Under Drivers Wing... Advice Needed Please

[Antpidge92 0]

Hi,

So I have started to restore my 205 1.6 gti and repairing the rust on the inner wing parts " the normal place"..

 

I have done the passengers side and went well but now I have moved on the driver side and I removed the wing and found a "tube" looks like it for strengthening but its it suppose to be there ?? Or has this car been in a crash ??

 

Thanks in advance

 

Mr Pidge

[welshpug 1,657]

its normal, a stiffener added on later cars.

[Antpidge92 0]

Thank you, is there a reason it's on the divers and not the passenger ??

[Slo 283 1 Cars]

Ive always wondered that too why only on one side?

 

I might have something to do with keeping the steering column away from your face in a crash seeing as its on the drivers side, pure guess though that

[ArthurH 7]

Was it just the GTIs that had (have?) them, or the late base models as well?  Are they available for sale?

 

[Leslie green 110]

I always thought it was strange to fit it on just the right side , I wonder if left hand drive cars were similar or had it on the left only as the car would have been designed for the French Market to begin with.

[ArthurH 7]

" Was it just the GTIs that had (have?) them, or the late base models as well?" - I have just answered my own question :-)  I was able to see through the indicator hole - and we do have one fitted to a late 205 1.8 Diesel 'Inca'

[Stian_P 1 1 Cars]

On 10/18/2024 at 9:36 AM, Leslie green said:

I always thought it was strange to fit it on just the right side , I wonder if left hand drive cars were similar or had it on the left only as the car would have been designed for the French Market to begin with.

Left hand drive cars have the same stiffener on the right hand side. I have had both wings off on mine.