Peugeot 107 - "Rocky": The greatest car of all time // 100,000 mile club!

[St.Jude]

Time flies by, been cleaning this since midday. I’m starving tbh but I’m in clothes that I dare not wear inside due to the mold, so I’m stood outside listening to podcasts.

I went in to it and soaked everything in spirit vinegar. Not watered down in any way, sprayed everywhere. Left it half an hour while I attended to the hateful piece of shit Peugeot Partner (not for here), come back and hoovered all of what I sprayed. Seats are wet from vinegar but at least it’s not going to kill me.

Unfortunately the front footwells are wet too. And I’d imagine there’s shit under the “carpet” too. And the head lining looks a bit grim.

Not that it matters to me but I think at Easter I’d be as well to rip the “carpet” out and give it a thorough clean. 

However - strangely for whatever reason the indicators on the stalk have stopped working. The hazards work, only the right indicator bulb on the dash lights up. But the indicator stalk won’t put the indicators on.

Have called the garage to tell them that, they can sort it AFAIC.

[auntiemaryscanary]

41 minutes ago, St.Jude said:

However - strangely for whatever reason the indicators on the stalk have stopped working. The hazards work, only the right indicator bulb on the dash lights up. But the indicator stalk won’t put the indicators on.

I picked up dr's 107 up from the garage yesterday after repairs and I had exactly the same thing with the indicators (well, both left or right either wouldn't come on or stay on intermittently) but would on hazards. EDIT - it had only been driven to the garage and hadn't moved since 2 days before Christmas Day.

I started panicking as I'd just spent too much at the garage and to get at the stalk it's a disconnect airbag before taking off steering wheel job. I bought some contact cleaner and whilst moving the stalk as far, and a little bit further, as possible it opens up a gap into which I liberally sprayed in the cleaner. It's taken half a dozen applications and it didn't work immediately but I've driven it today and so far indicators are back to working reliably off the stalk.

All I can think is that because our 107 had been that generally damp and wet for that long it's got into the stalk and/or the damp has shifted 18 years worth of accumulated stalk crud. I'm guessing the cleaner has dried out any moisture and/or re-arranged the crud enough to allow the indicator contacts to touch enough to work.

I'd say worth a try for a couple of quid for a small can of contact cleaner.

This was dtr's 107. A good deep spot wash, a week dry out with a condenser dehumidifier and fitting a full set of replacement and additional seals has cured water ingress

Edit, edit. I'd also asked the garage to fix the rear demister as it doesn't work on the switch. New switches aren't available so they couldn't fix it. A quick internet search shows this is a common problem. I've bought the cheapest used switch off eBay and one that was pictured working. Online vids show replacement should* be capable of my limited skills.

 

Edited February 18 by auntiemaryscanary

[colino]

The indicator stalk is almost as common a fault as the hazard switches. So common they're buttons on ebay/Amazon. 

[St.Jude]

4 hours ago, auntiemaryscanary said:

I picked up dr's 107 up from the garage yesterday after repairs and I had exactly the same thing with the indicators (well, both left or right either wouldn't come on or stay on intermittently) but would on hazards. EDIT - it had only been driven to the garage and hadn't moved since 2 days before Christmas Day.

I started panicking as I'd just spent too much at the garage and to get at the stalk it's a disconnect airbag before taking off steering wheel job. I bought some contact cleaner and whilst moving the stalk as far, and a little bit further, as possible it opens up a gap into which I liberally sprayed in the cleaner. It's taken half a dozen applications and it didn't work immediately but I've driven it today and so far indicators are back to working reliably off the stalk.

All I can think is that because our 107 had been that generally damp and wet for that long it's got into the stalk and/or the damp has shifted 18 years worth of accumulated stalk crud. I'm guessing the cleaner has dried out any moisture and/or re-arranged the crud enough to allow the indicator contacts to touch enough to work.

I'd say worth a try for a couple of quid for a small can of contact cleaner.

This was dtr's 107. A good deep spot wash, a week dry out with a condenser dehumidifier and fitting a full set of replacement and additional seals has cured water ingress

Edit, edit. I'd also asked the garage to fix the rear demister as it doesn't work on the switch. New switches aren't available so they couldn't fix it. A quick internet search shows this is a common problem. I've bought the cheapest used switch off eBay and one that was pictured working. Online vids show replacement should* be capable of my limited skills.

 

Yeah I’m sure it’s just a thing of not being used, being damp, has made the contacts a bit cranky. If it requires a stalk it requires a stalk, I’ve been practicing that recently.

And you know what your car looked fairly similar to mine.

It’s cleaned up much better than this thought. It’ll need a new steering wheel though as that one is breaking down. Have also reinstated the ill fitting double DIN thing.

[MikeR]

On 17/02/2026 at 13:55, St.Jude said:

The life aquatic.

Couldn’t shift the screw holding the tyre down so got the wet dry vac and sucked up all of the water. Filled it three times there was a lot of water here!

Still couldn’t shift the screw, because the plastic thing is just twisting and the screw itself isn’t moving. Ran out of break time to do it.

New battery and it started first time. Engine sounded dry for a moment but it’s fine.

reach under the car and poke a rubber bung out , everything leaks around the back , took me ages to seal up mine years ago when I got it but so far its stayed dry ..

[Zelandeth]

3 hours ago, St.Jude said:

Yeah I’m sure it’s just a thing of not being used, being damp, has made the contacts a bit cranky. If it requires a stalk it requires a stalk, I’ve been practicing that recently.

And you know what your car looked fairly similar to mine.

It’s cleaned up much better than this thought. It’ll need a new steering wheel though as that one is breaking down. Have also reinstated the ill fitting double DIN thing.

Ooh...lidded glove box, fancy!

I kept looking for that in scrappies when I had mine but never did find one.  Funnily enough I never had water ingress issues around the back of mine, the doors on the other hand did leak from new.  It ended up having a secondary seal added by the dealer - it looked a bit of a cludge if you looked close but did work and also noticeably cut down on wind noise.

Biggest quality of life improvement I think I made was upgrading to a modern style windscreen wiper blade - I never managed to get the traditional ones to work properly - it always cleared perfectly on the way up the screen then smeared on the way back down.  Aero wiper on and it just worked.  I cursed myself for not doing that about three or four years sooner!

Does your AC work?  Kind of hard to see from the photo, but looks like the switch is there.  If so that with the heater on full blast and on recirc will really help dry the interior out too.

They are cracking little cars.  I still can't quite get my head around them not being new any more.

I may have gone slightly crazy with the options.  I'd set my budget and was damned well going to get my most out of it!  Pretty sure I still have the original tail lights in the garage.

Probably the only new car I was ever going to buy so I figured why not have a bit of fun with it.

[St.Jude]

9 hours ago, Zelandeth said:

Ooh...lidded glove box, fancy!

I kept looking for that in scrappies when I had mine but never did find one.  Funnily enough I never had water ingress issues around the back of mine, the doors on the other hand did leak from new.  It ended up having a secondary seal added by the dealer - it looked a bit of a cludge if you looked close but did work and also noticeably cut down on wind noise.

Biggest quality of life improvement I think I made was upgrading to a modern style windscreen wiper blade - I never managed to get the traditional ones to work properly - it always cleared perfectly on the way up the screen then smeared on the way back down.  Aero wiper on and it just worked.  I cursed myself for not doing that about three or four years sooner!

Does your AC work?  Kind of hard to see from the photo, but looks like the switch is there.  If so that with the heater on full blast and on recirc will really help dry the interior out too.

They are cracking little cars.  I still can't quite get my head around them not being new any more.

I may have gone slightly crazy with the options.  I'd set my budget and was damned well going to get my most out of it!  Pretty sure I still have the original tail lights in the garage.

Probably the only new car I was ever going to buy so I figured why not have a bit of fun with it.

I bought the glovebox after I got it from Peugeot. Think I had it 2 years and my dad would always sort of go “you’d be better off with a lid on that”. There was a garage on eBay in 2012 that would sell these along with other bits. Think I paid about £30 for it when the list price was about £80. Can’t remember right but I remember it being cheap and way cheaper than a dealer bought item.

Aero wipers are fantastic. I didn’t realise this currently has the shit old version, and as it rained today it will need replacing too.

It does have AC but that’s not worked in 13 years. At the point it stopped working my dad died (genuinely within a week) and I ended up with his Honda CR-V. Really it’s at this point Rocky ended up being used by my then gf/now wife who never minded it. Because she only took herself to the train station in it which was a short hop away.

I will be putting AC back in to it. Not this month or next month as I know full well it’ll all need commissioning again.

[St.Jude]

Was a shit day for various reasons. Didn't help that the garage Rocky was in for an MOT since 8am didn't get it done until 5:30pm.

The car is now free of locking wheel nuts. The locking nut I had was fuck all good (one spline left so wasn't able to grip on to it). They took a chisel too it, and fairly sure the passenger rear alloy is a bit mullered because of how much effort that went in to removing it. £60 for the pleasure. £180 for 4 of your finest Autogreens (which ones I don't know, it was dark). But a clean MOT.

The indicators are definitely intermittent so will take the shroud off Saturday and attack it with electrical cleaner. The car ABSOLUTELY FUCKING REEKS of vinegar. Which is strangely a better smell than mould but not ideal. Have access to a spot washer thing so will clean the seats again with it on saturday. I also hope to change the oil and filter on it too.

Was great to drive it again properly on the way back from the MOT station today. This morning I was careful as the front passenger tyre had a bulge in the wall from twatting a pothole 2 years ago. It had also started to crack around it so I didn't want it to go pop, especially as the spare is stuck in the boot. Should really free that on Saturday too.

It's a pure go-kart, and in 16 years has never cost me more than £20 a year to tax. That's mental to me!

[St.Jude]

We are about a week in to the resurrection and everything is going well. Amazingly!

Filled it with Esso’s Supreme unleaded on Sunday. It had under a gallon left in it of 2 year old stale fuel which I ran down but was out for a long drive so needed a full tank. Cost £45 to fill to the brim, so £40 of normal juice I guess. The fuel gauge is electronic and just segmented, and if it means anything I did 130 miles before it dropped down from the top segment. I’m not being light footed I don’t think, so it is just supping petrol.

Checked it for oil and I will admit I’ve not changed it yet. I can’t until the hateful Peugeot goes, but it’s still a good colour. It’ll do for another week.

I do have a list of things to get done on it though.

1) Exhaust back box needs replacement. Again. I think this is the third one it’s had, so I’m looking at getting a stainless steel one or a sportier one. Why not!

2) Door seals need replacing all round to combat the water ingress. I doubt the light seals need doing again but it’s always possible. Boot seal needs to be included here too.

3) Indicator stalk has improved but I think it’s dodgy still. So I need to attack it with contact cleaner at the very least but it’s possible it needs replacement.

4) Left indicator bulb, main beam bulb, on the dash need replacing as they’re blown.

5) Passenger window regulator has broken again. Just won’t move so requires a replacement. Hated that job last time as it’s near impossible with man sized hands to get proper access.

6) Air con needs to be reimplemented. Hasn’t worked in 13 years. Obviously seals will need changing but I would imagine the compressor is fucked after so long not being used.

7) Wheel refurbishment - garage properly mullered the rims getting the tyres off not just the wheel. Quite angry at that if I’m honest.

8 ) Spare wheel needs to be freed!

9) More speakers. So will look to fit them in to the doors and possibly a sub somewhere. Again, why not.

10) Gangster glass - too used to this in cars now and I like it. Well overdue to be done tbh.

11) Oil and filters. Obvs.

Thats not in any order really. Just what I need doing. Some will happen fairly quickly this month, others will wait until finances/space allow.

[auntiemaryscanary]

7 hours ago, St.Jude said:

2) Door seals need replacing all round to combat the water ingress. I doubt the light seals need doing again but it’s always possible. Boot seal needs to be included here too.

I fitted this set, not cheap but v good quality with install videos available. C1 now fully dry. Rear glass boot* needs a thoroughly good slam though now. If lights don't need doing you could save those bits for when it does.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234301368059

[St.Jude]

12 minutes ago, auntiemaryscanary said:

I fitted this set, not cheap but v good quality with install videos available. C1 now fully dry. Rear glass boot* needs a thoroughly good slam though now. If lights don't need doing you could save those bits for when it does.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234301368059

Thanks man. That was going to be my next question as to what or who made the good seals!

[auntiemaryscanary]

1 hour ago, St.Jude said:

Thanks man. That was going to be my next question as to what or who made the good seals!

You get a complete new boot seal plus a secondary seal for that area. The door seals are secondary only but work - you have to be slightly careful with the placing of these otherwise they protrude too far above the door edges.

The kit even includes a new O ring for the rear screen wash nozzle fitment, a fair sized alcohol wipe for each new rubber seal plus a a tube of silicone which I used around the high level brake light along with the supplied seal - by its nature that seal is v thin. Cheaper stuff is available but I only wanted to do it once (ok, the main light cluster seals are almost a service item).

[St.Jude]

12 hours ago, auntiemaryscanary said:

You get a complete new boot seal plus a secondary seal for that area. The door seals are secondary only but work - you have to be slightly careful with the placing of these otherwise they protrude too far above the door edges.

The kit even includes a new O ring for the rear screen wash nozzle fitment, a fair sized alcohol wipe for each new rubber seal plus a a tube of silicone which I used around the high level brake light along with the supplied seal - by its nature that seal is v thin. Cheaper stuff is available but I only wanted to do it once (ok, the main light cluster seals are almost a service item).

Had a look. The boot seal is handy but I already did something similar with the D shaped rubber that the kit has and it’s not really worked. Will have a look for the actual door seal though

[auntiemaryscanary]

Just now, St.Jude said:

Had a look. The boot seal is handy but I already did something similar with the D shaped rubber that the kit has and it’s not really worked. Will have a look for the actual door seal though

Be worth checking their auction site shop, I think they do other kits with only some of the seals.

[St.Jude]

3 minutes ago, auntiemaryscanary said:

Be worth checking their auction site shop, I think they do other kits with only some of the seals.

Yeah I’ve used them for the high level light and rear light seals which are on there. Not checked them for dampness actually.

[St.Jude]

Once in a car’s lifetime achievement!

At work about to go home, and I spy this.

99,999!

But that means nothing to me. This, though, meant something:

It ticked over to 100,015 miles as I pulled up at home.

I picked the car up with 15 miles on the clock in September 2010. All of those 100,000 miles are mine. Trips to and from London when I was freelancing. A European tour to Budapest in 2012. A stag do to Düsseldorf in 2022. Now saving my arse betwixt cars.

The best car in the world!!!!

[St.Jude]

I am an idiot.

There is 99,999! 

100,000 clocked over just as I was leaving the compound.

[Zelandeth]

Always a satisfying milestone to manage to catch.  Fingers crossed you'll see 123456 as well!