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Mine had the dodgy idle but was one of the few without a leaky sunroof!

people open them to fast and it damages the seal as they create a vacuum on the seal.

I managed to get a full stainless system for about £40 off ebay and it didnt half sound nice.

I prefered to footing of the 1.9 wheels as well that i ended up fitting later on.

here's a pic of my old one, it was mint and just had a engine rebuild - £700! and yes underneath the arches still had the red paint and was clean!:

Edited by iain on 4th Feb, 2008.

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The leaking sunroof is usually the two bolts through the handle. Prise out two plastic covers from inside the car, use a torx screwdriver to undo the screws from the alloy bosses. Pull the handle off and push the bosses upwards through the glass. Then get new fibre washers to go under the head of the bosses, and a bit of clear silicone for good measure, and reassemble. Whilst you are there it is worth re-sealing the aerial base to the roof as these can sometimes leak too. Its easy to get at, just pop out the interior light, undo 4 screws and pull the little overhead console down, you can then get a spanner on the aerial. Again just seal it to the roof with a dab of silicone.
Idle is a bit more involved, speak to me about it.

Thanks gents, looking forward to getting stuck in to this now.

I'd put thought in to changing all the bushes and engine mounts as the ones on there look pretty tired. Also something is a little dodgy with the brakes, the brakes lock up way before the fronts.

I do like the 205 a lot.

In the 13's at last!.. Just

For engine mounts buy an uprated kit from BBM, not that expensive and better than the standard soft as shite ones.
Wishbone bushes are best replaced with OE Peugeot ones, not that expensive as you can buy a kit that comes complete with all the bolts etc you will need.
It is also worth changing the rear beam rear mounting blocks, these are about £20 the pair.

theres a rear brake compensator down on the nearside bit of the engine bay i think, a twat with a hammer may fix it

Yes, correct. You may need to take the rear drums apart for a rebuild though.

Ric, get your mini finished and get some miles on it before the show season...it will be here before you know it!

Sounds like this new toy could be a distraction from getting the mini finished...lol

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1/4mile in 13.2sec @ 111 terminal on 15psi

i know matt, just need to sort the wheel alignment and get some miles on it.

Tom, slightly chavvy question... Where is the best place to get a k&n style filter? I've seen various guides to making a pipe on 205drivers, but i don't want to butcher my standard pipes.

Try ebay mate, get a K&N one as the adaptor pipe is better, or a new one is not that dear. Noise can get a bit tiring on a long journey though.

Ric, ive got a green airfilter, ill swap it for your std air box

Im not sure of the condition of it though, take a look at it on the weekend

Cheers nic, I'll let you know at the weekend. Ideally I want to keep hold of everything i need to put it back to standard as everything else is original and unmolested.

Damn it!!

Not to worry, i lent mine to a mate who cut it up

He promised to get me another one-3 years ago, fortunately the car hasnt really moved for any of those years

i had a pipercross! not out of choice, it was already fitted but it wasnt too noisey, the SS exhaust was!

BTW, i would go for a K&N, i dont like foam as a filter medium

i dont like my 205, but can you complain for a tenner, did the wheel bearings and went tru the mot, Horrar!

needs new engine mounts now, think i broke them lol

ul on the golf, cant you slap normall golf bits back in for the moment? just ravage one at a scrappy itll be alright.

Sam. If you want to double your money I have a crisp £20 note sitting here.