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Luke's open 306 - 306Cabrio - 07-01-2013
Everything started on 11th July 2002 when I bought my second 306.
It looked like this:
![[Image: QxFPAshi.jpg]](http://www.directupload.net/images/user/14132/QxFPAshi.jpg)
and I made my first plans of changing small details...
RE: Luke's open 306 - Dave - 07-01-2013
Photos of it now?, plans since then?
RE: Luke's open 306 - Piggy - 07-01-2013
10yrs ownership...awesome
RE: Luke's open 306 - Eeyore - 08-01-2013
welcome and very shiny
RE: Luke's open 306 - Matt - 08-01-2013
Welcome along.
RE: Luke's open 306 - C.A.R. - 08-01-2013
Look forward to seeing more pictures. I loved my Cabriolet, despite not having the same handling characteristics and being terrible on fuel! It was still great to drive and the roof is fantastic.
RE: Luke's open 306 - 306Cabrio - 08-01-2013
Specs when I bought it:
Engine:
-1,6l TU5J4 engine with 72.000km
-247mm Breaks at front and drums at rear
Exterior:
- Typical phase2 look with H4 headlights, quite shabby with marks and dents all round.
- steel wheels
Interior:
- fabric seats
- standard heating
First plans were to
- debadge the bonnet and boot
- refresh the paint job
- get clear phase3 lights and fogs
- get a set of alloy wheels
Stage ONE:
Lot of welding
RE: Luke's open 306 - ozonehostile - 08-01-2013
Just noticed its left hand drive, where you based mate?
Hopefully somewhere where a convertable is much more useful haha
RE: Luke's open 306 - 306Cabrio - 08-01-2013
After paint job
Ignore the strange looking fellow in the background
(08-01-2013, 12:39 PM)ozonehostile Wrote: Just noticed its left hand drive, where you based mate?
Hopefully somewhere where a convertable is much more useful haha
I am from sunny Germany *joke* but nevertheless I enjoy the days with no rain and whenever it is dry, the roof is open
Finished bodywork with 6,5x16" Nimrods on
Stage TWO: (some work on the interior)
Automatic window switch from phase3
Color coded seat belts from a vw golf 4 Jibi edition
Phase3 fabric interior
Painted dash-facia with self made knobs for heater
Phase3 speedo with 206GT steering wheel
RE: Luke's open 306 - 306Cabrio - 08-01-2013
Stage THREE: new wheels
Fitted 7,5x17" team dynamics diablo wheels with 205/40/17 tires and new lights
Clear rear lights
RE: Luke's open 306 - Ben Jay - 08-01-2013
sugarbabes....
RE: Luke's open 306 - 306Cabrio - 08-01-2013
(08-01-2013, 01:32 PM)Ben Jay Wrote: sugarbabes....Muahahaha
But it was played on radio broadcast (tuner)
RE: Luke's open 306 - ozonehostile - 08-01-2013
Ooh germany, this clubs getting quite exotic now haha
RE: Luke's open 306 - devils_fuel - 08-01-2013
Looks nice mate
RE: Luke's open 306 - Strikeforce - 08-01-2013
Love the reg plate
Huddersfield football club and 306 ftmfw
WANT
Luke's open 306 - MarkTD - 08-01-2013
Looks good mate
RE: Luke's open 306 - 306Cabrio - 09-01-2013
Stage FOUR: new engine
Out with the old one
1,8l 16v LFY XU7JP4 inside
RE: Luke's open 306 - C.A.R. - 09-01-2013
That's a very late engine with the strange anti-polution device next to the crank case breather on the head. I never understood what it did or how it worked on mine!
RE: Luke's open 306 - 306Cabrio - 09-01-2013
Yes, it was an engine of a 2002 model with only 42k km down
Later done some work on the engine and swapped the intake manifold to the gti6 one.
Also monted a E-Tech-Upper-Strut-Brace
Both bought in the 306GTI6.com Forum During the winter months started updating some things inside:
Stage FIVE: Bodywork again
Wanted to go for some more USA-Details and updated front and rear bumpers. Rear bumper was modified by an part of a BMW E46
At front bumper were licence plate cutout and gaps smoothed. Also shortened a set of original S16 side skirts to make them fit to the cabby. By the way removed door locks, aerial, wash mists on the bonet.
RE: Luke's open 306 - 306Cabrio - 09-01-2013
Had of the donor car still the complete AC-Setup, so decided to build it in
Two cutouts later:
And than changed the whole heater-matrix-fan-thing on the inside:
RE: Luke's open 306 - kingy - 09-01-2013
some work gone into that mate.
RE: Luke's open 306 - puglove - 09-01-2013
Looks odd when everything inside is the wrong way round lol
RE: Luke's open 306 - samass - 09-01-2013
interesting rear bumper mod, i quite like that. been thinking for ages that the rear bumper on a 306 is far too small!
RE: Luke's open 306 - Curt - 09-01-2013
Like the amount of effort that's gone into this
. Like the rear bumper too
RE: Luke's open 306 - Grant - 09-01-2013
Wow, impressive amount of work going on with this.
What did you do the heater dials with, doesnt look too shabby that
RE: Luke's open 306 - Matt - 09-01-2013
Rear bumper looks awesome!
RE: Luke's open 306 - C.A.R. - 09-01-2013
Looking really good buddy!
How easy are the headlight washer setups to get hold of over there? A lot of us are very keen on adding them to our cars but they were never offered in the uk on any model...
RE: Luke's open 306 - 306Cabrio - 09-01-2013
(09-01-2013, 06:44 PM)C.A.R. Wrote: Looking really good buddy!
How easy are the headlight washer setups to get hold of over there? A lot of us are very keen on adding them to our cars but they were never offered in the uk on any model...
Qite hard to get a complete set with covers. The platinum models got them as standard and sometimes you have a lucky day and grab a set at your local scrape yard or someone is breaking a car and selling parts.
Listed in the newbie thread the part numbers yon need
Maybe I can get another set. Balancing at the price atm...
RE: Luke's open 306 - 306Cabrio - 18-01-2013
And on it goes to get up2date
Stage SIX:
Sold my Phase3 bonnet and got a Phase2 one again. Had problems with the height at the washer-arms when opening it. After welding and zinc plating:
Also modified the bumpers: Front one was extended about 2" at the bottom and the rear one become an number plate tray which was plastic-welded into. Have used a part of an 307 and shortened it to fit US-number plate size.
By the way changed the boot for a Phase1 without 3rd braking light and smoothed it.
End of Summer the Cab went to the bodyshop where all the old paint was removed and a fresh basic layer of primer went on:
Had for a long time an idea in mind to change something at the interior and this was the moment to put into practice.
So went out to the scrapyard and bought some donor parts. It is still french and also PSA
But no more Peugeot
RE: Luke's open 306 - Jacko - 18-01-2013
This car is brilliant, so much work and so much effort. I'd love a modified cabriolet but there's not much point over here. I'll stick to my motorbike for sunny days out!