Today I've had very pleasant trip down at the local scrap yard to squirrel some parts away.
The weather was perfect and the Peugeots I found where nice and easy to get to.
The one thing that's been bugging me since I bought my car was the near side wing.
It's got a small dent in the arch lip to which is virtually invisible if your not OCD like me.
I've treated it to protect it from the elements but I think it's only a matter of time before it spreads on to the "facing out" part of the wing and ruining the otherwise immaculate looking little car, especially as it's in the firing line of road spray coming off the wheels.
I've been scouring eBay for a second hand one for the same colour as mine to no success.
I'm also a little reluctant to buy one over the Internet as photos can hide a multitude of sins of the paintwork.
Then you've got the risk of it getting damaged by the couriers as it threads it's way from depot to depot and uncaring delivery drivers.
Well today I found a spotless wing down at the local scrappys ,and it was the exact colour as mine!!
So me and my ex brother in-law where there today armed with a tool box and set about getting it off.As it's going to be refitted to my car sometime in the future he decided to remove it from the donor car with care so that we could get an understanding of how it all comes apart without destroying , snapping or breaking clips ect.
This is because I don't want to end up breaking my car, when the time comes to fit it (does that make any sense)
So it was bonnet open and the removal of the front grill.Once removed we unclipped the plastic trim from under the light.
This then gave access to the bolts that holds the light in place.Once undone, the light easily comes out revealing the wing fixtures to the front of the wing.
There's two fixtures their, one bolt came out easily but the other nut was a nightmare.It was seized and it started to spin the bolt inside the wheel arch.
It took some getting to reach it as we couldn't get anything in there to grip the bolt but after a small battle it finally loosened off with copious amounts of WD40 and cursing.
Once off ,the front of the wing can be gently prised away giving access to the bolt by the A pillar
As soon as its loosened it just simply lifts up and it was free..
After taking a breather I then spotted a set of Chrome rear hoops on another car.
Whoo hoo I wasn't letting them go ,so we had them as well.
I also grabbed a spare alloy wheel the same as mine (I don't like those emergency type foam things that come with the car) and some rubber door seals (well you never know)
and then it was down to the pub for a swift half.
I paid a fraction of what I would of paid via Internet auction sites and at the same time learnt a little of how these cars are screwed together.
Edit...... Don't forget there's also two bolts to undo on the top of the wing too
All the very best,
Johnnyb60
