Where else to buy spheres?

ripsaw82 · Post by **ripsaw82** » 14 Jul 2005, 13:58

Ordered all the spheres for my Activa a few days ago, GSF show them all, but after ordering i was told they no longer stock the front center sphere and the front balancing sphere. I do not want to have to go to a Citroen dealers and get ripped off. Anywhere else i can try?

Rostami · Post by **Rostami** » 14 Jul 2005, 15:30

Where are you from?

bxbodger · Post by **bxbodger** » 14 Jul 2005, 16:00

Try <blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">http://www.pleiades.uk.com/<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Theres also the other well known competitor of GSF whose name should not be mentioned..eu*******rts.....

Kowalski · Post by **Kowalski** » 14 Jul 2005, 16:49

My experience of that competitor is that they aren't as good as GSF. Parts on their website are generally more expensive than GSF, and when you buy stuff from their shop you get charged more than the website prices. On top of that, if there is a cheap part and a more expensive equivilant part e.g. brake discs or pads from a different manufacturer, my local branch will always only have the more expensive part. GSF tend to carry a lot more Citroen specific bits too, e.g. Xantia clutch cable clips.
Now, if GSF had a branch local to me in Newcastle everything would just be fine *hint* *hint* [:)]

bikeboyz · Post by **bikeboyz** » 14 Jul 2005, 17:50

http://www.buypartsby.co.uk/spheres-citroen.php has them listed

JohnT · Post by **JohnT** » 14 Jul 2005, 18:30

Type in 'westroen'on the web, in Manchester will sell them (or westowen?) and they are helpful.

ripsaw82 · Post by **ripsaw82** » 14 Jul 2005, 20:03

Tried buypartsby.co.uk, seem to not have all the activa spheres. Westroen are getting back to me.
I know the antisink sphere has a pipe u have to disconnect first, or u damage it. Any more like this on the Activa to watch for?

jeremy · Post by **jeremy** » 14 Jul 2005, 20:19

is this any help?
http://www.al-ko.es/pdf/turismo/marcas/citroen.pdf
jeremy

JimW · Post by **JimW** » 15 Jul 2005, 01:13

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">is this any help?
http://www.al-ko.es/pdf/turismo/marcas/citroen.pdf
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Looks like Jeremy actually meant:
http://www.al-ko.es/pdf/turismo/marcas/ ... sferas.pdf
Alternatively http://www.al-ko.es/english/catalo_1.htm might be better, as it gives the range of shocks & spheres, plus a cross-reference chart, etc.
However, I've no clue how you might source an Alko sphere, other than through (e.g.) GSF.
Jim.

xantiav6 · Post by **xantiav6** » 15 Jul 2005, 01:59

The genuine Citroen spheres are not such a rip-off if they have multi-layer diaphagms and last 3 times as long.

czenda · Post by **czenda** » 15 Jul 2005, 02:28

IF there is a difference between "original" and "aftermarket" spheres...
How does one realize "original" Cit sphere from the one supplied by aftermarket?
AND...
Who makes those "original" Cit spheres?
I am finding it hard to believe that PSA owns a factory where the spheres are produced. I am inclined to believe they buy them, but from whom?
There are countless manufacturers of hydraulic equipment worldwide, but which of these are (were) delivering to the production lines?
And, knowing the level of standardization of PSA products (none), who can say that sphere mounted by Jean who came to his night shift say, 31st March 1991, came from the same supplier as the one mounted by Francois working a morning shift 1st April 1991?
I surely cannot. I believe this is very, very thin ice.

JamesQB · Post by **JamesQB** » 15 Jul 2005, 04:43

In my experience most car parts are cheap, badly-made pap anyway, OEM or not.

ghostrider · Post by **ghostrider** » 15 Jul 2005, 06:00

The place I'd recommend without hesitation is Pleiades, they have a web site, they are just outside Peterborough, and they've been reconditioning all sorts of hydraulic cit bits for at least 20 years, they recharge spheres but only after a fibre optic examination of the diaphragm, they give a 2 year warranty and fast turn around, not the cheapest by any means, but in all the years I've been using them I have had only one duff sphere which they replaced no questions asked. recently had them recharge my gas struts, I got them back by return, they only recharged one strut as one was OK, when most companies would just have charged for 2
Pete
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jeremy · Post by **jeremy** » 15 Jul 2005, 08:09

Nothing's new here - http://www.andyspares.com/discussionfor ... IC_ID=2227
Jeremy