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I’m not sure if this is being posted in the correct place. Thought it may be of use to someone. I recently had an issue with my inside door pulls and some success with repairing them. I wanted to share it, in case it proved useful to anyone . The 205 door pulls as you know, have inside them a metal skeleton surrounded by foam, all encased in a PVC /Laminate type skin. After years of use and being yanked on the foam starts to part from the PVC skin, it distorts and looks like it’s bursting open a bit. The foam inside both my door pulls had started to separate from the outer skin and the metal skeleton. This allowed the ends to flare and bulge out of shape. I wanted to try repair them instead of simply replace. I found a company online that manufactures a 2 part liquid which expands into an adhesive foam. They make and sell it primarily for movie sets to make props such as foam weapons etc. After speaking to them, I went ahead and bought their smallest kit , 500ml. In preparation, I made a small wooden jig to brace the door pull in. This squeezed the handle into the correct shape and position, holding it all in place ready for me to inject the liquid. I removed a generous amount of the original foam to allow space for the new liquid/foam to fill a decent void and to give it more surface area to adhere and bond to. To prevent this liquid/foam going everywhere I used a bit of masking tape and taped up the edges. With the handle secure in the jig, I mixed the two parts together and using a large 100ml syringe I injected the liquid into the void. BEWARE that once mixed, the chemical reaction takes about 30 seconds to begin - the liquid begins to heat up fast and then starts to foam. Leave it to foam and do its thing and allow to dry overnight and then trim off any excess using a Stanley blade. My door pulls are almost as good as new ! Packed out with foam and back in their original shape. I suggest doing a decent sized test patch before you commit to using it for the real repair, maybe into an aerosol lid or something. This way you have an appreciation for the foaming ratio and the speed of the reaction. Also make sure you mix the two liquids together extremely well and be quick ! I hadn’t planned to put up a post about this so apologies for the terrible photos. Hopefully it’s useful to someone out there . The link for the product is : https://www.mbfg.co.uk/black-gun-foam.html They do large quantities but the smallest 500ml kit is ample for small repairs .

Hi, I am hoping someone may be able to help me out here? I'm having an issue with my drivers door not locking. The vehicle is a 205 STDT. The car battery is not fitted currently as the vehicle is still being reassembled after being painted. The drivers door, opens and closes from outside and inside without issue. The problem is when I try to lock it with the key or tey to depress the manual lock tab to lock it , it move fractionally and then wont go any further. I have had the door panel off for inspection to check that all rods and plastic connectors are indeed connected - as far as I can tell, they are. I have removed the barrel from the door, tested it with the key and it rotates smoothly with no hesitation. The pasenger side door operates as it should , opening and closing, locking and unlocking without issue using key and the manual depress and lift tab. Surely even without the battery connected, in the absence of any power, the manual act of trying to depress the lock should still work? Similarly, I would assume that even with the battery removed the lock should still be able to be operated by the key? Otherwise what would happen when you have a flat battery? I suspect that the door lock actuator may be goosed but dont even know how to get a good visual of that inside the door cavity. Does anyone have a photo of the actuator by any chance? Or, if this is an issue you have encountered before and feel you can shed some light on the issue, please dont hesitate to drop me a line on this thread. I've seen a few threads that talk of sticking mechanisms but not this issue of being unable to lock manually. So, if it is indeed the door lock actuator, where can I buy a replacement and are they all generic across the 205 range of that 1994 era? I have stumbled upon a webpage that may have them. However, I am not at all sure if it is the right component for my car, as I cant actually see the one currently fitted to my car. OEM Part No - 6615.02 https://www.franzose.de/en/Peugeot/205/electrical-component-parts/ANR75366/ Many thanks in advance Adam

Recently purchased a pair of second hand bottom outer window scrapers. Problem was they were about an inch too short. Now after searching the forum a found that this was a common problem but no solution. Now this may be a common fix but I will go ahead and explain how I got them to fit anyway.... I bunged them in the sink and poured over 2 or 3 kettles worth of boiling water. Left them for around 5-10 minutes. Removed them and popped them in a vice (using suitable vice protectors). At 5 equally spaced points along the scrapers gripped the scraper in the vice and pulled. I repeated the process along the 5 points. Checking it against the car there was a noticeable difference in length. Scrapers now fit perfectly. Worked for me. Let me know if it works for you. Cheers, Gav