Is this a 205GTi Front Subframe?

[Ashman 8]

As the title, can anyone confirm if this is a Gti front subframe? I stuck it on fleabay as I wanted to get rid of it, but somebody has questioned if it is a Gti or not - I've had it kicking around for years and I was pretty sure I removed it from a 1.6, but now I am not so sure.

 

Thank you

Ashley

[welshpug 1,621]

yes, it has the rear mounting points for the wishbone, a base model TCA type subframe only has the front points due to using the arb for fore/aft location.

[Ashman 8]

Thanks Welshpug

 

Much appreciated

[Gohn 62]

there may have been some confusion from the purchaser because yours is a 1.9GTi subframe

 

they only came on the 1.9GTi and the Turbo Diesel

 

if it came off a 1.6l model the car would not have come from the factory like that

 

 nice and grimey too

[Ozymandis 96]

37 minutes ago, Gohn said:

there may have been some confusion from the purchaser because yours is a 1.9GTi subframe

 

they only came on the 1.9GTi and the Turbo Diesel

 

if it came off a 1.6l model the car would not have come from the factory like that

 

 nice and grimey too

 Your confused Lad, that  subframe was fitted to both engine sizes of GTi and some of the turbo diesels and is definetly a GTi type and could well be the original factory fit on a 1.6.

[Gohn 62]

oh

must have been yeah

sorry to take it off topic but

i thought the 1.6GTi has the single lower control arm with ARB thru and the standard subframe?

 

[SRDT 146]

It's the CTI that had the standard subframe.

[welshpug 1,621]

7 hours ago, Gohn said:

oh

must have been yeah

sorry to take it off topic but

i thought the 1.6GTi has the single lower control arm with ARB thru and the standard subframe?

 

not in europe, maybe in Aus.

[petert 549]

5 hours ago, welshpug said:

not in europe, maybe in Aus.

Nope, we only ever got the 1.9L GTi. We did get a monopoint 1.6L called an Si however, which has a single lower control arm.

Edited November 26, 2020 by petert

[SRDT 146]

Any 1.6 with a carb or monopoint injection had the standard subframe, that's true even for the spanish GTX with the 94hp Talbot engine.

[Gohn 62]

just a mistake on my part

GTi subframe on 1.9GTi, the Turbo Diesel AND the 1.6GTi

apologies for any inconvenience cause