Goodwood Door Strip Inserts, I Cannot Buy Them From Peugeot....

[m.i-man 0]

As the title says, Peugeot no longer stock any of the chrome inserts found in the 309 GTi Goodwood door strips. Or bumpers.

 

I did actually buy a kit from ecosse for the car due to this problem, which will be readvertised in the new year. But I have decided to have the bumpers and door strips smoothed, here's the pics so far...

 

Front bumper

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b321/mim...ar/mibumper.jpg

 

 

Rear Bumper

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b321/mim...r/mibumper2.jpg

 

 

Door strips (not all!!)

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b321/mim...r/mibumper9.jpg

 

 

 

Front Grill

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b321/mim.../mibumper12.jpg

 

 

 

Rear panel

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b321/mim...mirearpanel.jpg

Edited December 22, 2005 by cybernck

[cybernck 402 1 Cars]

great work (but pics are too big in filesize), not sure how will it look on goodwood though.

 

how are you going to reattach it all, as i want to do the same on a 205.

 

thanks.

[205007 12]

gotta get me one of those grilles!

 

sweet

[pug_ham 244 3 Cars]

how are you going to reattach it all, as i want to do the same on a 205.

If they attach to the doors ion the same way as the 205 then smoothed will be hard to fit as the clips that hold the strips on also secure the trims.

 

Graham.

[m.i-man 0]

The 309 has seperate clips for the trim to secure to the car. Well on a ph.2 anyway. A ph.1 is different as they were originally stuck onto the car according to a guy a Peugeot.

 

The bumpers and door strips will be sprayed Anthracite, and have a satin lacquer to make them look different but almost standard. (If that makes sense?).

 

Will post pics in the new year when the car has had it's respray.

Edited December 23, 2005 by m.i-man

[Col 0]

not being funny but how many dealers did you ask?

 

ive found one dealer will tell you somethings not made anymore, then the next place can get them next day

[m.i-man 0]

not being funny but how many dealers did you ask?

 

ive found one dealer will tell you somethings not made anymore, then the next place can get them next day

 

The four (now 3) in my area, plus one up near London. From them all saying the same thing, I'd assume that they no longer have any of them. After all, it is the ltd edition, of which there are no extra seats made for etc so numbers of parts are ltd.

[Col 0]

if theyre like the 205 ones, you should be able to buy the red ones and sand the red paint off, then lacquer the shiny stuff underneath

[Anthony 1,003]

Could you not get a chrome strip from a base 205/309 bumper and cut that to fit? They're plentiful in scrappies, and that's how a few people on here have made chrome inserts for their 205's on the cheap...

[m.i-man 0]

I did have a look at the rare ones I have found in the scrapyards. All have the same problem, which comes with age I guess.

 

Are the 205 inserts different to the 309's then? Because the 309 inserts are made up of 3 layers. The base being the black plastic, second being the colour (chrome) and third being the see through section which lifts and creates the problem.

Not quite sure how you would sand back the red if these are how they're made?

[damien 22 1 Cars]

the 309 ones are a different size (thickness) to the 205 ones, i guess you could make the gaps on the bumpers smaller to take the 205 ones but i wouldnt think it would be worth it

[Foltan 0]

im going to be getting rid of my chrome inserts for the front and rear bumpers from my GTX soon as im willingly filling in the groove! I dont have any side strip inserts though

Edited December 27, 2005 by Foltan

[m.i-man 0]

Before:

 

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b321/mim...iginalfront.gif

 

 

Photoshop after:

 

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b321/mim...Smoothfront.gif

 

So you get the rough idea of what she'll look like when done.

Edited December 28, 2005 by m.i-man

[Guest andy309goodwood]

just thought id give an up date as i just found this thred doing a serch for something else lol

 

i have baught these after i found them on ebay as mi man has moved on to a more worthy project

how ever i have a 5 dr goodwood and have removed the door mouldings and filled and smoothed them to match (as i have the same problem with the chrome strips and have been told the same by 3 different pug dealers )

how ever im not going with the same finish as they went into the body shop yesterday to be sprayed in the goodwood green hope fully this will look nice and not to much green lol but ill let you know and post some pics when shes done

[Guest andy309goodwood]

well i said id give updates and hears the first sneek pic

 

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a27/andy3...-04-06_2014.jpg

 

i would be interested in what your thoughts are

cheers andy

[Danxs 0]

is the grille bought or custom made? looks nice, i want one!

[Guest andy309goodwood]

err the grill is the std one

the bumper is the std one but it has had the chrome inserts removed and filled and the texture effect has been smoothed off

[Revla 2]

The 309 has seperate clips for the trim to secure to the car. Well on a ph.2 anyway. A ph.1 is different as they were originally stuck onto the car according to a guy a Peugeot.

 

Someone told you porkies!!

[himbigchief 0]

Bumpers looking good. Makes the car look more smooth and modern. I hope you're putting the foglights back in as I think the 309 looks wrong without them!

 

I must admit I'm aiming to keep the chrome trims on my Goodwood, (however if you've got the smooth 3 door panels, I could be persuaded to smooth the sides a tad...) and all I'm going to do to bring them back to life (as mine have corroded too) is remove them and cover them in either some chrome or brushed effect vinyl. Nice and cheap, easy to do, and easy to replace if anything goes wrong, or you fancy a colour change! Doesn't take long on the 309 once you've popped all the trim out, simply clean, stick it down onto the vinyl, trim round it and stick the vinyl down properly. Then it's just a case of fitting it back into the mouldings without scratching the vinyl where it'll be visible. Piece of p!ss really!

 

James

Edited May 3, 2006 by himbigchief