Citroen supply gray Xantia spheres now?

Mandrake · Unread post by **Mandrake** » 08 Jul 2009, 02:42

Hi All,

As probably my last job on my Dad's Xantia before I pack my bags for the rainy UK I fitted a new pair of rear suspension spheres and anti-sink sphere.

Imagine my surprise when I opened the boxes and found not green, but grey spheres

Well, not grey as such, more a kind of metalic gray/silver colour, similar to C5 spheres. No, they're not C5 spheres, they're exactly the same shape as a conventional green sphere, and look the same in every other way.

Strangly, two of the spheres had a matt finish and the third had a highly glossy coating on it - a lot like clear coat over car paint.

I wonder why they're a different colour now, and does it signify anything ? Or are they just trying to save money by using one colour of paint for all their spheres ?

Another difference was instead of the usual aluminium cap over the thread of the sphere (which I never liked) it now has a rather dinky threaded rubber bung screwed onto the thread.

Anyone else seen these new spheres ? They're genuine Citroen spheres ordered through Citroen agents...

Regards,
Simon

quai_de_javel · Unread post by **quai_de_javel** » 08 Jul 2009, 04:59

Have seen grey spheres also in here.

Unread post by **myglaren** » 08 Jul 2009, 07:01

Citroen just aren't 'green' anymore?

They are going to replace LHM with Mercury?

Ran out of green paint, used what was lying around?

steelcityuk · Unread post by **steelcityuk** » 08 Jul 2009, 17:58

This could be wrong or stupid but I thought the colour coding was used to indicate fluid compatibility, if that's the case does it mean the membrane inside is OK with LHS and LHM? I realize the rest of the system wouldn't be.

Steve.