bad considering it was supposed to be ball joint and front disks). I just don't think it's worth doing and I don't think it's worth breaking as everything is naffed and I wouldn't be happy selling parts in case they are. So now I'm stuck between taking the engine out and the new disks and pads I've put on and scrapping it, putting on ebay with no tax or MOT and get naff all for it. Or throw more money at it and hope the problems stop sooner or later What can you sell off the car if you break it? Nobody is going to buy f**ked bits off it Not planning on breaking it, not worth it as the only thing I'd be happy to sell is the seats as theres only a small whole in the bolster from a cigarette lighter, and the front discs and pads as they are new and haven't done 20miles |
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Posted 7th Feb 2013 at 13:28
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