Citroen XM Forum

I recently posted that I had a few spare parts available, including on a 1992 V6 SI estate I was about to dismantle. The estate has to go by the end of this weekend and I intend to take off a few bits like the wheels, windscreen and various exterior and interior trim. I sadly have no use for or time to remove the engine and gearbox that has only done 130K and it seems a shame to throw it away! The parts will have be to off by next Monday and I am in North Norfolk if there are any takers? There are also all the body panels that are in fairly good nick (Triton Green) which will otherwise go to the crusher. Regards, Matthew T.

Estates aren't really my thing, so I've no idea can the black plastic tops of the doors be easily removed
so the door can fit a saloon!? I've been looking for a Triton green offside rear door for a v6 saloon for
years and years...! Doesn't the big filling in wedge bolt onto the same door frame?

I know with a bit of effort a CX estate rear door can be made to fit a Prestige...

Is the car an auto or manual!!!?

Andrew

Hi Andrew

The estate door top trim is glued in place with the same stuff as they use for fitting windscreens. Pity because underneath is a standard XM car door. My interest has always been recovering the trims for reuse so if you are not worried about the trim you might with a bit of carefull work get them off in bits and clean up to the paintwork underneath. Paul can confirm that estate doors fit and work on an XM car as I did with 3 of the doors on the car that I drove up to him last year.

John

Hi John, thank you that is very useful and interesting to know. Wish I'd asked here before as I'm after a nearside
rear saloon door in silver and seem to have only seen estate ones...

What condition is the offside rear door in then Matthew!?

Andrew

Hi Andrew,
Thank you for your enquiry and the door is in very good order with no dents or rust that I can see, although somebody did put a coin along that side the other night!! The door shape around the glass top and opening edge is quite different to the saloon, but I sure John is right about the fitting. In reply to your earlier query the V6 engine has manual transmission.
Regards,
Matthew T.

JEEEESUS Mathew! Now you say its a manual!!!

YOU MUST SAVE THAT MANUAL BOX!!!!

Its very rare! What a shame yur SO FAR away!!


Paul

Really sorry Paul, but unfortunately I do not have the expertise, equipment or time to remove the engine and gearbox myself and also nowhere to store the car!! The cills and underside are fairly dire incidently having spent ten years on the seafront at Cromer!!! I realise that you are rather far away, but is there anyone else out there that could help before the middle of next week? Regards, Matthew T.