Ho-hum, dear me...
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Ho-hum, dear me...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1994-CITROEN-XM-S ... 286.c0.m14
I can't see welding is going to fix anything mind. One of us here bidding already or someone planning for spares?
This could help things along nicely:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CITROEN-XM-MK2-N- ... .m14.l1262
Someone here knows he's sitting on a goldmine?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CITROEN-XM-BONNET ... 286.c0.m14
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Re: Ho-hum, dear me...
He also states that the bonnet requires straightening...
Jonathan.
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Re: Ho-hum, dear me...
Are they really £390.64 each! I think I would be inclined to fire up the welder and get fabricating...
Jonathan.
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Re: Ho-hum, dear me...
Everytime I see an XM with busted strut tops it makes me worry about what to do with mine....
It does make me think it must be possible to manufacture replacements, though....
Ciarán
It does make me think it must be possible to manufacture replacements, though....
Ciarán
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I had my strut tops changed pretty recently but the new ones are already starting to rust. What a hassle!
I noticed that there was a place manufacturing tops in a material that didn't decay but they were really expensive.
I think I'll stick to regular ones.
I noticed that there was a place manufacturing tops in a material that didn't decay but they were really expensive.
I think I'll stick to regular ones.
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Re: Ho-hum, dear me...
Me tooCiaran wrote:Everytime I see an XM with busted strut tops it makes me worry about what to do with mine....
It does make me think it must be possible to manufacture replacements, though....
Ciarán
It appears to be the steel cup that has rotted in this case - which I guess is the most likely type of failure in the UK climate?
Any form of welded repair or strengthening will require the rubber inner cup to be removed and then bonded back in place I suppose - though you might get away with a welded band around the cup - using very short bursts with a long pause between each. If the repair is evident to an MOT tester it would be failed straight away as welded repairs to suspension components are a no-no. Of course, the tester would need to know what the struts normally look like, which I guess many won't?
I need to find a rotten one to practice on (fingers crossed it won't be one of my current batch!)
Tim
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Hi All
That type of strut head failure is the easiest type of failure to examine for and find early.
The symptoms of the metal rusting of the support base are clearly seen with the cracking and bubbling of the thin top rubber.
At the first signs I carefully strip the thin rubber then examine the extent of the rusting of the metal base.
If caught early chances are it will be no more than minor surface pitting. If so rust treat the metal and paint a nice black.
In my experience with the thin rubber gone water is no longer retained under perished rubber and the rust process stops.
MOT testers seem quite happy with the treated strut heads.
John
That type of strut head failure is the easiest type of failure to examine for and find early.
The symptoms of the metal rusting of the support base are clearly seen with the cracking and bubbling of the thin top rubber.
At the first signs I carefully strip the thin rubber then examine the extent of the rusting of the metal base.
If caught early chances are it will be no more than minor surface pitting. If so rust treat the metal and paint a nice black.
In my experience with the thin rubber gone water is no longer retained under perished rubber and the rust process stops.
MOT testers seem quite happy with the treated strut heads.
John
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Re: Ho-hum, dear me...
Strangely enough, the bonnet on my green one looks like that.
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2008 C5 2.0. Hdi Estate, Red
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Mine did look the same a few years back and it shot up with such severity I genuinely thought
I HAD hit something as it looks just like that horrid view out after a prang. Thought I'd somehow
hit low post or something.
Andrew
I HAD hit something as it looks just like that horrid view out after a prang. Thought I'd somehow
hit low post or something.
Andrew
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Re: Ho-hum, dear me...
Take a strut top - fit it and drive her home and watch their faces while they see HOW easy it can be
What a daaamm shame... Im sooo full up at home!!
Would be a nice one to fix and pass on to Johnathan
Paul
What a daaamm shame... Im sooo full up at home!!
Would be a nice one to fix and pass on to Johnathan
Paul
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