What To Look For When Buying A 205 Cab?

[weejimmy 1]

going to get a cab in the next wee while,

is there anything to look out for thats difrent from the normal hatch?

 

obv roof condition and if it works but are they prone to rust near the roof etc etc?

 

ta

[MrG 3]

what year is it? 1.9 or 1.6? Electric roof rams are known to be problematic and if the cars been leaking then the floor can suffer I suppose.

[weejimmy 1]

nothing specific yet

mayby a cj or a cti just whatever is the right price and a good shell

[steve@cornwall 100]

Rubber seals around glass -ALL of them as they perish and shrink, are cab. specific and horendously expensive!

 

Check under the rear seat, water ingress rots the bottom of the seat squabs.

 

As you say, the roof - but dont neglect the frame, particularly behind the rear windows, and check for bubbling under the roof fabric at the base of the rear quarters and below rear window above the boot and the front edge to 5-6 inches back. It may seem obvious, but check the roof opens and closes easily. Automatic roof rams are hydraulic, driven by a pump in the boot - if the roof does not operate automatically there is a pressure relief on the pump allowing you to operate it manually.

 

Doors are prone to splitting above the handles, be suspicious of fresh paint.

 

Carpets are like hen's teeth and prone to splitting behind front seats- always lift mats.

 

All common GTi areas also apply. Happy hunting!

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

The hardest one to check, the seam on the bulkhead, I've seen quite a few now with bad rust there. Floor and jacking points bar that not allot else really

None of the hood parts are available any more as well.

[Richy_cti 0]

slam panel i found my light were being held in by rust, the roof is an obvios thing to check, top of doors everyones pretty much covered everything

[weejimmy 1]

thanks peeps, great help there,

one more thing

is there a difrence in the shell between the cj and cti? i know the cj is on put put runing gear but i have plenty gti subframes etc here but is there any difrence in shells like the basic model to gti?

 

oh and if anyone has one for sale let me know, from £100 - £1000 depending on car. its for a " project"

[steve@cornwall 100]

thanks peeps, great help there,

one more thing

is there a difrence in the shell between the cj and cti? i know the cj is on put put runing gear but i have plenty gti subframes etc here but is there any difrence in shells like the basic model to gti?

 

oh and if anyone has one for sale let me know, from £100 - £1000 depending on car. its for a " project"

 

just the rear arches differ, I think (cti are cut away like gti) ctfi is on base model suspension, too.

[thug pug 7 1 Cars]

Hi Jimmy, I will be at Knockhill on Sunday at the Tunning car show/Trackday with my CTI on the PSOOC stand if you want to have a chat on what to look for.

 

Rab E.

[weejimmy 1]

rab see pm

[GTI6BOY 29]

I got my old red car still availiable but its a bit far away

[weejimmy 1]

if its in the uk thats close enough for me

 

get some pics and a price

pm me if you want