French Car Forum

A'ffnoon Chaps,
as its now the school holidays and i have just enough time on my hands inbetween referee'ing the girls from the hourly fighting and arguments i've been not at all busy playing with ms Paint!! - Real men do it with MS paint!! apparently! ;-)
anyways, ive 3 paint orientated renditions for you to have a nose at, if you'd be so kind!!...

Very liking this! Be great to see the car up there with the Germans!!!
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I've watched these proposed changes with some interest; a fair number of Dee owners here are confirmed bachelors - not sure if this trend touches the UK.

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Im desperately trying to get validated and i dont receive the email have checked all the usual spam and deleted but to no avail, i cant even contact anyone over there due to restrictions.

The admin email goes unchecked and no reply so im sorry mods if this is...

There I was, minding my own business toddling through the village when a woman in a bleeding great Range Rover Overfinch came piling down the centre of the road (no, thyere was nothing parked either side) with no regard for anyone, and a complete lack of ability or knowledge of the width of her Chelsea tractor. (I could have said she was a...

For someone from the RAC to jerry rig my headlights back to life.

I was apparently in the car park for 2 hours and 2 minutes. An invoice arrived today from CP Plus demanding that I pay them £90, or £50 within the next 14 days for staying for longer than 2 hours. :grr:

They even included photographs of me entering and leaving the services that...

Forgive me all if this is blindingly obvious, I've never had to deal with this before as New Zealand drivers licenses do NOT include a street address on the photo license as UK ones do...and thus don't need to be replaced when changing address.

To change the address I'm supposed to fill in the section on the counterpart sheet and send both that...

Seems lately most manufacturers do not make small automatic cars in 3 door form.

They used to, I recall the ZXD auto, 205 1.6 auto, Saxo* / 106* auto (although these had a not very pleasant 3 speed electronic autobox from what I remember, they should of put the earlier 4 speed mechanical unit in there really as it was from the same generation ie...

Was up at a Citroen Indy yesterday with the Berlingo. This was there, being worked on..

I have never, ever seen one in the metal before. I kind of heard they existed, briefly.

I am in the process of fitting my Activa wheels to my recently acquired Xantia HDI, the car is rather shiny in Wicked red and I was wondering what colour the collective might think would suit the car best?
I find myself drawn towards Satin black or Gunmetal.
opinions please :)

I note later 8 valve TU units (I think 2007 onwards? Could be wrong on the year) have a spring or 'pointer' tensioner to ensure the belt is set accurately. A good idea and about time as the 16v units have had them for ages :-D

Question is, is the later tensioner fittable to the earlier TU units ? , looking as best as I can at a few pics it...

Well, my little HP2510P finally bit the dust. I had got bored of having to put it's docking station in the car to use Lexia anyway. It has passed on..

So, being a nerd that I am, I decided it must be possible to use a VM within Windows 7 to run Lexia, to save the expense and hassle of getting another old XP machine.

So, I downloaded Virtualbox,...

I was just thinking, dangerous I know. :oops:

I have heard (somewhere) that really modern engines do rely on their EGR system, unlike earlier ones where it was more an addon to please the emission people.

I'm aware the (Nitrogen?) content in the recycled gas will reduce combustion temperatures a bit too. What I heard was more or less turbo...

slim pickings i'm afraid but the 24 isn't quite the Classic...

smallest first....Simca of some kind, was a Cabrio about but disappeared before i realised no pics :cry:

couple of Pug 204's...

one i'd not even heard of

Pug 605?

the obligatory DS

not particularly interesting as such, just who 'allegedly' hit it on a shakedown for...

I will be looking to buy a new car for my wife (school runs and general running around town) in the spring (possibly sooner). We really like the C4 hatch back and in particular the 1.4 petrol engine - 4 door version.

Just wondering how reliable they are - I'd probably buy an 07 plate. They seem very good value for money - quite a few low milage...

Was picking up some spheres from GSF recently. The spheres had a fill date of 2010, which I know is not a problem, so as a joke I said 'I didn't realize you were selling used parts now how about some discount', the manager promptly gave me a loyalty card which entitles me to a 10% discount until December. I'm sure this is not just a branch thing...

has anyone else had problems with Trusteer Rapport,

its meant to be internet security software which my bank recommends i use,
but it seems very doggy to me

i cant even uninstall it

Got your PM but can't manage to reply. My PM tells me I have 60 messages stored (I actually have 3) I have a reply to your PM which has been submitted several times but is still sitting in my outbox. It's all beyond me. Should be a simple system of reply compose submit but I don't know what is going on.

Probably not a good thing, but I can't help watching these kind of videos. :lol:

Apparently dashboard cameras are required for car insurance in certain former USSR states, leading to a huge number of car dash accident videos compiled on youtube.... :twisted:

Sometimes very scary, sometimes entertaining, always sobering and educational, it really...

Put your picture of your homemade BBQ.

Here's mine.

Metal table, six or eight bricks, some mesh from the oven (don't tell mrs. N.!), plus a nifty iron grate.

Fill with coals etc and a few Morrisons burgers and lamb skewers.\

:)

(sorry, couldn't make it appear like a photo on this site)

I was privileged today, to see a handmade replica of the Chapron Dee cabrios. Built from a sedan using pictures only, it included a rear tub of fibreglass and handmade brightwork.

Apart from turbo concerns (probably due to service interval spacing that Captain Kirk would be impressed by) are there any other known issues with this unit really ?

I'm aware some have a particle filter and some do not, I'm assuming they have a DMF (I note the 8v 1.4 does not) , assuming rubbery crank pulley too.

Aside from the 'shared' issue...

So this is what they look like when they're new:

....got this new old stock beauty at auction on ebay for £73 :-D It does have a bit of damage though, looks like it's been dropped, you can see the potentiometer on the top leaning over a bit :? I've contacted the seller and hopefully I can get it replaced or some other suitable means of repair...

Good ol' butter fingers managed a double post.

Knock yourselves out with random frivolous comments to fill this one in suitably...

Has anyone got to the bottom of why Xantias are so expensive to insure?

Just ran a few quotes at Direct Line - I actually called them up.

MX5 - I was paying £22 a month

If I were to get an IMPORT Impreza with a remapped ECU and non-original exhaust - £27 per month.

If I were to get a Subaru Legacy import, 280BHP Flat six ..... £22 per month....

I'm wanting a manifold that's for sale (Fleabay, auction ends today) in that area.

Me and three friends are planning one going up to the Lakes and Yorkshire for a few days during August, maybe a couple of days in each. Ideally we'd want some kind of self catering setup but B&Bs would be okay. Any recommendations?

PeterN, you don't happen to have a B&B franchise do you :lol:

Does the mileage field in the search not work?
I use to like keeping an eye on current prices of my C5 model, and other cars in Autotrader, but I have given up. Sellers got round the mileage part of the search by putting in 95 miles when the mileage was 95,000. Blooming annoying.
Now Autorader ignore the search fields altogether. Put in any...

Well sold the Scenic today as I have given up trying to repair it. It would only have cost up to £300 to replace the UCH .... but did not want to come across to another problem.

Anyhow ... bought another French replacement :) a '53 plate Renault VelSatis 3.5 V6 Auto Initiale.
Well I LOVE it! lol .... loads of power, good economy, super quite!...

I'd not seen these before......
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And check out the paint finish on this beautiful SM
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Id love to work on any of these beautiful designs..... :)

Or something similar.

Diagbox 601

Occasionally I've seen that message when I've asked PP for something about a fault code, although I've yet to discover what / where is being prepared for me.

I thought it may be printer only but (I may setup a print to file dummy to test) I think not, where is it saving it ? I sort of suspect the clones do not...

LHM return Y piece 5280.87 - Guy Perry's online price seems higher than I'd expect.

Anyone with Sivertec/Silvervision etc indicator bulbs found they are not bright enough?
I happened to be standing behind my car as I locked it today & as the indicators flashed, I could hardly believe how dim they looked. I replaced the original rear lights on my C4 VTS with facelift lights & they came with the silver bulbs fitted. If you have put...

I heard that later AL4 box's ie C4's / C3's etc do not have a drain plug. I'm assuming they just have the smaller 'level' plug/tube thing in the bottom of the casing. I do not have years for specifics but something in the back of my mind says 2006 or 2007.

Question is how do you drain such a transmission ? They still have the software to generate...

Anyone interested in having these back issues off me? April 2013 to May 2013? Immaculate condition.

Free of charge, but please pay for P+P if not collecting.

I'll hang on to them for a week or so, then in the recycling otherwise.

Cheers chaps.

Tim

Just a wee update on this as I have had 15 months now. Trouble free. The odd false warning from the talking lady computer. She is a posh bird that sounds as though she has only had it the once.........then chucked it :lol: :lol:

You can poodle about with this thing..........but when you let rip, what a lovely V6 growl man. The bends are pretty...

Why do so called proffesonial mechanics do up wheel nuts with air guns. Had a puncture on the back of the van, the tyres look quite recent, and it took a breaker bar and a five foot long pipe to get them off! It's a wonder they did not stripp the threads. Other rear was the same, fronts were not so bad, they came off with breaker bar only.

hi, can anybody recommend a good welder preferbly in kent who could weld my outer sills on my peugeot 406, theyve rotted at the front drainholes, id like them done to mot standard so it can pass, its not due till next year but i dont want to leave it to the last minute, thanks in advance, lee

Morning all.

Out of curiosity, for those that use/ have used v-power or an equivalent, which engine did you use it in and what we're findings?

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Looking at older engines from say the 50's and 60's , it appears that they used a paper element (or a wire mesh!) as their method of oil filtration.

Then we seemed to move in the 70's (before my time so I'm guessing here) to the neat spin on cartridge.

Now it seems we've moved back the past few years or so to more engines having paper elements....

Where can I find out more about the pre-XUD diesel engine era for PSA ?

I think I'm asking about what was fitted to say the 204 (looks quite nice although I've never seen one on the road) and say 604 / 504 ranges.

Looked at the halfords pro range but the sockets are 12 point and some say 6 point are better. Also you get alot of stuff I would not use like the imperial sockets.

The Britool stuff looks good I have seen a metric 3/4 & 1/4 inch 98pc set for £110.

I know nothing about tools but want something that will last and will be for home use on the car...

I was hit amidships by a Corolla driver, who drove off before I could get their plates. It's my third no-fault collision involving Toyota products.

My car is now 50mm narrower, the screen cracked and roof distorted. Yes, I have sideways whiplash and some bruising too.

Remember, this fate tallies PERFECTLY with my comments on oil changes etc...

some thieving whatsit stole both door mirror glass's from the M reg white XANT scraper in my yard over the weekend :evil: :evil: :evil: :x :x ,

got to have been a XANT owner,
and to get to the O/S mirror you have to clime through some wet mud and crap along that side of the car

a berlingo/parnter & kangoo etc in a similar size?

Hi All,

Finding it a drag digging out the AriaZone A/C machine just to check pressures I've bought a manifold set. If it stops raining I may be able to try them out.

Steve.

I have another project that is under some pressure to restart.

It involves a car with (presently) twin DCOE carbs, one of which was not running happily several years ago; the other may now have followed suit. They're on a '60s Standard Triumph motor with headers and a lumpy cam. Ignition is presently standard, and I suspect worn bores.

My...

Diesel 142.9 at the moment where i am lincolnshire.
I do 40 miles a day to and from work. I spend around 30 pound. I have a 1.9td xantia.
Say if i had a 110 hdi. How much would i save on fuel. Is there a big difference between hdi and the td models
As any one went from td to hdi. Doing the same jureny? Have they noticed any difference

Andy was just wondering.

There were some late model (L and M plates) 405's fitted with a 1.4 TU unit (yes really) :oops: that I saw occasionally but they were quite rare. I expect the XU 1.6 was more economical really as poor TU would have a fair bit of weight to shift compared to a slightly larger engine.

Question is did Citroen ever to this to...

My dearest person and I were quietly murmuring to each other last night.

Me: I'm sort of glad all this happened. Otherwise I'd still be spending silly money on cars, doing things like buying Brembos for the Berlingo.
She: But Brembos are cool! The ones off a Clio will fit straight on to my car!
Me: (sighing and laughing at the same time) So,...