Hi Steve,
Yes, it worked for me
I found the parts, still in the car, on ebay. I thought I would take a gamble
on them being the same.The parts seemed to be making good money used, so I
reasoned that even if they didn't fit, I could probably move them on.
I think that it was you who had pointed me to the Peugeot
service box site, and the bits all looked the same there. I took all the bits out of
the donor car and checked my car as I went along.The guy I bought from was really
good about letting me take everything that I thought I would need.
The sheet metal is all the same, as is most, if not all of the trim (see later).
All the holes seemed to be in the same place, but I could not tell about the seat belt
mechanism mountings behind the side trims. When I got all the bits back home, and
having learnt how to dismantle all the trim while working on the donor car, it was relatively
simple to then start taking my car apart to see what would fit and what would not.
My D9 side panels, below-the-side-window-grilles, and C-post (rear of back doors) trims,
all had molding marks for the holes to be cut out, on the backs, that exactly matched the
old parts from the D8 estate. So it was just a case of cutting to fit, using the old parts as a
pattern. The boot mat/seat surround is a straight replacement, using the longer tie-down
mountings and bolts from the donor. All in all, not a difficult job, just a bit time consuming,
because of all the trim removal/replacement.
As mentioned in the previous post, the only major problem I found was the different bolt sizes for
the belt mountings, between the earlier and later cars. My local dealer sorted that for me very easily.
If anyone needs additional help, feel free to drop me a line. I don't monitor this site too much,
but I'm happy to offer any insights that I can.
