Good fix for weak or broken Xantia Door Hinges

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sugarisbadforyou
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Re: Good fix for weak or broken Xantia Door Hinges

Unread post by sugarisbadforyou »

Hi Everyone

Thanks a lot for this Nigel, very useful.

Had to get mine done the other day: I just held the door as high as I could while the welding was done, it doesn't take very long.
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falling-out-with-my-car
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Re: Good fix for weak or broken Xantia Door Hinges

Unread post by falling-out-with-my-car »

The hardest part is getting the gap right between the front and rear doors and
a wooden wedge leaves your hands free to do this, if your way worked out for you thats great,
Citroen Xantia S2 1.9 TD estate 189K soon to be broken for parts Jan 2017 headlamps & radiator fan assembly already spoken for & A 1987 Citroen 2CV6 special just for fun.
New addition Citroen C5 2.0 HDi Exclusive Hatch purchased 09/12/2016 with 83K on the clock.
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