Rob Draper's White Si 2.0 Automatic J645BYA

[cxprestigeauto]

Rob I have not only a spare steel rim and bolts for it, I also have a reason to see you at some point too.

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It's a date! Do you have 20 bolts?!

Rob

[Dean]

Not quite 20 no......5, one bolt per wheel will be fine, you will have a spare too , I think mine are the extra long head chrome ones, its a rim that's on one of my subframes got a brand new 15yr old tyre on it too which may be a nuisance.

D

[cxprestigeauto]

OK I will order a set of plain chamfered bolts then. All mine have the flat collar to fit my current alloys.

Rob

[Dean]

hold on to them Rob, they are the difficult ones to get hold of, what are you up to anyway, banded steelies?

D

[cxprestigeauto]

Just looking to get the car back to 'standard'. I like the alloys but prefer the plainer steels with the disc trims.

I will the refurb the alloys and decide whether to keep them as a set of spares (with the right steel spare and set of bolts) or sell them if I get a good offer. TBH there doesn't seem to be much of a market for them!

I now have a good selection of steels and may try to source a set of 'winter' tyres. I have 8 rims but one is the 'spare' so need one mor to give me two full sets of 4. I also have a ragbag of tyres so need to see what I have size and age wise! I suspect quite a few have tread on their side but not age:(
Rob

[Dean]

I will bring the disc trim over that's on it too then, I am over week after next for two weeks for this course, I will prob bring it with me just in case but timing is very tight, staying a little way off in Hove but if I can't get back on the boat on the first Friday with it being a bank holiday we may be able to meet up?

D

[cxprestigeauto]

Another disc would be great, many thanks.

I am sure I could pop down South to make things a biy easier for you. May be one evening?

PM sent with my mobile number.

[Dean]

Got it

[citroenxm]

Rob,
come to the Northen Rally in Ripon end of the month and Ill do a swap!

Ive got these on the SD. but want alloys, and yours are the BEST alloy for the XM..



I HATE the discs, and when I get alloys on will sell them!

[cxprestigeauto]

On the last couple of runs the battery light has come on a few times. Not when you would expect it (low speed, high load) but when blatting down a dual carriageway at 70mph.

Does the light also indicate overcharging?

The previous owner fitted a new alternator and good quality battery. Not that I would trust even new parts!!!

Any thoughts?

Rob