Re: K-BAN has a new home
Posted: Sat May 07, 2016 9:58 am
The Sept 1990 UK brochure has a specification table.
"Split folding rear seats are optional on most models".
Heated seats (front and rear) were standard on 3.0 V6 SEi and 24v.
They were an option at extra cost on 2.0/2.1 Si/SD and SEi/SED.
Leather upholstery was standard on 2.0 SEi/2.1 SED, 3.0 V6 SEi and 24v.
Romana upholstery was standard on 2.0 Si/2.1 SD and 3.0 V6 Si.
Monaco upholstery was reserved for the remaining cars.
That suggests that Romana heated seats were available ex factory.
That leather split car rear seats will be very rare but may have been requested.
It is likely that the heated seat wiring is present ex factory in cars with the heated seat option.
Mk1 rear seats heater switches were in the rear doors next to the window switches.
I have a few spares and I expect Paul will have some.
Front switches go in the console panel (green wiring plugs and switches).
They will also fit in the console rear panel but were not fitted there in Mk 1's by Citroen.
On Mk 1's the heat control thermistor is located on the heating element in the seat.
Mk 2 heated seats use different switches giving variable heat control using a module fixed in the wiring not the upholstery.
Some years ago speaking to my local dealer I was advised that a small number of XM oddities existed.
In addition to a few show cars passed on through dealers there were specials for regular customers and company principals.
He quoted one buyer who came back every couple of years for a new car, had to be top of the range with no leather and available to time.
Sometimes they managed a factory special order. Sometimes they got bits ex factory. Sometimes different new models got an inside swap.
In the later case the swap could be just seats and not door panels.
John
"Split folding rear seats are optional on most models".
Heated seats (front and rear) were standard on 3.0 V6 SEi and 24v.
They were an option at extra cost on 2.0/2.1 Si/SD and SEi/SED.
Leather upholstery was standard on 2.0 SEi/2.1 SED, 3.0 V6 SEi and 24v.
Romana upholstery was standard on 2.0 Si/2.1 SD and 3.0 V6 Si.
Monaco upholstery was reserved for the remaining cars.
That suggests that Romana heated seats were available ex factory.
That leather split car rear seats will be very rare but may have been requested.
It is likely that the heated seat wiring is present ex factory in cars with the heated seat option.
Mk1 rear seats heater switches were in the rear doors next to the window switches.
I have a few spares and I expect Paul will have some.
Front switches go in the console panel (green wiring plugs and switches).
They will also fit in the console rear panel but were not fitted there in Mk 1's by Citroen.
On Mk 1's the heat control thermistor is located on the heating element in the seat.
Mk 2 heated seats use different switches giving variable heat control using a module fixed in the wiring not the upholstery.
Some years ago speaking to my local dealer I was advised that a small number of XM oddities existed.
In addition to a few show cars passed on through dealers there were specials for regular customers and company principals.
He quoted one buyer who came back every couple of years for a new car, had to be top of the range with no leather and available to time.
Sometimes they managed a factory special order. Sometimes they got bits ex factory. Sometimes different new models got an inside swap.
In the later case the swap could be just seats and not door panels.
John