Bob C
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| posted on 12/3/06 at 08:21 PM |
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Designed for ease of maintenance. . . .
I just had to replace the brake light switch in my peugeot 306.
The factory build instructions for the 306 must start thus:
1) take a brake light switch & a sheet of steel
2) etc etc
Fortunately my mate has smaller hands than me & we only had to take the f****g steering column off. His hands were fairly lacerated by the finish
& I'm away to buy him a beer now-
Bob
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NigeEss
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| posted on 12/3/06 at 08:26 PM |
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Sounds about right for a Pug, ever tried to change the heater matrix on a 405 ? Whole dash has to come out !
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flak monkey
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| posted on 12/3/06 at 08:33 PM |
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Sounds about right for french engineering. One of the small pugs of around 10yrs ago, to change the cambelt the whole engine had to be lifted...
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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auzziejim
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| posted on 12/3/06 at 08:37 PM |
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i have heard of a few french cars needing the engine to come out to fit certain aircon pipes.
they are certainly a job i detest on any car though
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 12/3/06 at 09:06 PM |
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Dash has to come out for heater matrix on the 306, still an easier job than the matrix on a Freelander though.
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MikeR
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| posted on 12/3/06 at 09:25 PM |
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so instead of making the money selling the car, the manufacture makes the same amount, the dealer makes less but ......
makes up the difference when servicing it!
mumble grumble!
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minordelay
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| posted on 12/3/06 at 10:17 PM |
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Pugs I love em.
Worked on them off and on from 87- 03 , thought that they were crap afer doing apprentiship at Audi but got used to them in the end. They make
everthing else seem easy to work on, weird logic I know.
Wiring is interesting too.
Cut my hands loads doing them brake swithches though. 
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Bob C
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| posted on 12/3/06 at 10:52 PM |
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That's a relief to hear minordelay - you can imagine the "this can't be right" type comments during the course of yesterday
afternoon.....
It's an excellent car but if ever you have to do any little job on it - it turns into an epic!
cheers
Bob
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flak monkey
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| posted on 12/3/06 at 10:53 PM |
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I just remembered, I had a 106 for a year or so, and a couple of the warning lights on the dash had died. Had to take the whole dash apart to replace
them, complete nigtmare!! 
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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RazMan
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| posted on 12/3/06 at 11:27 PM |
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Someone told me that the new VW Beetle's engine has to come out to replace the headlamp!
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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MikeR
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| posted on 12/3/06 at 11:39 PM |
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got to be a wind up!
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 13/3/06 at 08:14 AM |
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The easiest way to change one of the headlight bulbs on my son's Cavalier is to take the battery out...
DJ
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 13/3/06 at 08:27 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by RazMan
Someone told me that the new VW Beetle's engine has to come out to replace the headlamp!
Not quite true, the whole headlamp pod comes out after operating one lever inside the engine bay, - - PROVIDING that is that the pod hasn't
become jamed in its tight fitting hole by road debris and dust. 
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 13/3/06 at 08:02 PM |
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It was always easier to take the engine out on the old Beetle to change the alternatoror dynamo
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minordelay
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| posted on 13/3/06 at 09:12 PM |
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Here's a good one.
New discovery tdv6 body off or engine out, to change the diesel pump or belt!!!
££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 13/3/06 at 09:32 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by RazMan
Someone told me that the new VW Beetle's engine has to come out to replace the headlamp!
With a hook made of 14g wire, unclip the retainer on the wing side of the headlamp, rotate 30° outward and pull, voila!
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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