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Re: 1989 Peugeot 205 1.9 GTI...

Reply #15 –
Two sunny days in a row... things are starting to move up a pace and today's looking good too.

Front number plate is now on which was a bit more of a faff than you might think.

205 front bumpers are quite slim and while there's a molded in recess where the plate will sit its much too narrow for GB plates.

Most images of screwed on plates that I've seen use the only realistic points available to attach, which are the very top left and right hand side corners as with the one below...



Personally I think it looks odd, plus I'd imagine they're more prone to being damaged.

Made up a couple of aluminum brackets that allowed the fixing points to be the same as the rear plate and also compensate for the slight curve of the bumper meaning it now sits flat.



More time consuming was the boot floor.

I mentioned elsewhere that a previous owner had relocated the battery to the rear and while the job had been done properly it meant when the bracket and box were removed there were quite a few holes left. They'd also welded on a small steel plate for the new earthing strap and that left further damage when removed.

There was also a few holes towards the center of the floor that had been plugged up and some screw holes dotted about elsewhere.

I thought perhaps there'd been a racing harness fitted at some point, but it now appears it was a security bracket for the spare wheel.

With the spare being in a cradle below the car it's susceptible to theft and Peugeot marketed a kit that went down through the floor to the spare wheels bolt holes.

I'm pretty sure the remaining screw holes were for a CD multiplayer.

Like the rest of the car there was no corrosion so it was all cosmetic and now sorted, means I can really move on at the rear as everything else is done and waiting.

Re: 1989 Peugeot 205 1.9 GTI...

Reply #16 –
Haven't been putting up details of everything that's happening but things are still moving on well.

The interior, which is probably better called the exterior at the moment, is all ready to go back in. Any broken or damaged bits have either been replaced or fixed and in waiting.

The head board is even more flimsy than the MK2's, but miraculously it survived a deep clean.



The sliding sunroof panel is much more sturdy but I've managed to misplace one of the four white plastic slides. Hopefully it'll turn up before fitting time.



The shelf came up particularly well and now has its repo. sticker on the underside. 







The sides of the boot area are just the insides of the wheel arch tubs. Peugeot covered them in felt, glued straight to the painted metal. The original material was a pig to remove, then clean the panels of old adhesive. You can buy new pre-cut felt from Newton Commercial, but it's very expensive for what it is... so saved a few quid and did my own.

Re: 1989 Peugeot 205 1.9 GTI...

Reply #17 –
Making real progress at the moment and hope to have the interior completely back in sometime soon... it's the little, fiddly jobs that take an age but matter none the less, that are soaking up the time.

Newton Commercial were running a promo. on eBay last year and that allowed me to get their carpet / underlay kit for a reasonable price.

I wasn't on the ball and should have ordered the boot underlay at the same time. It's also quite expensive for what it is, so got some surplus bitumen coated jute cheap from a coach builder on eBay.

Turns out its much the same as Newton use, but this is about twice the thickness.

Brilliant stuff but a nightmare to cut. My hands are covered in blisters and welts... they look like I'm two weeks into a Pornhub subscription.

I'd also roll of cheaper, thinner grey stuff in the loft from years ago. Cut it too, using the Newton set as a template, so between them it should be extra quiet now.

The jute makes a terrible mess, worse than a barbershop floor - pics are from before a good clean up.







Re: 1989 Peugeot 205 1.9 GTI...

Reply #18 –
Since the last post the interior has fought me tooth and nail all the way, every little bit of trim, nut and bolt was a massive pain to put back on.

Finally won and the last of it was done today, though I'm nowhere near completely finished with the car... there's still from the windscreen forward to sort out, then some.

I used to have a stack of cassettes, relegated along with the old Hi-Fi to the garage, but they got binned a year or so ago during a massive tidy up.

Found a lone cassette single in an old walkman... 'Frankie Goes To Holywood - Two Tribes', so now know that inside, out having listened to it over and over getting the stereo working.

Jumped the gun a little and put some of the stickers and other bits on, trying to keep from thinking of the work ahead!















Re: 1989 Peugeot 205 1.9 GTI...

Reply #19 –
Glove box junk -

Showing my age here... As a rule I'm not a hoarder, but I have kept a few things from my early driving days way back in the late 1980/90's.

Unfortunately it's now probably not going to happen with all the uncertainty around at the moment, but as I'll actually have a working car this summer I had planned to take the 205 to a couple of shows held near to me.

We've all seen the period stuff in cars at shows, so cue the sentimental old tat in the loft.

(I've also literally been spending tens of pence on eBay tracking down things I remember having but didn't keep.)







Re: 1989 Peugeot 205 1.9 GTI...

Reply #20 –
Another thing I did for the MK2, so had a go today repeating it for the Pug... a period tax disc.

I know there's people doing this commercially on eBay and the like, even bought one years ago, but as good as they were it just didn't look 100% to my eye.

Here's the MK2 one I did, didn't take pics as I went along that time, so hard to get a proper idea -



If you take the Pugs date of registration in Oct 1989 and assume 12 months tax, then that'd take you up to the end of Sept '90.

Plenty of sellers of old tax discs on eBay for buttons, just tried to get one that was in good nick. Ideally one for a Peugeot to save on editing later, but no luck unfortunately.

Just a case of scanning it to the PC and using Microsoft Paint.

Magnify it wayyyyy up (hides any rough bits when reduced back to actual size) and use the spray can option, it gives a good finish without any hard edges.

Substituted the Pugs registration and Peugeot for Ford by hand in biro.









Re: 1989 Peugeot 205 1.9 GTI...

Reply #21 –
Needed something suitably period to put the tax disc up with and found this on good old eBay... Can't get much more 1980's than advertising for lung disease!





Gear lever gaiter was the original faux leather affair and long since passed it's best, new genuine cow one even smells good.





Re: 1989 Peugeot 205 1.9 GTI...

Reply #22 –
It's nice when something works out for you...

The Pug came less a radio, which didn't overly concern me when I was looking at the car as I've a few old 1980's/90's sets in the loft, bought for the Golfs and I knew it was an easy fix.

Got looking around regardless, to see what should have been in a 205 of that age. Came as a bit of a shock just how much a factory fitted Clarion or Philips will cost, assuming you can find one in good condition.

Did a bit of research on period sets from the late 80's and found plenty of alternatives before hitting eBay

This is a good site... http://antique-autoradio-madness.org/Philips/philips-1988/philips-1988_01.htm

The seller of the one below had it listed in a general category for parts, saying they'd no way to test it and no mention of Peugoets etc. The auction images showed it still had its transit screw fitted, so probably was unfitted / NOS as they claimed and worth a punt.

Tip... It used to be on eBay you could see how many views an item had, when it was first listed etc. but not any more.

You can still access some of that info. elsewhere by putting the item number into this site - http://www.watchcount.com/

Turns out the seller had first listed it in April 2019, so by October I reckoned they'd probably have been open to offers, and sure enough a big discount later it's destined for the 205.

Not the exact set Peugoet put in the 205 in 1989, but it's another from the same range, is the same age and has the same look, plus it's new / works 100%

Bet the graphic equalizer and radio tuning turn dial brings back a few memories for some of you.









Re: 1989 Peugeot 205 1.9 GTI...

Reply #23 –
More wheel porn... tripped over this on eBay.fr for a sensible price and saying as the Italvolanti's only on loan and ultimately destined for the MK2 gave into temptation.

Momo V35, date marked 1990 along with the dummy horn push (205's have their horn button on the end of the light stalk).

Gave it a refurb. and really pleased with the way it came back to almost new.

Re: 1989 Peugeot 205 1.9 GTI...

Reply #24 –
When I went to look at the car the guy selling it had gone to the trouble (and expense) of having the entire bottom section of the drivers seat re-upholstered using reproduction 1.9 GTI material and leather on the bolsters. He's also done the cloth sections only on the drivers backrest together with the passenger base / back rest.

Presumably they were in poor shape, but it looked bizarre leaving the remaining worn leather / material, including on the entire back seats as they were.

I'd actually have preferred if he had left things as they were, adjusted his price and I'd been able to renovate the original leather / material, keeping a uniform used look. As it was I'd never have gotten the old and new to match.

Tracked down the local guy who did the work and had him finish it with the same material / leather already used so now it all comes together as one.

Took the opportunity to strip out the seats to their frames, paint them / repair and future proof any bolster foam wear... should be good for another 30 years hopefully.



Re: 1989 Peugeot 205 1.9 GTI...

Reply #27 –
Who did your Agnews sicker for you? Wasn't John Bacon by any chance?

Ive a photo of an original one I always intended on having remade. Heres it vs yours, its a bloody good match.



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Re: 1989 Peugeot 205 1.9 GTI...

Reply #28 –
Did it myself insofar as you send off some basic graphics to this lot and they tidy it up / make them to your spec. - Diginate

The Agnews tax disc holder is genuine and from recollection has graphics on both sides. Those and a few images from the inter-web let me get it close, plus I'd a few on cars in the past and could vaguely remember dimensions etc.

Diginate also did an older version for me for the MK1 and the GTiE ones I was selling a while ago.

Don't know what they're charging these days, it wasn't too expensive a couple of years ago, considering you were getting just a few hand made.

The GTiE version paid for itself and the others in the end, so cost me nothing in the long run.

Re: 1989 Peugeot 205 1.9 GTI...

Reply #29 –
Can't find anything these days... eventually got the plates for the MK1 at the bottom of a box in the loft.

DMB did these as well as the later style MK2 ones posted earlier- the padded envelope they're in is dated 2017 so the dealer stickers would have been done around the same time.

Excuse the layer of dust on the MK2, it's lying neglected in the corner while the 205 gets sorted.

The 'Newtownabbey' Agnews sticker is accurate in that the T/N, address etc. are correct, but it's based on my (fading) memory and other generic VW dealer ones / old newspaper ads found on the WWW from the early 1980's.

As a kid I lived near the showroom and would never be out of the place cadging brochures off them or sitting in the cars, though not the Porsches!