My polished Xm
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My polished Xm
Hi all.
As this is my 1st Xm, Purchased from Phil, who rescued it from Geneva back in March, i have to say i am over the moon with the car.
Prior to me collecting it from him , i had never even sat in one let alone driven one ! , so i didn't know what to expect from the Xm,
Having collected it from him and driven it back to Eastbourne, i must say , what a superb example it is, ( well i think so anyway )!...
It crused on the motorway home, effortlessly,
It only had a short Mot, and after fitting a new track rod end , and steering rack gaitor, it sailed through on Tuesday with no adviseries..
So i thought i would add a few pics of the car now, as it is to date, but do have future plans for it, no many cause i want to keep it as close to origanal as possible, with the exeption of the cd player..
As you can see from the pics, i have resprayed the roof embelishments, what a balls up that was , Halfords paint didn't quite match , so iv'e now got the paint code from the inner wing KKBRSB, phone a few paint matching outlets and am now getting the right colour, so they will be spayed agian
I want to get the front bumper cleaned off and also resprayed , to get rid of those usual scrap marks.
Anyway enough gabbling on.
Just like to thank Phil for saving it from an uncertain future in Geneva, and i'm glad to be the proud owner of it !!
Yes and iv'e got the replacement Turbo ct badges coming, as one fell off, so i decided to remove the other one and see to repairing a small amount of lacquer, that had flaked off around them.
As this is my 1st Xm, Purchased from Phil, who rescued it from Geneva back in March, i have to say i am over the moon with the car.
Prior to me collecting it from him , i had never even sat in one let alone driven one ! , so i didn't know what to expect from the Xm,
Having collected it from him and driven it back to Eastbourne, i must say , what a superb example it is, ( well i think so anyway )!...
It crused on the motorway home, effortlessly,
It only had a short Mot, and after fitting a new track rod end , and steering rack gaitor, it sailed through on Tuesday with no adviseries..
So i thought i would add a few pics of the car now, as it is to date, but do have future plans for it, no many cause i want to keep it as close to origanal as possible, with the exeption of the cd player..
As you can see from the pics, i have resprayed the roof embelishments, what a balls up that was , Halfords paint didn't quite match , so iv'e now got the paint code from the inner wing KKBRSB, phone a few paint matching outlets and am now getting the right colour, so they will be spayed agian
I want to get the front bumper cleaned off and also resprayed , to get rid of those usual scrap marks.
Anyway enough gabbling on.
Just like to thank Phil for saving it from an uncertain future in Geneva, and i'm glad to be the proud owner of it !!
Yes and iv'e got the replacement Turbo ct badges coming, as one fell off, so i decided to remove the other one and see to repairing a small amount of lacquer, that had flaked off around them.
Last edited by harryjoe on Thu Apr 22, 2010 6:10 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: My polished Xm
Sorry guys , not quite got the hang of this posting malarkey yet !!!
More to follow
More to follow
1995 Xm 2.0 tct Exclusive 133k
1997 Xantia 1.8i auto (sold)
1995 Clio Auto 32k mint cond
1997 Xantia Estate 1.9 td
1989 Bx 1.9rd 164k In need of some Tlc
1997 Xantia 1.8i auto (sold)
1995 Clio Auto 32k mint cond
1997 Xantia Estate 1.9 td
1989 Bx 1.9rd 164k In need of some Tlc
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Re: My polished Xm
Here we go agian
How do i get multiple photos of differant pics, cause it an't letting me paste any of the other photos onto one topic ???
HELP HELP
Ahhh think iv'e got it !!!
How do i get multiple photos of differant pics, cause it an't letting me paste any of the other photos onto one topic ???
HELP HELP
Ahhh think iv'e got it !!!
1995 Xm 2.0 tct Exclusive 133k
1997 Xantia 1.8i auto (sold)
1995 Clio Auto 32k mint cond
1997 Xantia Estate 1.9 td
1989 Bx 1.9rd 164k In need of some Tlc
1997 Xantia 1.8i auto (sold)
1995 Clio Auto 32k mint cond
1997 Xantia Estate 1.9 td
1989 Bx 1.9rd 164k In need of some Tlc
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Re: My polished Xm
That looks great...apart from the roof trims... I've just done mine using aerosol from paint 4 u http://www.paints4u.com/AutoColours.aspx?ProductID=5021 which was a pretty decent match.
The previous owner should be pleased to see you've taken the car to heart.
The previous owner should be pleased to see you've taken the car to heart.
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Re: My polished Xm
Thanks you for the comments,
Yes the paint is bloody awful, i totaly agree,
Soon to be rectified, Ummm i have taken it to heart a bit !,
i spend less & less time indoors, which pleases the misses
Yes the paint is bloody awful, i totaly agree,
Soon to be rectified, Ummm i have taken it to heart a bit !,
i spend less & less time indoors, which pleases the misses
1995 Xm 2.0 tct Exclusive 133k
1997 Xantia 1.8i auto (sold)
1995 Clio Auto 32k mint cond
1997 Xantia Estate 1.9 td
1989 Bx 1.9rd 164k In need of some Tlc
1997 Xantia 1.8i auto (sold)
1995 Clio Auto 32k mint cond
1997 Xantia Estate 1.9 td
1989 Bx 1.9rd 164k In need of some Tlc
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Re: My polished Xm
It appears to have a Devon registration now.
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Re: My polished Xm
yes you are correct, by the information in the service book it's 1st owner lived in Stokeham , Kingsbridge , Devon , and it was sold new by Torbay Car Centre, Newton Road Torquay on the 31/03/95,Peter.N. wrote:It appears to have a Devon registration now.
It seems after that, at about a yr old it was sold agian, and the rest of it's history is from around the selby area of Yorkshire !
1995 Xm 2.0 tct Exclusive 133k
1997 Xantia 1.8i auto (sold)
1995 Clio Auto 32k mint cond
1997 Xantia Estate 1.9 td
1989 Bx 1.9rd 164k In need of some Tlc
1997 Xantia 1.8i auto (sold)
1995 Clio Auto 32k mint cond
1997 Xantia Estate 1.9 td
1989 Bx 1.9rd 164k In need of some Tlc
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Re: My polished Xm
The other end of Devon to me. I can remember many of the old reg numbers but I'm having dificulty with the new ones - must be my age.
'96 'N' 2.1 td VSX manual estate White RP6695. Sadly gone
2008 C5 2.0. Hdi Estate, Red
2008 C5 2.0. Hdi Estate Silver
Located in Charmouth, Dorset
2008 C5 2.0. Hdi Estate, Red
2008 C5 2.0. Hdi Estate Silver
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Re: My polished Xm
i harryjo nice looking xm you have there, ive just bought another not long ago think there fab cars,cheers ian
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Re: My polished Xm
Thanks Ian for you comment !
It's not come up bad at all, still a few very minor things to do, now iv'e got the Xm bug , i think my next very soon would have to be a V6 , keeping my eyes open for the right one !
Gunna Flogg the wifes Megane Coupe now , She love s the Xm, so V6 auto would be one she can drive .
Nigel
It's not come up bad at all, still a few very minor things to do, now iv'e got the Xm bug , i think my next very soon would have to be a V6 , keeping my eyes open for the right one !
Gunna Flogg the wifes Megane Coupe now , She love s the Xm, so V6 auto would be one she can drive .
Nigel
1995 Xm 2.0 tct Exclusive 133k
1997 Xantia 1.8i auto (sold)
1995 Clio Auto 32k mint cond
1997 Xantia Estate 1.9 td
1989 Bx 1.9rd 164k In need of some Tlc
1997 Xantia 1.8i auto (sold)
1995 Clio Auto 32k mint cond
1997 Xantia Estate 1.9 td
1989 Bx 1.9rd 164k In need of some Tlc