in here!Hi,
I'm running an '90 V6 XM down in Tasmania, Australia (together with a large collection of CX and GSes).
We seem to have trouble getting reasonably priced XM bits here. For example I was just quoted AUD$2400 for two strut tops!
Can anyone recommend reliable and help supplier out of the UK or Europe? I'm hoping there is a CX Basis or Chevronics equivalent for XM's!
Cheers,
Andrew
XM strut tops
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Re: XM strut tops
Hi Andrew
If you search both the XM forums (club-xm.com is the other one) you will find a large amount about strut tops.
Basically there are at least 4 different types of XM strut head excluding handing.
You need to sort out which ones you need with absolute certainty in view of the cost.
Only source of new ones is Citroen (£450 plus 20% vat over here), often long order and we expect the supply to dry up once Citroen run out of current stock.
I have had a few remanufactured and we are just starting to try them but this requires the old ones to be sent off to the firm in Latvia.
Details and photos on both XM sites.
There are reports of similar refurbishment from Scandinavia but no actual details have been quoted to us.
There was a change to the strut head and strut rod design about 1990.
As I recall new heads fit and appear to work but are not compatible with old rods.
Generally on XM bits the UK got very small numbers of XM's.
The Citroen dealers did not hold much in the way of spares but ordered up as required and made the customer wait.
Virtually all dealers have now cleared their old stock items.
Citroen now supply XM spares from France.
So we have real concerns about long term sourcing of bits.
Regards
John
If you search both the XM forums (club-xm.com is the other one) you will find a large amount about strut tops.
Basically there are at least 4 different types of XM strut head excluding handing.
You need to sort out which ones you need with absolute certainty in view of the cost.
Only source of new ones is Citroen (£450 plus 20% vat over here), often long order and we expect the supply to dry up once Citroen run out of current stock.
I have had a few remanufactured and we are just starting to try them but this requires the old ones to be sent off to the firm in Latvia.
Details and photos on both XM sites.
There are reports of similar refurbishment from Scandinavia but no actual details have been quoted to us.
There was a change to the strut head and strut rod design about 1990.
As I recall new heads fit and appear to work but are not compatible with old rods.
Generally on XM bits the UK got very small numbers of XM's.
The Citroen dealers did not hold much in the way of spares but ordered up as required and made the customer wait.
Virtually all dealers have now cleared their old stock items.
Citroen now supply XM spares from France.
So we have real concerns about long term sourcing of bits.
Regards
John
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andrewj
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Re: XM strut tops
Hi John,
Thanks heaps for the advice. I've been digging through the archives on the various forums, and it is decidely depressing
I am an engineer my self, and I cannot comprehend how a large organisation like PSA could come up with a design which fails catastrophically half way through the design life of the product. To then gouge customers rather than remedie the problem is as arogant as it is obnoxious
I got a price from a local supplier today, which was absolute extortion!
(i.e. more than the price of a good CX2500 or perfectly usable GS). So before I bite the bullet, are there any recommendations of UK Citroen agents that are good to deal with?
The XM is a fantastic vehicle for the roads in this part of the world - plush like a CX without the body role. I'm also really enjoying the "back to the future" styling. I'm inclined to stick with for a few years, but it is hard to see these vehicles as a long term prospect like a CX or GS.
Cheers,
Andrew
Thanks heaps for the advice. I've been digging through the archives on the various forums, and it is decidely depressing
I am an engineer my self, and I cannot comprehend how a large organisation like PSA could come up with a design which fails catastrophically half way through the design life of the product. To then gouge customers rather than remedie the problem is as arogant as it is obnoxious
I got a price from a local supplier today, which was absolute extortion!
(i.e. more than the price of a good CX2500 or perfectly usable GS). So before I bite the bullet, are there any recommendations of UK Citroen agents that are good to deal with?The XM is a fantastic vehicle for the roads in this part of the world - plush like a CX without the body role. I'm also really enjoying the "back to the future" styling. I'm inclined to stick with for a few years, but it is hard to see these vehicles as a long term prospect like a CX or GS.
Cheers,
Andrew