205 Downpipe

Anyone one know a good place to buy a 205 XS downpipe? There are 2 types
and most places seem to stock the wrong one

 

I've just attached to my newsreader to post about this very subject, so
I'm flabbergasted that the first post I see is yours.

My 205 is a 1992 J reg 1.4 GR.

About 3 months ago, I got a front pipe from German Swedish & French. The
pipe itself fitted OK, but the bracket that holds the pipe to the gearbox
would not reach the gearbox. It need at least 1.5 inches depth away from
the pipe to reach it.

I returned the pipe, but put off by the difficulty of finding one, I
have'nt done anything since.

Until today, that is. On GFS's recommendation, I phoned a company called
CES UK Ltd (started as Chester Exhaust Systems) this morning.

They said there were two possible pipes for my car depending on whether it
has the TU3A/TU3S engine or the TU3FJ engine. The prices were £17+VAT or
£49+VAT, a huge difference.

They only had the £17 pipe in stock, so I asked whether it had 1.5 inch
depth on the bracket; they said it did. When I went down it turned out to
be the same bracket as the one from GFS (the pipe itself was considerably
lighter than the GFS one, which shows you get what you pay for, as the GFS
pipe was about £35).

So I'm back to square one now.

Can anyone help?

The handbook lists my engine model code as "20AK22(K2D)" (this number
makes up part of the chassis number, so I'm certain it's the right code
for my car), and the engine type as a TU3.2 (even the Peugeot dealer I
phoned today did'nt recognise this code).

 

I live round the corner from CES where i got most my car parts from,
lol

 

You could ask CES to make u one, thats what they do, or put one on order.

 

The problem i have with mine is that the manifold and downpipe do not mate
up properly, so a proper seal isnt made. Peugeot have quoted me £90 and
£140 for supplying one (2 different dealers), which i am not paying coz its
a rip-off. I'm seeing a bloke tomorrow about welding the leaking part up
and essentially turning the manifold and downpipe into one unit.