Peugeot 207SV: A French Lady gets her fair share of aliens.

Greetings,

Been a short hiatus since my last post. This time I was summon back to Melaka, the Historic City for yet another detailing adventure.

Many would have remembered the Korean and Japanese eye surgery I did. The nice Malaysian car I have that is taken care off. This time, I am going French.

Subject this time is a almost 2 months old Peugeot 207 but not just a normal 207, its a 207SV. This means more bodykit and leather+suede seats. What's more is that this is a WHITE car.

And now... presenting to you, the condition of the lady at arrival:

Wheels are pretty erm.......


Closer look at the wheels reveals that the brakes are working well hence the dust (would be better if it came with a most dust free pads)


Hitting up the tarmac nicely, kicking up plenty of dirt from the road.


Rear wheel was spared as the rear is drum brakes


Now we shall look around the car... hmm, 1.6CC for a car this size.... must be lively to drive it


Gaps between door and frame is kinda wide hence lots of dirt and water manage to sip in.


Door hinge area was pretty.... manageable, not as messy as I was expecting it actually.


Rear door area, can see that water easily gets in around this area


SV = Sexy Vehicle? Look at the rain stain


More rain stain around.


Other side of the door. I like the door sills but unfortunately for my White Knight to have it, its gonna cost me an arm and a leg.


Birds love taking our cars as public lavatory


Doors are not spared from dirt + water


Notice the rims, take note of this GUNMETAL color rims, more to be shown later.


Signal lights... can you see the dirt surrounding it?


This picture looks ok wert..... nothing wrong ar.


Closer look, now tell me what is wrong.


Wax residue, proof that the car was waxed before delivery (sales person did not mention this.)


Nothing wrong with this section, pretty decent and clean


Well, think again


You sure it was clean?


Told you all to take note of the GUNMETAL color rims rite...... its actually SILVER


Door hinge, nicely done


After all the small gaps were cleaned, the car was given a Osren Bubble and Wax bath

Looks clean leh..... are you sure?


OPC 1:5 + OPC 1:3 the car surface and we got..........how come a bit yellowish wan


Now it looks clean rite..... or is it?


Proceed to clay the car and this is what I got from the roof


Now that the claying has been completed, its time to give it a final wipe down and inspection
My lovely assistance is helping me. Cannot show her face to you all but I will show her smile.


This is my backbone


And that would be me


This is how a nice, clean car looks. Do note that this car does have swirls from improper washing previously. Notice how it can still gloss so nicely.... so next time, before sending your car to polish or wax, think again.


That is me in the background... in shorts, slippers and sleeveless. I was Opti-Sealing the wheels.


Nice, cleanand opti-sealed wheels


Entire car was opti-sealed and now, you can enjoy the gloss, the shine, the reflection


All glass and headlamps were Opti-Sealed as well.


Side view


Even the Lion roars louder and more powerful with this treatment.


What a difference.


Time spend: 7.5 hours
Satisfaction level: Superb
Products used today: ONR/ANR, OPC 1:3, OPC 1:5, Osren Bubble & Wax, Brushes and lots of MF Towel, Opti-Seal and Optimum Car Wax

Some personal comments:
- When detailing a White Peugeot, wear sunglasses.

In the next photo, I am hinting of the next detailing journey when possible and am back in Melaka. Its gonna be epic.


Appreciate any feedbacks (good or bad, nice or nasty) as it is very much welcomed.

White Knight: DIY Changing the wheel lugs.

This is one of my DIY adventures with the White Knight.

So my fingers and wallet were itchy and was tempted to try those space saver tyres (AKA Sotong Tyres). Purchase a pretty good one as per advice by the chop shop fella and man was I in for a surprised on the work needed.

I took the space saver home and started to test if it fits (chop shop fella assured me that it will fit) so off I went taking out all 5 lugs from my wheel.

Manage to open 4 lugs when the 5th was stuck. Kasi power sikit and..... disaster happened, the stud snapped and i was left with 4 lugs......
 Ah well, wheel was off so I might as well test if the space saver works..... to another shocking surprised..... IT DOES NOT. Did a bit more researched and found that the space saver I bought belongs to BMW E46 which is 5 lugs PCD 120 whereas Inspira is 5 lugs PCD 114.3. (It is for sale now, http://www.zerotohundred.com/newforums/chassis-and-wheels/410396-e46-space-saver-tyre-for-sale.html)
Damn was I pissed.

So next day I bawa the Inspira to proton and was quoted between RM 50 to RM100 to have the lug replaced. Sad but not happy with the price, I went and research more on wheel lug replacement.

Tada, found the workshop manual for Lancer Evo X. Seems fairly simple and went to spare part shop to get the wheel lug. TADA, 1 lug = RM 2.50. So I bought 5 lugs. HOHOHO, take that Proton.

Got home and got to work on it and below is what you get.

Something odd bout this picture.... why TWO wheel lug patah wan.... well, another one broke when I was opening the wheel again.


Snapped clean.....


BOTH OF IT, lesson learned..... going to gym too much causes disaster to your beloved car.


That is the brake caliper bracket that took a while to get it out. Had to use a mallet.


These are the new lugs.... shiny leh


Inspira brake pads after 1 year 4 months use.... still got plenty of pad left.


After taking out the lugs and compare it with the new one.... you can see how much have snapped off.


Replaced one of the lugs already, another one waiting to be replaced.


This is how I initially tighten it cause I do not have proper thick washers to do the job.... lesson learned, this destroy spanners too.... I really need to de-buff my muscles.


Then I figured out.... why not just use the brake disk and rims as washers..... (forget red calipers, no calipers is the way to go now)


Can see that the new lugs have been tighten nicely into the groove.


Did not replace all 5 lugs, just the two broken ones, so I got spare lugs in case I need it again.


Caliper installed back and...... too tired to actually clean anything.


How messy my workspace was.


Last pic of the day, see how much corrosion on the old lugs...


Lesson learned:
- too much gym (to be honest, I never go gym) will break your car.

Steps/ guidance:
- Ensure you loosen the wheel nuts before jacking the car up.
- Once you have jacked the car up, make sure to secure it with A-Stands (can be bought at hardware shops for like RM 29.90 each)
- the nut to release the caliper is size 14 and is easy to take out.
- the nut to release the caliper bracket is size 17 and is a pain in the ass to take out (i resorted to mallet and brute force.)

Thank you for reading thru all my rambling and if any feedback (good or back), it is much appreciated.