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Takata Airbag Recall Documentary

by GiveMeABreak » 06 Mar 2025, 17:55 » in Citroën
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Given the number of 'After-sales campaign' notices concerning Takarta Airbags I have been made aware of when looking up parts from PSA for members, I thought I would post a link to the following documentary that may be informative concerning the issue with these igniters.

According to Takata, the chemicals in the airbags’ explosive charge can...

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My DS5, VF7**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff] should be eligible for recall, but my vehicle is in China and I cannot find the corresponding service provider. Could you please contact me officially and tell me how to handle this? ????_20251024002629_33_148.png
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23 Oct 2025, 17:32
PSA Electrical Diagrams - Wiring & Symbols Codes Index

by GiveMeABreak » 09 Dec 2023, 17:48 » in Diagnostics

PSA Electrical Diagrams - Wiring & Symbols Codes Index

The following will cover most basic equipment, but will exclude later systems & Tech.

PSA Electrical Diagrams Introduction - Function and Constitution of Codes
PSA Electrical Diagrams - Coding of Functions
PSA Electrical Diagrams - Component Coding
PSA Electrical Diagrams -...

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09 Dec 2023, 17:48
Citroen, DS Automobiles and Peugeot Official Part Number Requests

by GiveMeABreak » 15 May 2021, 13:55 » in Citroën
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Parts Service Announcement - 21st March 2025

Please note that there is a temporary disruption to our 'Parts Service', so we will be unable to provide any official parts for members at the present time. Please refer to the Post HERE for further info

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Disruption to Parts Service

As you may be aware, the consolidation of the old PSA to the Stellantis Group systems has resulted in both a merge of data tools and a requirement to migrate PSA accounts to Stellantis Systems.

This has caused some problems for organisations like ours and the Team are currently looking at the best way forward. This...
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21 Mar 2025, 10:53
Airbag, Dashboard, Seat Belt & Airbag ECU Repairs

by GiveMeABreak » 24 Jun 2020, 17:01 » in Useful links
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Just for members to be aware that airbagteam.com based in the UK are offering a 10% discount to FCF members on any of their services.

The FCF does not endorse any company directly, but thought this would be of use to members.

Full details of their services and the discount can be found here:

Airbag, Dashboard, Seat Belt & Airbag ECU Repairs

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I don't have knowledge of the Peugeot, but the issue of a loose connection is known with several makes of car.
I doubt the piece of plastic holding the cable to the floor will cause an issue with the air bag light, but an intermittent loose connection in the plug and socket almost certainly will. Check for a good electrical connection within. Look...
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14 Mar 2026, 06:55
New PSA Heritage Parts for Classic Cars

by GiveMeABreak » 11 Oct 2019, 16:18 » in Citroën

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Parts for Classic / Older Citroen, Peugeot Renault Vehicles

This may be of interest to Members with older vehicles where getting parts is a struggle and for those not already aware of the site.

PSA are embarking on a project to provide some supplies of original and re manufactured parts for older vehicles and classics, and have made it a...

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anti-virus is blocking.......

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16 Sep 2024, 21:28
Revised Easydiagnostics Discount Procedure

by GiveMeABreak » 03 May 2018, 17:22 » in Forum News, Announcements and Issues

Please note that there is a new procedure in place for members wishing to take advantage of a 15% discount off products from Easydiagnostics.

The old discount code that was entered into the checkout is no longer valid, as a result of the code being propagated over the Internet.

After discussions with Jim from ED today, we have agreed a new...

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03 May 2018, 17:22

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16 Rivets, 2 plates and 6 cable ties later

by Stickyfinger » 28 Dec 2016, 18:06

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and the under-tray is back together.....nice day for lace making

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:? That sounds like a lot of effort for something that is only £30 to replace sticky?

Yes, but it's the satisfaction gained that makes the effort worth it ;)

I saw one of these for a Xantia, paper thin.....

Gabriel's is a real chunky affair...

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29 Dec 2016, 10:43
Insurance company ceiling on NCB

by falling-out-with-my-car » 23 Dec 2016, 12:55

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Hello,

As some of you may already be aware I recently bought a very nice 07 Citroen C5 Exclusive
and I have been having some issues with Insurance companies, which I have learnt a few others have had similar problems.

I have been battling with my old insurance company via emails because they set a ceiling of 9 years NCB on all their policies...

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Nigel, you may be interested in the following I received from Admiral earlier this year. Long story short - they completely screwed up my insurance claim and behaved badly all the way through. Everything got resolved in the end though. This is a small part of what they've sent me over the last year and is relevant to your concerns about NCB.

We...

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23 Dec 2016, 23:02
Windows 7 WANTED

by citronut » 05 Mar 2014, 20:03

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anyone got a genuine copy of Windows 7 with license key they want to sell me cheap :shock: :twisted: [-o< :wink:

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It is possible to buy OEM (new unused) stickers with care. Avoid 'used' ones or shady vendors. I paid £15 for my last 7Pro one a few months ago. Brand new never used, registered immediately online no issues.

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23 Dec 2016, 20:05
Full circle ?

by spider » 20 Dec 2016, 13:09
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Hmm.

Older engines (to be fair usually OHV) chain drive. I'm not going back enough to think about sidevalves, I do not know about these and have not looked.

Newer engines belt drive cam

Newer still: Some back to chain

Older engines (as in 1960's or earlier) typically a paper or mesh oil filter in a bowl / housing

Newer engines neat spin on...

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It' s all box-ticking these days, it seems.

I love the pun, intentional or not! :lol: And the irony of it :roll:
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22 Dec 2016, 04:30
Moving on, finally!

by white exec » 02 Dec 2016, 17:52
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Must say, I was hugely heartened to hear this announcement today:
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This gives clear notice to the car manufacturers of what is needed. Some already have very capable all-electric offerings, albeit too costly as yet. Expect the Chinese to start offering all sorts soon, which will be a game-changer. They already have 200km+ double-deckers on...

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If Mum is heading through MK at any time, and I can get the time off (and her permission) I shall have to see if you can get to have a short cruise.

James, that would be absolutely brilliant :D I'd really love it!
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21 Dec 2016, 10:35
White Noise

by myglaren » 18 Dec 2016, 23:31

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In one of the threads recently we spoke of the dangers of the flashing lights on emergency vehicles and also the difficulty in locating them by the sound of the new sirens.
This just popped up and may have some relevance.

The series has some interesting clips but not really applicable to French cars

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Not watched the video as I'm pretty allergic to watching any video but are these 'White Noise' revering alarms of the same as the horrid things Tesco and the like seem to fit to their home delivery vans?

They sound like they're faulty... Like a strangled frog with laryngitis...

I also detest the revering alarms like the ones on our dustcarts...

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Last post by CitroJim
19 Dec 2016, 09:15
New Information about Father Christmas

by Hell Razor5543 » 13 Dec 2016, 19:44

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First, if any Moderator feels that this is inappropriate I will NOT object if it is removed.

Second, do NOT let any child watch these, as they may find them disturbing. I am NOT joking.

Third, I think that (in the second video) that CitroJim and Myglaren may well have the same attitude towards smokers as the Father Christmases.

Fourth, if you...

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Seems OK to me James.

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13 Dec 2016, 21:04
Car prices

by daviemck2006 » 05 Dec 2016, 23:39

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At the car auction tonight, I chucked the berlingo in to cut my losses with the hg. It did not make its reserve so reentered for Thursday. Some prices reached were ridiculously cheap and some of them sold too. How about a 56 plate ford ka with 38000 miles, 9 months mot, usual ka rust everywhere, £20! Sold! Who cares that it is a rusty ka if you...

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This is the one I'm watching, ebay No 272468076233 close enough to me, 30 miles, to go and have a look if the weather wasn't so sh......ty at the moment.

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06 Dec 2016, 18:37
C6 review

by Mandrake » 04 Dec 2016, 22:30

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Bit of an odd one this, an American reviewing the C6 vs the Fisker hybrid Electric :rofl2:

I'm assuming the C6 is privately imported as I didn't think any where sold to the US...

Strange car that Fisker - a Tesla it isn't!

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Call me odd (a lot of people do!) But I quite like the Fisker. What I don't like is the imitation brick wall down the middle.

Sent from my Wileyfox Swift using Tapatalk

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06 Dec 2016, 11:03
Great Car Choice

by ACTIVE8 » 02 Dec 2016, 13:48

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Pleased to see their choice of car! 8-) :clap:

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Great, the Xantia is used to promote BOLLARDS !

this will do wonders for the prices ............hahahaha

Yes the residual value will drop like a sinker! :wink:

:lol:

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05 Dec 2016, 15:19
Some rather good sound

by white exec » 03 Dec 2016, 15:55

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Apologies up-front for this having almost nothing whatsoever to do with French Cars . . .

During the last couple of years, I've built some modest-sized hi-fi speakers - two of the pairs to provide good sound to go with flat-screen tv's.

The units were made from 19mm MDF, and the speaker drive units themselves were 1 x 5 Pyle Pro PDMW5, and 1 x...

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I promise a blowtorch plays no part in this project [-(

Aww, that's a shame :( I'm good with a blowtorch too... :lol:

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Last post by CitroJim
04 Dec 2016, 06:11
pure Karma

by Stickyfinger » 30 Nov 2016, 17:42

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30 Nov 2016, 19:10
C4 Picasso forum

by renagade » 30 Nov 2016, 09:03

I have been trying to join the C4 Picasso forum now for two or three day's. I know I have a c5 and not a c4 picasso but the c4 picasso does share the egs6 gearbox so I thought it would be useful. I have been waiting for my permission to log on but I think they are all asleep.

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30 Nov 2016, 09:03
Deep cleaning a MacBook.

by elma » 17 Nov 2016, 21:16

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I've just had a moment of catastrophe trying to drink water and use my laptop at the same time. I coughed and absolutely covered the screen and keyboard in water. The laptop quite sensibly turned off and is now sitting on the radiator drying. I shall have to fetch my tiny screwdriver from work tomorrow and some contact cleaner to make sure it is...

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Yum, apple rice is lovely :D

Pleased the Mac Book is OK James!

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19 Nov 2016, 19:21
Looking for help with "Homelite"

by atr » 17 Nov 2016, 14:51

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Hi
Does anyone know the Email of a tool manufacturer called Homelite? odd as it is - I wasn't able to find it on their website. if you know, it will be a great help, otherwise I'll have to send them a letter (you know, the one with an envelope and a post stamp....).
Thanx.

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Thanx V6. great! I'll turn to them. I hope that they have the service manual for it. I now have a point to begin with.

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19 Nov 2016, 09:41
Had to smile...

by white exec » 17 Nov 2016, 09:02

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On a local on-line For Sale site this morning . . .
For Sale – Peugeout 306 Boulevard 1.9 diesel

Three previous owners, €1700 etc etc
Surprised it didn't say Good Runner 8-[

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Undertsood. :roll:

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18 Nov 2016, 07:40
Theoretical engine change vs DVLA

by spider » 30 Oct 2016, 19:44

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I was wondering about this as there's not enough sensible information that I can see.

Its clearly stated if you increase your engine CC you have to provide details so that either you pay more tax due to emissions or for older cars (the part I'm interested in) if you go from < 1600cc to greater than. It clearly states for this that the tax is...

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Ahh good. So no retrospective action needed with my little trailer then :D

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09 Nov 2016, 09:35
Insurance NCD

by elma » 29 Oct 2016, 10:43

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Has anyone else had the problem where you start a policy with a certain amount of no claims discount, say 10 years, and when the policy ends they try to fob you off with proof of NCD for 5 years.

I've fallen foul of this scam 3 years ago and lost 2 years as I didn't notice. Last year I had a week long argument with the insurer and finally got my...

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My cheapest quote is tesco funnily enough, i'll keep an eye on that!

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06 Nov 2016, 14:34
Gazoline Magazine-Drawing of the Month

by NewcastleFalcon » 30 Apr 2016, 23:52

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The French Magazine Gazoline is dedicated to la voiture ancienne which I translate as the classic car, and features each month a drawing of the month. The syle of drawing is one which I very much like...tintin-esq or more accuratley Ligne Clair like that of Thierry Dubois, and Jean Luc Delvaux. The drawings are usually by Francois Roussel.

This...

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A small benefit of self-levelling suspension!

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05 Nov 2016, 19:53
An Appeal For Forum Funds...

by CitroJim » 24 Aug 2016, 13:58
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Sadly, a reality of life is that running a forum such as this one costs money. Each month almost £25 has to be forked out to pay for the hosting servers and every so often the domain registrations require renewal...

Luckily the admin staff work for free :lol:

To meet these costs I'd be most appreciative if any members would care to make a...

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Please send me PM bank details, I'm paypal averse.

I have had £££ worth of advice and interesting stuff to read here and sold a car so happy to chip in a bit.

Thanks Richard, much appreciated :D

PM me back your full name and address and I'll send you a set of FCF stickers, one round 'tax disc' style and one rectangular, by way of thanks...
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03 Nov 2016, 11:45
Wikipedia.

by demag » 02 Nov 2016, 11:24

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Hiya,
Well not strictly French car chat but could help if you were looking for some info. Every year around Christmas I donate a tenner to Wikipedia as its a none profit organization and as we all know it has a wealth of information that is easily tapped.
I have nothing at all to do with them but think it is a small price to pay for the...

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I do exactly the same thing Dave... Have done for several years now. Often I'll just browse it and always seem to find an article of interest...

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02 Nov 2016, 13:42
Not cars, any electronics advisors here?

by Gibbo2286 » 01 Nov 2016, 12:20

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I've got an HP A3 printer, it failed to start, pressing the start button just flashed the green light, I stripped it down and checked out the circuit board and found that the yellow gummy stuff that supports the various electronic components had become, with age, conductive.
I've carefully removed it with a craft knife and the thing's back in...

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I remember using candle fat on pcb's we made up.

And for locking cores on IF transformers in radios and TVs...

Happy memories of melting a candle with a cigarette lighter flame and hoping the molten wax went into the right place!

And praying you didn't accidentally burn yourself in the process :twisted:

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02 Nov 2016, 05:38
Odd leccy query

by lexi » 31 Oct 2016, 22:32

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This is an old 12v hauling winch. No spares or wire remote are available and nothing on google about it.
It is a Superwinch Haulamatic. If you google it all that will really come up is a post from me on another forum.
The Winch:

And other side:

Motor is earthed to chassis. I can connect battery neg to chassis and positive from battery to...

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Excellent :D A nice result Lexi!

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01 Nov 2016, 18:34
Cheap new engines

by myglaren » 30 Oct 2016, 07:19

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New engine technology claims to reduce emissions by 50% and increase economy by the same. PSA said to be in talks with designers about it although they face stiff competition from electric vehicles.

Aquarius Engines .

It replaces the combustion engine with its multiple pistons thrusting up and down with a single piston that goes side-to-side....

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I used to get 50+ from my C5 estate and even 60 on a long journey but most of my driving is done or rural roads and fairly long journeys and mine was manual of course.

Peter

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30 Oct 2016, 12:50
Anyone into coins?

by RichardW » 27 Oct 2016, 12:31

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Not French, but hey, there's all sorts on here!

Have been given some coins to dispose of for a family friend.

2 Silver crowns - 1897 (Victoria golden jubilee) and 1953 (QE2 coronation).
1913 Gold sovereign (not sure why 1913?)

All look uncirculated to me.

E-bay trawl suggests the 5s coins are worth maybe £25 for 1897 (although I saw one at...

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That's nice but the balance spring is screwed and I'm not clever enough to repair it.

Sent from my Wileyfox Swift using Tapatalk

Nor me! :)

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30 Oct 2016, 11:29
new FCF STICKERS.....show us yours in postion

by Stickyfinger » 28 Oct 2016, 15:43

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30 Oct 2016, 06:23
Which are common remaining cars with monopoint injection?

by Zelandeth » 20 Oct 2016, 14:54

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Here's a random question for the day...Not French car related...though I'm not adverse to them being involved!

Bit of background first, because what would one of my posts be without a bit of rambling?

Some of you may know that I'm the proud (crazy?) owner of a 1993 Lada Riva. Being a car from 1993 this if course is fitted with a catalytic...

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mk1 saxo's had monopoint on the 1.1 and 1.0, would hopefully be able to put enough fuel through for the riva. The 1360 unit looks very similar so it might even be possible to fit a larger injector into the housing.

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29 Oct 2016, 13:48
Looking to build ramps/lift

by atr » 20 Oct 2016, 07:41
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I would like to build some sort of car ramps or a lifting device that will be enable to raise the vehicle to a height that will enable to get under the vehicle to basic things. I dont mean a full height lift like in the workshops. I hope that you will be willing to share your knowledge.
Thanx.
p.s. - let me mention that I have the equipment and...

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A possibility, Steve.
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27 Oct 2016, 19:49
ebay/autotrader/gumtree adverts

by qprdude » 16 Oct 2016, 20:54
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At the ripe old age of 65, I've decided to recapture my misspent youth and look for a small motorbike to buy.
I am amazed at the amount of sellers who finish their advert by saying No time wasters ! Is there a more stupid thing to put in an advert?

Is there a huge army of time wasters out there, pouring over adverts just so they can waste some...

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19 Oct 2016, 09:28
Citroen Piccaso c3 or Peugeot 3008?

by demag » 27 Sep 2016, 18:08

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I'm getting fed up with the Kia. Constant irritating silly problems that Kia aren't all that bothered about. I am rather taken with the 3008 and there don't seem to be any common problems. Or maybe the c3 Piccaso. Any views or experience of these cars? I know there a bit modern but thought I'd ask.

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My sister in law has had 2 C3 Picassos, first was a 1.6Hdi, second and current is a recent but second hand 1.2 Puretech 110 engine one. Very practical, can get bikes and stuff in boot easily. The first one she bought 3 years old and sold on after another 3, nothing wrong with it but she has no diy skills and wanted to move it on before any work...

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19 Oct 2016, 00:04
Spectacular Roads

by white exec » 02 Jun 2016, 12:28
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Was thinking of starting a new and on-going piccy thread, featuring roads which ought not to be missed.
Something like these, maybe...

A832, Glen Docherty, Loch Maree in the distance

Could this be a goer?

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Gorgeous :D
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06 Oct 2016, 17:51
David H is getting married tomorrow...lets

by Stickyfinger » 22 Sep 2016, 21:20
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Nah, I'll stick to things that make a nice noise and go round corners quickly!

David.

Excellent attitude :D
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06 Oct 2016, 09:51
Xantia td cambelt, not keen to repeat that job :-O

by Timmo » 23 Sep 2016, 08:49

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Morning all,
Finally got to do the cambelt on the xant yesterday, my word, that makes the bx16v belt look like child's play!!
Glad i did as the belt was shot! Split as i pushed it of the pulleys! But My Word what a job that is, reading the threads here doesn't quite prepare you for the hours of joy that await :-D There really should be a market...

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Well seems o forgot to tighten tbe tensioner middle bolt yesterday, timed up fine on belt side but was off on the flywheel! All redone tensioned nicely then the blooming tensioner middle bolt sheared so hadto pull it all off again to get acess to the stud and then redo it all, So now ive done it 3 times, twice more than i wanted too! :-D gave up...

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24 Sep 2016, 17:32
Why would the 406.v6 have an undertray and not a Xantia V6 ?

by Stickyfinger » 23 Sep 2016, 21:04

the question as the header

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23 Sep 2016, 21:04
2016 IOW classic car show

by Deanxm » 18 Sep 2016, 20:36

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Been to this over the weekend and it was a great event again as usual, here are a couple of photo's, didnt see any Citroens again, apart from one that is!
photo(35) by Deanxm , on Flickr
Also took this with me both days after fitting a new head gasket and doing some general fiddling this summer
photo(36) by Deanxm , on Flickr
Then there was my...

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Nice pictures, thanks. I was up at Beamish last week, they have some really old cars, and buses, and trams, and a Ford Model 'T' pick up, and lots of other interesting things.

XM looks lovely Dean, I don't have any now - apart from John's but they are all 2.5s :(

I also remember Corrals.

Peter

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21 Sep 2016, 12:53
Forum promotional cards / stickers

by Stickyfinger » 05 Sep 2016, 12:53
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Can we have some business cards made up from the funds, to put on screens of suitable cars seen ?

I am happy to do the ArtWork if needed.

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Your Forum Needs Your Vote

To help promote the French Car Forum, some of the members have put together some designs for both a circular and a rectangular shaped sticker. This will raise awareness amongst prospective new members and help to raise some funds in the process, whilst adorning your 4 wheeled French Beauty and promoting the Forum. :-D...
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20 Sep 2016, 17:20
Ford and Volvo logos - what happened ?

by Mandrake » 13 Sep 2016, 09:58

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Ok here's a real brain teaser for you all, I'm genuinely interested to see what other people's recollections are. :-D

Although I have never owned a Ford or Volvo, I was pretty certain I knew what their logos looked like. Growing up in NZ Fords were extremely common - I'd say even more common than the UK because as well as the ubiquitous Escort,...

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Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as...

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18 Sep 2016, 23:30
Insurance with a few cars.

by Quackers » 27 Aug 2016, 17:43

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How are some of you affording to have so many cars insurance wise? I see members with 2,3 or 4 cars, early next year i would love to get a Citroen C6 as a second car to go along side my C5 and maybe even get a Xantia Activa again as a 3rd if one was to come up at the right price as i miss the way that corners so much. I currently pay around £380 a...

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I've found individual policies for each car the cheapest way of doing it. Each with their own NCB and tailored to suit the car. Esure gave a second car discount and applied the NCB from the other policy as well. Finding a Multicar policy that can cope with a modified 205 is near on impossible. Avoid Adrian Flux and Carole Nash.

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15 Sep 2016, 21:44
Weird Coincidence

by Hell Razor5543 » 03 Jun 2013, 19:17

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I don't know if it was planned this way, but if it was, then the Forum planners came up with something clever (or, rather, cleverer than their normal level!).

I had logged in as usual, and while thinking about other things, noticed the top logo badges (Citroen Chevrons, Peugeot Lion, and Renault Diamond). Fair enough, we all know they are there....

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Surely which way round the colours appear on a tricolour depends on which side you are looking at, as the red will always be nearest the flagpole. N'est pas?

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15 Sep 2016, 17:04
What's the First Dream Car You Would Buy?

by Zelandeth » 04 Sep 2016, 16:04
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Thought this could be interesting.

So hypothetical situation, you've just won the Lottery (or for some other unexplored reason have ended up in a situation where money is no object for those of you who find such things objectionable), and the question is simple. What's the first car you would go out and buy. Can be new, old, or anything in...

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I've just asked to join it! I would almost have it back instead of the activa. Just almost though!

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09 Sep 2016, 18:13
CitroJim's Charity Bike Ride For Our Local Hospice

by CitroJim » 06 Jul 2016, 11:39
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On August Bank Holiday I'll be riding my bike on a 40 mile sportive in support of our local hospice...

I'm just hoping it'll be warm and dry on the day but being a Bank Holiday I may be hoping for too much!

Even if it's cold and wet I'll still be doing it ;)

It'll give the old lycra a lovely outing :D

More details of the event is here: Ride...

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Sounds like a good day, well done Jim.
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07 Sep 2016, 20:25
Activa

by jgra1 » 06 Sep 2016, 08:02

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Hi all.. i was lucky enough to do my annual pilgrimage to wiscombe park last weekend to watch a friend race an old a35 with a nicely tuned 1275gt engine...
Also running was an mg tf like mine mostly .. both did well although the a35 won that class!
I got to thinking ... have only ever seen 1 (stickyfingers) and never been in one... would an activa...

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Hi jim thanks for that ..

yes local classic guy.. shame you not may not be as its a decent event as long as the weather holds.. some good vehicles.. ;)

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06 Sep 2016, 10:37
If this pile of Poo can make:

by Stickyfinger » 02 Sep 2016, 13:25

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If this pile of poo can make 5K why is a good ACTIVA worth 1-2k ?

FU world you have no idea

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I had a drive in an early one, it was almost new. I kept trying to pull away in 3rd because it had a ridiculously tight gate. I think they had a vw box in them.

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06 Sep 2016, 09:58
Adding a photo?

by Bargeman » 03 Sep 2016, 06:33

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Hi can someone tell me how to add a photo to a post please.

Bargeman

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There is a guide here but if you have difficulty then email the photo to me - address in my profile.

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03 Sep 2016, 06:44
The WINDOWS 10 thread.......What !

by Stickyfinger » 29 Jul 2015, 13:29
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Not installed yet, but should I ?

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Must be something seriously wrong if you have a Win10 machine performing faultlessly XN :lol:

I expect it of Win 7 though and Mrs. XN is possibly very wise to stay with 7...
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31 Aug 2016, 10:06
How hot does it have to be?

by Bargeman » 25 Aug 2016, 18:16
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Hi All

Not sure weather (get that it's a play on words) this is the right place for Bar Chat .

A mooring neighbour yesterday left his bike in the direct sun for a couple of hours (47 C - 116 F), then jumped on it to ride back to his barge.

BANG - the rear tyre blew out like a shotgun discharge, should of seen his face, I couldn't understand the...

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I'd love a drink every now and again but sadly I cannot. I've been alcohol intolerant for a few years now so I'm an involuntary teetotaller ;(

I'm also caffeine intolerant but that's not so bad as I have found many good decaff coffees and Rooibos tea but sadly I’ve never found a good non-alcoholic wine or beer... My ideal drink would be a nice...
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27 Aug 2016, 09:09
107/C1/Aygo Differences in mechanical options

by spider » 22 Aug 2016, 12:29

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Well, kind of. :-k

This relates to the 'first' series of them if the 'newer' ones count as 'new' ?

It seems generally speaking that if you wanted an MMT transmission*** you must have a 5 door C1, although it might be possible to obtain a 3 door 107 with this, Aygo seems available in both.

1.4 HDi seems only available in 5 door in C1 / 107 but...

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I think Dodge did a CVT Caliber but the reviews weren't good. I have been reconsidering a Sensodrive but am going off the idea as nothing seems to have improved with them. There are loads of low mileage ones for sale, presumably because of box issues. Funny I was watching a YouTube vid last night about CVT. The bloke was raving about them saying...

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26 Aug 2016, 14:32
I want a new knob!

by Gibbo2286 » 19 Aug 2016, 17:05

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For my television that is :) I enjoy watching some sport, I like the atmosphere, the cheering crowds but I want a knob to turn off the interminable drone of the commentators. :x

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Good point about levels!

When I worked as a TV Service Engineer all those years ago an ability to hear the line timebase whistle up was a very valuable aid to fault diagnosis and if you then heard the EHT rustle up, even batter...

I think we all are able to notch out sounds very effectively. Once I lived next to the West Coast Main Line and...

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25 Aug 2016, 18:36
Engine problems

by daviemck2006 » 24 Aug 2016, 03:11

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Ok so it's not French and doesn't really matter as the car is destined for the local car auction on Thursday. It's kerris astra. Its a 1.9 CDTI 120. 135000 miles covered been serviced every 10000 or so. It came home under its own power last week after putting its oil amongst the coolant. The oil is clean. It was running perfectly, full power and...

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All love Kerri had for the astra is gone. She has an a4tdi sport avant to play with now. At least it's an older one and doesn't have those stupid leds that blind everyone

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24 Aug 2016, 14:08
To Add or not to Additive

by GiveMeABreak » 18 Aug 2016, 13:00

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I'd like to know what the consensus of opinion is from HDi vehicle owners concerning the use of Diesel fuel additives (for clarification - not particulate filter additives).

The likes of Wynns Injector Cleaner, Redex Diesel Treatment Cleaner and other similar products etc., all profess to clean the fuel system and say they are safe for all Diesel...

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Ive used a few over the years when i was taxiing some work some don,t never noticed any signifigant increase in mpg but did help with emmision tests but i f have found throwing a fiver of kerosene in every couple of tanks helps just as much thats with putting up spaceship miles on cars as in 3 and 400,000 miles on them all diesel of course...

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23 Aug 2016, 13:56

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