Citroen XM Forum

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Common sense tells me I should keep this to myself............what the hell, lets have a bidding war

Brand new dot matrix display.........http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0491453092

Last time a brand new one was on Ebay it sold for £25..........I think this one will go for a bit more..........


(Price from Citroen is £424.12+VAT)

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Cor! Is it the right one though?

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Peter.N. wrote:Cor! Is it the right one though?

Yes Peter, I checked the part number on the Citroen Service website.

Paul

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Well done, I will watch that with interest.

Hi All

I too will watch this auction with interest.
Not sure about bidding as it may be new but it is old stock so what are the risks.
How well does it actually work?
I suspect that the bidding may well ignore the above and will go well above my valuation.

John

Hi Paul, I guess you've checked and found it to be a SERIES 2 unit!

They've listed it as XM 1 and 2..... oh DEAR!! They got something worng!!

Series ONE units ARE NOT compatible with SERIES 2 cars....

AND Peugeot 405? Eg? WTF? NEVER seen one of these in a 405!

JUST to add, Im sure ive got 4 or 5 of the SERIES ONE units in the shed.. THEY DONT GO WRONG....Check it carefully.

Paul

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Yes Paul, it is the dot matrix for the S2.

Good point John. I don't suppose the dot matrix would have to be in use for the adhesive on the contacts to give up.
I wouldn't like to pay £400+ for one with that in mind..........

Paul

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There has got to be a fix for these. I fixed a Saab one by placing more pressure on the contacts. Got to be the same issue. Any mobile phone repairers out there got an answer?

Yep, there is a fix for them :

http://www.club-xm.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=700

I fixed the one on my 2.1 this past weekend using Shane's tape method, and found it very effective.

FITS IN THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD

Not on my XM.
Anyway, this is not a must have spare. Unless you could source it dirt cheap. They are easy to fix.