Off topic chat about anything you like. Doesn't have to be about XMs (though they will inevitibly come up!). You can even discuss non-Citroens in here!
I emerged from a customer's house tonight to find this lovely little mess, which was done in the space of five minutes, the perpretators of which stood smugly just up the road, knowing I had no proof and couldn't do a thing about it:
Hard to see but the lock is mangled, twisted metal covering the opening, preventing key entry, and the plasic deformed. Also, which can't be seen in the photo, a nice scrape on both front and back door where the screwdriver obviously slipped:
Am I right in thinking those particular windows are bonded in? Has anyone ever successfully removed one without destroying it?
This is really so disgusting. What were these scumbags after? Seeing this kind of thing and other evidence of useless destruction of property in your part of the world (posted before) helps me understand while your cars there have alarm systems.
Perhaps this XM did not have one. And, yes, this kind of action is accomplished within a few minutes. Does one learn to cope and live in communities where this is rampant? I don't suppose CSI will come in and collect forensic evidence.
The rear quarter glass is bonded. But my workshop manual does not clearly show how the fixed glass in the doors is fitted. Probably without adhesive. Sorry, I've never done the job. Someone else will come along, I'm sure.
2000 XM 3.0 V6 24v Exclusive Auto Vert Vega - 86k km LHD RP8569
Sorry about the mindless damage.
The quarter glass is bonded.
First stop is to check if your insurance covers glass damage.
It is fairly easy and cheap for a specialist to clean out the remains and bond in a new pane.
If that is no go then recovery of old glass is a real pain. I have not got past windscreens yet.
The lock is no problem. Stick in a spare one for now. RobertS should be able to find you one with key.
If you send me the key number then I will make you up a replacement retumblered to match the original keys.
I echo the thoughts of the others, makes me feel guilty for livng in a part of the country where we don't generally get this sort of thing - it may well come of course, anyway hope you manage to sort it out allright.
We'll have to try and take one of these glass panes out of my scrapper estate, or put on one of the saloon doors from the Onyx to make your car secure again.
Robert
1990 XM 2.1 Turbo SD
2008 Volvo V70 D5 SE Lux Automatic
2009 Volvo XC90 D5 SE Automatic
Scumbags, it makes your blood boil, ive had a similar thing happen to me before and firmly believe we should have south african security systems on cars as below
in here!
