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205 Wings..

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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.
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Post by stubbsy »

sounds to me like a bit of ,,,hmmm shes female,lets get the arm in!!! as you say,they are bolted on,and sealed with seam sealer
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Post by PowerLee »

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.
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I get the impression that maybe the scrap yard didn't want the hassle of removing the wing, after all they would only have got £10 or £15 for it.
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Post by PowerLee »

Ahhh, Its one of those scrapyards.
Do they let the public in to remove the bits or are they forced to wait & the staff get the bits for you?
I hate scrapyards like that, I much prefer to go hunting around the yard & getting the bits off myself, Its more fun.
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yeh and you can also stick a few bits under your coat[:D]
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It's a "we get the bits off for you" type of yard.
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I think health and safety regulations are making the traditional scrapyard extinct.
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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.
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Post by fastandfurryous »

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.
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Post by demag »

Brand new wings are only a tenner (ish). Admitedly you've got to get it painted. But why bother, she's a woman. She'll probably only bend it again!!
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Well, the idea wuz that s/h wings of the right colour would be cheaper. Places want the best part of £100 to spray a wing.
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Post by demag »

[:0] Oops!
Sorry, didn't think it was that much [V]
Have you looked in the back of Autotrader?
There's quite a few breakers listed in there, some just for Pugs.
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