ph1 black d turbo, OEM/Euro

[Lew_Derv_T]

Hello and welcome to my thread, firstly my names Lewis im 19 and im at my final year in college at london road doing maintenance and repair. i bought my very first 306 in november, i went straight for the D turbo heard so many good ratings and thumbs up so that was the car to buy, i got it for £550 with full mot and half a years tax, 124K old mot sheets and service history. heres how it looked:
           

[Lew_Derv_T]

I went out with a few friends and got some pictures:
           

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went out for a drive and stopped at my grandads so i thought id get a few photos, i also took the number plate off as i was going to wait till i got a laguna spliter so i put it in my window
               

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I bought a professional valeting kit from halfords by autoglym, im not the best cleaner but i gave it a good go.
in the box:
Body work shampoo
Super resin polish
Extra gloss protection
Glass polish
Interior shampoo
Clean wheels
Tyre dressing

also got:
A sponge
Perfect palm applicator (applying polish)
Microfibre cloth.
i then bought:
Rapid detailer
Paint renovator
Hi-tec blade
                               

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I also bought some Turtle wax Black Box, such an amazing buy it did cost £25 but you get:
A buffing pad
2x microfibre cloths
White cloth
Pre wax cleaner
Wax
Black detailing spray.
   

[Lew_Derv_T]

[/align]I went to derby to pick up some Hids, had no idea what brightness they are or what make but who cares as long as theyre bright right?

anyway as the guy was fitting them (ted) some of you may know him, i saw some cyclones i wanted off him so i kept asking, with alot of faffing about i managed to get em on with a swap with my old wheels

i drove them home and took pictures the day after, i also used the black box wax kit and the auto glym set:
                       

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After washing and waxing me and my mate decided to go out for some pictures, now im no photographer but i thought the photos came out really well.
                   

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After a little paranoia and a worrying text from my friend telling me you can get £1000 fine for the number plate in the window i moved it.
i thought it looked quite nice where it was
   

[rocker8742]

Looks good on cyclones mate, need a hit with the lowering stick though!

[Lew_Derv_T]

My mate asked me if i could take him to pick up a polo coupe for a little progress blog hes doing so i did, went over a hump heard a little scrape then i carried on down the road so i pulled up and got out to see my number plate split on the floor
   

it gave me an excuse to order some pressed plates and thats exactly what i did XD 2 days later:
   

took a few snaps of them on the car:
   
       

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Looks good on cyclones mate, need a hit with the lowering stick though!

thanks i wanted to keep it standardish, plus the cyclones are friggin awesome. i well be lowering it soon but the beams knackerd youll be able to see from a photo from behind the amount of camber one wheel has, going to buy a gti disk beam and order some coilovers

[Oil-burner]

Does look good mate, the clones are 100000000000000x better than them halfords specials!
As said it does need a good thrashing with the lowering stick tho.

Not a fan of your new plate location tbh, looked well in the window but if you dont wanna risk it fair doos.

If I was you id put it back in the window, if you get stopped you tried using the stick on pads and it kept falling off so you put it in the window until you could fix it on properly.
Other than that Id put it back in the cut out.

When you gonna start tuning then?

[Lew_Derv_T]

I organised a little meet with a few friends which turned out to be about 100 cars XD. we had a few races then went out for a drive, i raced a mk6 zetec s tdci same power not sure about weight but we was neck and neck alll the way down
few races that went off:
Remapped Ibiza fr vs Corsa C Sri diesel = FR obviously XD
Polo 9n 1.2 vs clio 1.2 = CLIIIIOOO
D Turbo vs Zetec s = very very close one
D Turbo vs mk4 golf 1.6 = D TURRRBOO
       

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Does look good mate, the clones are 100000000000000x better than them halfords specials!
As said it does need a good thrashing with the lowering stick tho.

Not a fan of your new plate location tbh, looked well in the window but if you dont wanna risk it fair doos.

If I was you id put it back in the window, if you get stopped you tried using the stick on pads and it kept falling off so you put it in the window until you could fix it on properly.
Other than that Id put it back in the cut out.

When you gonna start tuning then?

i agree ive never liked a mnufacturer wheel morethan the cyclones.
fair dos each to their own i just didnt want it back in the same place i like to stand out.
money to be honest i not long had to sort the whole back braking system which cost£140 but i will be modding soon
few ideas in my head theyre not all final:
Fmic
td04
bosch turned up
coilovers
spacers
6' brakes
hopefully smoothing if i can find someone
red rallye carpet/seat belts if i can even get my hands on one
pugsport
some kind of airfilter
huge service
etc etc

[ozonehostile]

always been a massive fan of black phase 1's. this one has so much potential for win

[sam]

Black phase 1 ftmfw

[Lew_Derv_T]

always been a massive fan of black phase 1's. this one has so much potential for win

Thanks alot faults are still there but ill get to them one day

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Black phase 1 ftmfw

Yehh ph1s are a beauty anyway but to get it in black i was so lucky

[C.A.R.]

Numberplate location is a fail, looks like Stevie Wonder replaced it for you.

Black phase 1 = win.

Would benefit from a newer tailgate, phase 2/3 rear lights and side-skirts. A 106 series 2 front badge is a good update for the front end too.

[Lew_Derv_T]

Numberplate location is a fail, looks like Stevie Wonder replaced it for you.

Black phase 1 = win.

Would benefit from a newer tailgate, phase 2/3 rear lights and side-skirts. A 106 series 2 front badge is a good update for the front end too.

Thats your opinion, i dont think its that bad and thats all its about.

Ive literally just got some ph3 lights today so ill be putting up pictures when ive finished. Im sure all 306s have the same skirts?

Im considering debadging it as part of the euro look, plus the original looks naff and a bit mouldy

[sam]

always been a massive fan of black phase 1's. this one has so much potential for win

Thanks alot faults are still there but ill get to them one day

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Black phase 1 ftmfw

Yehh ph1s are a beauty anyway but to get it in black i was so lucky

Not the only one dude I was lucky I found mine haha oh and put the number plate back in the windoe looks better

[Lew_Derv_T]

always been a massive fan of black phase 1's. this one has so much potential for win

Thanks alot faults are still there but ill get to them one day

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Black phase 1 ftmfw

Yehh ph1s are a beauty anyway but to get it in black i was so lucky

Not the only one dude I was lucky I found mine haha oh and put the number plate back in the windoe looks better

Haha , i dont want a fine lads lol me being a young lad i dont wanna give them any excuse

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Went scrapyard and picked up some ph3 lights:
   
Gave them a good clean and wipe down:
   

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Also my clock lights have gave up . Does anyone know what type of bulbs these are I wanna get a red set?
   
   

[Jtrigga]

Looks alot better with the cyclones, the plate would look alot better where its meant to be. You going for any engine mods?

[Lew_Derv_T]

Looks alot better with the cyclones, the plate would look alot better where its meant to be. You going for any engine mods?

thanks. im considering it now not because everyone is calling it but you can hardly tell there pressed while theyre hidden.
nothing really serious, just bosch, fmic, td04 i think for now

[Dave26]

Lots of potential here! You keeping it on cyclones long term?

[Lew_Derv_T]

Lots of potential here! You keeping it on cyclones long term?

Yes unless i get a pair of banded steelies. Hopefully get them refurbished and painted a metallic white rather than gloss, then get a set of proxies.

[C.A.R.]

Re the dashboard bulbs, the bulb type is 509T, but if you look on eBay many of them are LEDs. This isn't a problem in itself but on the dash panel this can cause dark spots, because the light from an LED is more focused. It will show up as un-even light, too bright in places and too dark in others, it ends up looking patchy and a bit wank....

[Lew_Derv_T]

Re the dashboard bulbs, the bulb type is 509T, but if you look on eBay many of them are LEDs. This isn't a problem in itself but on the dash panel this can cause dark spots, because the light from an LED is more focused. It will show up as un-even light, too bright in places and too dark in others, it ends up looking patchy and a bit wank....

I'll just order some 509Ts then

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Got a busy day today so ill be uploading pics after ive finished them all.
   

[Lew_Derv_T]

Does anyone know why the plugs are different on each side? Also theres more pins on the left side.... Quick reply please
   

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Also if anyone has a guide to putting ph3 lights in would be appreciated

[Chris]

The n/s lights link through the o/s light board.
I've always got the whole ph3 light loom inc the bit across the back of the car and wire it straight in to the bigger plug wires on the o/s

[Lew_Derv_T]

But I can still use the ph1 loom and solder to ph3 connection

[Jtrigga]

Ph3 rear lights dont plug straight into the same ph1 connectors you have to solder on the new connection or use spade terminals like I did. Here is a guide http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla...pd8AavblpU

[Lew_Derv_T]

Ph3 rear lights dont plug straight into the same ph1 connectors you have to solder on the new connection or use spade terminals like I did. Here is a guide http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla...pd8AavblpU

I no thats what i said lol. Thanks

[ozonehostile]

just make sure when you cut the wires you dont cut the loom markings off. if you cut below the numbers its easy just to match the wires then solder together (remember to insulate properly, shorts are a pain and youl keep blowing fuses at inconvenient times)

i find this diagram to be useful, although your left with some wires leftover that youl need to find what there for then act accordingly, but it gets you most of the way there
http://www.306oc.co.uk/forum/thread-9265.html

[Lew_Derv_T]

cheers guys gunna head out and get some insulation tape tomorrow, when im cutting the wires ill wrap a bit of gaffer tape around the wire and number it before , cheers for the help guys

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so basically, im to match the wires from the guide you just shown me ozone? obviously solder them and insulate. anything else i need to do? i know i have to cut a bit of the metal in the light for the ph3 light to fit in..
cheers j trigga (Y)

[Lew_Derv_T]

On the same day i TRIED the lights, i gave it a really quick wash (really crap) also took the rust off the exhaust, such a subtle difference but really stood out.
   
Most of you will be glad to know i put the plate back to normalish, problem was when i got the pressed plates i had to make a hole for them so i did it in the middle so if i put it where it was originally the screw wouldnt have fit through, i am blocking less of the radiator which is a very minor thing but counts.
Also sprayed my tow eye red for a subtle change at the front
Before
   
Sand down the rust the and primer
   
REDDDDD
   

[HDIkyle]

Very nice! I saw the first numberplate pic and instantly thought thats going to get smashed, then scrolled down Not a keen location tho i used to have mine on the window(external sticekr) but IMO its either shortened original place or non at all. Keep up the good work

[Lew_Derv_T]

Very nice! I saw the first numberplate pic and instantly thought thats going to get smashed, then scrolled down Not a keen location tho i used to have mine on the window(external sticekr) but IMO its either shortened original place or non at all. Keep up the good work

Hahahah wooopsyy it lasted quite long to be honest d turbos sit low at the front im not sure about other engines..
Thanks pal, loads of plans for it but obviously moneys the problem, always is lol.

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Not a huge progress but its maintenance and we all gotta look after our cars right. Nowt huge just a quick oil and filter change. Just a cheapo filter and some mobil super 2000, i used the trade card at halfords to cost about £24 which very decent for top make oil
   
Yeh i dont think the oils been change for a whiiiiiiileee: