Thank You andmcit & citroenjim

colintatt · Unread post by **colintatt** » 09 Sep 2008, 17:37

hi,due to the write up i replaced my strut top n/s mounting today! i used both your methods (left ram fitted to car, disconneted link for anti roll bar to allow removal of holed

mounting)i used to be a hgv mechanic but i suffered a stroke 2yrs ago,so i was delighted to find it so easy (one handed right arm and leg useless since stroke) . handbrake cables fitted recently by myself (easier than it looks in the BOL) thankyou for having a good citroen site.

colintatt

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 09 Sep 2008, 19:03

Colin, that's brilliant

I'm always delighted when this little forum is found to be of help!

And well done on swapping strut tops despite your disability!

Handbrake cables are funny. One of those jobs that look fiendishly difficult but turn out to be a doddle. So many other jobs are just the opposite

They look easy but...

andmcit · Unread post by **andmcit** » 09 Sep 2008, 20:15

Pleased its been on some help to you Colin!

I wonder...

Some brave soul could really do a YouTube of the usual awkward jobs on the current popular choice, the good old Xantia, such as heater matrix, clutch swap or strut top etc...!!

Sponsored by GSF!!??????

Er, No! Don't look at me, I'm camera shy...

Andrew

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 09 Sep 2008, 21:22

andmcit wrote: I wonder...

Some brave soul could really do a YouTube of the usual awkward jobs on the current popular choice, the good old Xantia, such as heater matrix, clutch swap or strut top etc...!!

It's a great idea Andrew

We'd need a person just to operate the camera and then...

We'd need a good editor with a healthy supply of bleeps to remove the bad words uttered during the job. A heater matrix film would have a soundtrack consisting of 75% bleeps... I can hear it now

Perhaps taking a silent film and adding a voice commentary later might be better

Xaccers · Unread post by **Xaccers** » 09 Sep 2008, 21:27

Well, you guys do my heater matrix, and I'll film and edit it

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 09 Sep 2008, 21:33

Xac wrote:Well, you guys do my heater matrix, and I'll film and edit it

Don't ring us, we'll ring you

Umm. A matrix is a ten hour job. Can a Utube video be that long? Although I guess the major aspects of the job could be condensed to around an hour of video. Might be better to offer them on DVD as a service to members rather than put them on Utube?

Xaccers · Unread post by **Xaccers** » 09 Sep 2008, 21:51

Well... I have just moved from Sky broadband to O2 broadband and gone from 800Kbps upstream to 1.2Mbps!!!
Could stream it from home, you know you want to change my matrix, go on

andmcit · Unread post by **andmcit** » 09 Sep 2008, 21:56

Xac wrote:Well, you guys do my heater matrix, and I'll film and edit it

Nice try though!

Sure, you can have whole programmes on YouTube.
I've seen a whole load of conspiracy theory stuff for 9/11!

Or how about this 9 minute Cit vid?

Andrew

deian · Unread post by **deian** » 09 Sep 2008, 22:15

You bunch of geeks!

Great idea though. I bet no other forum thought of that idea (credit to Andrew of course). I bet the idea could catch on really well and would soon be copied.

As with all help on the forum, a picture is worth a thousand words along side detailed text, but a video would be worth a book (silly saying by me).

colintatt · Unread post by **colintatt** » 09 Sep 2008, 22:21

Apologies for getting your name wrong citrojim

By the way my car is a 95 1.9d automatic

this is what i removed

at least i can use car now

colin

citronut · Unread post by **citronut** » 09 Sep 2008, 22:26

citrojim wrote:
Xac wrote:Well, you guys do my heater matrix, and I'll film and edit it
Don't ring us, we'll ring you

Umm. A matrix is a ten hour job. Can a Utube video be that long? Although I guess the major aspects of the job could be condensed to around an hour of video. Might be better to offer them on DVD as a service to members rather than put them on Utube?

what age ratting would it have to be though, XXX???
regards malcolm

andmcit · Unread post by **andmcit** » 09 Sep 2008, 22:31

Bit of a niche market really - topless Citroen struts!?

Actually Colin, that looks particularly bad and worryingly a different failure mode to others I've seen.

Andrew

colintatt · Unread post by **colintatt** » 09 Sep 2008, 23:26

Signs of corrosion around the dome,the missing section fell off on removal. I want one for o/s now

for peace of mind.I was lucky to find unused part on ebay for 25quid inc postage!

andmcit · Unread post by **andmcit** » 09 Sep 2008, 23:41

I've only had the offsides fail on an Xm and Xantia so its something to
check for carefully though having said that other cars appear to have
the other or indeed both sides fail, sometimes simultaneously!

Was the top from M&M's in Huddersfield or one I managed to miss!?

Andrew

colintatt · Unread post by **colintatt** » 10 Sep 2008, 15:41

m&m motor engineers originally supplied strut top bought of ebay still boxed , seller was in doncaster. Rides a lot better now