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  1. Eddie208

    Driving without Coolant

    So, I had my car serviced, and they flushed out all the old coolant, and were suppose to replace it with new, but later found it that did not happen. So when on the A1M my temperature speaked off red, I slowed down, then drove slower keeping it at normal, got home and realized there was ZERO...
  2. Eddie208

    Engine Oil poured into Coolant on a turbo-charged car (Yes I'm an idiot)

    Heey! So I own a Peugeot 208 GTI & i've poured engine oil [5w30 off memory] into the coolant, realized my mistake a month or so later, and am getting it bled/washed out as we speak. Am wondering, in the technicalities......... 1) What has this done 2) What will this cause 3) What damage? My...
  3. Eddie208

    Peugeot 208 GTI Tuning Project

    All, joined the forums in 2017 with a little 1.2L and now have my GTI, slow & steady mods beign added first off beign a K&N panel filter, second a Forge Blow-Off-Valve (dump valve), then some window wind-deflectors + side mirror covers & little things, mud flaps & now an air scoop fitted &...
  4. Eddie208

    Deep Scratch Repair

    Hey guys! So, got a new car back in July and ever since have wanted to repair 2 of ther fairly deep scratches it has, added a soft one of my own sadly when goign over a deep pot hole in a junction I struggled to avoid the other day too. Also some door chips.... Any ideas or recommendations...
  5. Eddie208

    Car Exhuast Tips

    Hey guys! So I got a new car recently and want to give the exhuast a good clean, both a little in and of corus eoutside for that shine, but find it's not exactly easy, any tips? :D
  6. Eddie208

    Any Peugeot 208 modders out there! :D

    Just reaching out & looking for tips & tricks on the Peugeot 208 modding scene. Recently switched from my Peugeot 208 1.2L Style (2014) to a glorious 208 1.6L GTI Prestige (2018). Bought a K&N air filter to replace the stock, need to spend a few months paying it back but then hoping to touch it...
  7. Eddie208

    Japshow 2022 (Santa Pod)

    Thought I'd drop by some photos I took from the last time I was at Santa Pod :) [Also done a video back in the 2021 October one - ]
  8. Eddie208

    [Help] Tuning 4 Cheap/Experience

    To get straight to the point - I want some relatively cheap mods that I can do myself and install as part of a learning process of becoming a tuner and hopefuly not a ricer. I'm 18 so gotta wait till I'm 21 and get a new car before doing anything proper but I just want to do some small things...
  9. Eddie208

    Peugeot 208 - Adding a Turbo

    Been reading on 208 tuning for ages and thought I should start with a turbo then head into cooling/exhuasts and that later. Found some relatively nicely priced Turbo's on eBay that say they fit the 208. I just want more bhp and turbo seems to be the most economical money/bhp option for the...
  10. Eddie208

    FWD

    So, got a FWD Peugeot 208 Been hearing that FWD is not good for tuning and bad for BHP/ joyrides n that. Apparently you can only get 225bhp out of fwd drive cars or slightly more, is this true? is it a rule that simply hasn't been broken yet? Worried since my cars got a weak engine so knowing...
  11. Eddie208

    Basic Maintenance to do

    Hi guys, So out simply, what maintenance should be carried out on me car! Apart from refuelling which is probably the most obvious and I know a few others but I just want to see if there's somethings I am missing out or forgetting about. I drive a little Peugeot 208 Style [1.2L] Thanks in...
  12. Eddie208

    [Need Help] Damage to interior from cigar

    Hiya all, Put simply, I seem to have a little hole in my interior. On the door on the inside where there is a sort of mini carm rest and the buttons to pull up and close the window there seems to be a circular hole, as if someone grabbed a cigar and pushed it down firmly untill it made the...
  13. Eddie208

    New guy here ~

    Hiya, Names Ed, drive a Peugeot 208, pretty new to the car community as I only started getting into cars after realizing how fun it is to drive one, Hope to be modding my little Frenchmobile up with some performance parts, hopefully and get more involed :)

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