please help! Strut Tops.

[taffy]

Wow this thread still helping people
Hope everyone is well I've finally got a c5 1.6 hdi facelift!! Years I've waited!! Haha I'll be back for advice soon lol!!

[CitroJim]

Good to see you again Taffy! Welcome back

[1080]

Hello, I sold two new ones last week. I have been looking at some of the devices to prevent the damage and have been wondering about using seat belt webbing and the normal strut mounting bolts?
A standard safety-belt has a tensile strength of around 3,000 Kg. I have also seen complete cars being carried using a single seat belt webbing. When I make some, I'll post some photos on this post, if that's allowed. Or do I need to start a new post?
Also, I have just located four new ones (normal pipe fitting 2 x LH 2 x RH) about fifty miles from here. Since looking at the actual photos of the destruction that strut top failure causes, I'm going to buy a couple for my latest 37,000 Xantia. It's spent a lot of it's life either garaged, or in a Citroen Dealership's showroom, so I thought I'd be OK. Just going to be sure
Anyway, I am going on Saturday to get two of them. Details on stuff for sale bit if anyone wants me to collect the remaining two for them.

[zs&tas]

Can anyone post up picks of failing strut tops on the car ? For ref , thanks. In the engine bay mine look ok ?

[xantia_v6]

Can anyone post up picks of failing strut tops on the car ? For ref , thanks. In the engine bay mine look ok ?

Have you read this Another "speared" Xantia strut top...Check YOURS! ?

Generally you need to look from underneath to assess their condition for rust, rubber failures are harder to detect, but if one sphere is sitting higher than the other, then that is a bad sign.

[gercol]

Hi!
if someone can be interested i've a couple of this dome struct; I found but just when try to mount we discovered that they were not ok for my Xantia HDI mk2
So could be they were for Xantia mk1 ?

see in attach pic

[qafire]

Hi!
if someone can be interested i've a couple of this dome struct; I found but just when try to mount we discovered that they were not ok for my Xantia HDI mk2
So could be they were for Xantia mk1 ?

see in attach pic

Hi, if you still have them what would you want for them? I have a 1996 Mk1 Xantia 1.9SD which needs saving and mine are pretty rough!
Thanks
ps not sure how the site works to contact me direct...?

[GiveMeABreak]

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[qafire]

Thanks