A few months ago I gave my beloved 205 to my sister...
Unfortunately, she dented one of the front wongs quite badly whilst reversing out of a parking space.
She approached a scrap yard for a replacement as they have cars inthere that are the correct colour.
They told her that 205 wings "cannot be removed" because "they are glued on". They said that they could cut one off a donor vehile and weld it onto her car but that's far from ideal..
Now, I'm 99.999% certain that the wings on a 205 are bolt on parts.
I have removed bolt on wings from things like Metros etc..etc and whilst they have sealant along the joins they have been fairly simple to remove/replace.
So, my question is this: Is it possible to remove a wing from a scrap 205 and fit it to another vehicle? If so, is it easy and are there any techniques involved.
205 Wings..
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The 205 wings are bolt on, Well they are if you look on the Peugeot parts CD rom.
Take the bolts out & break the seal & off it will come, Use new speedy clips on refitting, Cost a couple of quid tops.
The GTI,CTI,Gentry & Griffe ( Whatever that is ) use a different front wing to the other 205s & the 205 Raylle is different again.
I too have had Metro wings off before when I was rustproofing the car ( waste of time ) Didnt take to long to get them off.
Take the bolts out & break the seal & off it will come, Use new speedy clips on refitting, Cost a couple of quid tops.
The GTI,CTI,Gentry & Griffe ( Whatever that is ) use a different front wing to the other 205s & the 205 Raylle is different again.
I too have had Metro wings off before when I was rustproofing the car ( waste of time ) Didnt take to long to get them off.
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Not so much health and safety but more like most modern cars dont come apart like the old ones and most modern scrap yards dont want alder cars, no call for the bits and less profit to be made.
We still have a few of the older types round here but even they are getting smaller and keeping newer stuff. For instance one local yard had rows of BX's 205's etc you literally had 10 of each model to choose from, now your lucky if its 2.
We still have a few of the older types round here but even they are getting smaller and keeping newer stuff. For instance one local yard had rows of BX's 205's etc you literally had 10 of each model to choose from, now your lucky if its 2.
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The reasoning I've heard from a local yard to me was that public liability insurance is becomming ridiculous for a breakers yard, and as such they have to keep the public out of the "danger" area.
Danger my arse. When was the last time you heard of any injury or death in a scrapyard that was anything other than that person's fault? You're more likely to be in a car crash on the way there than anything happening while you're there.
Danger my arse. When was the last time you heard of any injury or death in a scrapyard that was anything other than that person's fault? You're more likely to be in a car crash on the way there than anything happening while you're there.